The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-14
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-


was agreed 10. A Joint resolution extending 10
the end Of Congress the provisions relating 10
the disposal Of public lands In certain States,
was passed. After discussion OF District nj.
fairs by Mr.. Morrill,, the river and harbor bill
was taken UP. A motion to abolish the Missouri
River Commission was defeated. Several
amendments were agreed to and the bill was
passed. The fisheries treaty was set for July
10. Mr.. Turpic addressed the Senate on the
Presidents message and the Senate at 4:S p.
M, adjourned until Thursday.
HoUsE.--Thc first Monday being suspension
day, the programme was TO get up the Pacific
Railroad extension bill. Filibusterlng was re.
sorted 10 by the opponents Of this measure u1-
I'll adjournment; unsuccessful attempts being
also made 10 get up the Nicaragua Ca.
nal and the dependent pensi n bills. At 3:2O
p. m. the House adjourned.
WAsniNGTON, July a-SENArE.-Not in ses.
sion.
HOUSE. Mr.. Crisp (Gn.) presided over the
House this morning rs Speaker pro tom. Mr..
Blount (Ga.) Chairman Of the Committee on
Post offices and Post-roads, submitted the post
offces appropriation bill with Senate amend
ments thereto, recommending concurrence In
some and non-concurrcnce in others OF these
amendments. Among the amendments in which
non.conCurrcncc is rccommc nded is that nppro-
priating $500, 600 TO enable the Postmaster Gen.
eral to provide moro efficient mail service be-
tween the United States and South and Central
America and the West Indies, rs is also that
fixing the rate OF postage on seeds and bulbs at
two cents q pound. The recommendations
were agreed to and committee OF conference
ordered. The tarin bill was taken up and con.
sidered until p. m, when IN adjournment was
taken until Thursday.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-SENATE.-In the
Senate three pension vetoes were read. The
conference report on the agricultural appro-
priation bill was concurred in. Among the
bills reported from committees and placed on
the calender was o bill to authorize the con-
struction OF bridge across the Arkansas river ut
Cummings Landing, Ark. Mr.. Plumb pre-
sented an amendment which he proposed to
offer to the sundry civil appropriation bill, up
propriating g. 600 for q monument ut the Ma
tional Cemetery, Mound City, Kas. confer
ence was ordered on the post.oflice appropria-
tion bill. At2:45 p. M, tho Senate adjourned
until Monday.
HOUsE.-Several bills were reported The
bill for the settlement OF the claim OF the State
OF Florida for expenses incurred in suppressing
Indian depredations WAS taken up, but the
morning hour expired without action. The land
grant forfeiture bill was then considered and
House amendments to the Senate bill agreed to,
but on the question OF passage the vote was
yeas 142, nays P-no quorum. At G:c5 p. m.
the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July G.-SENATE.-Not In ses-
sion.
HoUsE.-The speaker pro TEN. laid before the
House n message from the President, returning
without his approval the bill granting pension
to Julia Welsh. Mr.. Hatch (Mo.) presented
the report Of the conferees on the agricul-
tural bill to the effect that they had reached an
agreement upon all points Of difference except
<t,n III, tt,O
for sorghum sugar experiments. The report
was adopted and the confcrees were directed to
insist upon their disagreement to this amend
ment Mr.. Kilgore (Tex) presented the CON
ference report on the bill to ratify the act Gre
ating the County Of San Juan, New Mex
leo. Agreed to. The regular order was
then demanded being yea and nay
vote on the passage OF the land
grant forfeiture bill, and the vote was then
taken, resulting yeas 1T7, nays 8, SO the bill was
passed. The House then went into committee
OF the whole on tho tariff bill, the pending par
agraph being that relating to iron or steel rail-
way Ash-plates or splice-bars. Mr.. Buchannn's
motion to strike out the paragraph was re-
jected. The reading OF the bill then progressed
rapidly, motions made on the Republican side
to strike out many OF the paragraphs being re-
jected, generally without division and with lit
tie debate. On motion OF Vance Comm, with
the assent of Mr.. Mills, the para
graph imposing duty OF IS per cent. ad valorcm
on wood screws was stricken out, thus rcstor-
ing the present rate OF duty.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-SENATE.-Not in ses-
sion.
HoUsE.-The House received number Of
vetoes of pension bills. The Senate bill for the
sale Of Fort Omaha, Neb., was passed 1t ap-
propriates 5000, COZ for the purchase of II new
site. The joint resolution was formed designnt-
ing Colonel L. A. Harris, Of Cincinnati, and
John A. Morton, OF Kansas. for vacancies on the
Board Of Managers OF National Soldiers
Homes. The greatcr part Of the day was spent
on the Mills bill, the pending amendment being
to place sugar on the free list. The measure was
discussed until hour OF adjournment without
coming to vote.