The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-03-13
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS


rlrst OsosIon.
wAsnfNoror March q s--snHArsL--Ab bili wss |
SepsFted freM the committee appfopriastoo |
A resolution was shersd and referred for an In.
vestigation Of the fur seal lease An effort 70 |
AZ day for the Mexican award failed. A reso- ,
tuition was aesseA 70 directing an inquiry % 70 |
the sdvisabiiity Of raising the Turkish mission
70 the secondolass. Ths bill nxins salaries oi |
q. B. District Judges ut 5000 was passed. AZ
I'm the Senate resumed consideration OF the
Blair educational bill, and was addressed oy |
Mr.. spoonsr IN opposition. After short ex- !
ecutive session the Senate adjourned.
HousE-Mr. O'Donnell (Mich.), ct the ~ |
quest Of the Seventh Day Adventists OF the
United States presented . petition bearing |
$4,000 Names protesting against tho passage o.
any bill in regard to the observance Of the Sab.
bath. Referred. A Joint resolution was passed
(yeas III, nays 81) authorizing the appointment
Of thirty additional Medical Examiners for the
Pension Bureau. Mr.. Perkins (kas) moved to
suspend the rules and put upon Its passage the
Senate bill for the organization Of the Territory
Of Oklahoma, with the House substitute thore.
for The motion TO suspend the rules was lost
yeas 15o, nays 96-not the necessary two.
thirds In the Affirmative. Mr.. Houk (Tenn.)
called up the contested election case Of Feath-
erstone versus Cate. Pending debate, the
House adjourned.
tion Of Mr.. Hale, Joint resolution for taking
the census In Alaska following special agents
there seven dollars . day to cover oil cxpenses)
was taken from the calendar and passed. The
resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Voorhees,
in regard to tho lease Of the Fur Seal islands in
Alaska to the North American Commercial
Company. was reported back from the Finance
Committee by Mr.. Morrill, adversely, on the
ground that the Treasury Department had al.
ready made the lease and that tho COMMITTEES
had no power to interfere in the matter The
Senate bill appropriating $4,000 for monu.
mental column TO commemorate tho battle Of
Trenton, N j., on condition that an equal sum
be contributed BY the Trenton Association, was
passed. The Senate at o'clock proceeded 70
the consideration OF executive business, ana
after that adjourned
House The following committee appoint
ments were announced by the Speaker:
Messrs. Tsrsney, Of Missouri, ana Reyburn, OF
Pennsylvania, on Claims; Brckner Of Wiscon-
sin, on Mississippi Levees; Cheade, Of Indiana,
on Post-ofices ana Post Roads. The Arkansas
contested election case Of Fsatherstone W.
Oato was considered and continued until ad-
| journment.
wAsnrNoroN, March 5.-.sENATR "A pack
| the Sunday rest bill. A bill was passed appro.
| pr1ating $1,000 for . public building At La
faystts, IND. rhe bill TO regulate commerce
by telegraph, or 70 place tho telegraph service
uAdor the Interstate Commeros Commission.
was taken up, but laid over by the request Of
| 6enstcr 0ormaa The bill to pension the
widow Of General Warren st 500 q month was
reached. No quorum being present, Q call Of
the Senate was ordered. A vote on o motion
| to adjourn consumed the time until p. m,
whom the Blair bill came up, Mr.. Barbour
speaking in favor Oft Nv Plumb opposed the
bill. After short executive session the Sen.
| ate at $50 p. m. adjourned.
| adt ute v nj mr. ha nd Of
journal, tho consideration Of the Arkansas
election case Of Feathsrstone vs. Cate was re-.
| sumed, and the oontestee was accorded the
floor to speak in his own behalf -Four votes
were taken. The previous question was Or
dered, lt5 to 14l. Mr.. Outhwaites substitute
declaring Featherstone not elected was beaten,
lSS to ia. Mr. Springers motion to send q sub
committee to Arkansas was defeated, lSs To
N6. Mr.. Fostherstone was finally seated
yeas 145 nays 1875. At b:l0 p. m. the House I'd.
journsd.
WASHINGTON, March s.-srNArr r-Another
day has passed without the Senate coming to q
decision - to what shall bo dono with the
newspaper CORES spondents who refuse TO toll
Mr.. Doph's special committee how they get
news Of proceedings in executive sessions.
After passing two pension bills an exccu-
tive session was ordered ut 1870 p. m. and
continued until $40 p. m, when the Senate ad-
tourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Morse (Mass) presented the
petition OF the Women's Industrial League,
asking that two women be appointed on the
Worlds Fair Committee In 1892. Referred.
Mr.. Lawler ull.) presented petition OF 8,ioo
railway postal clerks, praying for an increase
Of salary. The House then, in Committee OF
the Whole, proceeded to the consideration oi
public building bills Several were passed in
oluding q post-ofllce for Washington. AT p.
m the House adjourned.
| WASHIN0TON, March 7.-SENATE.-After un.
important business, bill to incorporate q GER
tain street railway in Washington was dis
cussed, Mr.. Sherman arguing In favor OF olec
trio or cable systems. Several public building
bills were passed. The Blair bill was taken up
Mr.. Blair resumipg his speech. Mr.. Hale op
posed the bill. After o short executive session
the Senate adjourned until Monday
HoUsE-M Haugen (Wis.) from the Commit
tee on Elections, reported resolution In the
Alabama contested election case OF Threat vs
Clark. The resolution, which was unanimous
ly reported, declared Clark entitled to his scat
II was adopted The House then went intt
Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. Allen (Mich) II
tho chair, on the private calendar. Without
tfsnsaoting any business Of Importance th'
committee rose and the House took recess
the evening session to DO for the consideration
Of pension bills. The House at its evening ses
sion passed nifty private pension bills, and q
A:8O adjourned until tomorrow.
WAsHINoToN, March 8.-SENATE- II
session.
Hous:-A bill was passed to compel the at
tendance OF witnesses in land once cases
Public building bills we're then considered II
committee, and number passed ana reportot
to the House. At $3.50 p. M. the House I'd
iourned.