Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-26
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News.
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE, July 15.-The bill granting to the
State of Washington q section of public land
for q soldiers home and q training ground for
State militia WAS taken from the calendar and
passed Almost the entire afternoon was spent
In the discussion OF n proposed amendment to
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill increasing
the appropriation for irrigation surveys from
00C00 to 100000. Without reaching q vote on
the amendment the Senate adjourned.
HousE-Among the bills introduced was one
granting pension OF SO 600 year to the widow
of the late General John @. Fremont. In Com
mittee of the Whole the bill appropriating
$685. S9 for an additional clerical force to carry
into effect the provisions Of the Dependent Pen.
siou act, was considered. After long discus
sion, during which charges OF corruption were
freely made against the Pension Bureau, the
committee rose and the bill was passed. (The
additional force provided for Ia 636) The
House then adjourned.
SENATE July 16-After the transaction OF
some routine business, the Senate went into
executive session and confirmed the nomina-
tions OF the five general appraisers whose
names were sent In some days ago. When the
doors were reopened the House bill to estab.
fish national military park ut the battlefield
Of Chickamauga was taken from tho calendar
and passed. The Senate then resumed consid.
eration of the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
and, after long debate over proposed amend
ment increasing appropriations for topographic
surveys and repeating the irrigable lands reser-
voir law OF June, 1888, adjourned without action
on the amendments, having disposed OF only
three pages of the bill.
HoUsE.-The Land Grant Forfeiture bill was
taken up and discussed at some length. but was
laid aside without action to consider a confer
ence report on the bill authorizing the con-
struction OF bridges across the Iowa river at
Wahpello, 10. Lack of n quorum and call of
the House took up the time until evening, when
with l3a members present and voting, motion
10 adjourn was carried.
SENATE, July Reconsideration Of the Sun.
dry Civil Appropriation bill was resumed, the
pending question being on the amendment to
add to the appropriation Of 100000 for topo.
graphic surveys and q proposition that one
half Of the sum should be expended west OF the
l07th meridian and that the act Of October, 1885,
reserving irrigable lands be repealed The
amendment was opposed by Messrs, Call, Rea-
gan and Morgan. and favored by Mr. Moody
Without action on the amendment the Senate
went into executive session and soon after ad.
iourned.
HoUsE-Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal the House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the Land Grant Forfeiture bill. and
debate was continued Mt length. a number of
amendments were proposed and rejected and
the bill was reported to the House and passed.
Ut is Senate bill with House substitute for
feiting land granted to aid the construction OF
railroads opposite to and co-terminous with the
portion OF any such road now completely Ad-
journed.
SENATE, July la-Mr. Dawes, from the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs reported back, without
recommendation, the Presidents message
vetong the bill TO change the boundaries of the
Uncomppghre Indian reservation with bill as
q substitute for the vetoed bill. The bill and
the message were placed on the calendar for
future action. Consideration of the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill was resumed, the pend
Ing question being the irrigation provision in
the like bill of October g 1888, and Mr. Reagan
continued his speech against the amendment
and in favor of the irrigation scheme initiated
by the act. Discussion was continued at length
but without action the bill was laid aside, and
after n secret session the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Original Package bill was taken
up and Mr.. E. b. Taylor spoke in advocacy OF
the measure. He said that no such blow had
been given TO State sovereignty and State
rights as by the ascertainment that under the
Constitution the citizens of foreign State
might take into another State any property
that was a subject OF commerce and sell 1t
without liability of taxation. The bill was also
debated by Messrs. Culberson (Tex.), Adams
tIll.) Reed ia J, and others. Pending further
discussion the House recessed until evening
At the night session. no quorum being present
the House adjourned without transacting any
business.
SENATE, July Reconsideration OF the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation bill was resumed.
Among the amendments reported and agreed
10 was one TO add to the appropriation OF S4OO,.
eco for artificial limbs or Communication there
for, the words 'and in cases OF Communication
the money shall be paid directly to the soldier,
sailor or marine and no fee or compensation
shall be allowed or paid to any agent or attor.
ney." The paragraph relating to the manage.
ment of the National Home was amended SO that
1t appoints managers as follows: Edmund N.
Morrill,, OF Kansas for the unexpired term OF
John A. Martin, deceased; Alfred L. Pearson. of
Pennsylvania, for the unexpired term of John
f. Hartranft, deceased; Lewis B. GuncSel, OF
Ohio, for the unexpired term of L. A. Harris,
deceased William B. Franklin, OF Connecticut
Thomas W. Hyde, OF Maine; John G. Black, OF
Illinois, and Samuel S. Yoder, OF Ohio. The bill
wns then reported to the Senate and all the
amendments agreed to in Committee of the
Whole were adopted and the bill was passed
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Original Package bill was taker
up and Messts Thompson tOhio), and Perkins
Ran.), advocated the measure, while Messrs
Lehlback IN. J.), and Hayes Qa), opposed it
The evening session was devoted to further de
bate on the bill.