The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-09-29
F1FT1ETH CONGRESS-



we're entered 70 reconsider the votes on certain
bills passed last week to forfeit railroad lands
n Michigan and TO authorize the purchase Of
improved mail locks and keys. A bill was
passed for the erection Of sundry lighthouses
,n the lakes A bill was introduced to reduce
etter postage - one cent. Mr.. Sherman OF.
fered q resolution directing an inquiry into our
and political relations with Great
Britain and Canada. A resolution was adopted
directing an inquiry into tho cotton.bagging
rust The motion to reconsider the vote on
The Chinese exclusion bill failcd--yeas, go;
nays, GLAND the measure passed. The bill
details OF officers OF the army and
navy to educational institutions was reported
with House amendments and passed. The Do
partment Of Agriculture bill was taken up and
\ debate followed ON the proposition to transfer
the Signal Service. AZ $50 p. m. the Senate
adjourned.
HousR, Cox was elected Speaker pro
tenn. A resolution was offered and referred di.
rcoting au investigation into the awarding OF
contract for the Brooltlyn public building. A
resolution calling for information in regard TO
the charges against the Sioux Commission was
offered and referred. Also resolution calling
,or information as TO whether the rights OF
American fisherman have been violated within
the past year. Mr.. O'Neill (Mo.), offered
resolution assigning day for labor Legislation.
and asked that II be referred to the Committee
on Labor. On n division the point Of quorum
was made by Mr.. Blount Gal and ut 2:55 p.
M, the House adjourned
WASHINGTON Sept. 1S-SRrArE.-The def.
o'ency appropriation bill was reported back
from the Committee on Appropriations and or
dered printed. Notice was given that Mr.. Jones
(Ark) would address the Senate tomorrow on
tho motion TO refer the Presidents annual
message. Mr.. Sherman's resolution offered
yesterday instructing the Committee on For
eign Relations to inquire into the state Of rela-
tons Of the United States with Great Britain
and the Dominion OF Canada, and to report (at
next SESSION. such measures as are expedient
to promote friendly commercial and political
intercourse between those countries nnd the
United Suites, was taken UP, and Mr.. Sherman
proceeded 10 address the Senate, delivering his
remarks from manuscript Mr.. Sherman's
resolution went over without action, and nj
5:e5 the Senate adjourned
HousE.-The Postmaster Generals reply to
the resolution relative to the distribution of
tho TAX Reform Advocate in the mails was
laid before the House. Mr.. Barnes tGa.) in
troduced bill Offering n reward OF elOO,000 to
any person who will discover the true cause or
germ OF yellow fever with my certain means OF
eTecting its prevention. Referred. Mr. Forney
(Ala) then called up the conference report on
tuc buuuTy ClSll uppTOpTihIiOH UlI WHICH W'bS
discussed until 8. p. nL, when the House I'D
journed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.- SENATE.-Mr. Ed
mnnds reported from the Foreign Relations
G, m nittec an order to withhold the transmits
sion Of the Chinese exclusion bill to the ! isc.
joint resolution appropriating S100OOo for the
yellow fever sufferers was passed. Also o bill
authorizing the construction OF bridges across
the Kentucky river and its tributaries. Mr..
Jones, OF Arkansas, spoke on the Presidents
message. He was followed by Mr. Stewart, OF
Nevada. Several bills were then passed and
at 40 p. N. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. Immediately ;,.ter the reading OF the
journal the House resun the consideration OF
the conference report the sundry civil up
preparation bill, and debate followed. The
vote on agreeing to tile conference report re.
suited yeas 6I nays n; no quorum and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2O.-SENATE.-An mum.
her Of bills were reported from committees.
Tho order directing the retention Of the Chi
nese exclusion bill was laid on the table on mo.
tion of Mr.. Edmunds. Mr.. Sherman's resolu-
tion to inquire into our relations with Canada
was further postponed until Monday, next. Mr..
Hawley offered resolution directing an in.
quiry into the purchase Of seed by the Agricul-
tural Department Referred. Mr.. Mitchell. OF
Oregon addressed the Senate on the Prcsi-
dents tariff message. The bill to create q De.
partment Of Agriculture was considered and at
5:25 p. M, the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE-Tho House refused to agree to the
conference report Oh the sundry civil appropri
alton bin yeas 81, nays AZ. A further confer
ence was orded. A hill was reported to suspend
the operation Of the pre.emption laws. reso
lution was offered by Morrow, OF California, d.
recting the immediate transmittal of the Chinese
exclusion bill TO the President. point of OF
der made against the resolution was sustained
by the Speaker pro tenn, after spirited debate
At 8:15 p m, the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2l.-SENATE.-Mr. Stew
art, Of Nevada offered bill to regulate the pre-
soutatiou OF bills and resolutions to tho Presi
dent; alse resolution to request the II. d, ,e u
transmit enrolled bills to the President without
delay. The matter was laid over. The bill u
| create IN Executive Department OF Agriculture
was considered. motion to transfer the Weat
her Bureau TO the proposed now department
| was defeated. The bill was then passed Ia,
Col ference report on the sundry civil bill WA
agreed to, the library amendment remaining IL
dispute. 4 new conference was ordered. tn,
Senate agreeing 10 drop the library am, n linen
from the bill. At 4:<5 p. N. the Senate nd
journed until Monday.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed authorizing th,
| construction Of q bridge over the Kentuck,
| River. Unanimous consent to pnss the Senat
joint resolution appropriating SO for tn,
| yellow fever sufferers was refused, Air. Kilgore
OF Texasy objecting. Bills were passed forfeit
ing the Ontonagon land grant in Michigan ant
modifying certain grants to railroads. Th
House then took up the private calendar nn,
passed several bills. Ats r. NJ. the House too!
recess. the night session being for the consid
| GRAFTON of private pension bills.
SAMUEL BURNS, wealthy farmer O
Now Durham, N. j., was probably fatally
gOred by a bull on the 21st. His jaw ant
right arm were broken and his abdomen
was torn open. The bull was shot.
THE new reward Of SOC. 200 for the arres
of w. b. To colt, offered by Mrs. Hen
rietta Smell. of Chicago, is to be mailed
direct to every post-office in the Unitet
States and Canada, numbering betweei
sixty and Sixty five thousand The crcu
lar is to be printed in German, French
Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian ant
Belgian, and sent to the most prominen
post-ofices of Europe, Asia and Soutl
| America.
The Marquis De Mores, at ono time tn
cattle prince of Dakota, is contemplating
an extensive plan of railroad building IL
| China.
| JAMES HUNTER, prominent stock
dealer of Green County, Tom, suicided by
shooting himself through the heart.
"A Georgia man has been married
ten years. and his wife one morning
suggested that that was her birthday