The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-12

food and drugs MIR. Blair presented the ere.
dentials OF his successor, Jacob H. Gallinger,
and they were placed on file. After O short ex-
ecutive session the doors we're reopened and
legislative business was resumed. The fortif-
cation bill was taken up. and after certain
amendments was passed. The Military Acad-
emy bill was then taken up and passed but
with one amendment, and, the pension appro-
priation bill was made the unfinished bust
ness. After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill was passed for the
retirement OF Lieutenant John II. McBlair. Mr..
Mckinley asked unanimous consent that dur.
ing the remainder OF the session the House
shall meet at II O'Clock q m. Mr.. Rogers
(Ark) objected. The House then went into
committee Of the whole on the diplomatic and
Consular appropriation bill. The bill was after
discussion laid aside with favorable recon-
,mendntion and subsequently passed, and the
committee proceeded to the consideration OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill Mr.. Chand-
Ter (Mass) spoke In favor Of proposed amend
ment instructing the Secretary of the Treasury
not to approve the payment OF any expense at
teudant upon meeting Of the Worlds Column
bian Commission or of the Board Of Lady Man
ayers, except such meetings as may be called at
the time Of the dedication and opening Of the
Worlds Fair. The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb. b.-SENATE-Among the
bills reported and placed on the Senate calen-
y
Clusters widow to 800 month. The pension
appropriation bill was taken up. It appropri.
ates for pensions for the year $l33, ,l73 0s5; for
fees and expenses for examining surgeons, s..
100000; for salaries Of eighteen pension agents,
s72 600. and for clerk hire 500, ,OO0 The latter
mittee on Appropriations to S400, 900. Another
amendment reported from the committee
strikes out the proviso limiting to two dollars
the compensation OF pension attorney and
inserts In lieu Of 1t proviso limiting such COM
pensatfon TO hve dollars. The latter amend
ment gave rise to very long discussion
All the committee amendments having been
agreed to, the bill was passed. The following
bills we're taken from the calendar and passed:
House bill to authorize the construction of Q
tunnel under New York Bay. Senate bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of War to cause an ex.
ploration and survey to be made of the interior
Of Alaska and appropriating 100000 for that
purpose.
HOUsE.-The House went into committee OF
the whole (Mr. Payson Of Illinois, in the chairh
on the sundry civil appropriation bill The
Worlds Fair paragraph having been reached,
it was agreed, owing to the lateness OF the
hour, that its debate should be postponed until
tomorrow. Mr.. Bland (Mo) offered silver
free-coinage amendment TO the paragraph pro-
vidtng for the recoinage OF gold md silver
coins.
WAsHINGToN, Feb a-SBNArE-The eight
hour bill was antagonized by Messrs. Cockrell
and Vest and advocated by Mr.. Sherman It
was agreed to vote on the bill tomorrow. The
naval appropriation bill was reported to the
Senate to-day by the Appropriation Commit.
tee. As reported, It carries items aggregating
about Ssl,b46, 81 or s4ss,0Oo more than the
amount allowed by tho House. Senator Collum
introduced bill appropriating 100000 to en-
able the Secretary Of War to purchase testing
machine for tensions and compression, for use
at the Rock Island Arsenal Ill
HOUSE. Mr. Mckinley asked unanimous
consent for the present consideration OF the
bill providing that nothing IN the tariff act shall
be held TO repeal or impair tho reciprocity
treaty with the Hawaiian Islands. Mr.. Bland
(Mo.) objected. The House then went into
committee of the whole. Mr.. Payson mL) In
the chair, on the sundry civil oppropria.
tion bill The effort Of Mr.. Bland, of Missouri,
to tack the silver bill on the sundry oivi ap-
preparation bill was defeated--lS4 to l21. The
remainder Of the day was consumed in debate
on the sections OF the bill relating to tho Worlds
Fair appropriations.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 7.-SnNArH. Tho reso-
luton In favor OF night sessions was adopted.
The eight hour bill was debated and amended
and recommitted 10 tho Committee on Educa-
tion. Senator Sherman, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, reported an amendment
proposed 70 be made TO the diplomatic and
Consular appropriation bpl which contemplated
the division OF the Central American mission
INTO two missions, one 70 include Nicaragua,
Costa Rica nnd Salvador, and the other Hon.
duras and Guatemala. The President sent
TO tho Senate the following nominations for
Surveyors Of Customs: Charles ]. Robb. Mioh-
Han City, Ind. /; Emerson Etheridge. Memphis,
Tenn.
HOUSE, in the House the Worlds Fair SEQ.
tions OF the sundry civil appropriation were dis.
posed OF. The death OF Representative Phelan,
Of Tennessee. wss reported and committee sp.
pointed to attend the funeral Representative
Fithisn, OF Illinois, introduced In the House Z
bill TO provide for graduated income tax t0
meet expenses for pensions, and the army and
nsvy. Representative Gambler, OF Massaohus
etts, introduced bill to-day authorizing the
Postmaster General 70 contract with any Per.
sons or companies operating telegraph lines foz
the transmission Of telegrsphio correspondenoe
st rates to be agreed upon. MI. Evans, OIL
| Tennessee. rentroduced the bin heretofore
| offered ~ him to establish limited postal tele
! graph service.