The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-12
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


First Session.
WARRINGTON, Fob. 2p.--SENATE.-Mr. Sher'
mnn presented q protest from the Cincinnati
chamber OF commerce against Il e free coinage
Of silver also petition from Buckeye Assem-
bly, X. of L., of Ohio fnvoring the further re-
striction Of foreign immigration. and also their
resolution for election OF uenators by direct
popular vote Senator Turpie introduced
number OF petitions to day as follows: BY the
Jefferson Pomona Grange No. %, OF Indiana
for free delivery Of mails in country Districts
for legislation for the encouragement OF silk
culture; for passage Of pure lard bill; for pass
age OF anti-option bill; for prevention OF ndul-
teration Of food and drugs; bill for the relief of
Aquila Jones, late postmaster at Indianapolis,
in the sum OF s2,43S, for funds stolen from the
money order department December 81, 1898 was
favorably reported by Senator Colquitt'
HoUsE-The reports Of the majority and mi
nority OF the house committee on ways and
means, to accompany the Springer wool sill,
have been prepared. The majority report was
prepared by Mr. Springer, the minority report
by Mr.. Burrows. The majority report argues
against the Mckinley tariff. The minority re-
port defends 1t; Representative Pendleton, OF
West Virginia, introduced the following bill:
"That bridges heretofore hereafter author
lied to be constructed under charter granted by
the states over navigable waters within OF bor-
dering such states, shall, If the location and
plans have been shall be approved by the
secretary Ol WhT, De luWlul SlTuCluEtn uilu
tary and post roads" This act shall take effect
Immediately; Representative Storer introduced
petition from tho Reformed Presbyterian
church Of Cincinnati, requesting that he support
o bill in congress to loan the Columbian eXposi.
tion Is, 00OO00, provided they agree to close on
Sunday.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-SENATE-No busi-
ness OF general Importance was transacted.
HoUsE-The wheels OF tariff reform legisla-
tion will be fairly started In the house Of rep
resentatves in few days The Indian appro
priation bill, which has occupied the house for a
week, was passed this afternoon. Immediately
the tarif bills were reported from the commit
tee on ways and means. They relate TO free
wool, free binding twine and free cotton ties.
1t is probable that they will be considered in
this order. 1t was the intention to have these
bills taken up as soon as reported but owing TO
the illness of Mr.. Springer, chairman OF the COM
mittee on ways and means, the consideration
has been postponed until next Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 2..-SENATE-Petit
presented: Urging the passage Of bill defining
lard and imposing a tax thereon praying for
the passage of law against the adulteration of
food and drugs; also for law prohibiting gam
bling in farm products, and also for the passage
of an act making certain issues of money full
legal tender; praying for the passage OF house
bill No. 257, to amend and enforce the eight-hour
law, and also similar petition from the trades
and labor assembly of Toledo providing for the
preference OF old soldiers and sailors in employ
ment and retention on all public works and pub
lie improvements under the control and super
vision of the United States, and TO remove, by
general legislation, all barriers and restrictions
now in the way of their appointment and retcn-
tion in the civil service Of the United States,
HOUSE Representative Cultivate, chair.
man of the committee military affairs, re-
ported favorably to the house resolution that
Gen. William j. Sewell, Gen Martin u. Nc
ATnI nat Ipl,s, I nha1 nd hTaf
Bonebrake be reappointed managers Of the
National homes for disabled volunteer soldiers
for the term Of office commencing on the 2lst
day Of April, 1892, to fill vacancies which will
occur by expiration OF terms of Office Judge
Ezra B. Taylor, of the judiciary committee, re-
ported to The house bill to define the crimes OF
murder in the first and second degree and man
slaughter, and providing punishment therefor.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-SENATE-The sen.
ate decided the Idaho senatorial contest by de-
claring Dubois entitled to the seat he occupies,
and rejecting the claims OF Claggett, contest
ant; the house bill authorizing the postmaster
general TO credit the late postmaster at Indian
apolis, Aquilla Jones, with the sum OF S2438,
was passed Thesenate ratified the protocals
and treaty making the United States party TO
the convention OF Berne, relating to the protec-
tion of patents in all Of the signatory countries.
The senate adopted resolution providing that
the agreement is not TO be in derogation OF the
tAlStlHB " - SlululcS TtldllIB 10 puItnUS.
HoUSE.-These were among the petitions In
troduced into the house to-day: Petition Of
Washington Grange, No 2056 OF Indiana, for
legislation extending the free delivery of mail
to rural districts; q petition from the Fifteenth
district OF Ohio Of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, for closing the Worlds fair on
Sunday: petition from the Bricklays' Union,
No, 8, OF Cleveland, praying for the passage OF
the house bill for amending and enforcing the
eight-hour law. Several private bills were in
troduced
WASHINGTON, March 4-SENATE.-The SEN
ate was deluged with petitions urging action
upon all kinds of propositions. Among the pri-
vate bills introduced in the senate to-day were
the following: BY Mr. Sherman-Pensionng
Angeline Hyde, widow OF Alpheus H. Hyde, late
First Lieutenant Company II, 152d o. V. l.; by
Mr. Voorhees-To relieve A. G.. Robb, late First
Lieutenant Company L, Twenty-sixth Ind. V. l.;
granting an increase of pension TO Henry Rciter
late private, Company B, Ninety-seventh Ind
" l., paying him $50 per month The army and
navy appropriation bills were completed in com.
mittee to-day. The former appropriates S24,-
2i5,Oi9, the latter about S2i,0O00O0.
HoUsE-Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, introduced
into the house to-day bill for the relief of
Thomas Carman, of Graves county KY, paying
him 50, 1856 for stores and supplies furnished the
u. S. arrpy during the war. The bill OF Mr.
Caruth, OF Kentucky, for the relief of Mary
Catherine Reardon, an army nurse, pensioning
her at Sl2 per month, was favorably reported by
the committee on invalid pensions. Also, the
bill of Mr.. Martin of Indiana restoring Cynth-
ana +. Bruneman, formerly widow of John Tate,
OF Montpelier. Ind, late IL private in Company
A, Forty-seventh Ind. V. 1. Bills were passed
in committee of the whole, with favorable
recommendation to the house, for the relief of
the Cumberland Female college, of McMinn.
vile, Tenn; for the relief of the First Meth
odist church in the city of jackson, Tenn.
WASHINGTON, March 5-SENATE-No busi-
ness transacted.
HousE-Mr. Tucker, OF Virginia, from the
committee OF election Of president, vice -presi-
dent, etc, reported a joint resolution proposing
IL constitutional amendment changing the date
beginning and ending OF terms OF senators and
representatives from March to December n !;
providing that the annual sessions Shall begin
on the second Monday in January; and further
providing that the term OF the president and
vice president shall commence and end on April
80 instead OF March 4. House calendar. The
urgent deficiency appropriation bill was then
taken up and passed without amendment or de-
bate Mr. Hatch, OF Missouri, called up the bill
appropriating (as deficiency s150,OO0 for car
rying on the work Of the bureau of animal in
dustry and $4,000 for experiments in the pro-
ductlon of sugar.
The Russian Relief Fund.
WASHINGTON, March 7-Miss Clara
Barton has received the following sub
ScriptiOnS to the Russian relief fund.