Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-05-10
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Interesting Home and Foreign News,
CONGRESSIONAL.

CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE April 30.-Aftor the transaction OF
routine business the Senate resumed considera
tion of the Customs Administrative bin. The
amendment offered by Mr.. Dawes, that in cases
of the importation of books, magazines and
periodicals in several parts but one declaration
of ent y shall be required, was agreed to. After
further discussion the bill was laid aside and
The Senate held n brief executive session and
adjourned.
HoUsE.-The House took up and passed the
bill for the classification of worsted cloths as
woolen cloths-yeas 1873, nays 0-the Speaker
counting quorum. dt provides that the Secre.
tary of the Treasury be authorized and directed
to classify as woolen cloths all imports of
worsted cloth or under the names OF worsteds
or diugonals, or otherwise) A resolution pro.
viding for the immediate consideration of the
Senate Service Pension bill, to which the
Morrill, Service Pension bill may be or
dered as n substitute, was adopted, and
Mr.. Morrill, took the floor in explanation and
support Of his bill. After an extended debate
the bill was ordered 10 vote The Morrill, bill
was then passed as n substitute for the Senate
,bill-yeas lS3, nays IL The Senate bill, as
amended by the substitute, was then passed
yeas 179, nays 20. CThe bill authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to place on the pension
roll the name of any officer or enlisted man OF
sixty years of age or over, who served ninety
days or more in the army, navy or marine corps
Shall have received an honorable discharge
therefrom, at the rate OF eight dollars per month.
All persons who served ninety days or more in
the military or naval force of the United States
during the late war and who have been honor.
ably discharged therefrom, and who are now or
may hereafter be suffering from mental or ply.
sical disability equivalent to the grade now es.
tablish in the Pension ONCE for the rating of
eight dollars per month"; shall be placed upon
the list of invalid pensioners. II also provides
for pension to the widow of any soldier when
she shall arr. We Mt the age OF sixty years, or
when she shall be without other means of sup
port than her daily lnbor.) The House then ad.
journed.
SENATE, May 1.-Mr. Vest, from the select
committee on meat products, made report and
accompanied 1t with an explanation. He said
the committee had thoroughly investigated the
subject and reported four measures for the
consideration Of the Senate. The first was a
concurrent resolution asking the President to
inaugurate diplomatic correspondence with
the authorities Of Great Britain to bring about
repeal or modification of the existing quaran
tine regulations OF the United Kingdom. The
next provided for a national inspection law;
and another was intended TO prevent the dis
elimination which now existed on all the rail.
roads belonging to the Trunk Lines Association
under which no mileage is given to any of the
improved cattle cars carrying live cattle from
the West to the East. The Customs Admins
trative bill was further considered, but without
notion the Senate went into executive session
and soon adjourned.
HousE.-The Senate bill to protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restra nts and mo-
nopolies was taken up and considered An
amendment offered by Mr.. Bland was agreed to,
making unlawful any contract agreement
TO prevent competition in the sale or purchase
of any commodity transported from one State
20 another. The bill was then passed with but
outtnT Tr1n al ts,,.r
nois, called up nd explained the provisions of
the Internatioal Copyright bill, but without
action on the measure the House adjourned.
SENATE, May 2.-The concurrent resolution
<equesting the President to enter into negotia-
tions with the governments of Great Britain
and Mexico, with a view to securing treaty
stipulations for the prevention of the entry of
Chinese laborers into the United States, was
taken up and agreed to. The Senate then took
up the Customs Administrative bill; the COM
mittee amendments were agreed to and the
bill was passed-yeas 35, nays 15-(Mr. Payne
being the only Democrat in the affirmative)
The bill authorizing the issue of treasury notes
and deposits of silver bullion was made the
unfinished business" from May until dis
posed Of The conference report on the Okla
homa Town Sites bill was presented and agreed
TO. After n short session for executive business
the Senate adjourned.
HousE.-A resolution was adopted setting
apart Saturday, June IA, for the delivery of
eulogies upon the late Samuel j. Randall.
Conference reports were presented and adopted
on public building bills at Lafayette, Ind and
Chester, Pa, the limit OF cost in each case
being $4,000 Consideration of the copyright
bill was resumed and after O discussion lasting
all the afternoon vote was taken on the en-
grossment and third reading of the bill and it
was defeated-yeas 9S nays 1885, The House
then recessed until evening, when seventeen
private pension bills were passed. Adjourned |
SENATE May 3.-Mr. Frye, from the Com
merce Committee, reported two important bills
one to place the American merchant marine
engaged In foreign trade on an equality with
other nations (known as the Shipping League
blD; the other to provide for ocean mail service
between the United States and foreign nations
and to promote commerce. The bills were read
first and second time and placed on the cal.
endar A resolution was agreed to, calling on
the Secretary OF the Treasury for information
as to the export and import of gold and silver
during the calendar year 1889. Among the bills |
taken from the calendar and passed were the
following: Providing for sundry light houses |
and other aids to navigation on the great lakes;
for public building at Lima, o., (S6O OOO) for
the relief OF Daniel Mckay and OF the executors
of Donald Mckay. At 4:I5 O'Clock proceedings
were interrupted by the announcement Of the |
sudden death OF Senator Beck of Kentucky |
and q motion to adjourn was agreed to.
HousE.-In Committee of the Whole the |
House finished consideration of the Diplomatic |
and Consular Appropriation bill, and when the |
committee rose the bill passed without division |
A JOINT resolution was passed appropriating |
$l0OO,OO0 for improvement of the Mssissippi |
river from the head of the Passes to the mouth |
of the Ohio river, such sum to be Immediately |
available. Conference reports on public build |
ing bills for buildings at Ashland Wis, Qimit |
slOOOOO), and Cedar Rapids Ia, Qimit $50 COO,
were agreed 10. The conference report on the |
Oklahoma Town Site bill was presented, but |
without action, the House adjourned.
WASHINGTON.
The House Committee on Post-offices |
and Post-roads has authorized a favora-