Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-06-28
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CONGRESSIONAL.

made a speech critcising the unfriendly atti
tude OF the administration toward the silve
question, nt the conclusion Of which the Senat
proceeded to vote on the amendments reporte,
by the Finance Committee. The amendmen
TO strike out the bullion redemption clause wa
agreed to. Mr.. Plumb offered the following
amendment as a substitute for the first section
OF the House BILL and after some debate 1t wa,
adopted; "That from and after the date OF the
passage OF this act the unit OF value in the
United States shall be the dollar, and the same
may be coined of 4l2E grains OF standard silver
or of 25S grains OF standard gold, and the sait
coins shall be legal tender for all debts, public
- or private; that hereafter any owner OF silver
or gold bullion may deposit the same at any
mint or the United States to be formed into
standard dollars or bars for his benefit and
without charge; but II shall be lawful to refuse
any deposit OF less value than slOO or any bull.
lion SO base as to be unsuitable for the opera
tion of the mint" Several other amendments
OF an unimportant nature were adopted and the
bill was then passed-yeas AZ, nays 25 Ad.
iourned.
HousE.-The House passed the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill, after adopting an amend.
ment appropriating 81 900 for an electric light
plant at Watervliet IN. " arsenal. Consid
Grafton of the Indian Appropriation bill was
then begun In Committee OF the Whole. The
appropriation OF $4,000 to refund the Cherokee
Indians the expense of their removal to the
Indian Territory was stricken out. Pending
further action the committee rose and the
House adjourned.
SENATE, June 1S.-The Tariff bill was reported
back by Mr.. Morrill, and 1t was placed on the
calendar. Mr.. Frye, from the Committee on
Commerce, reported back the River and Har.
bor bill. with n written report as to each item.
Mr.. Evarts announced that the eulogies OF the
late Representative S. S. Cox were postponed
until Thursdsy, June 20. The conference report
on the Antitrust bill was presented and agreed
TO. House bill extending time of payment to
.,rpl,n -.
Nebraska was passed with amendments. The
Legislative, Executive and Judicial Appropria
tion bill was then taken up. An amendment
offered by Mr.. Mitchell to increase the salary of
twenty-sx committee clerks from 81 800 to 81 500
was agreed to- like amendment to pay
clerks to Senators 81 500 year instead OF 81, 500
as recommended by the Committee on Appro
priations, instead of s6 per day, as provided in
the bill, was, after debate, agreed to. Pending
further action on the bill the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-After the transaction OF minor bust.
iness the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Indian Appropriation bill. The
appropriation OF s12, 200 for the Creek Indians,
$500 for the Pottawatomie Indians and s27-
700 for New Mexican Indians were stricken from
the bill. The committee then rose, the bill was
passed and the House adjourned.
SENATE, June 19.-The Legislative Execu.
tive and Judicial Appropriation bill taken
up. point OF order was made by Mr.. Allison
against an amendment increasing the salaries
OF the Commissioner and Assistant Commits.
sioner of the General Land ONCE. After debate
the bill was laid aside without action. Public
business was then suspended and eulogies on
the late Representatives Nutting and Wilber
of New York, were delivered by Senators
Evarts and Hiscock. The usual resolutions of
regret and sympathy were adopted, and us q
further mark of respect to the memory of the
deceased, the Senate adjourned
HoUsE.-Upon the reading OF the journal the
10. .ls-
received from the Senate and referred to the
Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures
Mr. Mills offered resolution that the order Of
reference made by the Speaker of the Silver
bill to the above committee was incorrect
under the rules of the House and was made
without authority, and resolving that the jour.
nal be corrected by striking the entry from it.
After long parliamentary fight the resolution
was agreed to yeas l2l, nays H. Pending &C.
tion on n motion to approve the journal as
amended, the House adjourned.
SENATE, June 20-The Postoffice and Diplo.
matte Appropriation bills were reported and
placed on the calendar. Consideration of the
Legislative, Executive and judicial Appropria-
tion bill was resumed and the pending amend
ment-to increase The salaries of the Commits.
sioner and Assistant Commissioner OF the Land
Once-was agreed to. Several minor amend.
ments were acted upon and the bill was re.
ported 10 the Senate. The amendments made
in Committee of the Whole were agreed to and
the bill was passed. Adjourned.
HousE.-The Speaker announced the pending
question to be on ordering the previous cues.
tion on the motion made by Mr.. Mills of Texas. |
to approve the journal of Wednesday as
amended by the resolution of Thursday The
previous question was ordered-yeas 1876 nays
~. Mr.. Mckinley then moved q reconsiders. |
tion, and on motion Of Mr.. Mills IL was laid on |
the table-yeas 13l, nays l29 The question
then recurred on approving the journal of Wed. |
&c Gnrnn n IttYc ,.l.l Fnt--
TO approve was agreed to-yeas 132, nays i30
the conference report on the Anti Trust bill
was presented and adopted. Mr.. Bland offered
resolution to take up the Silver bill, but the
Speaker ruled that 1t was not in order under
the rules. The House then took q recess until
evening, the night session to be for the CON
sideration OF pension business.
SENATE. June 2l-The House bill sunni e.
mentary TO the act OF March 90 1888 in refer.
ence TO bigamy was taken up, and after a few
formal amendments was passed without a az.
vision. Crhe bill provides that all funds or
property lately belonging TO the Mormon
Church shall be devoted TO the use and benefit |
of the common schools in that State) The |
Senate then proceeded to the consideration OF
the Dill TO establish an educational fund by ap. |
plying the proceeds OF the sale of public lands |
ana receipts from certain land grant railroad |
companies TO the endowment and support OF !
colleges for the advancement OF science and /
industrial education The bill was debated nj |
considerable length but finally went over with. |
out action, and after brief executive session |
the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE,-Mr. Bland, of Missouri, moved TO re- |
consider the vote by which the yeas and nays |
were ordered upon Mr.. McKinley's motion TO Ia. |
BILE his (Bland's) appeal from the decision oft the
chair declining TO entertain his motion 10 take |
the Silver bill from the Speakers table. The |
motion was defeated-90 to 100. After n long
debate vote was taken on Mr. McKinley's mo. |
ton to table Mr.. BANDS appeal from the
Speakers decision sending the Silver bill to the
Coinage Committee, resulting-yens ia noys
III So the appeal was laid on the table, and |
the bill stands referred TO the Coinage Com.
miitee. The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
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