The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-07-28
F1FTlETH CONGRESS-


First session.
WAsnfNoroN, juiy iS.-snNArR Several
unimportant bills and resolutions were report
ed and passed, including bill appropriating
$4,000 10 erect monument at Louisvilie. Ky.
70 General George Rogers Clarke. who cap.
tured the Northwest Territory. Mr.. Pugh
made speech on the nsheries treaty. followed
by Mr.. Chandler. After short executive ses.
sion the Senate. ~ 8 ;6S p. H., adjourned.
Housn The csllo Of States for The ,ntroduc
stoA Of bilis Was dispensed WIN and debate on
the tafin bill resumed. The motion 10 strike
wool from the free list WAS defeated-i0e TO ie0
motion 70 abclish the tsa on distilled spirits
was lost--yeas "a, nays 1S6 A motion 10 repeal
the tobacco tsx was defeated-yeas o.. nays g.
A. 100 p. m the House adjourned.
.wAsniroToN, July r.-sENArE-Mr. Man.
derson (by request) introduced bill to organ.
iae National Guard. The bill 10 place Cen
eral Fremont on the retired list - Major Gen.
eral was passed; yeas. twenty. y.nine; nays, TWEEN.
ty-one. The Senate roceded from its subsidy
amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill
The eighthour claims bill was pnssed The
bill for the admission Of Washington rs n State
wastaken up, and at 4;4o p m the Senate ad.
1ourned. fft
HousE.--Severai veto pension messages were
read. A resolution was adopted calling on the
Secretary Of the Interior for information iu re-
gard 10 Mexican war veterans whose names
have been dropped from the rolls. The turfi
bill was taken up. and all amendments offered
for the repeal or reduction Of internal revenue
taxcs were defeated. When the last section OF
the bill was reached Il was agreed to FIX Oct0.
ber !. 1888, ~ the date for II TO go into effect
Ats p M the House took o recess until p. M,
the night session being for committee business
WASHINGTON, July iS.-SENArE. The usu
81 pension veto was read. Reports were made
from Committees. A resolution was reported
70 extend the Interstate commerce law to tele
graphs. The bill to admit Washington Territory
was considered until 4:5O y. m.. when the SEN
ate adjourned.
HousE-Enorts were made 10 get up public
building bills, but the tariff bill took precedence
and was considered until 4:20 p m. when the
House adjourned f1
WASHINGTON, July lo.-SENATE.-A number
OF House bills were passed, also several Senate
bills. The Anderson House bill was passed d.
recting land grant roads to operate their own
telegraph lines and to receive business from
oil connecting telegraph companies. After an
executive SESSION, LASTING from to 3 IND p. m.,
the Senate adjourned, the nomination OF Sam.
uel ]. Bigclow to bc District Attorney OF New
Jersey being rejected.
Housr.-Th. nil, pu,bor,z,no the copdemna.
tion of land for s,,es for nub,ic huiid,ngs was
ugrced to ls amended by tile Senate A reso-
luton to set day for labor Legislation was
referr,,d tn ths f,o,rmi,too n, t,u,.s TY,e t,rin
hill was taken nm and nt o.Y1 n m debate ,,nal.
" closed and the bill was reported to the
house. Ihs president veto OF the Allentown
puDiic puiding Dill was considered ana o new OIL
reducing the amount from Sl'UHn 10 SOWn o1er'
f<,tv. ft1,,a
iuseo H-yeas l4i, nays o. not the necessary
two-tnirds Az 4'2o p. m recess was tnken
uhth . ciocK' the h'9ht session oehe Ior o'is
from the Military and Appropriation COMMIT
tees.
WASHINGTON July 2O.-SENATE-The Senate
passed the House bill making Decoration Day
holiday In the District, and the bill Tor public
building ut Brownsville, Texns. The naval ap-
preparation bill WAS reported. In executive
session Mr.. Fuller was confirmed as Chief Jus
tice. A bill for the erection OF q public building