The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-03-07
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-SErATE-A number
Of lighthouse bills and other small measures
were passed. Pension vetoes were read and
referred. House amendments to Mrs. Sheri.
dams pension bill were agreed to. House bill
70 divide portion Of the Sioux reservation in
Dakota was passed. The army appropriation
Dill was considered. Eulogies Of the late Rep
resentative Burnes, Of Missouri, followed until
4;So p. m, when the Senate adjourned.
Houss.-In the House flibustering was COM
menced by Mr.. Bland (Mo.) to prevent consid.
Grafton OF measures by unanimous consent G.
+, Booher tMo) was sworn in TO succeed the
late James M, Burnes The California election
contest case OF Sullivan vs.. FELTON, was called
up and filibusterng resulted. Senate amend.
ments to the agricultural appropriation bill
were non-concurred in Rol-cals and call of
the House consumed the entire day. the Re.
publicans refusing to vote. At 5:15 D. m the
House adjourned
WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. SENATE I'm the
Senate private bill was passed over the
Presidents veto. A number OF House bills
were reported The House amendment to the
Senate bill fixing the rate OF pension at seventy.
nve collars month for the widow Of General
Fitzpatrick was agreed to- The army appro-
priation bill was considered and passed.
number Of House bills were passed. and. after a
brief secret session, the Senate 6:O5 %. m. nd.
journed.
HousE-1n the House half a dozen pension
vetoes we're read, and filibusterng prevented
suspension motions until II o'clock. Several
bills on tho Spea akers table we're passed. The
sundry civil appropriation bill was reported,
and conference ordered on Senate amend.
ments. The deficiency appropriation bill
was considered and passed The Indian ap-
preparation bill was taken up. and. after atong
2truR1l0 nv RlQnd no Alt IL
speech on Crisp, Of Georgia, by Kennedy, of
Ohio, the latter was allowed to proceed for half
an hour. Crisp and Turner replied and at $40 d.
m. recess was taken until D. m. for the In.
dian bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. N.-SENATE. The con-
ference report on the Agricultural Department
appropriation bill was presented and agreed to-
The Senate bill to amend the law to provide
for the better protection OF the salmon fisheries
Of Alaska was passed. Hawley's resolution was
passed for printing the inaugural addresses Of
all the Presidents. Bills were reported for the
admission OF Idaho and Wyoming the confer
ence report on the Senate bill to amend the
Interstate commerce law was considered until
$50 p. m, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUsE.-On motion OF Mr. Culbertson (Tex.)
the Senate amendment was concurred in 10 the
House bill requiring U. S. Judges to instruct
1uries In writing In certain cases. Several bills
were passed under the special order The
Indian appropriation bill was considered and
passed. The conference report on the Dis
trict appropriation bill was submitted, and at
$40 the House adjourned
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-SENATE-A number
Of bridge bills were passed. The bill to amend
the Interstate commerce act was considered.
The Senate insisted on its disagreement to the
House amendments. The post.office appropria-
tion bill was passed. After q secret session
conference reports were agreed to on the Dis
trict appropriation bill, the army and the forti.
hcation bills At t6 80 D. m. o recess was taken
until $50 p. m.
HoUsE-The Senate bill to protect the seal
and salmon fisheries was passed. A motion
to recede from the disagreement on the Zoolog.
ical Park amendment to the District bill
was agreed to and further conference ordered.
The agricultural bill was passed The naval
appropriation bill was considered and O con.
ference ordered. On motion to pass the Des
Moines land bill over the Presidents veto the
question Of consideration was raised, and at
o:SO p. m. the House took recess until 7:30 D.
m, the night session being for the considera-
tfon OF the resolution In regard to the reception
of the statue OF General Cass from the State OF
Michigan and District business
WASHINGTON, March 1.-SENATE-Thec Gre.
dentials Of Mr.. Kenna, for his now Senatorial
term. were presented, read and placed on file
A number Of conference reports were agreed
to, and general odds and ends of unimportsnt
matters clear up. All the pension bills on the
calendar (fifty-two) were passed, among them
one giving pension Of $50 per month dnstead
Of 800, rs in the bill introduced by Mr.. Haw-
ley) to the widow Of the late General Hunt.
The House amendment to the Senate bill to in
crease the appropriation for public building
at Winona, Mimi, was concurred in. After an
executive session the Senate ut 8 p. m took o
recess until sp. m.
HOUsE,-On motion Of Mr.. Allen (Mich.) the
Senate bill was passed increasing to $4,000
the limit Of cost of the public building at
Winonn, MINI. A joint resolution was passed
to promote commercial union with Canada. A
number Of unimportant bills were passed. The
DesMoines river lands bill was not passed over
the Presidents veto, failing to receive a two
thirds vote. At 5p. m. the House took re-
cess until 1880 p. IN. for pension bills.
WASHINGTON, March 2-SENATE.-The Sen.
ate did not adjourn until 10 minutes OF 8 this
morning. The night was spent in considering
amendments to the deficiency appropriation
bill. Conference reports on appropriation bills
and discussions thereon consumed most Of the
time, the deficiency. sundry, civil, Indian and
naval bills being agreed to. At 6:20 p. m. o re-
cess was taken to o'clock; the night session
being devoted to conference reports. The
direct tax bill was passed over the Presidents
veto. In executive session the nomination of
Thomas M. Vance, of North Carolina, to be Re-
cever of Public Money at Tacoma Washing ton
Territory, was confirmed.
HousE The deficiency appropriation bill
having been received from the Senate, the
House disagreed to the Senate amendments,
and Q conference was ordered. On motion of
Mr.. Anderson (nl), o bill was passed author
izng the States Of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio
to prosecute suits against the United States
in the Supreme Court on account of the sales
of public lands In these States. In the House
objection was made to o number Of bills and
conference reports were considered The Pres.
ident's veto Of the direct tax bill was read and
referred. At5:l5 p. m. o recess was taken until
p. m, the night session being devoted to ap-
preparation bills.
STRIKERS ct Brooklyn, N. Y, arrested
for causing the death Of a man because he
refused to strike, but exonerated by the
coroner's Jury, have been rearrested on q