The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-07-17
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


Flrst Session.
WAsHINGror, July 7.-sENArR The con.
serees on the part Of the two Houses this af.
tefnoon reached an agreement on the points Of
dfherence on the silver bill. The conference
report on the consular and diplomatic appro.
priation bill was presented and agreed to. Mr..
Morrell moved that the Senate proceed to the
consideration Of the tariff bill. He said that
AFTER the tariff bill was taken up II could be
laid aside informally until the two shipping
bills were disposed Of After debate the
vote was taken on Mr.. Morrell's motion
and the result was, yeas 10 nays 24--no quorum
voting. Then there was call Of the roll 10
which forty.nine Senators responded The vote
vas again taken and the Senate refused 10
sske up the tariff bill-yens 20 nays ga The
Federal election bill came over and was laid
on the table. After q brief executive session
the Senate at D 40 p. m. adjourned.
HousB-The Speaker had but just ordered
the reading Of the journal when RogerA Of Ar
Kansas arose and made the point OF no quorum
being present. All the counting the Speaker
was able to do could not make more than nine
ty-one members in sight out OF the 80 that
ought to have been there. The roll was called
while the Sergennt-at.arms went In search OF
absentees md the outer doors Of the House
were locked to keep those inside on hand until
sufhcient number could be found to make up
quorum. Finally 187 members were corralled
ana the journal VI Saturday was read. A Joint
resolution was cnered for the recall Of q
certain land bill sent TO the President, but
nnally withdrawn the Democrats refusing to
vote. Senate bill to forfeit certain land grants
was considered until p. m, when the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON July s--SeNATr.--rhe confer.
ence report on the silver bill was taken up. and
Mr.. Vest stated tho reasons why he should vote
against the report. Mr.. Sherman defended
and explained the conference report. The bill
was discussed until 8 p. m. when euogics on the
late 8. 8. Cox, OF New York, were delivered.
HoUsE-Aftcr prayer by the Chaplain, Mr..
Rogers (Ark.), made the point Of order that
there was no quorum present. Tho Speaker
was able to connt but Isl members, and on
motion Of Mr.. Mckinley tO) n call OF the House
was ordered. The call having disclosed the
presence OF 1874 members, more than quorum,
the journal OF yesterdays proceedings was read.
The bill for the admission OF Wyoming was
passed The bill to prevent collisions Mt sea
was considered and passed-125 TO AZ. A rule
tn givo tho Judiciary Committee four days was
crowded out by the land forfeiture bill. Pond
ing action on n conference report on private
bill, the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 0-SBNATE The prcsid-
ing officer (Mr. Ingalls) announced his signn.
ture to the bill f r the admission OF Wyoming
as State. and the bill went to the President
for his signature On motion Of Mr. Blair the
Senate proceeded to executive business Tho
doors were reopcne6 ut one o'clock. and the
sundry civil appropria ion bill was reported.
and Nv Allison stated Tint he would ask for It's
consideration tomorrow. The consideration
OF the conference report on the silver bill was
resumed and Mr.. Cockrell continued his argu.
ment against the report. The bill was discussed
Until adjournment. 1t was agreed to take q
vote tomorrow.
HOUsE.-Mr. Farquhnr IN. " called up the
conference report on the bill lappropriatinge75 900
for Tho relief OF Albert II. Emery. and demand.
ed tho previous question thereon. The previous
question was ordered-yeas 100. nays 87-and
the report was agreed &c. Mr.. Hit CIll), from
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, reported
back resolution requesting the President to
furnish the House with correspondence be.
tween the Government OF the United States
and Great Britain touching the subjects in dis.
pute In Behring's Sea since March T. 1880 Con.
ference report on consular appropriation bill
was considered and passed. Dilatory motions
were made until adjournment.
WASHINGTON. July 10.-SENATE Son.
ate resumed consideration Of the conference re-
port on the silver bill, md was Addressed by
Mcssrs. Morgan Call, Dolph, Teller and Mitch.
ell. After the debate the vote was taken, and
the conference report was agreed to-yeas 49,
nays 90. The following pairs were announced;
Chandler and Brown, Hearst and Stanford,
Hale and Gray, Morrill, and Morgan, Paddock
and Eustis, Teller and Berry, Wilson Qowa)
and Wilson (Md.). Adjourned.
HOUSE--Dilatory motions and roll calls pre-
ceded the reading OF the journal, and political
speeches followed on its amendment. The con.
sular reports on the diplomatic and consular
and the agricultural appropriation bills were
adopted. The land forfeiture bill was consid.
cred until adjournment. Mr.. williams dO.)
introduced the following resolution: Resolved,
That tho President Of the Senate and the
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives DO
authorized to close the present session OF the
Fifty.irst Congress by adjcurning their re.
spec,ivc houses on tho 8lst day OF July, 1890, at
the hour OF o'clock D. m" The resolution was
referred to the Committee on Rules.
WASHINGTON July ll.-SINArE Mr. Teller
introduced resolution favoring an information
oil bi-metallic conference. The shipping bills
were discussed until adjournment.
HoUsE.-Dilatory motions continued most Of
the day. \ private bill was passed and the
conference on the silver bill was taken up II
was agreed to take a vote tomorrow after four
hours debate. At +:2S p. m. recess was taken
until p M, tho night session being for private
pension bills.
WAsHINGToN July le.-sENATE. remon.
STRANGE Of the board Of trade OF Jackson Tenn,
against the Federal election bill was presented
to the Senate by Mr.. Harris. The shipping
bills were debated TIL near the close Of the ses.
sion and passed. On motion Of Mr.. Morrill,
the tarin bill was taken up and made the 'un.
finished business" After an executive session
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE Mr.. Dngley (Me.) presented q
memorial OF the State Conference OF Congrega.
tional Churches OF Maine for tho passage Of the
original package" bill. Referred. Mr.. Con.
ger Ga) then called up the conference report
on the silver bill, The bill was debated by
Messrs Conger, Williams Nll) McCutcheon
(Mich), Herman tOre,) Morrow (Cal.) Can.
non uil) Allen (Miss.), Peel (Ark.), and others.
The conference report was agreed to by o strict
party vote-iss to 90. The bill now goes to the
President.
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