The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-19
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


First Session.
WASHINGTON. May a-sENATE.--The senate
passed the house bill TO give American registry
TO the steamships City of New York and City Of
Paris The vote was II 10 10. Democratic
senators protested and wanted more time for
consideration, but the matter came TO vote
The signature Of the president is now all that
Is needed to give the owners Of these vessels the
benefit Of the mail subsidy provided for by The
last congress Tho senate also passed the rcso-
luton for payment to the Choctaw and Chickl-
saw nations for their interest in the Cheyenne
aud Arapahos reservation about aS,0O0,0O0)
Senator Brice introduced q bill for the relief OF
DR.. b. F. Lemert. OF Dresden, o., pensioning
him ct twenty-five dollars per month.
HousE-The house rcsrmed consideration Of
the river and harbor appropriation bill to-day.
Mr.. Outhwaite, OF Ohio, moved to amend the
instructions by requiring the committee 10
strike out all appropriations which are for new
works CT fer the further extension OF works
now under construction, so that the bill shall
include only appropriations for the continuation
or completion OF works now In progress. The
amendment was lost: yeas GO, nays 70. The bill
was passed; yeas ls6. nays e5. The bill, as IL
passed the house, carried un appropriation, In
round numbers, Of eel 100000. In addition 10
this, the secretary Of war is authorized to con-
tract for the completion Of important projects
Of improvement 10 an extent involving the ulti-
mate expenditure Of about s26,o0O,on
WASHINGTON, May lI.-SENATg.-The sen.
dte p;tSscu u Stlltle Dill autnOTlH ny tHe SeCTC
tary Of war to cause o survey TO be made for
ship canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio
river from Conneaut harbor or from Erie to
Pittsburgh and appropriatng $4,000 Senator
Sherman introduced I'm amendment to the sun.
dry civil bill, providing for the purchase Of GO
copies Of Lewis Heyls work. entitled "Untod
States. Duties on Imports for the use Of the
house and senate. Senator Carlisle introduced
hill granting military status 10 Robert g.
Hill, late Of Company A, Seventh Kentucky
cavalry.
HoUsE-Mr. Pearson (O) presented resolu-
| tton providing for the appointment Of commit
| tee 10 revise and codify the existing pension
| laws. Gen. Newberrys bill, cutting of the
pensions Of tho ex-soldiers and sailors who live
| abroad, was adversely reported by the commit
tee on Invalid pensions by unanimous vote
| Gen Enochs' resolution, introduced some time
ago, which provided for the publication of
| cnough maps OF the United States to give one
to each Of the schools Of the country. was re-
| ported from the committee on public printing,
| with on amendment providing for the pubica.
rion Of 8,0O0 naps-20 600 for the senate and 1900
for the house. Tho committee stat& that the
| maps cost 81 each. and that 1t would require
100000 to give each school one, and that IT
| would, at this time, be impolitic to make such
ON expenditure. Mr.. storor (o) presented o
| resolution asking the Interstate commerce
committee 10 report TO the house in regard 10
| alleged discrimination in the carriage OF petro-
leum oil. This refers TO the Standard OH Co
| WASHINGTON, Mny 1a-Senate-The extra
dion treaty between France and the United
| States was rejected The senate to-day con-
| firmed the nomins ton Of T. Jefferson Coolidge
| Of Massachusetts,, to be minister TO France
| The senate committee on commerce finished
| the river and harbor bill The increase over
| the house bill amounts to something over mil-
| lion dollars. The West Virginia itoms remain
| as they passed the house except the Greet
| kanawha The appropriation for the Great
| Kanawha wns increased on motion Of Senator
| Kenna from &c0O COO 70 90 and o provision
| inserted which authorizes the secretary Of war
to make contracts TO complete tho entire wofh-
HousD-The house pubic building committee
to-day agreed to report favorably the following
bills for the erection Of public bulldu gs: Steu
benville. O., sl5o,oCO; McKeesport Pa. s60oGs
Columbus, Trd.. $4,000.
| WASHINGTON. Nay 1a-SEn ATB-The senate
committee increased the river and harbor ap-
preparations made by the house by the follow
ing amounts: Harbors - Michigan Grand
Haven, $4,000: St Joseph harbor, $4,000
$4,000 ohio-Conneout $4,000 Rivers:
Lake Erie end Ohio canal survey,
$1,000 new. West virginta-Great Kanawha
T. tcoutracD, 100000. Ohio-Ch.o river, $1,000
| o pension TO Elizabeth Watson, widow Of
Joseph Watson, late Acting Master United
States army, Ut twenty dollars per month, In
lieu OF the pension of oiFht dollars per month
| which she is now receiving. The senate COM
| mittec on civil service and retrenchment
ordered o favorable report on Senator Gallin-
| gers bill requiring the heads Of the executive
depar tments 10 dismiss from the public service
| all persons who are not citizens Of the United
States by nativity OF complete naturalization
and prohibiting the appointing Of such persons
| in the future.
HoUsE-Mr Cultivate introduced bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the purchase Of the pic
turc OF Gen. George H. Thomas, painted by
Miss C. l. Ransom; OF Ohio. There are said TO
be Ave hundred thousand ex.union soldiers who
have asked that this picture be epurchased and
hung at the capitol. Judge Csldwens bill
granting pension to Ellen Day, stepmother Of
Albert F. Day, late private Company X, Fifth
regiment, O. v. l., at tl2 per month. vas favor.
| ably reported. Mr.. J. D. Taylor's bill pension
ing Robert Hammond, late Of Company A. FIJI.
tecnth O. v. l., at $50 per month. amended 50 -
to be slb per month. for amputation Of the right
leg and gunshot wound In the left leg, instesd
Of pension he is now receiving, was .favorsbly
reported
WASHINGTON, May y14.-SKNATE-The sudden
death OF Senator Barbour, OF Virginia, was an
nouuced to-day. The seat Of the dead senator
WAS draped with the usual emblems Of mourn
mittee will be announced Monday.
HousE-In tho house OF representatives to-
day Mr.. Meredith, Of Virginia, announced the
death OF Senator Barbour, and after the adopt
ion OF appropriate resolutions, the speaker ap'
pointed the following committee to attend the
funeral Messrs. Meredith, Holman, Wilson
(W. vs.), Henderson IN. c., Hemphsl, Mutch.
Ter, Blount, O'Ferreu, Haruer, Payne and
Grout. The house then, as . mark Of respect
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