The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-07-12
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.


First session.
wAsu,scros June 30 o-SrN The House
bill IN relation TO onths In pension and other
cnscs was taken from the calopdar and passed.
The House bill for the admission Oh loarU M, ~ e.,
state was taken up for consideration. the Dill
having been read Mr.. Morrill, gave notice tnnt
hc would, Mt the earliest practicable moment'
move TO take up the tarh Dill rug
agricultural appropriation Dill was takcn
up and passed A further conference
was ordered on the Legislative appropIa
tion bill. The only point OF difference is the
amendment 10 increase the pay OF Senator'S
clerks. The House Joint resolution. continuing
the annual appropriations for thirty DAYS niter
the fiscal year IN the appropriation piiis haVc
not then become law), was reported py ME- Al
lison nrrd passed.
HousE-Mr. breckenridge Ky.) presented
the credentials OF w. w. Dickerson ms Repre-.
sentative elect from the Sixth Congressional
District OF Kentucky, to MI the vacancy occa
stoned by the resignation ~t Mr.. CARLISLE. MT.
DIclterson appeared ut tn bar OF the House
and took tho oath Of offc The deDate on tne
Federal election bill W then resumed, MT
Herbert (Aln) spealsin against the bill, foi.
lowed by others pro and IN. The debate was
suspended long enough enable Mr. cannon
uil) to report from the Committee on Appro-
priations u joint resolution extending for thirty
days, or until the bills now pending become
laws the provisions of the appropriation acts
oil 1SSV.g0 III pro rata nfnOuulS Iusseu
wAsHINGToN July l.-SENATE. AT the close
of Mr. Vance's speech against the Idaho bill,
the bill was passed without division. A mes
sage from the House OF Representatives an
nouncing that the body had resolved to ad'
here" to its disagreement to the senate amend
ments to the legislative appropriation bill hav-
ing been pre- csented, Mr.. Dawes said that the
House having declined to confer further with
the Senate, the only alternative left was either
to let the bill fail or to rccede from It's amend
ments He moved that the Senate recede. The
motion gave rise TO long discussion. flnaliy
the vote was TAKEN and the Senate, by yeas ~
nays a. refused to recede from its amendments.
Tho Senate proceeded to executive BUSINESS
and soon adjourned.
HOUSE Tho House resumed consideration
ofthe Federal election bill; the pending amend.
ment being that offered by Mr.. .Lehlbach (NJ).
providing that the Chief Supervisor OF Election
for each Judicial District OF the United states
shall take such action as is requisite to secure
such supervision in every Congressional dis.
trict as is provided by tho laws OF tho United
States. The amendment was rejectcd-yeas
1872. nays 1888. After debate the House ad'
journed.
WAsHIYGToN, July a.-SENATE.-Mr. Plumb
from the Committee on Public Lands reported
the Senate bill 10 provide for the delivery o
land patents to their rightful owners, and asked
for its immediate consideration. PASSED. II
directs the Secretary OF the Interior TO send te
the Recorder OF Deeds in each city In whicf
lands SO patented lie, lists OF the land patent.
| in that county that have been in the genera
land office uncalled for for twelve months
After debate the Senate receded from the
amendments and the legislative bill now goes
| to the President for his signature. The steam
| ship tonnage and mail subsidy bill was consid
| cred until $50 D. M, when the Senate ad
| journed.
HoUsE-The Federal election bill passed the
| House tonight about 10 O'Clock, the time be
| tween that and Q p. m when debate closed, be
| ing consumed by roll-calls ON dilatory motions
| The test vote-ycas 149, nnys 155-was OF
| Sprngers motion to lay the bill and pending
| amendments on the table. 1t was the first mo
tion made, and developed the fact tfbt there
was o majority OF six members for tbs passage
| of the bill. Mr.. Springer changed his vote II
order to move for reconsideration but tina
| did not change the real majority, which variet
| from six tc seven all the afternoon and evening
There were twenty-five Republicans and Dem
ocrats who did not vote on the first call mos
| OF them being present but paired. No Demo
| crat voted with the Republicans. Two Repub
| lcuns voted with the Democrats.
| WASHINGTON July 3-SENATE Message!
| from the President as to Indian lands in Kan
| sas; as to postal and cable communication be
| tween the United States and the Latin-Ameri
can States; rs to the cele ebration OF the fourtl
| centennial of the discovery OF America, ana a'
| to agreement between the Cherokee Commits
| sion and the Iowa Indians In the Indian Terri
| tory, were presented and referred. Severa
| bills were reported and placed on the calendar
| Resolutions were offered calling for information
| in regard to the manufacture ut soldiers home
| of articles for sale in competition with private
enterprises. and in regard to Pacific railroad in
| debtedness. The subsidy bills were discussed
| until 80 p. M, when tho Senate adjourned un
| til Monday.
| HoUsE-Mr. Lodge (Mass) asked for a re
| print of the Federal election bill. rs passe'
| with marginal notes. Mr.. Dorsey tNeb) asked
| consent to offer resolution requesting tn
| President to re.,rn to the House the bill ex
tending the time of payment to purchasers o
land OF the Omaha tribe Of Indians in Nebras
| ka, but objection was made. Mr.. McComa
| (Md.) presented the conference report on th
| District of Columbia appropriation bill. Ate
| debate and pending vote on the conference
report, the House at l:45 adjourned till Mon
| day.