The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-07-16
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


FIRST session.
WAsu1NGToN, July -SENATE.-Nothing 81
special interest wns transacted in the senate.
Senator voorhees, made his appearance In the
senate to-day, the first time since the Chicago
convention. He looks quite feeble and has the
appearance OF being quite ILL.,
HoUsE,-The FREQ coinage bill, passed by tho
senate recently, came up for reference The
natural place for It TO go was, OF course, TO the
committee ON coinage, weights and measures OF
which Mr.. Bland is chairman. Mr.. Tracy OF
Albany, n. Y, an anti-coinnge democrat moved
to refer II to the committee on banking
and currency. Mr. Tracy Is himself
member Of Blands committee, but he pro-
posed an inappropriate reference for the
purpose OF making show of opposition TO the
bill. The afternoon was spent in fllibustering,
there being scarcity of members. Sometimes
there was quorum and sometimes thero was
not vote on Tracey's motion wus not oD-
| tained, and the house, after several hours OF
| tiresome nonsense, adjourned, leaving the ques-
| tion OF reference hanging fire. No advantage
was gained by either side There was mere
| consumption of time. 1t Is strongly intlmated
! that Mr.. Tracey never expected, and does not
expect now, the bill to go to any other than the
committee on coinage, weights and measures
WASHINGTON, July G-SENATE.-The senate
has ADDED 10 the supdry civil appropriation bill
| $4,000 Tor the federal buildings NJ Cincinnati.
HoUsB-The silver question Is still in the
air. The senate bill again came up to-day in
| the house on the question of reference and the
motion to send IL to the committee on
| bunlling and currency was beaten, but
| there was fllibustCring on motion by
| Bland to refer It to the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, and after some
| time the matter was dropped for the present
and other matters taken up. There is y lull in
| the storm. There will be more trouble The
| free silver men seem indisposed to take chances
| Tho l,t.tn 1Npl1
as 1t stands, notwithstanding the opinions of
several leading lawyers that the bill repudi-
| atcs the paper now in circulation based on sill
| yer deposits. There Is much doubt as TO the
| outcome of the fight but the majority opinion
| is that the bill will pass.
| WASHINGTON, July 7.-SENATE- Senator
| Blackburn to-day submitted the petition OF the
Kenton county, KY, Woman's Suffrage asso
| citation praying for an amendment to the con
| stitution granting the right of suffrage to wom-
| en-. The senate has passed n bill providing
| for the erection of q public building at Mnncie,
| Ind, at n cost of not to exceed H5O,OOO
HoUsE-Spealier Crisp received a telegram
| from Cordela, Ca. announcing his denomination
| for congress by acclnmation. BY unanimous
consent to-day the senate free silver bill was
| referred to the house committee on coinage
| weights and measures. The long flibustcrinE
against this logical result was led by Mr.
Tracy, of New York. Tracy, however, objected
| Whtn Blhnu lSKCu unanimous consent LOT INT
committee to sit during the sessions OF tho
house. Mr. Harter and other anti-silver demo
Gratis feel assured that the bill will be beater
in the house, though it win die without u fight
WASHINGTON, July 6. s.-SENATE-The resolu
tions ordering an investigation into the Home
tcad difficulty, offered in the senate by Peffei
nd Gallinger, and appropriately referred yes
terday, were not reported to-day, but Mr.. Gal
linger worked in a speech anyhow. making de
tense of the tariff.
HousE-With the land.oflce business donC
by the democrats in the house to-day there
comes streak of daylight on the question o
adjournment Nothing remains of serious con
sequence in front of the appropriation bills eX
copt the silver bill and some members are con
hdent of the adjournment by the last OF tht
month. Mr.. DUNCAN, of Ohio, introduced a bill
to remove the record of conviction and dishon
Orable discharge from the service of First-Lieut
W. y. Davis, late Company H. Twenty-tlftl
o. V. 1. The tin-plate bill, the lead-ore bill anC
the bill to limit the amount of wearing apparc
which travellers may bring into this countr.
free of duty were passed under suspension o
the rules in the house to-day, the democrat
having larger number Of members presen
than they have had for months. The anti-silvc
men tonight are positive of their ability TO de
feat the measure in the house. II is the genera
opinion that the bill can not pass the house
This will leave the bill in the peculiar condition
of being passed by u republican senate and dc
feated by democratic house. while the part
platforms make declarations contrary to thi
condition.
WASHINGTON, July Five of the animal ~
preparation bills have received the signature
of the speaker and the vice president and no'
only await the signature Of the president to bt
come laws. They are the agricultural, the rive
| and harbor, The Indian, the post ONCE and tn
| pension appropriation bills. Six OF them ar
still in conference, with the conference report
unAcred on They are the army, the diplC
matte and consular, the District of Columbi;
the Military academy, the naval and the legi'
lative appropriation bills. The conference II
port on The Military academy bill has bee
agreed to in the senate, but has not yet bee
, reported in the house The conference repol
on the naval bill has been twice rejected in til
house, the trouble being over the senate ament
/. ments authorizing the construction of one lint
of.battle ship, and appropriating $4,000 for tn
proposed international naval review in Ne
York harbor and Hampton Roads in cclebratio
of the discovery OF America