The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-17
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.


RELIEF OF ThOS q. Corbin, now captain on tno
retired list Of the navy; pensioning Dor
private in the U. S. army. Senator Sher-
man introduced petitions as follows: The peti-
tion Of Olivia M. Ford, widow Of DR.. H. A. Ford,
praying compensation for services rendered by
her husband as missionary surgeon at the port
OF Gaboon, West Equatorial Africa, from Octo
Der, 1919, to February, 1858.
EoUsE-Before the reading Of the journal In
the house Mr.. Caichings called up the resolution
setting apart three days for the consideration
of tho Bland free-coinage bill. After lengthy
and sharp debate March a2 was fixed upon as
the date for the consideration Of the bill Bills
introduced: Pensioning Mary Cox, dependent
mother of David Newson, late Of Company K,
Thirteenth I. V. l.: John Newson, late OF Com
pony d, Sixty-seventh /. V. l.; Jos Newson,
late of Company A, Fifty-third I. V. l., and Eli
Newson, late Of Company A, Twelfth l. V. l..
and pay her twelve dollars per month; to pay
G.. w. Sterns of Company G, Thirty-second
Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, for his services
rs private from the 18th OF December, 1862, to
August 12. 1863 as though his name had been on
the muster roll all that time
WASHINGTON, March 8.-SENATB--Senato
Carlisle introduced bill to reimburse the state
of Kentucky for arms, ordinance, and ordin-
ance stores issued to volunteers and militia
organizations and United States ordinance Off.
GERS and used in aiding to suppress the rebell-
ion against the United States. Senator Black
burn presented to the senate the resolution OF
the Kentucky legislature signed by the speaker
of the house and the president pro tenn. Of the
senate, and was approved by John Young
Brown. governor, and by John w. Headley,
secretary Of state, concerning the election OF
United States senators by popular vote in the
several states. Senator Sherman introduced o
bill granting an honorable discharge to Joseph
Gardner, a private CT company b, ,Eighty-second,
o. VI.
HousE.-Representative Storer appeared be-
l.,.lt ,ln 40 rd
made an argument In favor OF favorable re-
port on his bill for the reimbursing Of the city
of Cincinnati in the sum Of about s. 900 for the
pavement around the customhouse on Walnut,
Fifth and Main streets. The house met and ad-
journed out Of respect to the memory Of the late
Representative Kendall, Of Kentucky.
WASHINGTON, March 9-SENATE.--The SEN
ate joint resolution for payment Of the state OF
West Virginia of her share Of the direct tax re-
fund was taken up and made special order for
next Monday. The pure food bill was taken up,
and after the adoption Of several slight amend
ments 1t was passed without o division. Mr..
Halo, from the naval committee, reported back
his bill to further increase the naval department
1t was, ne said, for the construction Of battle
ships, coast defenses, gunboats and eight first
class torpedoboats Among the bills introduced
and referred was the following: To test and
try the science Of spelling. and to provide for
establishing one hundred schools for that pur-
pose; and to establish spelling school in the
Worlds Columbian exposition, to be held In
Chicago In 1893
HousE-Bills Introduced: Correcting mill
tary record of Samel B. Smith, Of the Ninety
third o. v. l., and paying him certain back pay;
pensioning Thomas Thompson, dependent and
crippled son of Cornelius Thompson, late prf-
vats in Company D, 1924 Q. v. L, and paying
him pension Of $l2 per month: removing charge
OF desertion from the record Of Geo. Ilgen, late
of Company F. Eleventh o. v. l.; to correct the
of nj
Seventh Kentucky Cavalry; Of Scott Muhord,
late Of Company B, 15Oth Indiana v. l.: Of Con-
rad Pender, late Of Company G., Sixth Ken
lucky v. l.. and Of John M. Fagin, of Company
G, lb4th Indiana v. l., granting them honorable
discharges and removing charges of desertion
to reimburse Geo. w. McKinzie, postmaster of
Kokomo, Ind, for money paid out by him as
postmaster for clerk hire, rents, gas light and
fuel In the sum Of S713
WASHINGTON, March 10-SENATB-Senato
Voorhees, to-day introduced bill for the relief
of Robert p. Graham, removing. tho charge Of
desertion against him. Senator Sherman pre-
sented to the senate to-day the memorial of the
Ohio legislature for ship canal from the great
lakes to the Ohio river and also q petition for
the relief Of Gideon Nei, who was q fife major,
Eleventh o. v. l. There were also number of
petitions upon many subjects that are not OF in
terest Mr. Cooper, of Indiana, introduced bills
to pension Ferd Anderson, imbecile son Of Capt.
Archibald Anderson, late OF Company G, 145th
Indiana V. l.; to pension Jacob Koshart, late
private, Company B, First Indiana heavy artil-
lery. Mr. Outhwaite-To remove charges Of
desertion CT the military record of John c.
Frost, Company G, Seventh Pennsylvania cav
airy. Mr. Pearson-Pensioning Henry Merritt,
late private OF the Second Ohio regiment in the
war with Mexico.
HousE-The debate on the tariff was con-
tinued
WASHINGTON, March 11-SENArE-Senato
Rrice'S hill for Sunl~y 1ipht-hon and other
aids Of navigation was favorably reported to
the senate to-day by Senator Dolph with an
amendment. 1t provides among other things
for steam fog whistle at Fairport Harbor, O.,
on Lake Erie, at cost Of "a 300, and one at Lo-
rain Harbor, O., on Lake Erie, at same price,
The original bill provided for a steam signal and
| range light on the pier, but this was stricken
cut The reported bill also provides for light
at cost of sS,G GOO at Starve Island Reef, Lake
Erie; for the re-estabiishment OF light at Port
Clinton, O., at q cost OF $780, and for moving
range light In the Maumee river so as to proper
| ly light the new channel at q cost of 5000.
HoUsE--The tariff discussion in the house to-day
| was more than usually interesting and there
were several lively passages which forcibly re-
| minded one OF the fierce political scenes of past
| congresses, when this all. absorbing issue was
| to the front. The speeches of to-day, on both
sides of the house, were well fortified, and
| were listened to with great deal of attention
| by the members.
| WASHINGTON, March 12-SENATE-Little
business was transacted to-day Senator Nc
| MILAN, of Michigan, and his district committee,
| have entered a decree against the practice OF
docking horses tails, and it will be stopped. In
| a bill defining and Furnishing cruelty to animals
which that committee favorably reported, the
| docking Of horses tails is prohibited, and
henceforth the equine race will live and flourish
| in the District Of Columbia in peace and com
| fort. II win be hard on the Anglo-maniacs who
| ape the English, and delight in their drag and
| bob-tailed nags, but Senacor Mcmillan has nc
deteriorated American blood in his veins. He
| is thoroughly American a lover of fine horses
| owns q good stable and believes that in addi
tion to blooded stock, magnificent name and
tail is one of the chief adornments of horse
The decree has gone forth, and docking will be
stopped.
HoUsE.-The house committee on territories
finished the consideration of the Arizona state
hood bill, and has decided to report it favorably
to the house. Practically the same conclusion
has been reached on the New Mexico bill
Among the private bills introduced in the house
are the following: By Mr.. Stone, Of Kentucky
| For the relief Of Susan B. Chambers, OF Full
| ton county. XIV. paving her S75f for stores anf