The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-29
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.


First Session.
| WASHINGTON March IS SENATE. Petitions
were presented against an extradition treaty
| with Russia. The Senate voted 10 receive
| them In open session. An executive session
| followed, after which the Blair bill was consid.
| cred. Daniel. OF Virginia, spoke for II, and
Morgan against, and Hawlcy claimed the floor
for tomorrow. The urgent deficiency bill was
considered, and at 5;35 p. m. the Senate ad-
| journcd.
HOUSE. Under suspension OF rules a number
| OF unimportant bills were passed. including
| bills for the transfer OF the revenue marine to
the Navy Department; for a Chinese census and
/ Identification, and for the creation OF the onices
| OF Assistant General Superintendent and Chief
Clerk OF the Railway Mail service. On motion
OF Mr. Wickham tO), joint resolution was
passed calling on the Secretary OF War for
| further report us TO the practcabity and ap-
proximate cost OF tunneling tho Detroit river at
or near Detroit, Mich.
| WASHINGTON, March 1s.-SENATE -1mmc.
| diately after tlfe morning business the consd
Grafton of the urgent deficiency bill was re-
sumed. II was passed. The Blair education
bill was then taken up as the unfinished busi'
ness" and Mr. Hawley addressed the Senate
in opposition to 1t. MIR. Moody offered some
amendments TO the bill and spoke in favor OF
IL. Mr. Chandler also argued in favor Of the
bill. The bill then went over till tomorrow.
The House amendments to the Oklahoma bill
dered. Several public building bills were pass
cd, and at G 40 p. m. the Senate adjourned.
HouSE.-A resolution was adopted calling on
the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the
Interior for information as to whether saving
OF public expenditure can be made by transfer
ring the Bureau OF Pensions from the Interior
Department to the War Department. reso-
luton was adopted calling upon the Secretary
OF the Interior for data relative to the payment
OF pensions, and for an estimate rs to the
amount OF money required for the payment OF
arresrages in case the limitation OF arrears act
is repealed The House went into committee
OF the whole tMr. Burrows (Mich.,) in the
chair on the pension appropriation bill. After
discussion, the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON March 19-SENATE "A num-
Der OF petitions were presented. MIR. Voorhees,
delivered n speech on the resolution which he
introduced on Monday. The full text OF the
resolution reads as follows: BE it resolved,
That II is the duty OF Congress in the present
crisis TO lay aside all discussion and considera-
tion ofmerc party issues and TO give prompt and
immediate attention 10 the preparation and
adoption of such measures as are required for
the relief OF the farmers and others overtaxed
and underpaid laborers of the United States"
The Blair bill was taken up, Pierce, OF Dakota;
Evarts and Call speaking. Mr.. Bate got the
floor. At5p. IN. the Senate adjourned.
HousE-Mr. Gambler presented the report Of
The report favors Chicago as the place, and
April 20, 1892, as The time OF opening. The re-
port recommends an appropriation OF 81 100000
The contested election case OF Mudd VS.. Comp
ton from the Fifth Maryland District, was con-
sidered until 4:S0 p m, when the House ad-
journed
WAsHINGToN March oo.-SENATE- Protests
were presented against the meat inspection
bill Senator Teller reported favorably bills
setting apart d5o acres OF land for public park
at Pagosa Springs and $500 acres near Del
Norte Col, for public parks the latter to be
known us Royal Arch Park. Tho Senate took
q vote on the third reading and engrossment of
the Blair Educational bill. When the vote was
concluded and 1t was known that it had result
ed against the bill Mr.. Blair changed his vote
from yea to nay so rs TO make motion to re-
consider. The result was then announced as
yenrs3l, rays 81. Mr.. Blair made motion to
reconsider the vote, which motion was entered,
and after an executive session the Senate ad-
journed
HOUSE The Senate and House Committees
on immigration met in joint session this morn
ing and heard protests against the passage OF
any lnws restricting foreign immigration. Rep
resentative WiclSham has introduced petition.
signed by Huntington Brown and sixty-four
other citizens OF Richand County, praying for
the erection of II monument TO mark the burial
place of those who were killed in the battle OF
Lake Erie in 1873. Two public building bills
were passed. Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa. pre-
sented resolution OF the General Assembly OF
Iowa, urging legislation against the adutera.
tion of lard. Referred The Mudd- Compton
contested election case was voted on. The res
oluton declaring Mudd elected was adopted
yeas 15o nays 145. Mudd was sworn in The
pension appropriation bill was taken up, and at
5:l5 p. IN. the House adjourned.
WAsHIIGToN, March 2i.-SENATE- -Numer.
GUS petitions and memorials were presented for
law against the employment OF aliens ON Gov
ernmcnt work; some for the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver; one from Nebraska against
the extension of time for the payment OF the
Pacific railroad debts to the Government, and
from California for the removal of duty ON jute
and jute bagg.ng. Mr.. Plumb from the Com
mittee on Appropriations reported back the
House joint resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of thirty medical examiners for the Bu-
reau OF Pensions, and gave notice that he would
ask the Senate 10 consider IL tomorrow. The
Sherman anti trust bill was considered until
p m After a short executive session. the Sen
ate adjourned.
HOUsE.-Immcdately after the reading OF
tho Journal the House went into committee Of
the whole (AIr burrows, OF Michigan, in tho
chair on the Pension Appropriation bill. Tho
measure was dscu sed by NJ ssrs. Chcndlc
Gnd) Morrow (Cal), BrechinridFc (Ny),
Bynum GndJ. Buchanan IN. J), McCulchcon
tMich.), SpEola IN. W, Enoc Crcnn.), Allen
(Miss.), Grosvenor lO), Tarnsey MOI. and
others The committee rose and the bill was
passed. The bill cXpends about s0S5OO,0OO
The bill for the retirement of General Fremont,
with the rank of Major General. was passed.
bill was pussed opprnpriutins s25, ,oO0 to ona
BILE the Secretary OF War TO purchase twenty
five hundred tcnts for the use of the people
driven from their homes by the floods now pre-
vailing in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louis
lana. AT its evening session the House passed
fifteen private pension bills, and at lO:30 ad
Journed until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-SENATE THE cal. |
endar was taken up. bill to appropriate
$500, 600 for public building at San Diego
caused considerable discussion, but was finally |
passed. Mr. Blair introduced another educa-
tional bill. Fifty bills were passed. most of
them pension measures At 4:30 p. m. the Sem
ate adj journed.
HOUSE. Representative Breckenridge, of
Kentucky. introduced an act entitled: "To |
provide for the industrial develoment OF the |
United States and to reduce the revenue" Mr. |
Breckenridge also introduced bill to regulate |
the pay ofminors enlisted in the army 1t pro. |
vides that minors under twenty years OF age |
enlisted In the army shall receive as pay proper |
besides the contingent additions allowed all |
officers and soldiers $40 per |
month as first grade apprentices, sl1 per month |
as second grade apprentices, SIC per month as |
third grade apprentices, I3 per month as fourth |
grade apprentices, and their number and grades |
shall be determined under such regulations as |
the Secretary OF War shall establish. After |
unimportant legislation, including the passage |
OF two public building bills, eulogies were do.
livered on the Fate Il. J. Gay, of Louisiana.
News Hams.