The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-03-03
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.



Incorporate the Washington Cable Electric
Railway Company was considered, after pcti.
tions for legislation for the better protection OF
women and girls had been introduced. and q
bill appropriating $4,000 for the erection Of o
building at Roanoke, Va, had been passed. Al
4 o'clock tho Senate went into executive ses-
sion. and nt5 y. m. adjourned.
HoUsE-An executive communication was
received from the Secretary of War in reply 10
the battc-nag resolution. The Pacific railroad
telegraph bill was mndc q special order for
March g. Under the coll OF States q number Of
new bills were introduced. One was for tho
apportionmcnt among the States the basis
OF illitcrary, OF s65 00,OOO and several for the
| erection Of public tnildings. A motion wns
made to suspend tho rules md pass the Honr
| joint resolution proposing q constitutional
nmcndmcn. changing the date Of the Presi-
dental Inauguration from March TO April 30,
| and extending the term Of tho Fiftieth Con-
| gress to the latter date. After considerable
discussion the motion was lost--yeas 1873, nays
| 1eS, not twothirds. AZ $3.50 p. m. the House nd
| journcd.
WAsHIHGToH, Feb. Observation-Disclosures
communications were presented and referred.
A resolution was reported by Mr.. Hoar author.
izing the Committee on Privileges and Elec.
| tions 10 continue the investigation ordered last
| session into certain events in the State Of Tex.
| ns Bills were introduced and referred Reso
| lutions were agreed TO, calling for information
as to the expenditures Of employees, etc. of the
| Fish Commission. A resolution was offered
| authorizing the Secretary OF tho Interior to dis
| tribute NIL public documents now in committee.
! rooms about the library not required. Tho bill
| TO incorporate the Washington Cable Electric
| Railway was debated until o'clock without
! final ncton, and after executive session the
| Senate adjourned Mt 40 ~ IN.
HoUsE.-Thc special committee to investigate
| the delay on the Congressional Library Build
| ing was announced. resolution was adopted
| calling for information regarding the use OF
steam power prcsses and hand presses in the
Bureau Of Printing and Engraving. The direct
| tax bill wns reported and referred to the COM
| mittce OF the whole A joint resolution was ro-
| ported proposing constitutional amendment
| prohibiting po!ygamy. Bills were agreed to
approprinting $4,000 for enlargng the public
building Mt Charleston, W. Va. $4,000 for q
public building ut Allentown, Pa. and s1OO,0Oo
for public building NJ Lancaster, Pa At 5 p.
m. the House adjourned.
WASHINGTOE, Feb. 22-SENATE-On motion
Of Mr.. HOnr, in consideration OF tho fact that
the day is II legal holiday the morning business
was dispensed with that the order of the
Senate of last Monday should be Immediately
carried out Fifty Senators were in their seats
and maintained throughout the session atti-
tudes of most respectful attention The voice
of the President (pro tenn though low, dis.
tnctly heard to the extremities of the Chamber.
He read from manuscript which lay on his desk,
standing with his hands clasp behind him,
except MS they were released from time to time
to turn the sheets of the address. The prcsid-
ing officer (HIr. Ingalls, rising said On the 18th
of September, 1906, George Washington. being
then at nearly the close of his second Presi.
Dental term, delivered the following farewell
, address He then read the address, which was
listened to in profound silence and with re
spcctful attention. The reading occupied lit
tie less than hour, and at its conclusion. at
o'clock the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Not in session.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-SENATE-Bills were
reported and others introduced. Bills were
passed to purchase building for the sigma
| office in Washington; to provide for an inter
, national marine conference for securing
greater safety for life and property ut sea, ant
to extend the laws of the United States ovel
mo Mans Land" The cable electric railroat
|, bin was passed, and the Senate, at 4:45 p. m.
!, adjourned.
HoUsE.-In the abscnceof the Speaker, Mr.
; Cox, of New York, was unanimously elected
Speaker pro TEN. A resolution was offered re
; Qucsting the President to furnish nll CORE
spondence relating to disputed boundary be
tween the British Colonies and Venezuela Bill!
will be reported for the erection of public build
: ings at Akron, GAINESVILLE, Hamilton ant
, | Youngstown, o., and seventeen other places
Bills were passed for public buildings at Lowell
Mass; Birmingham, Ala; Allentown and Ian
} caster, Pa. and for the enlargement OF the pub
, lie building at Charleston, w. Va. Mr.. Bland
, | of Missouri attempting to fllibuster, at p. In
the House adjourned.
, WASHINGTON, Feb A-SEEATE-Petition
were presented and bills reported. resolution
< was adopted requesting the President to inform
+ the Senate whether the French Government
has prohibited the importation OF American
products, and what correspondence took plac
{ on the subject prior to the Presidents messag
I recommending the acceptance of the invitation
, | to the Paris Exposition OF 1880. Tho Nicaragua
Canal incorporation bill was considered until
p. m The Senate then took up the dcpenden
9 | pension bill. Mr.. Henderson advocated its pas
I sage. Mr.. Turpie also supported the measure
| After n short executive session, tho Senate, Il
!, 3:b5 adjourned until Monday.
! HOUSE. - Executive communications wer
presented and bills were passed. A petitio
, was presented for the passage of letter carrie
, and postal clerk bills now pending, bill wa
,, reported to increase the pension for deafness
The private calendar was taken up The Nj
Dufle- Davidson contested election case in Alt
i | bama was reported and notice given for its col
sderation on Monday week. March ID was sc
apart for business OF the Private Land Claim
3 committee. An adverse report was made o
Dakota as separate States. At $50 p. m. tn
House adjourned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-SENATE.-Not in ses
sion.
HoUsE-Mr. Stewart (Ga.) from the Con
, mittce on the Judiciary, reported the bill rer
dering eligible to any position in the army an
person who has served In the military, navi
or civil service Of the Confederate State:
House calendar Also. adversely, for punishin
). the passnge Of Confederate money us genuin
U. S. obligations Laid on the table. Th
first bill called was one appropriating S75,Ot
, additional for the public building at Chattf
, nooga, Tenn. Mr. Bland (Mo.) spoke in oppos
, tion to the measure In which the Hous
acted upon a measure for the erection OF put
, lie buildings. 1t was n matter of ambitio
7 for u member to show his constituents hi
influence and power by securing q building &c
his district. member who had bill for sue
. purpose pending could not antagonize
I similar bill championed by O brother membe
and thus One-half Of the House was involved
u system of log-rolling. The next bill was th
Senate bill appropriating &l.20O,0OO for buil'
ing ut Omaha. Ncb.. with n proposed substtut
nppropriating S5O0,C0) for the purchase OF sit,
Mr.. Bland, by Offering numerous amendment
4 prevented vote being taken, ana the con
mittee having risen, the House. without takin
actions on the bills reported, adjourned.
"A teacher in one of our grammar
schools was giving her class IL lessor
on the art OF putting words into
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