The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-02-28
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS-.
Second Session.

entitled an net TO incorporate tho National
Guaranty Loan and Development Company
some OF the p1rposeJ for which this company
s Incorporated are; Tne nmelioratlon OF The
condition OF tho poor, tho development OF the
unoccupied farming and mining lands OF tho
United States by furnishing actual bona flde
settlers and miners with the necessary means
to cultivate said lands and operate said mines
the development of water ways, wntor powers,
ana other natural resources that may conduco
TO National wealth, and tho comfort, conven.
ience and prosperity Of the people.
HoUsB.-Mr. Cutoheon, Chairman OF the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs, reported series OF
resolutions on the death of General VIM. IT.
Sherman. Short eulogistic addresses were
made by Grosvenor (o.), Cultivate 20 }, Hen
derson Un), Ccgswell (Mass.) Vanderver
(CaL), Wheeler (Ala.), and Williams (O.l In
accordance with the resolutions passed the
Speaker appointed the following committee to
attend the funeral Of the late General as repre-.
Bentatives OF that body; Messrs. Cutcheon,
Spinoln- Cogswell, Cummings, Grosvenor, Kim
sey. Tarsney, Henderson (Ill.), and Outhwaite.
The Senate appointed a similar committee.
WAsHINaToN, Feb 7.-SENATE. The Gre
dentials of Peffer QSan.) and Voorhees, Gnd.)
were presented. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was passed, with the Ha-
waiian cable amendment. The copyright bill
was taken up. Mr.. Edmunds moved to amend
Section 18, which provides that the act shall
only apply to citizen or subject Of foreign
State when that State permits to citizens Of
the United States the benefit Of copyright on
substantially the same basis as to its own citi-
zens, by striking out the rest OF the section,
and inserting the words "The existence of the
conditions aforesaid shall be determined by the
President OF the United States by proclamation
made from time to time. as the purposes Of this
act may require" After brief discussion the
amendment was agreed to without division.
HousE.-Mr Brewer presented and the House
agreed to the conference report on the fortifica.
tion appropriation bill. Tho House then went
into Committee OF the Whole, Mr.. Dingley
(Me.) in the chair, on the Indian appropriation
bill Mr. Garter offered an amendment appro-
priatlng $94S,000 to carry out the agreement
with the Grow Indians, of Montana. Adopted.
The amendment for the carrying out OF certain
treaty agreements with the Sisseton and
Wahpeton and other Indians was agreed to-
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment that the
Cherokee Nation may negotiate with the Sec.
retary Of the Interior for the sale OF the Cher
okee outlet. Adopted The committee then
rose and reported the bill to the House. The
previous question was ordered on the passage
OF the bill and the House adjourned
WASHINGTON. Feb 1S-SENATE-So Some doz-
en- pension bills were passed, including bills in
creasing the pensions OF the widows OF General
Custer, Admiral Wilkes and General Daniel
Ullman to 500 q month. The copyright bill
was then taken up-the pending question being
on the Sherman amendment as offered yester-
day by Mr.. Power-to admit copyrighted books
ETC., printed in foreign countries, on payment
of tariff duty 1t was agreed to-yeas SO, nays
"a. Finally the vote was taken on the passage
OF the bill, and the bill was passed-yeas SO,
nays IA. conference was asked on the dis
agreeing votes OF the two Houses, and Messrs.
Platt, Hiscock and Gray were appointed con-
ferees on the part of the Senate Senate bill
for the erection Of q new Custom house in the
city Of New York was taken from the calendar
and passed.
HoUsE-ln the absence on account of Illness
of the Speaker the House proceeded to the
election of Speaker pro TEN, and Mr. Payson,
of Illinois, was selected, and was escorted to
the chair by Mr.. Mckinley and Mr.. Dockery
amid the plaudits OF both sides OF the chamber
conference was ordered on the District Of
Columbia appropriation bill and the Academy
appropriation bill. The House passed the In.
dian appropriation bill and then went into COM
mittee of the whole (Mr Allen, OF Michigan, in
the chair on the post.of1ice appropriation bill
Without disposng of the bill, the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
WAsHINGToN Feb. l9-sENATE. - Senator
ingalls, rendered his resignation as President
pro TEN of the Senate. The credentials of Mr.
Vance for his new Senatorial term, beginning
March next, were presented and placed on
ing from Indian depredations was then taken
up as the unfinished business" Various
amendments were offered and agreed to, and
the bill was passed. A conference was asked
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses;
and Messrs Moody, Paddock, and Faulkner
were appointed conferees on the part of the
Senate The Nicaragua Canal bill was then
taken up and became the unfinished business
1t was laid aside informally and the Senate ad-
iourned.
HoUsE-Mr Thomas (Ill.) called up from the
Speakers table q bill referring to the Court OF
Claims the claim of the Portland tMe.) com
pany growing out of the construction of the
double-ended steamers Agawan and Pontunsic,
and after three hours wrangle it was passed.
Mr. Thompson (O.) gave notice that he would
tomorrow at o'clock Qf the testimony were
then prnted) call up the resolution for the i'm
peachment of Judge Alex. Boarman, of Louisi-
ana The House went into the committee of the
whole on the post-offlce appropriation bill.
Without disposing OF the bill the committee
rose and the House adjourned until o'clock
this evening-the session tonight to be for con-
sderation of the immigration bill
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-SENATE-After the
transaction of routine business the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of pension bills
unobjected to. There were 100 pension bills
passed in forty five minutes. Among them was
one increasing the pension OF Brigadier- eneral
Landrnm, or kentucky, to hfty dollars. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration Of
the Nicaragua Canal bill giving the guarantee
of the u S. Government to the company's four
percent. bonds to the amount of $l0o,00o0 00O
No action was taken on the bill.
HOUSE-Mr. Cannon Qll from the Committee
on Rules reported n resolution for the immedi
ate consideration of business reported by the
Committee on Judiciary--the first bill to be
taken up to be the bill for the rolief Of the Su
preme Court with Senate amendments, ant
next the bill to fix the salaries of U. S. Judges
The Democrats resorted to filibustering, but
the Speaker applied the rules and the question
was reached in short time and the resolution
agreed to, under which the Court Bill was i'm
mediately taken up for consideration. Tht
House chen proceeded to the consideration o
the bill fixing the salaries of U. s. Distrio
leaving the Senate Bill in its original form, pro
viding that the salaries of District Judges shal
| be s5, 900 per annum.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2l.-SENATE-rhe Senate
debated the Nicaragua Canal bill all day With
out reaching vote
HoUsE.-In the House the Democrats resisted
| the approval of the journal, consuming mucl
| time The bill to increase salaries of u. S
| District Judges was passed. The post-oflc
appropriation bill was then debated until ad
| iournment.
Notes From the Capital.
The Citizens National Bank of De
catur, ILL.,, has applied for permission t.
organize National Bank
ACTING SECRETARY NETTLEToN ha
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