The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-09-27
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.


them. At the close OF the hour assigned to busi-
ness on the calendar the conference report on
the railroad lnnd forfeiture bill wns taken up
rs the unfinished business, and Mr.. Sanders
concluded his argument. After remarks by
Messrs. Plumb and Morgan It was agreed that
the vote on the conference report shall be tnkcn
at two o'clock tomorrow, and the Senate then
adjourned.
HousE-Mr Mckinley reported the tarin
bill to the House, and after two hours debate
tho Senate amendments were non-concurrcd In,
and the bill sent to conference. Mr. Enloe, oil
Tennessee offered n res solution condemning Ir
Kennedy's attack on the Senate in speech
delivered September g. Consideration OF this
resolution was not concluded when the House
adjourned. Mr. Kennedy intends to speak upon
the Enloc resolution, and he will probably Mt
tempt to reiterate his charges. He will not be
allowed TO proceed this time, however
WAotIirUhO.-, S~ps' se' Grsf ,s.''' P"oo
ed: Senate bill authorizing the Librarian o
Congress to purchase (at not exceeding s3o,O0O)
Townsend's library OF National, State and in
dividual records, concerning the origin, prog
ress and consequences OF the late civil war
House bill for marking the line of battle ant
the positions OF troops of tho Army OF North
ern Virginia ut Gettysburg, Pa. The House
anti.lottery bill was taken from the calendar
and passed without word of discussion. The
conference report on the railroad land forfeit
ure bill was resumed, and after somt
0eDute the report was UBTecu tO-ybuS OV, Huls
ia party vote. The House bill to repeal tim
ber culture laws, after some amendments
was passed A conference was asked on the
disagreeing votes, and Messrs. Plumb, Petit
grew and wathall were appointed conferee'
on the part of the Senate.
HousE.-The House passed a number OF mi
nor measures, and then passed 10 the discus
sion OF the Enloe resolution concerning Repre-
sentative Kennedy's speech. 1t was finally re
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary
WASHINGTON Sept. 17.-SENATg.-Mr Evarts
reported a Joint resolution appropriating S5,0OC
for new site for the Lafayette statue and
stated that the site selected was an esplanade
of some eighty feet square, at the southeast cor
ner OF the Treasury reservation, not in1uring,
he said but improving the dignity of the Treas.
ury inclosure After some debate the resolu
ton was passed. Bills passed: Appropriatina
900 for . public monument in Wash
ington City 10 the memory o
John Ericsson; House bill TO amend the act oi
February. 1885, so Us to entitle men who have
served thirty years in the army, navy or marine
corps to be placed on the retired list with sew
enty.f .five per cent. Of their pay and ALLOW ances
Senate bill appropriatng $20.0 for the pur
chase Of certain manuscript papers and CORE
spondence OF Thomas Jefferson, now In posses
sion OF his descendants The bill to establish d
court to settle private land claims in Western
States and Territories was then taken up and
considered without action. until adjournment
HOUsE.-After the passage OF number OF
minor bills by unanimous consent, the Langs
on-Venable contest election case was called up.
A vote will be taken ut o'clock tomorrow.
The Speaker announced his signature to the
river and harbor appropriation bill, and the
House took n recess, the evening session TO be
for consideration OF bills reported by the Com
mittee on Military Affairs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l8-SENATE.-Mr. Voor
hees introduced bill to retire the circulation
of the National banks, to issue legal tender
notes in lieu thereof and to reduce the interest
bearing debt. Referred TO the Committee
on Finance The resolution offered yesterday
by Mr.. Plumb to recommit the bankruptcy bill
to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions
to amend 1t so as TO provide for voluntary bank
ruptcy only, was taken up, at the sugges.
tion OF Mr.. Hoar went over till tomorrow. After
passing number OF bills on the calendar the
Senate listened to eulogies of the late Repre-
sentative Laird OF Nebraska.
HoUsE.-After prayer, in the House, Mr..
O'Ferrall (Va) suggested that there was no
quorum present The Speaker was unable to
count quorum, and directed the Doorleepers
to notify members in the lobby that their at
tendance was desirable. There were only fifteen
Democrats present In the course OF half an
hour the Speaker announced that 1853 members
more than q Quorum-were present. MIR,
Haugen (Wis.) moved to dispense with further
proceedings under the call. Further pro
ceedings under the call were dispensed with
yeas 1856, nays 38. The journal was then ap
proved-yeas 1853, nays 5-the clerk noting Q
quorum. 1t being impossible to retain quorum
the House at 3:05 adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.-SENATE-The Sen
ate on motion OF Mr. Sherman took up and
passed his bill to provide for the building of q
memorial structure at Marietta, O., commera
tive of the settlement OF the Northwestern ter.
ritory Mr. Plumb s resolution to recommit the
bankruptcy bill to the Judiciary Committee
with instructions to amend 1t by making it ap'
ply to voluntary bankruptcy only, was taken
up, discussed at some length and placed on the
calendar. Bills passed: House bill to discon
tinue the coinage OF the three-dollar and one
dollar gold pieces. and the three-cent nickel
piece. Senate bill for the protection OF trees
and other growth on the public domain from
destruction by fire.
HoUsE-M Crisp moved that yesterdays
journal be corrected, but this motion was laid
on the tabie-yeas 140, nays 2-and Mr.. CrisI
raised the point of no quorum. The Speaker
counted 164 members present-a quorum. Mr.
Crisp challenged the correctness OF the count
The Speaker said that he had taken greai
pains In the count. and had no doubt about its
correctness. The Speaker decided to adhere u
the rule that 1874 members constituted q quo
rum. call of the House was then ordered
and as few Democrats had entered the cham
Der, the presence OF 170 members was disclosed
The Speaker announced the question to be OIL
| approval of the journal, and it was approved
| The question recurred on ordering the previous
| question on the Lapgston- Venable case. The
| previous question was ordered; yeas l47, nays
| the Clerk noting q quorum. Mr.. Cheadlt
moved to recommit the case; lost TO 145. Tn,
| question recurring on the minority resolution
| declaring Langston not elected, the quorum
| disappeared and call of the House wa
| ordered, which disclosed the presence OF is
| members. The minority resolution was theI
| rejected and the vote was taken on the secon'
minority resolution declaring Venable dul!
| elected Lost Alto 155-the Speaker counting
| quorum.
WASHINGTON Sept. 20-SENArE The Sen
| ate resumed consideration OF the Senate bill
to reduce the amount of u. S. bonds to be re
quired of National banks, and to restore 10 th
channels OF trade the excessive accumulation
OF lawful money-the pending question bein
on the amendment offered yesterday by MI
Powers to strike out the first section, whicl
reduces to $1,000 the amount Of bonds requires
to be deposited by National banks for thei
charters. The bill was laid aside without az
tion. The calendar was then taken up and
after several private bills were passed, the fo
lowing bill was reached: Senate bill authori,
ing the Secretary of the Treasury to settle tn
indebtedness to the Government OF the Siou
City and Pacific Railroad Company. 1t wa
passed.
HoUsE-On the approval of the Journal tn
Democrats disappeared-yeas 151, nays0. N
quorum and the House adjourned
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