The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-02-19
FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS. i.
Second Session.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9--SENATn = Az u
O'Clock the unfinished business was laid before
the Senate, which was Mr.. Harris motion 10
lay on the table Mr. Blair's motion to recon.
slider the vote recommitting to the Committee
on Education and Labor the bill providing for
the adjusme OF accounts Of 1sborers, work
men and mechanics arising usder the eight
hour law. The motion to lay on the table was
disagreed to-yeas 20, nays 81. The question
was taken on the melton to reconsider ana IL
was disagreed to-yens 2s, nays 20. So the bill
stands recommitted to the COMMITTEES on Educa-
ton and Labor. The Senate thcn proceeded to
the consideration OF tho House copyright bill.
After a long debate the photographic amend
ment was agreed to-yens "a, nays ~
HOUSE-The House passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill with an amendment provid.
ing for clerks for Representatives The Senate
amendments to the forification bill were nom
ourred in and o conference was ordered. The
House then adjourned
wAsHINGToN, Feb. i0-SENATE-The House
bill to establish the customs district Of Tennes-
see with q substitute constituting Nashville,
Tenn, o port Of delivery, was taken up and
passed The House bill to revise the wages Of
certain employees in the Government Printing.
office was taken up and passed, with substi-
tute Offered by Mr.. Germany providing that all
night employees be paid twenty per cent In sd-
dition 10 the amount paid for day labor. The
naval appropriation bill was taken up, and the
clauses In regard to the Hawaiian cable and
naval militia agreed to, but the bill was not dis
posed Of
HousR-The bill Increasing to 500 month
the pension OF the widow Of General Custer
was passed. The army and the pension sppro-
priation bills were sent 10 conference. Tho
House then went into committee of the whole
Mr.. Dingley tMe) in the chair on the leRsla-
tive appropriation bill. Without disposing Of
the bill the committee rose and the House 3D.
tourned.
wAaurunrow Eoh =, -cr, .ru - rho eau
ate adopted q resolution calling on the Score
tary of the Treasury for the names OF persons
or firms offering silver bullion. The oonsiderar
tion OF the naval appropriation bill was resumed
the pending question being on the amendment
In reference to the site Of dry.dock on the
Pacific coast. AS fnally agreed upon the
amendment directs the Secretary OF the Navy
to acquire tat cost not exceeding $250sN o
tract OF eco acres ON Puget Sound, at Port Or
chard, and to cause the erection cf a dry-dook
not less than COO feet in lt nRth and seventy feet
in width, capable OF admitting vessels drawing
thirty feet of water-the cost Of the drydock
not to exceed 100000 The bill was then pass
ed.
HOUSE --senate amendment to House bill to
fix the rate OF wages of certain employees OF the
Government Printing -office was non concurred
In On motion of Mr.. Cucheon (Mich.) Senate
bill wns passed to establish o Record and PEN
son-off1ce in the War Department The House
then went into committee OF the whole-MY.
Payson Qll.) in the chair-on the legislative
appropriation bill. Without disposng OF
the bill the committee rose.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12-SENATE-As 10 o.
clock the Senate resumed consideration of the
copyright bll-the pending question being the
amendment offered by MIR. Sherman to strike
out the word prohibited" and insert the words
subject to the duties provided by law''-so
that foreign copies OF books patented In the
United State shall not be prohibited but shall
be subject to tariH duties. As Senator Sher-
man was absent, the copyright bill was laid
aside informally, and tho Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF tho District Of Columbia
appropriation BILL 1t was amended and passed.
A large number OF pension bills were passed,
Including House bill granting o ponsion Of 500
month to General N. p. Banks An amend.
ment was offered by Mr. Dawes TO make It 1900,
but owing to the opposition exhipited he with
drew the amendment
HousE-Representanve oasMell Of Michs-
gan, to-day introduceda resolution to set aside
February 10 for the confederation Of the dfreca
tax bill the previous question 70 be ordered at
1 O'Clock that day. The letter Of Grover Cieve-
land against FREQ coinage Of silver was read and
introduced into the Record.
WASHINGTON, Feb l3.-SHNArE-The copy.
right bill was discussed, and Senator Sherman's
amendment adopted.
HoUsE.-In the House the legislative bill was
the order the time being occupied by contro.
versy, in which Cannon, Butterworth, Gros
venor and Lodge participated, over civil service
| appropriations
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 14-Nothing of import
ance was transacted In either branch Of Con-
gress to-day, and on receipt Of the news Of the
death Of General W. T. Sherman both Houses
adjourned until Monday.