The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-06-30
F1FTIETH CONGRESS.


First Session.
WASHINGTON, June 1s. .-sENArr House bill for
the representation OF the several departments
ht the Columbus Centennial Exposition next
September nndOctober was taken up and passed
with an amendment in the nature OF supsti-
tute), appropriating $4,000. Several bills were
passed, and the Senate then adjourned.
HousE.-The House went into committee OF
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation Dill.
Mr.. Lawler t1ll) moved IN amendment appro-
priating 10000 for the repair OF the chicago
post-onicc and customhouse. After long
struggle he finally succeeded in getting an oil.
lowance Of go 600 for tho purpose. A debate
ensucd on the new Congressional Library build
ing when the committee rose. Mr. Peel tArkl
presented the conference report on the Indian
appropriation bin, which was agreed on. Mr..
Herbert tAln.) from the Committee on Naval
Affairs reported the naval appropriation Dill.
Soon after the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, JUNE 1e.--SENArE.-An mp
preparation OF a5OO,0OO was passed for the erec-
tion Of an additional fire.proof building for the
National Museum. bill was passed appro-
priating 100000 for q marble portico, with sup'
basement at the west front Of the Capitol
Building; also approprintng e1OO,0O0 for pneu-
matte gun carriages for tho War Department
A bill authorizing the loan OF tents to the Get
tysburg reunion was passed. At Up. IN. the
Senate adjourned.
UsE-A letter ITO" the oecretaiy y. -.
was received conveying inc 'hanNs VI ...e Ie
uVcs OF inc late Hermah I.mPeror W oonsie
lot lts resolution oi cohooichec. Ano oe"
piii ior an appropriauon ior 'io Ooiunipus ., oHn
pition was reported. fuoiic pullu,ne wl'is, ,he
special order, were postponed until Thursday
next, and the sundry civil bill taken up. A
resolution to stop all work on the Congressional
Library l'uiiding' ana alrcc.inR .ne iio.so unu
senate committees on fupnc puii'i"ss W pr
cure new pians' % DC within 'ooo .,N. .,n,.so "a
s''V,WuW. was p"sscu' anu .no ,'eIn
ing ooVO.OVV ior the library s'fi'Ao' o' ~" ~
m. the House ao1ourhea
WASHINGTON. June 2O.-SENATE- Mr.. Far
wells bill directing the President to prohibit
the importation OF the products of foreign
States in certain cases was reported adversely
from tho Committee on Foreign Affairs. House
bill appropriatng $50, 600 to complete the public
bnilding at Wichita, kas., was taken up ana
passed. with an amendmcnt increasing inc ap-
preparation 10 eloO'UO. Ihe Senate LOOK up
private pension bills on the calendar ana pass
ed all OF them. ninety-two IN humper. INC
Senate then at@;3o, adjourned.
HOUSE E-Certain private pension bills, which
were the regular order, were displaced and the
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was taken, Al the evening session tho House
passed bills authorizing the construction OF
bridges over the following named rivers.
Across the mississippi ut or near Na'cheZ' MISS
across tho tennessee, between Brldgeport anu
Shemeld' Ala.; across the Columbia between
oregon ana washington Territory' across the
mississippi ut Wabasha, Mlnn. across the mis-
souri, Mt or near sioux CITY, H.; across inc MIS-
souri, at Tonca, Neo.; across inc mississippi III
or near Burlington, Ia; across tne Ned III AT
kansas; across the Mississippi at or near Gin
ton Ia. across the Wichita in Kansas; across
the Missouri at Forest City, Dakota; across the
Mississippi ut or near Muscatine' Ia; across
the Missouri near Winonn, Dakota; across tne
;t.,. ,;,ors Ar,,ons,s ,cro.s tho Rod r;ver a,
the North by the Duluth, Rainy Lake River and
Southwestern Railway Company; across the
Arkansas river for Little Rock and Alexandra
Railway Company, and several others.
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..... ~. w -. ~ .e. ,ha. +o.d.y w,s tho one
..'n,., ~ ~ t,,o ra,;scot;on ~ the
rons,,.,,.;o,, ~, the State ~ New Hnmnshire
w, , ~ ~. .ho cana.o od,nurred
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HousE.-Senate amendments 10 'Ie uipio
uooiC hho SohSui'A "PPioP'A''o'oAA "> W
concurred in, and conference oraereo on .he
first named. The Ho'se wen. lhto cohmi.'ee W.
on the sundry civil appropr'a'oh oii1' vi mo
.,o, a,4.a oa nto,;s,;n. tse Snrvaror Ccnerol,s
m.o ~ r ;noo,r Noh ond 4urnin, over the
papers to Nebraska and Iowa. In the course
Of debate on public land surveys, Mr.. Towns
hend Qll.) declared the Democratic party had
recovered eighty million acres of public lands
and said the most tremendous lie he had evel
heard had emanated to-day from Chicago where
the Convention had declared that the Demo
| cratic party has never forfeited any of its LAND
grants, Without concluding the committee
arose and the House adjourned.
y.,ro,, ,,,o cnS.rr Not IN COG
'ui'0
sio"'
HOUsE.-A joint resolution extending to thf
States OF Florida and Louisiana the provisions
of the act of May ID, 1888, relating to disposa
| OF public lands was passed. Ihe conference
report on the bill increasing the hmlt OF cost
Wichita Ckas.) pubic building was adopted
Ut accepts the senate amehdmeht hAiht
the limit at Sloo'ooO). Ihe House tneh wen
| into committce on the Suhdry Cavi ApploPria
eu INC iiouso asa Mon; n;,, NV w,,Sa.
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