Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-02-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS-,
AMONG the bids reported and placed on the
calendar in the Senate on the 18th was one
for the establishment and maintenance
of Indian industrial schools in Michigan
md South Dakota The bill appropriating
$4,000 for public building ut Portland
Ore, was passed. Consideration OF the bill to
provide temporary government for Oklahoma
was then resumed, the pending question being
Mr.. Plumb's amendment to include mo Man's
Land" within the Territory. After discussion
the amendment was agreed to. Some further
formal amendments were agreed to and the bill
was passed. The Senate then went into execu'
tive session and adjourned. :. The House unan'
lmously passed the Senate joint resolution con
graduating the people of the United States OF
Brazil on the adoption of u republican form OF
{overnmcnt. The consideration of tho code OF
rules was proceeded with, and quite number
,f amendments were adopted. Pending further
action the House took recess until the lith.
THE Senate on the 18th passed the House
bill for the relief OF the sufferers by the wreck
pf the United States steamers Trenton and
Vandalia and the stranding of the United States
steamer Nipsic at Apia, Samoan Islands. The
pill to increase the endowment OF the Louisi'
ana State University and Agricultural Col
.ege led to considerable debate, participated
IN by Senators Gibson, ingalls,, Morrill,, Plumb
md Hoar, the objection being on the ground
that colored pupils were excluded from attend
pnce. The bill went over. The following were
taken from the calendar and passed:
Providing for an Assistant Secretary of
war, with salary OF $500 per annum; for
the relief OF soldiers or sailors who enlisted
or served under assumed names; appropriating
fl25, 900 for United States revenue cutter for
service on the Pacific coast with headquar.
ters at Astoria, Ore. After passing sixty
bills. most of them of no general i'm
portance the Senate went into execu.
ff,ya gin nt,I uftn oHi nod nm
til the 18th. Z. The House spent nearly the en-
tire day in discussion of the new code Of rules.
Numerous amendments were offered by the
minority, but oil were voted down.
At five o'clock p. m. the Speaker stated
that the previous question was ordered on
'he adoption OF the rules. Mr.. Springer in
luired whether motion to recommit with in
structions was in order and received negative
reply. The rules were then adopted by strict
party vote of yeas 1911, nays 145, and the House
adjourned.
IN the House on the 18th the journal of the
previous days session was approved-yeas l2S,
nays l. The Senate amendments to the House
bill fixing the duty on ribbons was concurred
in. Mr. Dunnell, from the Committee on the
Eleventh Census, reported back the Senate bill
providing for the ascertainment of the mortgage
indebtedness of the country. An amendment
offered by Mr. Dockery providing that sections
10 to IS OF the original census act shall
apply TO the provisions of this act, was adopted
and the bill as amended was then passed-yeas
1873, nays 25. Public business was then sus-
pended and the House proceeded to listen to
appropriate euoges to the memory Of the late
Hon. Richard w. Townshend of Illinois, ut the
conclusion OF which as o mark Of respect to the
memory OF deceased, the House adjourned. -.
The Senate was not in session.
IN the Senate on the Eth Mr.. Dawes presented
over 240 petitions from Massachusetts stating
- s,,t1
liquor are annually exported from this country
to Africa, and praying that under that section
of the Constitution which authorizes Congress
to regulate commerce with foreign nations,
this traalc should be stopped. Bills were
passed appropriating $4,000 for a statue Of
James Madison in Washington, and authoriz-
ing the President to confer brevet rank on
officers of the United States army for gallant
services in Indian campaigns. The Educa
tional bill was taken up and Mr.. Blair
addressed the Senate for three hours
in continuation OF his remarks begun some
time ago, Mt the conclusion of which the Senate
adjourned. After the House had approved the
journal the Speaker announced that this was
suspension day and the committees were called
in order, When the worlds fair committee was
reached Mr. Chandler offered u resolution that
Thursday and Friday February 20 and 81 be set
aside for general debate on the worlds fair
bills and that vote be taken on Mon
day, February "a in the manner prescribed
in the resolution submitted in the committees
report After considerable filibustering the
resolution was adopted-yeas 200 nays SO. Mr.
Banks called mp bill to provide for the ap-
pointment of thirty additional medical eXamin-
ers in the Pension ONCE Considerable discus
sion followed when the yeas and nays were or
dered on the passage of the bill, but no quorum
voted, so the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th large number of
bills were reported from committees and placed
on the calendar. At the close of the morning
business the Senate went into secret session
and ratified the British eXtradition treaty
When the doors were opened the Educational
bill was taken up, Mr.. Blair 'resumng
his remarks in favor of the measure. The
House bill for the relief of the Indians of
the DEVILS Lake agency, North Dakota, was
passed. After second secret session held for
the purpose of referring some nominations to
appropriate committees the Senate adjourned.
80. In the House Mr.. Morrow, from the Appro-
priations Committee, reported the Pension APP
preparation bill and 1t was referred to Commit
tee OF the Whole. A conference committee was
ordered upon the bill to direct the Superin-
tendent of the Census to collect stats
tics of farm mortgages and Indebtedness.
The Senate bill providing for the appointment
of an Assistant Secretary of War was laid before
the House, and after consideration in Commit.
tee of tho Whole, 1t was laid over and the okla
homa bill was taken up. Debate was limited to
three and one half hours but before II had con-
cluded the committee rose and the House ad-
jourred.
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