The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-02-12
WASHINGTON.
Tho River and Harbor Bill Probably
Killed for this Session.
A Forecast Of the Work Laid Out by Com
grsss for the wesk.-The Worlds
! Fair-The Day In the Senate
l.'Fs and House.

House In refusing 10 60 on with tho River
and Harbor bill to-day settles the fate OF
that measure. Mr.. Wills will fight
for II at every opportunity and
hopes TO get II through yet No
action was had on tho Galveston Harbor
matter, when II was reached, but II IL
learned that tho plan Of the River and
Hafbor Committee wss TO eliminate Captain
Eads' name from the bill, but TO keep hIs
plan and appropriate 100000 10 carry II
out u the Secretary Of War would approve
II.
THE WEEKS PROGRAMME.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.-The condition OF
business In Congress Is such that the MI
nority In either house can easily force an OK
ira session, but Il the purpose 10 do 30 Is
anywhere entertained the fact has not been
made known The leaders In both houses
express an opinion that the apprOprla-
tlon bills will all be Passed before tho
9TH OF March. This will require
tho abandonment OF many important
measures which have been perfected In ono
house or the other aud II may DO added
that not much general legislation, other
than that which may bo attached TO appr0-
prlatlon bills can In any event be enacted.
The courso OF affairs In the Senate during
the present week IL slnyoyed In considerable
doubt Wednesday Will DO devoted 10
counting the electoral votes, The Pension
Appropriation bill will probably 10 taken
up to-day and passed, The Indian, Army
and Agricultural Appropriation bills are In
the hands OF the Senate Committee on Ap-
proprlatlOgs and may bc reported In
time for action upon ono or two OF
them befOAo the end Of the week.
The unfinished business Is the antI-Slyer
Coinage bill, and several Senators have pro
pared speeth hes upon II. II the measure bo
not set aside by other than appropriation
bills, there Is prospect that II may bo dis.
posed OF before the end of the week. The
silver mon, who at first threatened TO pre-
vent action upon this bill, now claim 10
have strength enough 10 strike out the
feature which provides for the stop.
ping OF the standard-dollar coInggo,
and 80 have less reason 10 p0stpone action.
III shorn of this It's most important feature,
tho bill simply provides for the retirement
and rccolnage OF the trade dollar The prl-
vate pension bills are likely 10 receive NJ.
tentlon, as occasion serves, until tho cal
endar Ia cleared. 14e bin 10 pro-
hlbt the Importation of contract labor,
for tho admission Of the State OF Tacoma
4 (WashIngton Territory the LRnd-tmnt
Forfeiture BILLS the bill TO declare railroad
lands subject 10 taxation, and the POclnc
Railroads Slyty-Year bill, are measures
which arc more likely than any Others 10 10,
coivo the attention Of the Senate during
the week and the remainder OF the session
when the appropriations bills are not be-.
fore IL In tho House, II the Appropr,a
tlons Committee Ia successful to-day In op.
posing the further consideration OF tho
River and llarbor bill, the P0st-olllco APP
preparation bill will DO called up lmme.
dlately after lts passage tho Legislative,
Executive and Judicial bill will be pr0ssed
for consideration The Appropriations Com.
mittce expect 10 report the Sundry Civil
biz, 80 II may DO taken up next In turn
Those three measures will probably be sum.
Client To consume the week,
NATIONAL BANK CHARTERS RENEWED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.--Tho Controller OF
the Currency has prepared statement
showing that tho National banks whose
charters have expired during the last few
months have generally applied for rO-
newals. In oIh,t cases expiring char
ters have been taken by now
banks and continued under new
names. fhe number OF National banks In
the Weston States which renewed their
charters previous 10 February /, are: In.
diana, 49, capital, Se,o9LOOO. Illinois, 80;
capital, Siis,bO0. Iowa, 10; capital ST.
$4,000. Nebraska, | capital, $4,000 900.
Wisconsin, ID; capital, Sl,0lO,000. Tho
totals are ~ banks, with an aggregate capI-
tai of,Sisi, ,e47s7O.
TlrE WORLDS FAIR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9--'lhe committee
OF United States Commissioners for the
Now Orleans Exposition, which called upon
tho President Saturday. left with him
statement Of the financial affairs Of the OK
position, showing the debts 10 amount Ia
S300,Oo0, The committee also delivered 10
him memorial setting forth tho un,
toward circumstances which have operated
against the successful conduct OF the expo
sltlon, and praying for further aid from tho
Government 10 the extent OF $500, 900. The
committee ls hopeful Of favorable action by
the President, and will remain here 10 urge
the matter upon Congress,
THE SIOUX CITY PACIFIC LAND GRANTS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 0.-Socretary Ham
bin, OF the "SQuottors' Union" of o'BrIen
County H., Is here urging upon ~io Senate
the necessity OF passing the Sioux City Il
Pacific Land-Grant Forfeiture bill. DR.
Ilamblin says that Ave hundred fami
lies were induced TO locate upon
4 this land.grant by the fact that II had
not been earned by the railroad, and would
therefore revert 10 tho Government and bo
opened 10 settlement An English colony
has settled down IN another part OF the same
region. This colony, Dr. llumblln says,
Keeps aloof from the other settlers and ID
establishing sort of Dukedom.
ErrEcT or TIM EpMuNDs ANri-poLYo.
AMY plII.
WASHINGTON, Feb 0-ln recent in
lervlew, Judge Duscnbcrry Of Utah, stated
that the enforcement of the Edmunds bill
had unsettled nll business In the territory.
Many OF tho Mormon leaders have bech
forced 10 iIee--nmong them being Zeph
SeOrs, ut the head of tho Zion cooperative
store. Il
wAsufi O '0N, Fc. ,,--In tho Senate on Sat.
urdhy, after considerable dobnto senator Van
wyok's nmondmqnt % oho OF tho private pon.
sion bills, providing, that nll soldiers widows
may become entitled 20 cpht dollars month,
shall IN future receive twelve dollars,
waa pitetd Senators Dnyard, Book Chnso,
Rlddlcbcrger salisbury and Vest
voted negatively. Senators Bnynrd
Book Call, CoohrclL Coko, Col.
quitt Fair, Garland, Hampton, llnrrls,
Slohson Mnxoy Morgan, bddloborgor snuls.
bury, Slater aud Vest voted ngalnBt tho fol-
lowing additional amendments 70 the, Aano
bfli. FIRST thut IN considering cneos OF do.
pondcut parents II shan be sufficient 70 show
thai such parents arc without other, means OF
colnfortabo support than their own
manual labor or contribution from
roreops not legally hound for their
rapport, second, that proof that the appll.
cnpt wRe regularly mustered into sorvioo
ehnll W presumptvc evidence Of soundnoes
n tho tirnn, but subjcut 10 rcbuttal aud, third,
THAT no person shall bo entitled 10 moro han
ono pension " Mime, unless specially do
olaEtd BY net OF Congress-.
u ~ ainsHdrnsuss prevailed, tho abrasive
vpos ps6n0U x1As Dfstrick of ColGDhia A.