The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-04-17
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


First Session.
WASHINGTON, April a-sENArE- House
amendment to tho joint resolution for the 70.
moval OF the naval magazine from Ellis
island, N. Y, was concurred in. A protest vas
received from the New York Chamber OF Com
merce, against the Chinese census enrmsrtfion
Dill. Among the bills reported from commit.
tees and placed on the caleidar we're the fol-
lowing: Senate bills for pnblic buildings at
Kansas City, 1900 900; Grand Haven Mich,
100000, and Mansfield, o., $0O,oO0.
HOUSE The Senate dependent pension bill,
amended with a service pension provision, was
called up. A motion 10 suspend the rules and
pass 1t as substitute failed-yeas 100, nays 81,
not the necessary two.thirds. The public
building bills were then passed The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was reported A bill to
increase the salary Of the Surgeon General Of
the Marine Hospital service (Dr. Hamilton)
failed for lack Of the necessary wo.thirds vote
The naval appropriation bill was taken up in
committee of the whole, and at 5.40 p. m. the
House adjourned
WAsBfNGToN. April 6-SENATE Mr.. Ed.
munds gave notice in the Senate that as soon
rs the Montana election case could be disposed
Of, the Judiciary Committee would endeavor to
bring the antitrust bill rs reported by that com.
mittee In obedience to the order Of the Senate.
Bills were reported and joint resolution intro
duced to give extra law books to the Howard
University. The Montana case was taken up
ana debated, but laid aside for the antitrust
bill Mr.. Sherman said that. while the bill was
not oil he wanted, he believed that II was the
best that could be got, and he would therefore
vote for 1t as 1t stood. Amendments proposed
ny Reagan and George were rejected, and the
Dill as reported was passed, 81 to I. The bill
passed Is exactly as II came from the judiciary
Committee on Aprl2.
HousE-Mr McAdoo IN. ~, from the Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs, called up tho bill to
prevent the enlistment Of aliens in the naval
service Of the United States and IL was passed.
Mr.. Adams (Ill.) called up the motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the House defeated
the bill making an appropriation to supply the
deficiency caused by the Silcott defalcation.
! Mr. Holman (Ind) moved 10 table the motion
4 to reconsider Lost. The motion was then re.
considered, nnd the bill was passed. The
House then went into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. Butterworth (O) in the chair and the ma.
val appropriation bill was taken up and COM
sidered by sections until adjournment at Q :e5I
p. m.
WASHINGTON, April o-sENATE. Wilson
Qa) offered o resolution (Which was agreed to)l
instructing the Committee on Interstate Com.
merce to inquire what additional legislation is
necessary In respect to communication and ex-
cursion tickets SO rs to prevent abuses now ex-
listing in regard to individuals and localities
The House bill appropriating $75, 600 TO supply
the deficiency occasioned by the defalcation in
the offce Of the late Sergeant-at-Arns OF the
House was reported from the Committee on
Appropriations without amendment and pass.
ed. The Senate then resumed consideration
OF the Montana contested election case, and
Mr. Pugh concluded his argument in favor OF
the Democratic claiman ts--Messrs. Clark and
Maginnis. Mr. Turpie, also member Of the
Committee On Privileges and Elections, pre-.
sented an argument on the same side Of tho
question. The Chinese enumeration bill
was discussed, and at p. m. the Senate ad.
journed.
HousE-The Speaker having laid before the
Hotse the Senate bill for the Improvement and
maintenance Of tho National Geological park,
with the House amendment (providing that the
District OF Columbia shall pay half the expensc),
with the request from the Senate for confer
ence, Mr.. McComas Md moved that the
House recede from its amendment. After q
long debate. Mr. McComas' motion to recede
was defeated-ls TO 100. The House insisted on
Its amendment, and q conference was ordered.
The naval appropriation bill was considered,
and without action the House adjourned at
SPIN
WASHINGTON, April 10--SENATE--The Pres
dent pro tenn (Mr. Ingalls) remarked that he
was In error yesterday in allowing the motion
TO take up the Chinese enumeration bill while
the Montana election case was undisposed Of,
either by being postponed. laid aside inform.
ally or other action, and ruled that the Mon
tana case Is to proceed until completed The
case was then taken up and discussed pro and
con by Messrs. Hoar, Gray, Teller Turpie,
Sherman, Eustis, Edmunds, Voorhees, and
Kenpa. No action was taken and tho Senate
adjourned
House. the House this morning the Chap.
lain offered n prayer for Mr. Randall The
House went into Committee on the Whole, Mr..
Butterworth (O.) in the chair, on the naval ap-
preparations bill. Mr. Herbert (Ala) offered an
amendment providing for the construction OF
two instead Of three, coast-lino battle.ships.
Lost-3l to 81. Mr. Peters Kas.) moved to
strike out the entire clause for the increase OF
the navy. He believed that the United States
had no need Of battle.ships, and possessed all
the cruisers that 1t required. Alter debate Mr..
Holman Qnd.) moved to strike out the para.
graph providing for the three battleships, but
leaving In the provision for an armed cruiser.
Agreed to -9S to TO- The bill was then favor
ably reported to the House, but no final action
was taken. and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April 1l.-SEN ATE The con-
sideration Of the Montana election case was re-
sumod; and, as no Senator sought the floor,
the yeas and nays were ordered on the frst res.
olution, and the vote was about being taken
when Mr.. Evarts rose and suggested that II no
Senator on the other side desired to speak, he
would proceed to make the closing argument
In support OF the committees report. Mr. Hoar
gave notice that on Monday he should ask the
Senate to remain In session until the Montana
case Is disposed Of After an executive session,
the Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
HoUSE--Mr. Lacey called up tho contested
election case of Waddell vs. Wise from the
Third District OF Virginia. Mr.. Enloe (Tenn.)
House decided--yeas l24, nays 1lS--to consider
the election case; and Mr.. Lacey took the floor
with On argument In favor OF the claims OF the
contestant Mr.. OFerrsll, (Va) supported
the resolution Of the minority of the Committee
on Elections, which declared the seat vacant.