The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-12-15
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.


bv Senator Morrill,, for the appointment OF
to notify the President that the sen
ate is ready 10 receive any communication that
he NAV have TO make. At 12;d7 recess was haa
until $50. The Presidents message was 'heh
sent in and read The reading OF the message
occupied one hour and twenty minutes h'et
business, the senate aoJouiheo
until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Ho,Jsr-At precisely 19 o'clock the fall OF the
uayel stilled the tumult In the hall. ana silence
reipnca while Mr.. Milburn, the Chaplain. or
Sercd prayer The roll OF members was then
called, which developed the presence OF 2ao
members. BY resolution the senate ana prcs'
ident was notified that the House was ready 10
proceed with business After.n recess oil an
hour the Presidents annual messaBe was pre-
sented and read When Mt 3;lj the reading was
cor,n,eted Mr., Mills offered resolution, which
was agreed to, referring tho message 10 the
committee of the whole and providing Tor ITS
printing. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-SENATE-Narlous hn-
nual reports were submitted and Appropriately
rofcrred. number OF bills we're introduced,
including one for the construction OF steel rams
md cruisers TO be armed with dynamite guns
motion TO proceed to the consideration Oh the
Union Pacific bill was objected TO- Mr.. ALI
son called up the tariff bill, but the Democratic
Senators not being ready with their amend
ments TO the tobacco schedule IL was posiponcc
until tomorrow. AT 12:55 p. m. the Senate ad-
iourned
HousE-The annual reports were submitted
and referred. A resolution was offered To IN
vcstignte certain real estate purchases ior inc
District Referred TO Committee on Rules.
petition OF citizens OF North Dakota was pre-
sented for the admission OF tho Territories.
bill TO erect u monument TO Major General
Henry Knox at Thomaston, Nc, provoked 'hc
opposition OF Kilgore Crcx). Bland Mo),
Brcclinridgc Gly.), and McMiiln (Tcnn). The
point OF 10 quorum was raised ana cailo inc
House ordered. Fibustcring was contihueu
until 8 D. M, when the House adjourned
w.suINGroN Dec. 5.-SENATE.-A number
of resolutions were introduced ana Referred
The Senate turin bill was taken up rs q suosti'
tute for the Mills bill. On motion 10 Lay tne
substitute on the table, the vote stood-ycas ~
nays 26, q strict party vote. A number OF
amendments offered by Democrats were voted
down. The Union Pacific settlement bill was
madc n special order for Wednesday next
After disposing OF 100 pages the Senate ad-
journed.
HousE-A number of bills and resolutions
we're introduced. Unanimous consent was
| asked for the consideration OF the "omnibus
| bilr' for the admission OF the Territories nut
| objection was made. The eight hour law claims
bill was talked over the morning hour. The
| settlers was considered and passed. The drcct
| tax bill was made u special order for Thursday,
| Saturday ard Tuesday next, aud at D p M tli'
| House adjourned
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-SESATE.-
/ OF Presidential Electors in Kansas were pre-
| scnted and referred TO the Privileges and Elec-
| tions Committee. number OF bills were IN
| troduced. The tarin consideration was re-
sumcd, beginning with the carthernwarc scheu'
ulc and continuing through the metals. But
Ter, OF North Carolina, offered joint resolution
| proposing u constitutional amendment hNinG
| the Presidential term at six years. At3:o p
| m. the Senate adjourned until Monday.
| HoUsg-Thc resignation OF Perry Belmont
of New York, was announced. The usual res
| olution for the distribution OF the Presidents
| message 10 the appropriate committeeman re-
| ported and adopted. The direct tax bill was
| made special order for today. Tuesday anc
| Wednesday. The District OF Columbia appro
priation bill was reported, and at $3.50 p rn the
| House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Dec ;.-SENATE. Not in scs
sion.
HoUsE.-Thc invalid pensions appropriation
bill was reported. report was submitted OF
| the South Carolina contested election case o.
Smalls vs. Elliott in favor OF Elliott, the sittint
| member; also Il minority report In favor o
Smalls. The Nicaragua Canal bill was talci
up and considered until 4:20 p m, when re
cess was taken until 1:30 p. M, the night scs
sion being devoted 10 private pension bills
WASHINGTON. Dee S.-SESArE. Mot IN scs
sion.
HousE.-No quorum. No business OF import
ance transacted.
THE sum of $50, 900 has been realized a
the first days sale of the Cincinnati Ex
position bull dings.
THE attempt to form drug trust was I
failure.
} GENERAL SrINYER's malady is said to b
cancer.
RESOLUTIONS favoring division and ad
mission were unanimously adopted by tn
Statehood Conv ention of Dakota, on tn
9th.
MRS. EMMA JACKSON was shot and in
, stantly killed by her brother, at Glasgow
, Mo.
DAVID McMAsTER, of Sharon, Pa, wa
found dead in his store, with bullct-hol
in his head.
The first appearance of Killrain an
!. Mitchell, in their sparTing exhibition q
Washinpt ton was greeted with Kisses.
D A PHILADELPHIA embezzler named Ste
yens was arrested on the arrival OF tn
steamer Vancouver, at Portland, Me.
4 JUDGE EDMUND WADDELL, Republica,
who was defeated for Congress, in Vii
ginia, by Hon. G. d. Wise, will contest b
seat
JAMES SULLIVAN and Joseph Putt WORK
. ing on the farm ,f E. Remmick, near Oh
= tonyille, Mimi, were drowned in Bi
Stone Lake by going through the ice
CAL SnsDY, n notorious Bald Knobbe
bas been arrested and in Jail ut Spring
field, Mo.
ORLANDO SMITH, of Cincinnati, has bee
elected president of the Pittsburgh an
q Connellsville Railroad Company.
t THE body of Frank p, alias Lightning
Y Dickinson, was found under Chicas
sidewalk in an advanced stage OF decon
position. The discovery clears up Il
mystery of the murder OF Charles Gunde
/ son in August at the same spot. Dickinso
h after numbering Gunderson, put his boo
b under the sidewalk, and, crawling in b
!, side it, stabbed himself. When Gundc
n sons body was found Dickinson's was II
noticed.
!, -"Washabaugh, did you vote II
d Perkins?" mo, sir. Perkins is
0 mercenary wretch. He's in politics #
II the money there is in it, and don
+ support that kind of man. didr
b vote for him. In fact, didn't vote
v ALL" "How did that happenP'
q was busy scoopin' I'm bets and forg
h all about it. Zigler. won $3.50 on th'
a election!"