Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-09-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

DURING tho morning hour in tho Senate on
the 18th number of bills on tho calendar un.
objected to were passed. Among them the fol-
lowing: Senate pl approprGting $4,000 for a
public monument on n rescrva ion in washing
ton TO the memory OF John Ericsson, the in
vcntor and constructor OF the Monitor; House
bill to amen the act of February, 1895, so as Ia
entitle men who have served thirty years in tho
navy, army or marine corps to be placed on the
retired list with seventy five per cent of their
pay and allowance; Senate bill nppropriating
fi25,0OO for public building at Wilkesbarrc,
Pa. Private pension bills on the calendar were
taken up and eighty Of them were passed in
thirty minutes Tho bill to establish court TO
settle private land claims In Western States
and Territories was considered, but without
notion 1t went over and tho Senate ad.
journed &c. The session OF tho House was
occupied in consideration OF the Langston.
Venable contested election case. Mr.. Chcadle,
Of Indiana (Rcp), mad n speech in opposition
TO the majority resolution seating Langston.
The case then went over and notice was given
on the Republican side that the previous ques-
tion would be called at two o'clock p. IN. Thurs
dny.
THE Senate on tho 18th discussed and adopted
n resolution introduced by Mr. Plumb calling
on the Secretary Of the Treasury for in 'orma-
tion about the payment of silver bullion pur
chased under the Silver law. After passing n
number OF bills on the calendar of no general
tho late Representative Laird of Nebraska,
and adjourned. ... Tho entire session of the
House was spent in filibustering to prevent n
vote on the Largston- Venabie contested elec.
tion case and from lack OF n quorum the House
adjourned without transacting any business.
THE Senate on the 10Th took from the cal
endar and passed n number Of bills to which no
objection was maze. Mr.. Plumbs resolution
10 rlcommit the Bankruptcy bill with in
structions to amend 1t by making 1t
apply to voluntary bankruptcy only, was
discussed but without action on the mat.
ter the Senate ad ourncd.. In the House the
Democratic minority continued hlibustering
tuctics to prevent final action on the Langston
Venable contested election case, by breaking u
quorum. At the evening session seventy.two
private pension bills were passed and the
House adjourned.
THE Senate on the Goth passed the bill au
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury TO settle
the indebtedness to the Government of the
Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Company. Sew
eral private bills were also passed. The House
bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction of
the courts of the United States and the substi-
tutc therefor reported from the Judiciary Com
mttee, was taken up and debated ut length,
but went over without final action. Private
pension bills on the calendar were then takenup
and eiyhty-tlve of them passed in fifty minutes,
after which the Senate adjourned. -. In the
House every effort to secure a quorum was de-
feated by the Democratic minority, who alb
sented themselves to prevent vote on the
Lnngs on-Vcnable contested elected case, and
the House adjourned without transacting any
business
THE Senate on the o2d, after the transaction
of some rout ne business, resumed consideration
of the bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction
of United States courts The bill was
discussed to within few minutes of adjourn
ment and went over without action.
After q brief executive session the Senate
adjourned. e.. Only two Democrats were in the
hall when the House was called TO order. a
roll call the approval OF the journal resulted.
yeas 1873, nays Ono quorum-so n call of the
House was ordered. One hundred and fifty.nine
members responded to their names-still no
quorum, and Mr.. Mckinley moved an adjourn
ment which i3as carried