The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-06-04
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.


First Session.
WAsHINGToN May 2L-SENATE.-Tho bill
passed by the house to pay David f. Truck de-
pendent son OF John Truck, late private in
Company ID, Eighty second Indiana " l., the
pension OF SlS per month heretofore paid his
grandson has been favornbly reported TO the
senate by Senator Turpie Senator Turpie has
also favorably reported to the senate bill to
pay VIM. a. Birch, of Louisville KY, pension
OF $50 per month in lieu OF the pension paid
him as q survivor OF tho Mexican war. The bill
of Senator Voorhees, TO pension Robert NJ.
Roberts at $40 per month has also been favor.
ably reported
HoUsE-The following were among the pri-
vate bills introduced: Pensioning Leonidas H.
Cook late of Company l, Eighth Virginia infan-
try and pensioning a. NJ Jarrett; pensioning
Lydia Bollmnn, dependent and invalid sister Of
Samuel c. Elollman, late quartormaster sergeant
in the Eighty-ninth Indiana " l.; removing
charge Of absence from record Of James Nc
Nance, late Of Company 3, Sixty-ninth Penn
sylvanin regiment Veteran Volunteer infantry
to pay A. Il. Shriver 500, lost by burglary when
he was postmaster at Winchester, o.; Repre-
sentative McCreary's bill TO pay VIM. j. Ian
iram, late collector Of internal revenue Eighth
district OF Kentucky, i5,3d026 for commissions
due him for collections from sales OF tax-paid
spirits stamps during the years Of 1874 to 1879
inclusive
WASHINGTON, May 25.-SENATE-The resolu-
ton offered by Mr. Morgan, directing the com
mittee on finance TO make an examination and
report in relation to currency and coinage, and
as 10 the effect Of the act OF July, 1890, on the
price Of silver bullion, was taken up Mr.. Nor
gan called for the yeas and nays on the adop-
ton of the resolution. Mr.. Morrill, moved that
the resolution be referred to the committee on
finance Mr.. Morgan demanded the yeas and
nays on the motion to refer. The motion was
defeated-yeas II, nays 2s. Senator Sherman
presented q letter from Secretary Blaine in re-
gard To resolutions introduced in the senate
providing for issuing invitations TO foreign
governments TO send representatives TO meet
NJ Chicago during the Worlds Columbian expo
sition, for the purpose OF taking measures 10
promote ,Je cause OF peace and the settlement
of national differences by arbitration
HousE-Mr. Pattson, of Ohio, has evidenced
that he is here by introducing the following
private bills to-day: To remove the charge of
dcsertion from the military record of John
Pittit, late of Company G, Ninety-first o. V. /.
To remove a similar charge in the case OF VIM.
T.. Potts late of Company -, Twenty-seventh
o. V. l. To remove similar charge in the case
of Thomas II. Mold late of Company H. Eigh-
teenth o. V. l.
WASHINGTON, May 26-Senate-Mr. Nor
gan's silver resolution was again taken up and
Mr.. Morgan resumed his argument. colloquy
took place between Mr.. Morgan and Mr. Sher-
man. While Mr.. Sherman was still speaking
the morning hour expired and Mr.. Morgan's
amendment went over without action. Mr..
stewart, however, promptly rose anu remark
ing that he would give senators the opportunity
Of having test vote on the question, moved to
take up the bill introduced by him and reported
adversely from the finance committee, TO pro
vide for the free coinage of gold and silver and
other purposes Tho yeas and nays were
called ior by Mr.. Morgan. The vote was there
upon taken, and the result was announced:
Yeas %, nays 20.
UoUsE-The house OF representatives took a
hand in the Worlds fair Sunday question, to-
day. The sundry civil appropriation bill was
under consideration in committee of the whole.
An amendment adopted providing that the
government exhibit at the Worlds Columbian
exhibition shall be open on Sunday The SUBJ
treasury bills introduced by the alliance mem
bers of the house early in the session, are to
have consideration soon by the committee on
ways and means.
WASHINGTON, May Senator
MILAN succeeded to-day in securing the passage
of the bill increasing salaries of railway postal
clerks TO 81 900 year. Senator Sherman pre-
sented memorial adopted at ChilliCothe, o.,
on May IL, vt their eighteenth annual reunion
by the surviving Ohio veterans who served in
the war with Mexico, in which they recount the
great achievements in that war, and represent
that the great results of that war were more
largely due to Zachary Taylor than to any
other one person, and ask that a monument be
erected TO Zachary Taylor and 10 his small
but invincible army. Senator Sherman moved
10 postpone inc SILVER Dill until IueSuay, as ne
desired TO speak upon it. Mr.. Stewart suggest
ed that vote be had upon the bill to-day The
bill went over until Tuesday.
HoUsE-The following were among the pri-
vate bills introduced to-day: BY Mr. Harter--
Granting an honorable discharge to George
Schell late in Company b, Sixty-ffth o. V. L.
BY Mr.. Warwick-To pension Mrs. Linda Hunt,
an army nurse, of Canton, o., at sl3 per month
for disabilities incurred during the war. The
house post office committee authorized favor
able report on a bill fixing the salary of letter
carriers at 81, 200 per annum during and after
the fourth year of service. The agricultural
appropriation bill was completed to-day by the
house committee on agriculture, and will be re-
rortcd to tho house early next week. 1t appro-
PIRATES S5O7 500 more than the bill Of last year.
One million dollars is appropriated TO carry out
the provisions of the meat inspection law,
which is onc.half million dollars in excess OF
the appropriation Tor the current year for this
purpose.