Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Gathered from All Quarters.
CONGRESS,

INthe Senate on the 9Th the conference rcpor
on tho Public Printing Deficiency bill was
agreed to-the Senate amendments relative Il
the pay Of Senatorial clerks having been with
drawn and notification given that the whole
matter would come up again in the Legislative
Appropriation bill. Consideration OF the
financial bill was then resumed and Mr.
Daniel addressed the Senate, declaring
himself in favor OF free and unlimited coin
ago OF silver and made q long argument IN sup
port OF his views. Mr.. Hiscock then took
the floor in opposition TO the bill and at the
conclusion OF his speech the Senate went
into executive session and soon adjour ed. 80.
In the House the Senate bill increasing from
fifty TO seventy hvc the number Of army officers
who may be detailed to military colleges, was
discussed and pussed. Several other bills OF
minor Importance were passed. The House
then went into Committee OF the Whole on the
Shipping bill, and 1t was discussed up to the
hour of adjournment.
THE Semitic on the sth passed House bills for
public buildings at Akron, O.. s75, 900; Charles.
ton s. c., an increase of $4,000; Savannah,
Ga, sl0J $50 additional appropriation; and
Davenport, Ia, $4,000. Senate bill to provide
apatrol steamer on st. Marys river, Michigan,
was passed An agreement was reached by
which general debate the financial bill will
close Tuesday, January ~ and vote be
taken the next day. Mr.. Turpie and Mr.. Call
addressed the Senate on the financial bill -.
The House passed the bill authorizing the issue
OF certificates Of service to telegraph operators
with the Union army in the late war. a resolu
tion limiting debate on the Shipping bill failed
10 pass and discussion of IL continued until
adjournment MIR. Grosvenor speaking in its
favor.
THE Senate on the 9th passed the House bill
TO relieve Major Wham from the payment of
S2S,3i5 OF Government funds of which he was
robbed in 1850; and House bill providing an I'D
ditional Associate Justice for the Supreme
Court of Arizona. Conference reports on bills
for public buildings at Youngstown. o. /: Lewis.
ton, Me-. uaverhll, Mass. and Fort Dodge,
In, were agreed to- Mr.. Blackburn and Mr.
Morgan addressed the Senate In favor of the FL
nancial BILL after which the Senate went
into executive session and adjourned -. In the
House the bill referring to the Court Of Claims
the claim of the Citizens Bank of Louisiana
growing out of the seizure and covering into
the United States Treasury of certain moneys
of the bank by General Butler. was taken from
the calendar. The amount involved is s2l5 600.
The measure gave rise to quite long discus
sion but no final action was taken. An evening
session was held and II number OF private pen
Sion bills were passed
IN the Senate on the 10th the Vice President
presented the protest OF twenty three members
Of the Idaho Legislature against allowing Mr..
Dubois to take his seat; referred to Committee
on Privileges and Elections. Mr.. Sherman re-
ported bill to amend the act of February, 1889,
incorporlting the Nicarluga Canal Company
tauthorizing the issue OF bonds guaranteed by
the United States0 placed calendar The
conference report on the bill to carry out in
part, the provisions OF the act TO divide the
Sioux Indian reservation was presented and
agreed TO. The Pension Appropriation bill
was reported and placed on the calendar. Con-
sideration Of the Financial bill was resumed.
Mr.. Morgan concluded his speech in support of
the free coinage amendment, and the Senate
adjourned. In the House the Legislative Ap.
preparation bill was reported and placed on the
calendar. The House then went into Com.
mttee OF the Whole on the Army Appropriation
bill. tThe amount carried in the bill is sea-
B39 0O0) After considerable debate, without
action, the committee rose and cuogistic ad-
dresses were made in memory Of the late
Joseph p. Walker, OF Missouri. The House
then adjourned.
IN the Senate on the 18th the Financial bill
was further debated, Messrs Allen, Cockrell
and Berry participating in the discussion in
favor OF free coinage. The bill was then laid
aside and the Senate passed bill for public
building at Providence. X. l., Mt q cost of $780,
coo. After n short executive session the Senate
adjourned. The House passed resolution dis
charging the Committee on Rules from further
consideration of the resolution looking to an in.
the appointment of committee of five to in.
matte Appropriation bill was reported and
placed on the calendar. The Army Appropria-
lion bill was then taken up and discussed with.
out action until the House adjourned