Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-02-19
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CON >R,

THE Senate on the ltl TOT the bill TO
provide for n temporary u, "cr 'or Okla
homa. After considerable dis ,iU.. he u
vision in section r, under win MS OF
foreign birth (having declared their intention
TO become citzcns) are permitted to vote nj
tho first election was amended as TO re-
quire persons of foreign birth to have declared
their intention to become citizens twelve
months prior to the election. Several other
amendments were adopted, and tho bill went
over Consideration of the Blair Educational
bill was resumed and Mr.. Blair continued his
speech in its advocacy Without concluding
his remarks Mr. Blair yielded the floor The
Senate went into executive session and
when the doors rcopcncd adjourned until the
10TH. In the House the journal was read and
declared approved by n vote of lb3 to nothing
the Democrats rcfraining from voting and the
Speaker counting q sufficient number present
hut not voting TO make up the constitutional
quorum. Mr. Cannon, from the Committee on
Rules reported the now code, which was or
dered printed and rccommitted. The Senate
bill to increase tho pensions of certain soldiers
and sailors for permanent disability to S72 per
month was amended in some uninportant par.
ticnnrs and passed Under the call of States
II large number of bills were introduced and re-
ferrcd ana the House adjourned.
AFTER PRAYER in the House on the 9TH tho
Speaker stated that the journal clerk had been
busy in prcpnrng the new code of rules for
publication and that consequently the journal
o. the previous days proceedings was not ready
to he presented to the House. but would be
ready subsequently. Therefore the usual con.
test over the approval of tho journal
did not take place. bill increasing the pen.
sion of General Abram Duryea to Sl00 per
month was passed after some debate. Mr..
DNeill reported back the bill appropriating
$4,000 for the erection of monument to Major
General Henry Knox ut Thomaston, Me. This
n discussion.
md pending action the House adjourned until
the 10th. The Senate was not in session.
THE Senate on the 10th resumed consideration
of the oklahoma Territorial bill. Without
definite action the bill was laid aside, and the
Blair Educational bill taken up. Mr.. Blair re-
sumed his argument in favor of the passage of
the bill After speaking two hours he yielded
the floor to Mr.. Allison, who desired to
cnll mp other business. The Senate then
passed the House bill appropriating $4,000 Ito
be Immediately available for the Marion branch
Of the National Home for Volunteer Soldiers
for the current year,; the Senate bin appro-
praing $4,000 for "a public building at
New Orleans; appropr ating $4,000 to q
public building ut Sioux City, Ia; appro
printing S50O,O00 for public building Mt Cedar
Ropids, Ia The Senate then went into execu-
tive session and soon after adjourned. E. The
House spent the day in considering the new
code OF rules reported by Mr.. Cannon,
of the code, criticised the rules that have pre-
viously governed the House, and defended the
proposed change prohibiting the Speaker from
entertaining dilatory motions. Mr. Mills, of
Texas, followed in opposition to the proposed
changes. Pending further discussion the House
adjourned.
DURING the morning hour on the 11th the
Senate passed the bill appropriating 100000
for public building at Burlington, Ia, and the
Senate bill for the relief of certain settlers
on the public lands. The Oklahoma
bill was again taken up, the pend
ing question being the amendment of Mr..
Plumb to include No Mans Land in the pro-
posed Territory. After some discussion the
bill went over without action on the amendment
and the Senate took up the Educational bill,
Mr.. Blair resuming his speech in its support.
Without concluding his speech Mr.. Blair
yielded to q motion to proceed to executive
business and after secret session the Senate
adjourned. 80. In the House the journal of the
proceedings of the 10th was approved by
u vote of 150 to 1.-THE Speaker count
Ing a quorum. Mr.. Cannon called up the
proposed code of rules. A resolution offered by
Mr.. Springer was adopted providing that gen.
eral debate shall proceed until adjournment on
the 18th, after which the code shall be consid-
nred under the hve-minute rule till five o'clock
Friday when the previous question shall be con-
sidered as ordered Discussion of the code was
then proceeded with up to the time of adjourn
ment.