The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-04-19
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, April 7-SENATE--The House
amendment TO the joint resolution for the re-
| moval Of the naval magazine from Ellis
Island, N. ", was concurred In protest was
| received from the New York Chamber OF Com
mcrcc, against tile Chinese census enumeration
bill. Among the bills reported from commit
| tees and placed on the calendar were the fol-
| lowing Senate bills for public buildings ut
Kansas City, 5000 900; Grand Haven, Mich,
| 10000 und Mansfield, o., 100000
| HOUSE THE Senate dependent pension bill,
amended with service pension provision, was
| called up. A motion to suspend the rules and
pass II as q substitute failed-yeas 1G9, nays 81,
not the necessary two.thirds. The public
building bills were then passed The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was reported bill to
increase the salary OF the Surgeon General Of
the Marine Hospital service (Dr. Hamlton)
failed for lack OF the necessary twothirds vote.
! The naval appropriation bill was taken up In
committee OF the whole, and at 5:4O p. IN. the
! House adjourned
| WASHINGTON, April 8-SENATE. Mr. Ed
munds gave notice in the Senate that as soon
as the Montana election case could be disposed
of, the Judiciary Committee would endeavor to
bring the antitrust bill 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
and debated, but laid aside for the antitrust
bill Mr.. Sherman said that while the bill was
not all he wanted, he believed that 1t was the
best that could be got, and he would therefore
| vote for it as IL stood. Amendments proposed
by Reagan and George were rejected, and the
bill as reported was passed, 81 to j. The bill
| passed is exactly as IL came from the Judiciary
| Committee on Aprll2.
HoUsE-Mr. McAdoo IN. J.), from the Com.
mittee on Naval Affairs called up the bill to
prevent the enlistm of aliens in the naval
service of the United States and 1t was passed.
Mr.. Adams CIll) called up the motion to recon-
OF. s1,A lfa1. hn In nd
the bill making an appropriation to supply the
deficiency caused by the Sicott defalcntion.
Mr. Holman (Ind) moved 10 table the motion
! to reconsider. Lost. The motion was then re-
| considered, and the bill 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 con-
sidered by sections until adjournment at 5:25
p. IN.
WAsHINGToN, April 9-SENArE,-Mr Wilson
Ga.) offered q resolution (Which was agreed to)
fnstructing the Committee on Interstate Com
merce to inquire what additional legislation is
necessary in respect to communication and ex-
curson tickets so us to prevent abuses now ex--
listing in regard TO individuals and localities.
The House bill appropriating $4,000 TO supply
the deficiency occasioned by the defalcation in
the office of the late Sergeant-atA Arms of the
House was reported from the Committee on
Appropriations (without amendmenU 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 claimants-Messrs, Clark and
Maginnis. Mr. Turpfe, also n member of the
Committee on Privileges and Elections, pre-
sented an argument on the same side of the
question. The Chinese enumeration bill
was discussed, and at p. m the Senate ad-
journed.
HoUsE.-The Speaker having laid before the
House the Senate bill for the improvement and
maintenance of the National Geological park,
with the House amendment providing that the
District OF Columbia shall pay half the expense),
with the request from the Senate for q confer
ence, Mr. McComns Md moved that the
House recede from its amendment. After a
long debate Mr.. McComas' motion TO recede
was defeated-1S TO 100. The House insisted on
its amendment, and conference was ordered
The naval appropriation bill was considered,
and without action the House adjourned at
8 p. NJ.
WASHINGTON. April 10.-SENATE--The Pres
dent pro TEN. (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
Kcnna. No action was taken and the Senate
adjourned
HousE-In the House this morning the Chap
lain offered prayer for Mr.. Randall The
House went into Committee on the Whole, Mr..
Butterworth (O.) in the chair. on the naval ap-
propriations bill Mr.. Herbert (Ala) offered an
amendment providing for the construction of
two instead OF three, coast-line battle-ships.
Lost-3l to 52 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
he cruisers that it required. After debate Mr..
Holman Gnd) moved to strike out the para
graph providing for the three battle-ships, but
leaving in the provision for an armed cruiser
Agreed o-0S to TO- The bull was then favor
ably reported TO the House, but no final action
was taken. and the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, April l-SEHATE--The con-
of the Montana election case was re-
sumed and, as no Senator sought the floor
the yeas and nays were ordered on the first 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 thc
Senate to remain in session until the Montana
case is disposed of. After an executive session,
the Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
HoUsE--Mr. Lncey called up the contested
election case of Waddell VS.. Wise from the
Third District OF Virginia. Mr.. Enloe (Tenn)
raised the question of consideration The
House decided-yeas l2l, nays ll8-to consider
the election case; and Mr.. Lacey took the floor
with an argument in favor of the claims OF the
contestant Mr.. O'Ferrall, Wa) supported
The resolution OF the minority of the Committee
On Elections, which declared the seat vacant.
After considerable bate without disposing of
.he matter the house took recess, the even.
ng session to be for the consideration of pri.
yate pension bills.
WAsHINGToN. April l2.-SENATE.-M Dawes
presented petition OF the Boston Board OF
Trade. indorsing the resolutions of the New
York Chamber OF Commerce, reno nstr rating
against the proposed Legislation for driving the
Chinese out OF the country" The following
public building bills were reported and placed
IN the calendar: Marine Hospital at Gallipolis,
D., $4,000; for Fremont, o., $4,000 The
ollowing bills were passed: Senate
dill to increase the rate of pensions
or certain cases of deafness TO forty dol
ars month, Senate bill to increase the efi
ency and reduce the expense OF the Signal
Jorps OF the army. The bill transfers to the
Department of Agriculture the Weather Blu.
eau leaving the Signal Corps OF the army tore.
main in the War Departme t. After an execu.
i've session the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Waddill Wise contested elec.
ion case was resumed and the Republican con.
estant seated-yeas 1874, nays l20. Euogies on
he late Representative Laird, OF Nebraska,
we're delivered. AT 4:50 p M the House ad.
burned