The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-08-23
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
First Session.

First Session.
WARRINGTON, Aug. Observation-Disclosures
alton OF the tariff bill was resumed, the pend.
ing question being Mr.. Plumbs amendment Of
fered Saturday, TO paragraph 1885, page "a 10 re-
ducc the additional duty on iron or steel hoops,
cut to lengths for bnling purposes, from two
tenths TO one.tcnth cent per pound. The
amendment was rejected. Mr.. McPherson
moved to amend the paragraph by making the
duty on iron or steel hoops hfty per cent au
valorem instcnd Of one cent, one and onefontn
cent and one md three-tenthB cent per pounf.
Rejected. Paragraph 1876, as to railway bars.
was ut the suggestion of Mr.. Mcpherson, allow
ed TO pass over for tho present. No amend
ment was made to paragraph 1876.
HousE-The House proceeded to the consid'
Grafton Of the conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. After brief deDnte
dn the course OF which Mr. Dockery, OF Missouri,
predicted deficiency OF between twenty ana
iwcnty.cight million dollars in the revenues o'
the Government during the current fiscal Year,
the conference report was agreed to- and iur'
thor conference ordered upon the amendments
stnl in dispute Tho Atkinson Pennsylvania
Railroad bill was taken up and pending hnn'
action the House at4:i5 p. IN. adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Aug 12-SENATE. "A bill was
passed extending the census law to nnincorror
ated express companies. An amendment 10
the river and harbor bill was reported. 10 pre-
Edmunds presented resolution to limit debate
on the tariff bill Mr. Blair introduced sim
liar resolution. Mr.. Quay also offered resou
ton to take vote on AUGUST 30. joint rcso
luton was agreed 10 extending the appropri
ntions until August 90. The tariff bill was con
sidered until adjournment
HousE--On motion made by Mr.. Rogers the
quorum disappeared. and call OF the House
failed 10 disclose one On motion OF Mr. Ding
ley, resolution was adopted for the arrest ol
the absent members A joint resolution was
passed extending the appropriations un,i
August 90. Confcrces were appointed on the
Chickamauga National Park bill. The bill to
prevent collisions ut sea was amended. Two oil
three unimportant bills were passed and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13-SENATE.-A rcsoln
tion was agreed to directing the Secretary oil
the Navy to investigate the alleged false stamp
ing of steel by the Linden works at Pittsburgh
An executive session was held. The various
resolutions to limit debate on the tarin bill were
referred TO the Committee on Rules. A joint
resolution was passed extending the appropri'
alton bills. The tariff bill was considered The
conference report of the Indian appropriation
bill was ngrecd to. The bill to provide for addi
tional clerks in the Pension Officc was passed,
and after a brief executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUsE-Some unimportant bills were passed.
Objections were made to the consideration oi
Others The conference report on the fortllca-
tions bill was agreed to. The bill to allow Col
onel Corbin TO accept position with the
Worlds Fair, at Chicago was dcfeatcd-?7 tn 64.
The bill for the relief of Nat Mckay was called
up, but rol calls for q quorum used up the time
until adjournment
WASHINGTON. Aug. IL 14-SENATE.-Mr Plumb,
from the Committee on Appropriations. report
ed the Senate Joint resolution approprating
for the relief OF dcstitution in Oklahoma the un-
expended balance of the appropriation made last
April for the relief OF the district overfiowed bv
the Mississippi river. and 1t was passed. The
House bill was passed defining the boundaries
along the Delaware river between New York
and Pennsylvania. A Joint resolution for the
relief of the Oklahoma sufferers was passed.
The tariff bill was considered until adjournment
HoUsE-Mr. Struble Ia) asked unanimous
consent for the consideration of the JOINT reso-
luton for the aid of the destit ute persons in
Oklahoma but objection was mnde The
House then resumed the consideration
Of the Nat Mckay biz. Representative O'Ncill
Pa) reported from ~ Committee on the LII.
brnry the Senate concurrent resolution request.
ing the President to convey to the widow os
General Ulysses s. Grant the desire OF Con.
gress that the remains OF General Grant be re-
moved to and inferred in Arlington Na.iona'
Cemetery. The committee report the resolu'
tlOH luNOTaDly. tHtN say iiihh ~ ~
simply an expression OF the universal wish OF
the people OF the United States IT was soon
found that no quorum was present, and the
House adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-SEHATE The river
md harbor bill was taken up nv the Senate,
and splendid progress made I'm its consdera-
tion. Mr.. Frye expects to get through all the
items and amendments by tomorrow, when the
bill will be passed. The tariff bill goes over
until Monday. The provision for the improve
ment OF the Harlem river was discussed ut
length, but without action upon 1t, the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Belden IN. Y made another un-
successful effort to secure the passage OF the
Senate bill granting leaves of absence 10 per
diem employees in the custom service, Mr.. Kerr
Ua) assuring the role of objecIor in this in.
stance. The House then proceeded to con-
sideration OF the conference report on the land
and appropriation bill which was presented by
Mr.. Perkins (kas.) After considerable dcba' c
Mr.. Springer moved to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Indian Affairs Lost-yeas 45;
nays I02 the Speaker counting quorum The
Mckay bill was taken up, hut Il quorum could
not be mustered. and the House took a recess
Mt ~ M. tho night session being for private
pension bills.
WASHINGTON Aug 6-SENATE-C
Grafton OF the river and harbor bill was resumed
this morning-thc pending question being on
the amendment proposed by Mr. Frye to the
Harlem River item. After long debate, the
amendment was laid on the table. with the un-
Outstanding that the whole question be deter.
mined by the conference committee. Various
other amendments to the river and harbor bill
were offered and discussed. The bill was then
reported to the Senate. All the important
amendments adopted by the committee OF the
whole were agreed to, and the bill was passed
The Senate agreed 10 the conference on the
Chickamauga National Park bill, which hal al
ready been adopted by the House, thus finally
passing the bill.
HoUsE-Mr. Snider (Minn.) submitted the
conference report on the bill to establish Ma
tional Park ut the battlefield of ChiclSamauga
and II was agreed TO. The vote then recurred
on the Nat Mckay bill and the bill was passed
-yeas SO, nays 90. the Speaker counting quor.
um. Mr.. Cannon ull.) from the Committee on
Rules reported resolution for the immediate
consideration Of the anti.lottery BILL the pre-
vious question TO be considered as ordered at
4:4O o'clock this afternoon The bill was then
passed by n rising vote which was practically
unanimous. Adjourned.
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