Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1890-01-23
CONGRES

| JAN. l3-SeDQJe-A number Oh DlliS
were reported.
Mr.. Plumb addressed the senate on
resolution relative to Alaska seal fisher
les.
HouSe-Bills introduced: AuthoriZ-
! ing the construction of a free bridge
across Arkansas river between Little
Rock and Argentine; providing that
public lands shall be seld only to citizens
of the United States; making Rock Isl
and port of delivery; for admission of
Wyoming and Idaho into the Union; to
enforce the obligations of railroad com
panies as carriers of interstate COM
merce; for maintenance of Indian school
in Michigan: also one on Wind River
reservation, Wyo.; to transfer pension
bureau to War department.
Resolution offered: :appropriating S5O,-
900 for bronze statue of Samuel j. I'll
den.
JAN. -Senate-A number of bills
were reported and placed on the calen-
dar.
Messrs. Plumb and Call engaged in a
skirmish as to the Florida swamp land
selections.
House-Bill introduced: To mark lines
of battle at Gettysburg.
The house discussed the Silcott report
without coming to any conclusion.
JAN. 15-SeRGte- introduced: To
provide for permanent National bank
circulation.
Resolutions offered: To investigate
certain features of immigration.
Bills passed: Relating to homestead
entries in Indian territory; granting GER
tain lands to State of Oregon; settling
claims of State of Missouri; appropriat-
ing money for hall of records; to con-
struct bridge across Missouri river near
mouth Kansas river.
Hottse-The report of the committee
on Silcott defalcation was presented and
both the majority report and substitute
were voted down, the former by 1876
yeas and l3S nays, the latter by vote of
126 yeas and 142 nays.
JAN. 16-Sendte- Resolution adopted:
Requesting the secretary of the treasury
not to take any steps toward a new lease
of the seal fisheries until Feb. 20.
Mr.. Butler, after the introduction of
miscellaneous business, began a speech on
his bill to provide for the emigration of
the negroes of the South at the govern
ment expense under the direction of the
quartermaster general of the army, and
appropriating S5,000,000 to carry out
the purpose of the bill.
At the conclusion of his remarks Sen
ator PaSco gave notice that he would at
an early day address the senate upon the
question of federal control of presiden-
| tial elections, and then Senator HOar
took the floor to respond to Mr.. Butler.
House-Bill introduced: Providing
for permanent national bank circulation.
Mr.. Mckinley offered resolution for
selection of committee of thirteen on
the worlds fair; Mr.. Cannon offered a
substitute charging committee on for
eign affairs to formulate method of Sc
lecting site for the proposed exhibit
ton. A bitter debate sprang up. Mr..
Cannon having modified his resolution
by striking out the requirement that the
first vote should be taken on locating
the fair east of the Allegheny mountains,
offered it as substitute for the resolu-
tion reported by Mr.. Mckinley, and it
was defeated-yeas 40, nays 142.-
Without casting any imputation on any
one, Mr.. Springer demanded recount of
the vote. The recount resulted in the
adoption of Cannon's substitute 1876 to
134. The majority resolution (as amend
ed by the substitution of the minority
resolution) was then voted on as sub
stitute for the original resolution refer
red to the committee on rules. This
was defeated by vote of yeas 1873, nays
135, Mr.. Springer changing his vote yea
to nay at the last moment, in order to
enter motion to reconsider, which is
still pending. The house then adjourned.
JAN. 17.-SenGte- in session.
House-Bills introduced: Granting
pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors inca
pacitated from manual labor; to extend
the trade and commerce of the United
States.
Resolutions adopted: Providing for
selection of special committee of nine
members to prepare for worlds fair.
JAN. 1S.-Sendte--Not in session.
HoLse-A resolution was adopted au-
thorizing the ballot-box committee to
sit during the session of the house.
Mr. Owen of Indiana, introduced a
joint resolution for the appointment of
George w. Steele as member of the
board of managers of soldiers homes;
referred.
Several bills were introduced, after
which the house in committee of tie
whole considered the Oklahoma town
site bill, pending the discussion of which
the house at p. m. adjourned till Mon
day.