The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-09-25
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS-


the railroad land forfeiture bill WINS taken up
- the unfinished business, and Mr.. Sanders
concluded his argument After remarks by
Mossrs. Plumb and Morgan Il was agreed that
the vote on the conference report shall be taken
at two o'clock tomorrow, and the Senate then
adjourned. 's nVe ig
HoUsE--Mr. Mckinley reported the tariff
bill TO the House, and after two hours debate
the Senate amendments were non-concurred In,
| and the bill sent to conference. Mr. Enloe. Of
Tennessee, offered resolution condemning MP.
Kennedy's attack on the Senate in speech
delivered September g. Consideration Of this
resolution was not concluded when the House
adjourned. Mr. Kennedy intends to speak upon
the Enloe resolution, and he will probably ut.
tempt to reiterate his charges. He viii not be
allowed TO proceed this time, however.
u WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.-SHNArR-Bills pass-
cd: Senate bill authorizing the Librarian Of
Congress to purchase (at not exceeding $50, ,00c,
Townsond's library Of National, State and In.
dividual records, concerning the origin, prog.
ress and consequences OF the late civil war.
House bill for marking the line Of battle and
the positions OF troops Of the Army Of North
srn virginia at Gettysburg, Pa The House
antilottery bill was taken from the calendar
and passed without word Of discussion. The
conferences report on the railroad land forfeit
urs bill was resumed and after some
debate the report was agreed to--yeas 90 nays
H-s party vote. The House bill to repeal tim
was passed A conference was asked on the
disagreetng votes and Messrs. Plumb, Petit
grew and Walthall were appointed conferees
on the part of the Senate rtt.+
HoUsE.-The House passed number Of mi
nor measures, and then passed 10 the discus
sion OF the Enloe resolution concerning Repre-
sentative Kennedy's speech. 1t was finally re.
fcrred to the Committee on Judiciary.
WARRINGTON, Sept 17.-SENATR Mr.. Evarts
reported joint resolution appropriating 5000
for new site for the Lafayette statue and
stated that the site selected was an esplanade
OF some eighty feet square, at the southeast cor.
ner Of the Treasury reservation, not iniurinR
he said but improving the dignity OF the Treas
ury inclosure. After some debate the resolu-
ton was passed Bills passed: Appropriating
$4,000 for public monument in Wash
ington City 10 the memory Of
John Ericsson; House bill to amend the act Of
February, 1885, so as to entitle men who have
served thirty years in the army, navy or marine
corps to be placed on the retired list with sew
enty-five per cent OF their pay and allow ances I;
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for the pur.
chase OF certain manuscript papers and corre-
spondence OF Thomas Jefferson now in posses
sion Of his descendants The bill to establish a
court to settle private land claims IN Western
States and Territories was then taken up and
considered without action until adjournment.
HOUSE. After the passage Of number Of
minor bills by unanimous consent the Langs-
ton-Venable contest election case was called up.
A vote will be taken at o'clock tomorrow.
The Speaker announced his signature to the
river and harbor appropriation bill, and the
House took recess, the evening session to be
for consideration of bills reported by the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18-SENATE.-Mr. Voor-
hees introduced q bill to retire the circulation
Of the National banks, to issue legal tender
notes in lieu thereof and to reduce the interest
bearing debt Referred 10 the Committee
on Finance. The resolution offered yesterday
by Mr. Plumb to recommit the bankruptcy bill
to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions
to amend It so as to provide for voluntary bank
ruptcy only, was taken up, Mt the sugges-
tion Of Mr.. Hoar went over till tomorrow. After
passing number OF bills on the calendar the
Senate listened to eulogies of the late Repre-
sentative Laird, OF Nebraska.
HOUSE After prayer. in the House, Mr.
OFcrrall Wa) suggested that there was no
quorum present. The Speaker was unable to
count . quorum, and directed the Doorkeepers
to notify members in the lobby that their at
tendance was desirable. There were only fifteen
Democrats present In the course Of half an
hour the Speaker announced that 168 members
more than Quorum-were present. Mr..
Haugon (Wis.) moved to dispense with further
proceedings under the call Further pro-
oeodings under the call were dispensed with
yeas 1S5, nays SO. The journal was then ap-
proved-yeas 1853 nays b-the clerk noting .
quorum. 1t being impossible 70 retain quorum
the House at s:oo adjourned a.muD wbe
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-SENATE-The Sem
ate on motion OF Mr.. Sherman took up and
passed his bill 10 provide for the building Of .
memorial structure at Marietta, O., oommera.
tive Of the settlement Of the Northwestern ter.
ritory. Mr.. Plunb's resolution to orecommit the
bankruptcy bill 70 the Judiciary Committee,
with Instructions 70 amend II by making IL ap-
plyto voluntary bankruptcy only, was taken
mp discussed At some length and placed on the
calendar. Bills passed: House bill to discon.
tinue the coinage Of the three dollar and enc
dollar gold pisces, and the three.cent nickel
pieoe Senate, bali for the protection Of trees
and other growth on the public domain fFom
deotructton by hre.H Ni5rR3 GiG l1TaA biYs
HousS-Mr. Crisp moved that yesterdays
3oufnaibe corrected. but this motion WAS laid
~ the table--ysas ~. nays 3-and M. Crisp
raised the point Of 20 quorum. = TIE 6poa)ser
counted lN members presents Quorum NI
Crisp challenged the correctness Of the count
Tho Speaker said that he had taken great
pains In the count. and had NO doubt about ~
the fuls that lel menhsn constituted . cue
rum. A call Of the House was thea erdsreA
and a. . few Democrats had entered the cham
I ben, the presence OF 10 msmbers wAs disolosed
The Speaker announced the question 70 he %
approval Of the Journal, and II vss, approved,
|, The question reourred on ordering the previous
question % the Lsogston- Venable case '1Ae
previous question Vas ordered; yeas ~, nays
-the Clerk noting 3 quorum Mr. Chsadie
moved 10 rcsommit the case; lost 70 las. The
question recurring on the minority resolution
declaring LAngston not elected the quorum
disappearsd and o cail Of the House vas
ordered, which disclosed the prssence Of ia
members. The minority resolution was thea
rejected and the vote was taken on the second
minority resolutsca, declaring venable duly