The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-01-08
FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
Second Session.


WAsHINoror Dec. 2o-syrArn. Mr.. AID
rich reported the new closure rule which pro
poser 70 close debate after full hearing on
any question and will be referred TO the Com
mittee on Rules tomorrow. The Vice Prosi.
dent laid before the Senate . communication
nom the Governor Of Idaho transmitting ore
dentials Of the Senators .eieet from that etats,
Messrs. George L ehoup and William J. No
Connell The credentials having bceA read,
Mr. Hoar moved % Mr.. Shoup was present.
the oath Of sface bs adxinistered 70 him,
which was done Afterward the credentials
of Messrst shotp and Mcconnell we're refer.
rcd % the Comtittee on Privileges and Elec-
tionA Nj. Carlisle introduced . Joint reselu.
Nos for The appointment Of commissioners q
confer with Commissioners Of the Dominion ef
Canada TO consider the trade relations between
the tive countries, and IL was referred 70 the
select Committee on Relations with Canada.
Tho Senate thsn resumed The consideration Of
the Injections bill, and Mr.. Hoar Welded the
floor 70 Mr Hiscock. who Addressed the Senate
at length In support Of the bill. At the oonclu.
sion Of Mr. Hiscoek's speech, Mr. Hoar "a.
dressed the Senate
Hous1-Not in session.
WASHfN0roN, Dec. 30-SRNArn.-The Son.
sts met at 10 . m, with hardly . dozen Sens
tors IN attendance. Attention was called TO
the facs Of the absence Of . quorum by Mr..
German. Tho roll-caI showed the presence o.
only seventeen Senators, two Of them Demo-
crata and the Sergosnt.at-arms was directed
70 request the attendance Of abssntees. II was
IL o'clock before quorum Norty.four) was So
cured, and before the Journal of yesterday was
read. Tho Vice President laid before the Sensts
the credentials OF Mr.. Frederick T. Dubois, -
Senator from the State OF idaho for the term
beginning March 4, 1891. They were referred 70
the Committee on, Privileges and Electiona
Mr.. Reagan gave notice Of two amendments 70
ME- A1drioh's closure resolution. Then, the
morning hour having expired, the Senate re-
surned consideration OF the Elections bill, and
Mr Hoar continued Ids speech, commenced
yesterday, in It's advocacy.
HopsE-After the Chaplain had delivered .
brief prayer Qn which he invoked the Divine
protection over the land during the coming
year, and after the journal OF the last days
session had been read and approved, the House
adjourned until Friday.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2--SENATE-When the
Senate adjourned on Wednesday last over New
Years, 1t was with the understa andins that on
fricay further adjournment would then be
taken until Monday There was . good at.
tendance to-day, but Mr.. Hoar and Mr. Aldrich
were absent, and Senator Spooner made the
motion to adjourn. which was carried without
question. Teegrams have been sent to oil the
absent Republican Senators to be on hand
Monday, when caucus is to be held. An at.
tempt will then be made to reach some cenclu.
sion with regard to the Federal Elections bill,
and poss bly, on financial legislation.
House The Hou,e adjourned to-day until
Monday next after a brief meeting. at which
there were present about ninety members. The
resirnaiion OF H. H Markham as member OF
the Board OF Managers OF the National Home
for Disabled Vo unteer Soldiers was presented
and referred. There was a brief struggle on
he point Of adjourning, the Democrats,
through Mr.. Enloe Crenn) trying to carry the
motion The Republicans did not propose to
have their House adjourned by the Democrats,
and after defeating Enloe's motion, Mr. Thomas
(Wis) moved to go into Committee OF the
Whole on tile private calendar. Mills (Tex.)
made the point Of no quorum, and then Mr..
MCKINLEY, for the Republicans moved to ad
journ, and his motion was carried