The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-26
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.


| WASHINGTON April 1A.-SENArE. "A bill to
! incorporate the e Historical Society OF the Sons
! OF the American Revolution, was referred. Mr..
Plumb introduced bill to make available for
circulation certain assets and to reduce the sur.
plus to $4,000 600 without interfering with
100000 600 held for the redemption OF
u. s. notes. Mr. Rnndalls death was an
I nounced Appropriate resolutions were adopted
and q committee appointed, after which the
Senate at 12:50p. IN. adjourned as n mark OF
/ respect
HOUSE .--,rhe bill to pension the mother of
4 Charles Stewart Parnell, the Irish leader OF the
Home Rule party, has been reported favoraby,
but reduced from S120O per annum to fifty
dollars month. Mr.. ONeill announced the
death of Mr. Randall Resolutions were adopt
ed and committee appointed TO attend the
funeral after which the House adjourned
/ WASHINGTON, April 15.-SENArE-- Among the
bills reported to the Senate to-day from the
committees and placed on the calendar were
the following: Providing for the return of sec
ond-cass mail matter Mr.. Sherman offered
resolution, which was agreed to, directing the
/ Secretary of the 1nterar to communicate to the
Senate the report of Jesse Spaulding, Govern
/ ment Director of the Pacific railways. rs to the
general management OF such railways. a Dill
/ increasing the cost of public building Mt
/ Scranton, Pa, was passed. Notice was given
! that the Chicago Worlds Fair bill would be
called up next Friday. The Montana election
case was taken up, and n vote ordered for to-
morrow, and Mt $3.50 p IN. the Senate ad-
journed.
HoUE-The naval appropriation bill was
| passed with the clause for battleships restored.
The bill to define and regulate the jurisdiction
OF the u. S Courts was passed-13 to 13, the
| Speaker counting u quorum. Ate p. m the
House adjourned.
WAsH1NGroN April 1G.-SENATE.-The Mon
tana contested election cases were disposed of
by seating the Republican claimants, Messrs.
u ~ y,nttt tFnfn Nln
Chinese enumeration bill was taken up and
amended to provide Cinnamon In transit across
the United States should not be interfered
with, whercupon Mr. Stewart, OF California,
moved to lay the bill on the table, on the ground
that the amendment adopted would do more
harm than good and the motion prevailed. a
number of public building bills were passed.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow.
HouSE.-A resolution to investigate the life
saving service was reported adversely. The
bill to permit foreign capital TO he invested in
mines went over without action. Mr.. Mckinley
reported the tariff bill. The Military Academy
bill was passed. The report in the contested
election case of Posey VS.. Parrett, from the First
Indiana District, was adopted in favor of the sit
ting member. Similar action was taken in the
case of Bowen VS.. Buchanan from the Ninth Vir-
ginia District, and ut 4:S5 p m, the House ad-
journed
WASHINGTON, April 17.-SENATE.-1he new
Montana Senators drew for terms Mr.. Saun-
ders got the short term, ending 1888, and Mr..
Powers the long term, ending March ., 1875.
Among the bills introduced was one of Mr..
Reagan, proposing an amendment to the consti-
tuition for the election of Senators by vote OF
the people A bill was passed making an ap-
preparation for u public building at Mansfield,
o., of 100000. Also, House joint resolution re-
qucsting the Secretary of War 10 cause further
report to be made as TO the practicability and
approximate cost OF tunnelin5 the Detroit river
Mt or near Detroit, Mich. Also House bill for
the appointment and retirement of John G FIRE.
mont as n MajorGeneral in the u S. Army.
On motion of Mr.. Gray the House bill to trans
fer the revenue cutter service from the Treas
ury Department to the Navy Department was
taken up for consideration and went over. The
resolution providing for the appointment OF
thirty medical examiners in the Pension Bur
eau was discussed until 5: :25, when the Senate
adjourned
HoUsE-After the reading OF the journal Mr.
Butterworth OF Ohio arose and said that 1t
was seemiy and proper and just tribute OF re-
spect to the memory OF the distinguished NAH
Hon. Samuel ]. Randall--whose funeral took
place to-day that tho House adjourn. A mo-
tion to This effect was Immediately adopted.
WASHINGTON. April ls.-SEShTE. Mr. Payne
introduced bill for monument to Commodore
Perry Mt Putin Bay. The Worlds Fair bill
was ignored for the executive session. After
four hours secret session the Senate refused
81 to %, to bring recacitrant correspondents
before the bar OF the Senate. All the witnesses
were discharged. Three public building bills
were passed, and ut 5:30 p. m. the Senate I'd
journed
HoUsE.-A motion to take up the Legislative
bill was defeated by the friends OF the private
calendar. disagreeing report on the Zoolog-
ical Park bill agreed to- The river and
harbor Appropriation bill was reported The
court of claims bill was taken up and consider
ed and resolution adopted 10 refer 1t back TO
the War Claims Committee to investigate the
loyalty of the claimants and report within two
weeks. AT p. m. recess was taken until
o'clock, the night session being for private pen
sion bills. A general bill was favorably reported
today for the construction OF post-office build
ings at all towns where the annual receipts are
$1,000 or in tho of county seats $500
There are one hundred and twelve such towns
in Ohio, sixty-eight in Indiana and twcnty.nne
in Kentucky. Some OF these, however already
have post-ofice buildings.
WASHINGTON, April 10 9--SENATE--A bill was
introduced for the purchase OF Mathews por-
trait Of Abraham Lincoln and another for the
acceptance of the G. A. II. statue of General
Grant. bill was reported approprating $780,
00I for equestrian statue of General Grant in
Washington. The bill for the relief of the wild
ow of Lieutenant Colonel Mclean was passed;
also bill authorizing the purchase of Il site for
II supreme court building east OF the Capitol.
800 p. m. adjourned.
HOUSE.--ln the House public building bills
were passed or disposed of, after which eulogics
were delivered OH the late S. s. Cox, of New
York. until p. m. when the House adjourned.