Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-09-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

THE Senuts on the 10th, after few minutes
spent in routine business took up the Tarin
oill-tho question being on its passage. with
six hours allowed to close discussion. Messrs.
Hoar Hiscock and Jones OF Nevada made argu'
ments in support OF the bill, and Messrs.
Turpie Vest and Vance spoke in oppo-
sition TO the measure. When the six
hours assigned TO general debate had
expired vote was taken and the bill
passed-yens 40 nays 90 Mr.. Aldrich moved
that the Senate insist on its amendments
to the House bill and ask for u committee
of conference.-the conference to consist OF
seven on each side. The motion was agreed
to and Messrs Aldrich, Sherman ALI
son, Hiscocll Mcpherson, Vance and Carlisle
were appointed conferees on the part of the
Senate, which then adjourned. ... The House
spent the entire day flioustering on the ques-
tion of approving tho journal, the object OF the
obstructionists being to prevent consideration
of the Langston Venable case.
IN the Senate on the llth resolution offered
by Mr.. Morgan was adopted, calling on the
Secretary of the Interior for information rs to
the lands Of the Northern Pacific Railrond Com
pany and OF other companies whose roads
were not completed within the period fixed
by the granting act. The conference report
on the Railroad Land Forfeiture bill was taken
up. Mr. Morgan opposed the report rs log
rolling scheme gotten up for the benefit OF all
the land grant roads. After speaking over four
hours without concluding, Mr.. Morgan yielded
to n motion to adjourn -. The House, for lack
OF a quorum, failed to make any progress what
ever with the Langston Venable case, and an
early adjournment was taken.
THE Senate on the i2th listened to Mr..
Morgan's concluding argument in opposition to
the conference report on the Land Grant For.
feiture bill, and to the opening argument OF
Mr. Sanders In support OF the report, and ad-
journed without action on the report. When
the House met the Speaker directed the
clerk to call the roll on the question
OF ordering the previous question on the
approval of the journal of the proceedings
of Septembcr9. During the roll call message
from the Senate announced the passage OF the
Tariff bill with amendments, and by direction
of the Speaker it was referred TO the
Committee on Ways and Means The
previous question was ordered - yeas 113,
hays "a - the clerk noting quorum;
md the question REQUIRED on the approval
of tho journal On this the quorum disap-
peared and call OF the House was ordered.
One hundred and seventy-hve members re-
sponded to their. names. but on the approval OF
the journal these had dwindled to l4S-no quo
rum; and the House adjourned
In the Senate on the 18th. Immediately after
the reading of the Journal Mr.. Quay offered the
usual resolutions OF sorrow and coincidence in
regard to the death OF Samuel j. Randall. Ad-
dresses in eulogy of the dead Speaker were
made by Messrs Quay, Barber, Plumb, Daniel,
cock, and then, as n further mark OF respect,
the Senate adjourned. .... The first question
presented to the House upon assembling
was the approval Of the journal OF Tuesdays
proceedings and the roll call resulted in its
npproval-yeas l57. nays 0-the clerk noting
quorum. The journals OF Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday were then read and approved
without objection and the House proceeded to
pay its last tributes OF respect 10 the late Sen
ator Beck. OF Kentucky. After addresses by
Messrs. Breckenridge, Dunnell, Stone, Blount,
Henderson, McMillin and Others the House, as
further mark of respect to the memory of
deceased, adjourned.
THE Senate on the 18th passed number OF
bills providing for bridges over southern rivers
and resumed consideration OF the conference
report on the Land Grant Forfeiture bill.
Without action on the report the Senate ad-
journed, after reaching an agreement that
vote on the report shall be taken at two
O'Clock p. IN. on the 10Th. 81. In the House the
Tariff bill with Senate amendments was re-
ceived from the Ways and Means Committee,
and after two hours discussion it was voted TO
non-concur in the Senate amendments and send
the bill to conference. Mr.. Enloe offered res
olution rcprobating and condemning Mr. Ken.
nedy's speech on September 8, so far as it re.
fected on the Senate as n body. The resolution
was discussed for some time but pending action
on the matter the House adjourned.