Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-01-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
iGathered from All Quarters
CONGRESS.

SNeNEo0s
THE Senate on the 10th, after the usual rou'
tno business, took up the bill introduced by
Senator Butler to provide for tho emigration OF
persons of color from the Southern states, and
Mr. Butler made u long speech In support OF
the measure Mcssrs. Hoar and Blair spoke
in opposition 20 the bill, declaring the PROPOSE
tion to be either manifest impossibility or an
nbsurdity, The bill went over without action
and the Senate proceeded to the consideration
of executive business, after which an adjourn.
ment was taken until the Goth The time OF
the House was almost entirely taken up In dis
cussing o resolution reported by Mr.. Mckinley
from the Committee on Rules providing for the
appointment of u special Worlds Fair Com
mittee of thirteen, to report within three days
n plan by which the House can determine the
site of the proposed fair and subsequently to
report bill providing for the fair. without
reaching conclusion the House adjourned.
THE Senate was not in session on the nth. -.
In the House Mr.. Mckinley called up his mo-
tion to table the motion TO reconsider the vote
by which the House had on the 10th refused to
substitute the resolution reported by the Com
mittee rules (us amended by the
adoption of the Cannon rcsolution) for
the original resolution referred to the
committee. Mr.. McKinleys motion was
agreed to-yeas l4i nays lag. The question
then recurred on the adoption of the original
resolution. that select committee OF nine
members be appointed by the Speaker, to be
called "the Worlds Fair Committee" to whom
shall be referred all matters relating to the
proposed celebration of the four hundredth an.
ulversary OF the discovery of America, or
the Worlds Fair of 1899. The resolution was
adopted-ycas iil, nays 1885, The New York
Worlds Fair bill then introduced by Mr..
Flower, of New York, and 1t was referred to the
special committee when appointed The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on the
Oklahoma Town Site Entry bill, and pending
actio IN first
section of the bill the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
In the House on the 18th Mr. Frank intro.
duced bill locating the worlds fair Mt st.
Louis, and creating corporation to carry on
the same. A resolutionwa adopted permitting
tho special committee investigating the ballot
box forgery to sit during the sessions OF the
House. The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on tho Oklahoma Town Site bill. After
a long discussion an amendment was adopted
prohibiting any United States Marshal deputy
or agent to prove title or hold any lot in Okla
'homa. Pending further action the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
AMONG the petitions presented and referred
in the Senate on the Goth were the following
In favor of the Blair Educational bill; in favor
,of u service pension law to all surviving SOL
diers OF the late war; for the repeal of the lim-
tation to arrears OF pensions; for the free coin
pge of silver; for u law to prohibit speculations
admission of Wyoming as State into the
Union, and for n temporary form of
government for Olklohoma were fayorably
reported and placed on the calendar. Mr. Pasco,
of Florida, addressed the Senate on the para
graph in the Presidents message relating TO Fed
eral control of elections. He was followed by Mr..
Chandler, after which the Senate proceeded to
the consideration of executive business
and then adjourned. In the House the
Speaker. announced the appointment of the
Worlds Fair Committee as follows: Messrs.
Gambler, of Massachusetts, Hit, of Illinois;
Bowdoin of Virginia. Belden, of New
York; Frank, OF Missouri; Springer of
Illinois; Hatch, of Missouri; Wilson, of
West Virginia, and Flower, OF New York.
Among the bills introduced were the follow
ing: Appropriating 100000 for the erection OF
d monument to the negro soldiers and sailors OF
the late war; to prohibit absolutely the coming
OF Chinese into the United States; authorizing
the issue of treasury notes on deposits OF silver
bullion. Senate bill increasing the minimum
compensation of supervisors of census from $500
to 81 900, was passed. The House then went
into Committee of the Whole on the Oklahoma
Town Site bill. After making some progress
with the bill the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
THE Senate devoted the greater part of the
session on the 21st to discussion of the advisa-
bility of taking census of farm mortgages.
The bill adversely reported, requiring
the Superintendent OF Census TO collect
statistics of farm mortgages, was taken from
the calendar, and after long discussion,
finally went over. The following bills were
then passed; To promote the efficiency of the
enlisted force OF the navy granting the State OF
California five per cent. OF the proceeds OF cash
sales of public lands; creating three addi'
tional land Offices in Colorado. After a
brief secret session the Senate adjourned.
THE House spent u long time in de-
batting decision of the Speaker which was
finally sustained. On the Goth Mr.. Bland, OF Mis-
souri,, moved that the House adjourn and on a
division the Speaker declared the motion lost
Mr.. Bland thereupon demanded tellers, and ac
cording to the Record the Speaker replied
-sThere is no provision for tellers." No record
OF this appearing in the journal, Mr.. Bland
moved to have the journal amended according
iy. The Speaker stated that such details were
not inserted In the journal Mr.. Bland's motion
to amend was submitted and on q division the
motion was declared lost by u vote OF SO TO 05
Mr.. Bland demanded tellers. The Speaker do
clined to entertain the demand for tellers. Mr.
Bland appealed from the decision Of the chair
Mr.Cannon moved to lay the appeal on the table
agreed to-yeas l49; nays 1876. Mr.. Bland's mo
tion to amend the journal was lost and the jour
nal was approved. The Worlds Fair Com
mittee was granted permis ssion to sit during
the sessions of the House. A number OF bills
and resolutions were introduced and referred
The House then, In Committee of the Whole
resumed consideration OF the Oklahoma TowI
Site bill, and when the committee rose tn,
House adjourned.
tItt. DOMESTIC.