The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-05-21
FIFTY-SECoND CONGRESS-.


WASHINGTON, MAY 0--SENArE.-The senate
passed the house bill to give American registry
TO the steamships City OF New York and City OF
Paris. The vote was Il TO 10. Democratic
senators protested and wanted more time for
consideration, but the matter came to a vote.
The sigma ture Of the president IL now all that
is needed to give the owners Of these vessels the
benefit of the mail subsidy provided for by the
last congress. The senate also passed the reso-
luton for payment to the ,Choctaw and ChicSa-
saw nations for their interest in the Cheyenne
and Arapahos reservation (about 5000 000.)
Senator Brice introduced bill for the relief OF
DR.. B. F. Lemert, OF Dresden, o., pensioning
him at twenty-five dollars per month.
HoUsE-The house resumed consideration OF
the river and harbor appropriation bill to-day.
Mr.. 0uthwaite OF Ohio, moved to amend the
instructions by requiring the committee TO
strike out all appropriations which are for new
works or for 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 CO. nays 10 The bill
was passed; yeas 1856, nays 65 The bill, as IL
passed the house, carried an appropriation, in
round numbers, OF S2l, 100000. In addition to
this, the secretary Of war is authorized to con-
tract for the completion of important projects
Of improvement to an extent involving the ultl-
mate expenditure of about S26,OOOOO0
WASHINGTON, May 11.-SENATE.-The SEN
ate passed a senate bill authorizing the secre-
tary Of war TO cause survey to be made for q
ship canal, connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio
river from Conneaut harbor, or from Erie to
Pittsburgh, and appropriating $4,000 Senator
Sherman introduced an amendment to the sun
dry civil bill, providing for the purchase OF 900
copies of Lewis Heyl's work, entitled Omitted
States. Duties on Imports" ," for the use Of the
house and senate. Senator Carlisle introduced
bill granting military status TO Robert S.
10 NNVv1~N
cavalry
HoUsE-NIr. Pearson (o) presented resolu-
tion providing for the appointment of q commit
tee to revise ana codify the existing pension
laws Gen. Ncwberry's bill, cutting of the
pensions of the eXsoldiers and sailors who live
abroad, was adversely reported by the commit
tee on invalid pensions by u unanimous vote.
Gen Enochs' resolution, introduced some time
ago, which provided for the publication of
enough 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 an amendment providing for the publica-
tion of 600 maps-2OOO for the senate and 1000
for the house. The committee state that the
maps cost 81 each, and that it would require
100000 to give each school one, and that it
would, at this time, be impoltic 10 make such
an expenditure. Mr.. Storer (O.) presented
resolution asking the interstate commerce
committee to report 10 the house in regard to
alleged discrimination in the carriage of petro-
leum OIL This refers to the Standard Oil Co.
WASHINGTON, May 12-Senate-The extra
dition treaty between France and the United
States was rejected. The senate to-day con-
trmed the nomination Of Il. 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 items remain
ng tlpy nasSpl the house the (trppt