The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-26
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-


First Session. n
wAyHrHGroS. May 1a-SESATE.-The ssnss0
galleries to-day and the outside corridors weru9
crowded with people to gain admission 70 wte--
ness the funeral services over the remains o.
Senator Barbour, OF Virginia When the seuasU
was called to order there was not racuux
space IN all the galleries. The remains wereo
brought in at 1:10 The cermonies were ooll-'
Quoted by Bishop Koane, Of the Roman Gath
ollie church. After the bishops sermon tnn
cofin was borne out Of the chamber by nn1r
strong arms Of capitol policemen, ond was fof--
lowed in due order by members Of the cabfnsf-.
justices Of the supreme court. members OF tnU
diplomatic corps and members Of the hOuse Of
representatives Senators and others accom-
panied the funeral procession TO the late rss1-
dence OF the dead senator, and when the senae0
reassembed II was only to adjourn-whach u
did at 2:f5-until tomorrow.
HoUsE-The house was In session but . feurs
minutes and then adjourned to the senator
chamber TO participate In the funeral services
over the late Senator Barbour
WASHINGTON, May H.-SENArE-There vu0e
o denial in the senate this afternoon Of ruthsR
more than common interest on the new navy
economy in expenditures, the sinking fund etc.
measure under consideration being the nSvnH
appropriation bill Tf., immediate consider8-
tion was amendment reported by the seunfa.
committee, providing further heavy expeudf
lures, only S75000O Of which was to be appropEb-
ated this year. AltoSethcf tho navy got sozn0
pretty bad hits today. Vest argued the strong
imprebebility Of war. and said that the buatd--
ing of great navy would stint the ernpleg-.
ment Of II, and logically lead TO tho enlfstnent
Of large standing army.
HousE-The house wrangled over items hy
the sunffry civil appropriations bill to-day, onfe
got along 80 slowly that several days more must
elapse before the measures con be reported 10.
the house
WASHINGTON, May ls-SENATE-The SENATE
to-day adopted the senate amendment 70 uia
naval appropriation bill by vote Of yeas 49,
nays fs The affirmative votes were nearly ulH
cast by republicans, and the negative votes by
democrats md alliance men The amendments
provides for the construction of one sea-gotng
coast line battle-ship, one harbor Defense
double-turret ship, OF the monitor type, four
rght-draft gunboats, and six torpedo boats
The bill was then passed. The house bill pro-
vidcs for the construction of only one war.sAip
The bill now goes back TO the house The SEN
ate committee on commerce hnS cut down th6
appropriate tfons Of the river and harbor bill from
S1 346 go to $40 28f 36S which is nearly I'll 0OOg0
less than the appropriation made by the bill ayy-
II came from the house. The projects which,
nmong others, were scaled down were as fol-
lows: Twenty-foot channel Great lakes, from.
$500 600 to $4,000; Great Kanawha river, West.
Virginia, from 100000 TO i225. .Oo1
HousE-The silver qu6 stion was the feature
Of interest In the house to-day, and much 70 ihes
disappointment OF the silverites the spenHer
sustained the point Of order raised agnirst Mr.
Bartine's free coinage amendment 10 the sun
dry civil bill, and the house clinched the matter
by upholding Mr. Crisp's decision. Later on Mr.
Bland offered on amendment for the coinage OF
ull silver bullion purchased and now in the
treasury into standard silver dollars. Points or
| order were raised against the amendment aatf1
| the speaker reserved his decision.
| WASHINGTON, May l9.-Senate-No business.
OF importance transacted
HoUsE.-The following were among tho rrf-
| vnte bills introduced to-day: By Mr.. Casufn--
| of Kentucky, for the relief Of the Kentcky antr
Indiana Bridge Co.; by Mr.. Harter, OF Ohio, IN
| creasng the pension Of George A. BreclSinyidge~
late of company c. eighty second O. w. to ffty
dollars per month; BY Mr.. Enochs Of Ohio, pen
| sioning Peter Wild, q teamster in the employ
of the United States army during the war; by
| Mr.. Warwick, Of Ohio, removing the charge OF.
desertion against Adam B. Ackerman. late OF,
| company B, seventeeth Indiana V. l.. and from,
| the record Of Cornelius Miller. late OF tta,
ninth Ohio cavalry, and to pension Charles =
| McGirr, late private, company A, sixth UnttcE
| States cavalry thirty dollars per month Mr--
Harter's bin TO Doy Fronk s sowers. issa=
| lieutenant and Quartesmaster, third O " l.,
cavalry, s969. 90 TO reimburse him for certain or
| penses was favorably reported
| WASHINGTON, May N-SENATE-The sezAenl
| has passed the river and harbor appropriations
| bill without division, and conference with
| the house has boen 0sked An Amendments VAST
| adopted author1zing the secretary OF var to-
make o survey for o ship canal from Toledo 10 o.
point near Cincinnati, utilizing the Miami an6
| Erie canal
| HoUsE-There was considerable excftemenf
and some ill-feeling onong the republicans In
| the house to-day when Representative Kngore..
| Of Texas raised point OF order, which waz
sustained by the chair (Mr. Herbert, Of Ain
bama), against the clause tn the sundry civil
service bill approprintiag s50, 600 for the e1ee-
tion In the city Of Washington, Of q statoe to-
the late Gen. W. T. Sherman Tho matter viii
be called up In the house tomorrow In the sAnpes
OF separate bill. The following were among
the private bills introduced In the house: By
Mr.. Enochs, OF Ohio-To correct the military
record OF Lemuei 8. West, late private Seven
tieth o. v. l. Mr.. Pearson-To amend the mill
itary record of Lieut. W. 8, Sprigg, late Of Cnm-
rany H, 1leth o. VI.
| WASHINGTON, May 2.-SENATD-No hush
ness Of importance transacted
HoUsB-Mr. Cultivate, chairman Of the COM
mittee on military ahairs, reported favOcanlye
this morning bill for the appropriation of saG :
900 for the purchase Of o pedestal for . monu-
ment to Gen. Sherman The bill was introdncetl
last night by Mr.. Bryan, Of Nebraska, skter
the action Of the house yesterday In cut
ting similar appropriation from the sundrH
civil bill simply on o teehnioahty. Mr.. Hender-
son, of Iowa, and Mr.. Bryan. Of Nebraska. ap-
peared before the committee on military aaniSs.
nnd urged that immediate action be taken in
the matter. The result was Mr.. Outhvdte'a
favorable report this morning.
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