Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-05
NEWS OF TEE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS-.

CONGRESS.
THE Senate on tho Goth, after considerable
debate, agreed to the resolution calling upon
the Attorney General for information regard
ing the killing OF Deputy Marshal Saunders
in Florida. Consideration of the Educa'
tional bill was resumed and Mr.. Blair con-
cluded his argument in favor Of its passage,
reading extensively from communications
to himself reports of educators an article from
Mr. John JAY and other documents expressing
approval OF the bill, and commenting upon
them as he went along. At the close OF
Mr.. Blair's speech Mr.. Faulkner obtained
the floor to speak on the bill and the Senate
adjourned =. The two bills providing for the
holding OF worlds fair were called up in the
House, and Mr.. Gambler, chairman OF the Fair
Committee, outlined the reasons and the ne
cessities for holding worlds fair and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Flower who presented argu'
ments In favor OF making New York the site.
He was followed by Messrs. Moore Covert,
Cummings, Tracy and Quinn, who spoke in
favor of the Empire City The argument for
Chicago was opened by Mr.. Hit, fol-
lowed by Messrs. Adams, McCrcary, Clutch.
con- Taylor, Perkins and Chapman, favor
ing that city us u site. st. Louis was
favored by Messrs. Neidringhaus Stone, Breck-
enridge DoclSery and Caruth, and the advant-
ages of Washington were presented by Messrs.
Lee, McComas, Compton, Stockton and Cole
man. Pending further debate on the selection
of site the House adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 2lst the conference re.
port on the bill to increase the pensions of
totally disabled pensioners was presented and
agreed to after an explanation to the effect
that under the act of 1889 1t had been
provided that totally disabled pensioners
then drawing $50 n month should receive
S72 that the increase did not apply to
those who were pensioncd thereafter, and that
the bill, as 1t passed the Senate, was intended
to correct that omission. The House bill to
provide town site entries Of lands In Oklohoma
was taken up and after u long discussion was
laid over until Monday. The Senate passed
bills making appropriations for public buildings
as fellows: Kansas City, Mo-, 10000; Allie
gheny, Pa, S250,0O0; Beaver Falls, Pa,
10000; Martinsburg, w. Va, l25,0O0; Zanes-
Vile, o., 10000; Youngstown, o., $780,
900. After an executive session the Senate ad-
journed until the 9th = In the House Mr..
Taylor, Of the Judiciary Committee, presented
n resolution calling upon the Attorney General
for information respecting the number of muir
ders and assaults in the District of Column
bia during the past six years; also the
number of convictions of persona fo car
rying concealed weapons; adopted. The
debate on the worlds fair question was
then resumed. Mr.. Mills, of Texas spoke in
opposition to the proposition OF holding a
worlds fair, and was followed by Mr. Morse, Of
Massachusetts, who held the same views, Wash.
ingtcn was favored as the site by Mr.. Gibson
of Maryland. The claims of st. Louis were ad-
vocated by Messrs Carlisle and Kinney. Messrs
Fitch, Dunphy and others favored New York;
and Messrs. Mason, Outhwaite. Gear, owen and
Kerr spoke for Chicago. At the close of the
debate the House adjourned until the 24th.
SENATOR CHANDLER introduced resolution
in the Senate on the 24th to censure Senator
Call for inserting in the Record as part OF his
-nr"r''s on the Florida assassination last week,
4a lrge that he (Chandler), because of his
IS In the Senate, was responsible for
BIZ itical murders in Florida. Mr.. Chandler
H.8H bitter speech against Mr.. Call,
=. ,--ch the Florida Senator responded.
The resolution went over. communication
from the Attorney General with the report of
Marshal Mizell regarding the assassination of
Deputy Marshal Saunders was presented and
referred. The Educational bill came up as un-
finished business and Mr.. Faulkner addressed
the Senate in opposition to it, Mr.. Sher-
man offered resolution, which was agreed
TO, cdlling on the Secretary of War for re-
port of the court-martial proceedings on the
trial of private Wild and then the Senate after
n short secret session adjourned. e. The entire
session of the House was taken up in settling
the question of the proposed site for the Worlds
Fair. Eight ballots were necessary before q
decision was reached resulting in victory for
Chicago. Out of 317 votes cast on the eighth
UdllOJ CulCdSO TSCclNcu Lar, IuIbc
enough. The announcement OF the vote was
received with shorts ard cheers by the Chi
cagoans, and in the midst OF the uproar the
House ad ourned
IN the Senate on the 25th the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Chandler censuring Mr.. Call was
taken up, and on motion of Mr.. Sherman was
referred to the Committee ON Privileges and
Elections, A bill was passed granting pen
sion of 500 month to the widow of Major
General Fitzpatrick The Educational bill
was taken up as unfinished business and Mr..
Coke addressed the Senate in opposition 10 it.
He said the bill violated the Constitution, and
as measure OF policy was unwse and mis-
chievous. Mr.. Stanford spoke in favor of the
bill. After n secret session Senate adjourned.
80. In the House bills were passed: TO dis.
continue the coinage of 81 and So gold pieces and
three-cent nickel pieces; authorizing the Di
rector OF the Mint to make certain changes In
the designs on current coins of the United
States; authorizing the Secretary of State
to appoint two suitable persons to repre-
sent the United States at the international
conference in reference 10 the protection OF
Industrial property TO be held at Madrid, Spain
April l. 1850. Consideration of the Oklahoma
bill was resumed in Committee of the Whole. A
motion TO strike out the section OF the bill fixing
the boundary of the new Territory so as to in
ciude the Cherokee outlet, led to long dis
cussion. The motion was finally defeated-24
to 1879. TCr,ing further action the House ad
journed.