Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-03-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
WHEN tho senate convened on the 25th Mr.
German OF Maryland, announced the death OF
his colleague, Senator Wilson, and after few
appropriate remarks by Messrs German,
Spooner and others, the usual resolutions OF
coincidence were adopted and the senate, as
further mark OF respect adjourned. -.
Tho house took up the imm grafton
bill, the pending question being on Mr..
Oates substitute, which was rejected
yeas ~, nays l0a. The bill was then passed
The death OF Senator Wilson was announced,
and after eIlog stic remarks tho house nd.
journod until p. m. At tho evening ses'
sion the agricultural appropriation bill was
passed, and the general deficiency bill taken
up and discussed In committee of tho whole.
Without disposing Oft the house adjourned.
THE senate on the Goth ult passed the bill
for the rel ef OF the assgnees OF the late John
Roach. The sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up; all the committee amendments
were agreed 10 md the bill was passed. The
Legislative. executive and judicial appropriation
hill was taken up and the various amendments
reported from the committee on appropriations
acted on as read. Without making final disposi'
Iion OF the bill 1t was laid aside and the confer.
ence report on the IN litary academy appropria'
tion bill was presented and agreed TO. The
chair laid the Nicaraguan canal bill before the
senate US unfinished business and the senate
adjourned -. Less than twenty-five members
were in attend nee when the house met at 10 q
m. A number OF bills we're passed, including
the senate bill for the relief OF the assignees OF
the late John Rouch. In committee OF the
whole the shipping bill was considered, but
without acton the committee rose and the
house recessed until evening. At the night
session tho general deficiency appropriation
bill was rassed.
IN the senate on the 9th ult tho message OF
the president vetoing the bill 10 establish the
record and pension offce OF the war depart
ment was referre 10 the comm ttse on military
affairs The Nicaragua canal bill was laid aside
for th. session. The legislative appropriation
bill was passed wi h n number OF amendments
and the immigrati@ n bill together with q mum.
ber Of other bill s. were taken from. the calendar
and passed. Consideration OF the Indian
appropriation bill was then begun, but no
action was re ched before adjournment -.
The house devoted the entire day to
debate on the shipping bill in committee of the
whole. The hour of 8 O. clock having arrived
the committee arose and reported the bi TO
the house without amendment-no vote having
been taden in committee rpon the substitute
Mr. Farquhar tht n offered the house substi-
tute for the senate bill and 1t was agreed to
l44 to 147. The senate bill as amended was
then passed-yeus 0, nays l2o Mr.. Farquhar
moved that n committee Of conference be or
dered. pending fction on which The house at
midnight adjourned.
THE vice president laid before the senate on
the 2Sth ult n communication from the family
of Gen. Sherman, expressing their gratitude
for and their app &c alton OF the sympathy and
honor bestowed by the senate upon the memory
of their deceased father The house bill giving
the widow Of Admiral Porter pension of ,5h
o year was passed The Indian appropriation
bill was taken up. Among other amendments
adopted was one TO ray s@0,OOO to the friendly
Sioux India for property lost or des royed
during the late trou 10 by reason OF obedience
TO orders OF the government The bill was
finally passed without division. A number of
house bills on the calendar to which there was
no objection were passe and the Senate took
up the post offlce appropriation bill. Without
naSiSg much progress with the measura 1t was
laid aside ard the Senate went into executive
session. When the doors we're reopened Mr..
Stanford, OF California, announced the death of
his colleague, Senator Hearst. The usual reso.
buttons OF coincidence were offered and adopted, q
committee was appointed to attend the funeral,
and as further mark of respect the senate ad.
journed. In the house the sundry civil and
Legislative appropriation bills were sent to con.
ference The dipl matte and consular appro
pration bill was reported back from comm I.
tee with recommendation that all the senate
amendments be agreed to except the one pro
Yiding for cab g between San Francisco and
Hawaiian islands; a-opted-yeas 2s2, nays O
The Speaker laid before the house o com
munication from the family of Gen. Sher
man, thanking the house for the res
olutions adopted in his honor Public
business was then suspended and the house
proceeded TO pay tribute to the memory of the
late James Phe!an OF Tennessee. Several ad
dresses eulogistic OF the life and character o.
the deceased statesman were made. and as
further mark OF respect the house ad;ou' nee
until 9 p. m, At the evening session the copy
right bill with senate amendments wa:
taken up ard the senate amendments moon
CURED in. Mr. Mckinley called up the bill pro
viding that nothing in the existing tariff lawl
shall be construed infect " the
tween the United States and Hawaiian islands
and IL was passed. Mr.. Clunie, OF California
announced the death of Senator Hearst and IL
respect to the memory OF deceased the hous,
adjourned.
THE senate on the ed elected Mr.. Msnderson
OF Nebraska. president pro tem succeeding
Mr. ingalls,. The house amendment to the ton
mage subsidy bill was passed by strict part,
vote-37 to"2. The house bill relating to recip
rocity with the Hawai'a an islands, and th
house Joint resolution appropriating 81 OOo,00
for the improvement of the Mississippi river
TO be made Immediately available W, re passed
The post ofice appropriation bill was passe'
with an amendment appropria,ing 81, ,200,000 10
the transportation of reign mails The con
ference report on the Indian deprcdations bill
was agreed TO. The agricultural appropriation
bill was passed with amendments. The gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill was consid
cred but no action was taken, The inference
report on the bi TO revise the wages of certain
employees in The government printin; flee wa
presented and agreed to- lit al ows twenty pc
cent additional pay for night work. Th
house passed senate bills for the erection Of
new mint building in Phi adelphia, at
cost not to exceed S20O0 000. and ney
custom house in the city OF New York
also senate bin gran ing pension @
t20oo year to the widow OF Admiral Por'ei
The senate bill TO provide for the inspection @
live cattle hogs and the carcasses and product
thereof which are The sub ects OF inter. stat
commerce, was passed with amendmenis)
The conference report was adopted on the bill
providing for the publishing OF copies of th
report on the diseases OF The orse. Ut app
PIRATES $1,000 for the rinting OF 10000 copies.
The post offce appropriation bill was sent I
conference and the house took recess unit
10 10. To- OF the Sd.
DOMESTIC.
THE explosion of a boiler in Fugate'
sawmill, near Charleston, Mo-, on tn
2Sth ult killed three men and seriousl