The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-26
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS,
First Session.

conference on the antitrust bill was granted.
A bill was introduced to retire General Banks
as Major General. Mr.. Daniel addressed the
Senate on silver. Mr.. Allison followed. A
general discussion occurred, participated in by
Messrs, Vest, Eustis, Teller and Edmunds No
agreement was reached about vote. After
an executive session the Senate ut p m. i'd
journed.
HOUsE-Two conference reports on public
building bills were presented. The sundry civil
appropriation bill was considered in Committee
OF the Whole. Mcssrs. T. N. Morrill,, Of Kan
sas, and a. l.. Pearson, OF Pennsylvania, were
appointed members OF the Board OF Managers
OF the Sold ers' Homes. On motion OF Will
,i'ams, OF Ohio, an amendment was offered and
agreed 10 to mako specific appropriation for
back pay clause relating to bounty was no
tected. Pending action the House adjourned
,at5:2o p. m.
!, WAsHISGTON, June 1T.-SENATE Amend.
,,ments TO the Silver Dill was voted on. The
FIRST was TO strike out the provision that the
Treasury notes issued for the purchase Of sii.
yer shall be u legal tender In payment OF all
debts, public and private" Rejected. The
next vote was on the amendment TO strike out
the bullion redemption clause. IT, was agreed
to-yeas 81, nays Z. The next vote was on the
amendment to strike out the sixth section for
the free coinage OF silver when the price was 81
for TlA grains Of pure silver. 1t was
rejected - yeas. 10; nays 49, Mr..
Plumb offered the following amend.
ment In lieu OF the first section OF the House
bill: That from and after tho date OF the pass.
ngo OF this act the unit Of value In the United
States shalt be the dollar, and the same may be
coined Of 412M grains OF standard silver or OF
rs $40 gains Of standard gold and the said coins
shall be legal tender for all debts, public and
private. Agreed to. The bill as amended was
then passed.
HoUsE.-,rhe sundry civil bill was passed and
the Indian appropriation bill was debated until
adjournment ut p. m.
WASHINGTON. June 1S--SENArE. Tho tariff
bill was reported. The river and harbor bill
was also reported. After executive session OF
an hour, the conference report on the antitrust
bill was agreed to. The legislative appropri-
alton bill was considered, and the salaries OF
clerks to per diem committees and Senators
increased to 800 per annum. Pending action
the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-The Indian appropriation bill YVES
taken up. The silver bill, as amended In the
Senate, was reported. A motion for the com.
mittee Of the whole to rise for some action on
the silver bill was defentcd-94 to 1O5. The In.
dian bill was finally passed, and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. June 49, SENATE.--A number
OF bills were reported and placed on the calen.
dar. Several bills were passed. The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was considered. Eulogies
delivered, and the Senate adjourned.
HOusE.-The approval 0f thc Journal dis.
closing the reference Of the silver bill to the
Coinage Committee, was thesubject Of a motion
TO correct this statement and long discussion
OF the action OF the Speaker The chairman Of
the Committee on Election Of President, Vice
President and Representatives in Congress to.
day submitted the report OF the committee up
on the Federal election bill, drafted In pursu.
NJ ha atrNp I'M nj
Gus. The previous question was voted down.
yeas 100, nays III, eight Republicans voting
with the Democrats. Several votes followed,
and the House adjourned. the pending question
for tomorrow being o motion TO approve the
journal as amended s'
WASHINGTON. June &c. eo.--SENATE-1he Post.
Office appropriation bill and the Consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill were reported and
placed on the calendar The consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bill was resumed
the question being on the point Of order made
by Mr. Allison against the amendment to In
crease the salary OF the Commissioner OF the
Land Office from $4,000 to $1,000 and OF the As
sistant Commissioner from o., 900 to 50, 500 Tho
Vicc President submitted the question to the
Senate, and the amendment was declared to be
in order-yeas 81, nays a. The amendment
was then agreed to-yeas %. nays 10. The bill
was then formally reported TO the Senate, and
the amendments made In committee Of the
whole were agreed to.
HoUsE.--The previous question on approving
the journal OF Wednesday Us amended was or.
dored, yeas 128. nays l32. a motion to recon-
slider was laid on the table, yeas l3l, nays 100.
The journal was finally approved, yeas 1Sa, nays
1870. Bland moved to take the bill from the
Speakers table. The Speaker ruled against
the mDtion, and pending an appeal The House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON. June 2l.-SENATE-A rosolu.
ito was agreed TO for report on the admins.
trative service OF the Senate. The bill TO do.
vote the Mormon Church funds to common
schools in Utah was passed. The bill to apply
the funds from public lands to the endowment
Of agricultural colleges was considered. Sew
eral bills on the calendar were passed. and,
after brief executive session, the Senate nd
journed.
HOUsE.-The silver contest was resumed.
Mr.. Bland's motion to reconsider the vote to
table tho appeal from the Speakers decision
was defeated-yeas 90, nays l20 A motion to
table Mr.. Bland's appeal was carried-l46 to 45.
The Speaker ruled that the silver bill was re.
ferred to the Committee Of Coinage, and an ap-
peal from this decision was beaten-yeas l44,
nays III. The House then adjourned.