The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-13
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.


| n, appointment of committee to wnit with {
like committee from the House. on the Presi
dent, recess was taken until 1880 p, m. The
reading of the message by Secretary Mccool
| lasted until 2:45 y. M, when tho Scnote nu
| journed until tomorrow.
| HousE--Two hundred and twenty-sevcn mem
| bers answered to the roll call and q committed
| was appointed to wait upon the President The
| credentials OF Messrs. Breckenridge, Sccont
| Arkansas; Willis Sweet, Idaho; @. w. Stone
| Twenty. Seventh Pennsylvania md G. d. Clark
Wyoming, were read and these new members
were sworn in. The credentials OF Mossrs
| Pinder, New York; Hayes, Iowa; whitclnw
Missouri, had not arrived but there being nC
objections raised they wero duly qualified
David A. Harvey, the new delegate from Okla
homa, was also sworn in. After recess the
Presidents message was read The pension
appropriation bill was then reported and at p
m the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2-SENATE-A number
of bills were introduced and petitions for the
tobacco rebate allowance presented. Tho Fed
eral elections bill was taken up by strict pnr
ty vote, and ut the close Of the morning hour
the eight.hour bill was laid aside and the read
ing OF the elections bill continued until finish
ed, when the Senntc adjourned.
HOUSE "A bill was passed referring the Chcs
apeake Female College claim TO the Court oi
Claims. The copyright bill was taken up, and
nfter considerable filibustering, the previous
question was ordered, l06 to 10, and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON Dec. s-sENArE-Bills intro.
duccd To reduce the postage on all letters for
any point in the United States and all di on let.
ters after July next. weighing one-hnlf oun0c
or loss to one cent, with an additional charge OF
one cent for every fraction OF mn ounce in OK
cess; appropriating sl8o, 900 for the erection OF
public building at Danville, Ill. A resolution
to furnish q thousand stand OF arms to the pec-
pie OF North and South Dakota was discussed
md went over. The Federal election bill was
taken up and Mr.. Turpic, of Indiana spoke un-
til adjournment.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To prevent railroads
furnishing tank, refrigerator or other cars to
one shipper unless they are prepared to fur
p,sh the same facilities to all; to limit TO one
dollar the fee which any person may receive for
prosecuting claim foY increase OF pension.
The maximum fee At present is ten dollars. Mr..
Taylor Ull) Introduced q joiat resolution to
provide for the purchase OF silver bullion. and
confino such purchases to the products OF tho
United States The international copyright
bill was passcd--19s to rs. bill to mike per.
sons acting In n fdueiary capacity responsible
for the pension money OF minors was debated,
A motion to defer IL Wns lost.
WASHINGTON. Dec 4.-SENATE-Nr Hiscock
presented q petition from bankers, importers
and merchants OF New York City asking for nm
extension OF tho time for the withdrawal OF
goods from bond under the former tariff rates.
Senator Paddock introduced bill for a per-
manent Tariff Commission of Eve members at
annual salaries of 1908 each. Senator Stewart
introduced bill for the free and unlimited use
OF silver rs money. The Senate adopted n reso.
luton directing the Superintendent OF the L,l-
Dor Bureau TO examine and report on tho phos.
phate industry OF the United States. Senator
Payne introduced n bill nppropristing 5000 0e8 to
provide for the purchase OF q site for n public
building at Cleveland The Senate confirmed
the nomination OF Mrs. Anita II. Mckee TO be
Receiver of Public Money at jackson, Miss.
HoUsE.-Bills introduced: Requiring the
Secretary Of the Treasury to prepare n new
series OF Treasury notes, commonly called
grccnhncks, and issue them in sums equal to
the National bank notes that may be from time
TO time surrendered for redemption or cancella.
tion by National banking associations; authoriz.
ing the Issue OF new series OF legal-tcnder
notes to meet any deficiencies in the revenues
OF the Government; providing that the present
tariff law sboll not affect the operations OF the
Hawaiian reciprocity treaty; joint resolution ap.
'bo3,O0o TO be expended by dircc.
tion of the Secretary of Agriculture in the pur.
chase and distribution OF seed wheat for the
benefit of those residents of tho State OF North
Dakota who lost their crops.
WASHINGTON Dec. 5.-SESATE.-Mr. Stan
ford introduced bill to provide the Govern
inent with means sufficient to supply the Ma.
asked that 1t lie on the table, stating that
he would hereafter make some remarks
upon 1t. Senate bill providing for certain
bridges across the Missouri. the Mississippi
and the Illinois rivers was taken from the cal
endar and was discussed for nearly an hour,
when Mr. Boar interposed an objection and the
bill went over without action. The Election
Bill was thcn ut 80 taken up, and Mr.. Gray ad-
iressed the Senate in opposition to IL. Mr..
Morgan offered n resolution which won't over
i'll tomorrow. calling on the Attorney General
or statement OF the names. places of resi-.
tence and dates OF appointment of tn. Chief
supervisors OF Il cction now in Office in each
judicial district in the Southern States. The
Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Cutcheon, OF Michigan called up
senate joint resolution authorizing the Score.
ary OF War TO issue one thousand stands Of
rms TO each OF the States of North and South
Dakota, Wyoming and Nebraska. On motion
" Mr. Carter (Mon.) the State OF Montana was |
included in the provisions of the joint resoln- \
ion, which was then passed. The House then |
vent into Committee OF the Whole on the PEN |
ion appropriation bill. After debate the com
nittee rose rnd the bill Sas passed. A bill |
vas introduced by Representative Qnncken- |
ush. of New York providing that all officers |
nd p-ivates of the volunteer force Of the Union
rho served In the late war and who were on |
uty on the 30th OF April. 1866, shaI bc deemed |
o he honorably discharged Representative |
of North Dakota intro.
uced n bill providing for the disarmament OF |
he Indians, and making 1t n punishable odonse |
Or any person TO sell arms or ammunition 10
hem.
WAsHINGros, Dec. 8-SEyArR. Mr.. Pad.
ocli presented tho protest OF tho Farmers AL.
ancc now in convention at Ocala. Flu against
he passage OF the Congcr lard bill. Mr.. Sher-
IAN introduced three bills and one amendment
D bill. all OF which were referred TO tho
inanco Committee. The new bills are as fol.
,ws: To amend the law relating TO the reHn.
~ and parting OF bullion; TO amend the net
uthorizng the receipt OF gold coin IN exchange
'r gold bars. and q bill authorizing the rccoin-
go OF subsidiary coins OF the Unitod States
he amendment is one to the Senate bin TO re.
ucc the amount OF u. b. bonds to bo required OF
aiiona' banks, and TO restore to the channels OF
'adc the excessive accumulation of money in |
lc Treasury. The House amendment TO the |
ennte Joint resolution for tho issue of arms 20
ie states OF North and South Dakota wyom-
" md Nebraska, was concurrcd in 1t cx.
'nds its provisions to tho State Of Montana
HoUsE-Thc House passed he Senate bills
II the retirement OF General George Stone.
an, with the rank OF Colonel and appropriat.
z E00,O)0 for the purchase Of addisionni r,I.
ons for the Sioux Indiana A bili was intro.
lccd In the House approprlating 800. coo to
'mplete the establishment and improy ec,ent
the ChicIIamauga and Chattanooga Nationnl
ark.
News Items.
X. Ii. EDWARDS, Consul General of
10 United States at Berlin, writes to
10 State Department that tho importa-
on of live hogs into Germany, from
,veral Austrian cities. has been sane
oned by tho Interior Department. A
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