Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-06-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CoNoREee.

SVN0NEGds
AMONG the bills passed in the Senate on the
10Th was ono authorizing contracts with tho
Pneumatic Gun Carriage Company TO supply gun
carriages to the Government; also bill appro.
priatiug 10000 for ilrc.proof building for the
use Of tho National Museum, TO be erected In the
Smithsonian grounds ,.. In the House two pri.
vnte pension bills were returned by the Prcsi.
don't without his approval. Consideration OF
tho Sundry Civil Appropriation bill wns re-
sumcd, tho pending paragraph being that ro-
lnting TO the new Congressional Library. MIR.
Ryan, OF Kansas, offered resolution direct.
ing the Senate and House Committees on
Public Grounds to invite plans for library not
10 exceed S,O00,OO1 I'm cost from i've eminent
architects md report nt the next session;
meanwhile the work on tho library building 10
he stopped and the Library Commission TO bo
dissolved. After debate and twOhour strug.
Elc 10 secure quorum, tho resolution was
adopted in the form OF nm amendment, the pro-
vision In the bill nppropriating s5O,0O0 for the
continuation of the work on the library building
being stricken out. Mr. Blanchard, OF Louis.
lana, secured the passage OF an amendment in-
crcnslng tho appropriations for salaries and
commissions OF registers and receivers OF the
land onlces from s6O0,0Oo to s5giOOO. The bill
was then laid inside. bill was passed author
iginE the nppointmOrlo of nm additional Associate
Justice for Dakota and the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the pOth the Farwcll bill
directing tho President TO prohibit the importa
tion OF the product OF foreign countries in ccr
tain cases, was adversely reported by Mr.. Ed
munds, on the ground that bill embodying the
same provisions had already passed the Senntc-
A message from the President was read veto
ing the pension bill of widow on the ground
that her husband hnd died Of consumption; re-
fcrrcd. The bill TO enlarge the act OF June, 1872,
providing for the distribution Of the awards
made under the convention with Mexico OF July,
1868, was reported. minority report was also
presented The bill and reports were laid on the
table and tho Senate adiourncd... The House, In
Comm ittec of the Whole, discussed the Sundry
Civil bill. Several hours debate took place In
unsuccessful efforts 10 reduce the appropriation
relating TO special agents of the Land Onco
from slO0,0OO to $4,000. Mr.. Laird, of Nebraska,
bitterly denounced the past policy of the Land
Onice under General Sparks, whom he severely
criticised Mr.. Randall and others vigorously de-
Tended the character and onlcial conduct OF Gen
crnl Sparks and II prolonged discussion ensucd on
the policies OF the two parties on land grants TO
railroads. Mr.. Hermann, of Oregon, succeeded
In securing modification Of the clause relating
TO surveys of public lands so rs 20 remove the
restrictions In price in the case OF mountainous
aud wooded land. Without finishing the bill
the committee rose and the House adjourned.
AFTER unimportpnt morning business the
Senate on the 2ist went into n brief secret
session. Mr.. Blair had previously made
u motion to the eject that us II was the
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