Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-17
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE May 7.-The Senate passed the
House bill authorizing the Secretary of War TO
deliver TO the State of Colorado the flags car
rled by Colorado regiments during the Rebel
lion; also House bill 10 amend the act to divide
Missouri into two judicial districts. The bill TO
transfer the revenue marine service to the Navy
Department was taken up and Mr.. Cocferell
addressed the Senate in opposition TO the
measure. Without action the bill was laid
aside and the Senate proceeded to the consid'
GRAFTON OF the Senate bill authorizing the issue
of treasury notes on deposit of silver bullion.
After a long debate participated in by Messrs.
Reagan. Blair Aldrich and others, motion TO
go into executive session prevailed, and when
The doors reopened the Senate adjourned.
HousE-The House spent the day in Com
rnittee OF the Whole considering the new Tarin
bill Mr. Mckinley opened the debate on the
Republican side and explained at length the
more important provisions of the measure. He
said II the bill should become law the revenue
of the government would be reduced $50 000, COO
to s60,00o0o0. Mr. Mills followed in opposition
to the bill, and the debate was continued by
Messrs. O'Donnell of Michigan, Stewart OF
Georgia, and Ellis of Kentucky. When the
committee rose the House adjourned
SENATE, May S-The House bill providing
for the classification OF worsted cloths as wool.
ems was taken up. After long debate. par
ticipated in by Messrs. Faulkner, German, Gray
-Aldrich and others, n number Of amendments
were voted on and rejected and the bill finally
passed as IL was reported-yeas 32, nays 90
The pension appropriation bill (appropriating
dor the next fiscal year s97, ,090 76D was taken up
and Mr.. Sherman and Mr. Washburn offered
amendments to increase the number OF pension
agents. No quorum voting, the Senate ad
journed.
HousE.-Considerati OF the Tariff bill was
resumed in Committee of the Whole, the entire
An tn
measure was supported in speeches by Messrs.
Bayne, Burrows, Simonds, Kinsey and Stock
bridge, and arguments in opposition were made
by Messrs. Dockery, Flower, Cooper, Pierce,
Brockshire. Enloe and Stewart.
SENATE, May 9.-The session OF the Senate
TO day was devoted to consideration of the Pen
lsion and Army Appropriation bills When the
Pension bill came up, Mr.. Sherman's amendment
increasing the number Of pension agents from
eighteen to twenty, led to q lively debate, but
was finally agreed to and the bill was passed.
The Military Academy Appropriation bill was
then taken up and passed. The Army Appro-
priation bill came up Mr.. Hale moved an
amendment providing that no liquors, beer or
wine be sold or supplied to enlisted men ut
military posts. Mr.. CoclSrell moved an amend
mend to Mr.. Hale's amendment striking out
beer and wine, but for lack of quorum no vote
was reached on either amendment and the Sen
ate ajourned.
hOuSE--lne HOUSE puSSeu tHe Dlll
pension to Mrs. Della Parnell, with an amend
ment making the rate OF pension $50 per month;
also the Senate bill increasing to S75 month
the pension to the widow of Major General
Ayres. The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Tariff bill, which Was dis
cussed during the remainder OF the day and also
at the evening session.
SENATE, May 10.-The Army Appropriation
bill was taker'up, the pending questions being
upon Mr. Hale's amendment providing that no
alcoholic liquors, beer or wine, shall be sold and
supplied to enlisted men in any canteen or
building, in u garrison or military post; and Mr..
Coclirells amendment to 1t, striking out the
words beer or wine" The latter amendment
was disagreed to-yeas l6 nays 2S. Mr. Hale's
amendment was then agreed to and the bill was
passed. Among the bills taken from the calen.
dar and passed were the following: House bill
to amend the law as TO ports of delivery in the
district of Michigan Senate bill approprating
Sl2,O0O for steam launch for the collection dis
trict of Puget Sound. The Senate then took up
the individual pension bills on the calendar and
passed all OF them QS5) in an hour and q half.
After an executive session the Senate ad.
journed
HoUsE-Consideration OF the Tariff bill was
resumed in Committee OF the Whole. Argu-
ments in opposition to the measure were made
by Messrs. Lanham OF Texas. McAdoo of New
Jersey, Springer of Illinois, McRae OF Arkansas,
Mansur of Missouri Barnes OF Georgia, Andrew
of Massachusetts and Cummings of New York
The bill was vocated by Messrs La Toilette
of Wisconsin, Dingley of Maine, Grosvenor of
Ohio, Henderson of Iowa, Bliss of Michigan, and
Wade Maine