Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-03
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CONGRESSIONAL.

bOT III april lobo AlltI ulSCuS
sion the amendment was agreed TO. An amend
ment offered by Mr.. Blair was agreed to, prohib
iting the sale of liquors wine or beer within tht
exposition grounds The bill was then passed
yeas 43, nays 13. Senators Barbour Berry
Blackburn, Cockrell, Coke, George, Hampton
Morgan Pugh, Reagan, Vance, Vest and Walt
hall voted in the negative. committee o.
conference on the disagreeing points was asked
for, and Messrs. Hnwley, Farwell and Vance
we're appointed conferecs ON the part OF the
Senate. The Senate then adjourned.
HousE.-The bill appropriating S393,5oo tc
provide necessary vaults and safeguards for the
security of the public money in the custody Of
the United States Treasurer, was passed. Mr.
Morrill,, of Kansas, from the Committee on In
valid Pensions, called up the bill to pension
prisoners of war. Messrs. Boothman Of Ohio
Cutcheon OF Michigan, Kennedy OF Ohio, and
Morse of Massachusetts, advocated the passage
of the bill, the latter maintaining that the men
imprisoned at Andersonville and such hells on
earth suffered more than those in the ranks.
The motion to suspend the rules and pass the
bill was then put and defeated-yeas 143, nays
7S-not the necessary two thirds, and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, April 22.-Mr. Mitchell made q long
speech in favor of his proposed constitutional
amendment for the election Of Senators by the
people. During the course Of his speech he
declared that the secresy OF executive sessions
was no longer in harmony with the spirit OF the
HRe lHe DcnuIe Lucn lOOK up anu DuSScu bls
District OF Columbia Appropriation bill. Mr..
Morrill,, from the conference committee on the
geological park in Washington, reported a dis
agreement on the House amendment requiring
half the expense to be paid by the District of
Columbia and moved that the Senate recede
from its position. The motion was agreed TO
and the bill now goes'to the President for his
signature. Adjourned.
HousE.-The Senate amendments to the
Worlds Fair bill were concurred in, and the
House spent the rest OF the day in discussing
in Committee of the Whole the Legislative
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. Mr.
Butterworth explained the provisions of the
bill, saying that in some of the departments
there substantially n civil pension list, old
employees who had faithfully served the Govern
ment being retained in their positions, although
they were OF little service. The bill was criti-
cised by Messrs. Dockery, Williams of Illinois,
Spinola, Washington, Allen and Others Mr.
Dunnell moved to strike out the appropriation
OF S21, $50 for clerks for Senators Pending
vote on this the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, April 23.-Mr. Reagan, of Texas, ad-
dressed the Senate in support OF his bill to
repeal all laws for the retirement of army and
navy officers with pay. Mr.. Platt presented
the conference report on the Senate bill to pro-
vide temporary government for the territory
of Oklahoma. After debate the report was
agreed to-yeas So nays B. (rhe bill now goes
TO the President for his signature.) A few
important bills were taken from the calendar
and passed, and the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The House spent the day in Com
mi,tee OF the Whole discussing the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill, the
pending question being on the motion to strike
out the clause providing clerks for Senators.
A long discussion ensued as TO the relative
rights and privileges of the two houses of Con-
gress without much reference to the pending
ha rno In strike out lost
SIS to 81. Mr.. Kelley Of Kansas, started n
general debate as to the persecution of Repub-
lican pcstmasters and outrages in the South,
after which the committee rose and the House
adjourned.
SENATE, April 24.-Mr. Hoar, from the Com.
mittee on Privileges and Elections, reported n
bill to amend the Federal election laws of the
United States and addressed the Senate in its
favor Mr.. Pugh, n member OF the committee,
said the bill was opposed by every Democratic
member of the committee and spoke in opposi-
tion TO it. The Senate bill appropriating $4,000
for an equestrian statue at Manchester, n. H.,
of Major General John Stark was passed. The
House bill TO transfer the revenue cutter service
from the Treasury Department to the Navy De-
partment was taken up and Mr. Sherman ad-
dressed the Senate in opposition to it. He argued
at length against the bill and had not concluded
his speech when at two o'clock the Land For
feiture bill was taken up as the unfinished
business" After some debate the bill was laid
aside and the Senate went into executive ses-
sion and soon adjourned.
HoUSE.-Consideratio Of the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill occu-
pi-i the attention of the House in Committee
OF cIe Whole the entire day. Up TO the hour of
adjournment but little progress had been made
with the bill.
SENATE, April Reconsideration of the Rail
road Land Forfeiture bill was resumed, and
Messrs. Call and George made arguments in
favor OF the amendment in the interest OF
settlers on railroad lands in Florida. Mr.. Pasco
took the floor and the bill went over. The
Senate passed the House Joint resolution ap-
propriating $3.50 900 to be used by the Secretary
af War for the relief of destitute persons in the
district overflowed by the Mississippi river and
its tributaries. Public business was then sus>
pended and eulogies to the late Representative
Edward j. Gay, OF Louisiana, were pronounced
by Senators Gibson, Cockrell and Eustis; reso.
lutions declaring the sorrow of the Senate were
adopted and, as u further mark OF respect, the
Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Mr. Cannon offered joint resolution
nppropriating $50 900 TO enable the Secretary OF
War to distribute rations for the relief OF desti
tute people in the districts overfowed by the
Mississippi and its tributaries. After a brief
discussion, tho resolution was passed-l39 to
a. The House then, in Committee OF the
Whole, resumed consideration of the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill. Two or three amend
ments to the civil service commission clause OF
the bill were adopted, but without completing
the bill, the committee rose and the House
took a recess, the evening session to be for con-
sideration of private pension bills.
SENATE, April 26.-The bill TO carry out the
terms of the agreement with the Sioux Indians
of Dakota for the sale of portion OF their res
ervation, and approprating Sl,SO00OO for that
purpose, was passed Phe following bills. among
Others, were taken from the calendar and
passed: To authorize the Secretary on the
Interior to negotiate with the Turtle band of
Chippewa Indians for the cession OF their reser
walton; 10 amend the Inter State Commerce
act (as 10 modes of procedure): to authorize
the Secretary OF the Treasury TO convey certain
lands 10 the State OF Kansas. The joint reso-
luton accepted the donation OF the battle sword
of the late Captain Samuel Chester Reed ten
dered as a gift by his son, Samuel G. Reed came
up and was discussed, A vote disclosed no
quorum, and the resolution went over. After
an executive session the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Consideratio OF the Legislative APP
preparation bill was finished In Committee OF
the Whole and the bill reported to the House.
On ordering the previous question, no qu" "um
voted and this point was raised by Mr.. Bynum.
The yeas and nays were then ordered. resulting