The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-02-25
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 15---SgNATE-Biiis intro.
duced: For the benefit Of officers Of U. s. reve-
nue. cutter service, giving them full pay when
on leave OF absence; placing Margaret M. Rice,
widow OF Chas. Rice, late private Company d,
F1fty-first O. V. l., on the pension rolls at
twelve dollars per month. Petitions introduced
FROM citizens OF Indiana, praying for the pass
nge Of law authorizing the collection of stat,s-
tics relative to the slums OF great citics from
citizens of Indiana, praying for an amendment
TO the constitution Of the United States, provid-
Ing for the election Of the U. S. senator by the
popular vote Of the people. Mr.. Manderson
from the committee on military affairs, reported
back to the senate adversely four bills for the
increase Of the infantry and artillery branches
OF the army; and reported In lieu of them bill
70 reorganize the artillery and infantry branches
OF the army and to increase their efficiency
which was placed on the calendar
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To grant pension
to Elizabeth Miller, soldiers widow of the war
OF 1872 OF Van Vert, o.; to grant a pension to
Annette Snow, soldiers widow, of Patterson,
o.; to grant an honorable discharge, etc., to
Geo. Deikas, OF Wapakoneta, O.; to place John
Howell, Of Moulton, O., on the U. S. muster
roll, etc.; to grant an honorable discharge to
Thos A. Mclaughlin, of Lima, O.: to grant an
honorable discharge to Geo. w. Mannix, of
Greenville, o.; pensioning Susan f. DeLong,
daughter OF Abraham DeLong (deceased), OF
Van Vert, O., at the rate of's1S per month. On
motion Of Mr.. Outhwaite, of Ohio, from the
committee on military affairs, the house sus.
pended the rules and passed bill to establish
lineal promotion in the army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16-SENATE-Senato
Sherman's credentials were presented TO-DAY
and fled This Is his sixth term Senator Brice
presented two petitions urging the passage of
the measure known rs the anti-option bill. One
was signed by forty-five citizens Of Carroll
county, and the other was from the Farmers
Grange, No Is. Patrons Of Husbandry, of
Waynesville, o. He also presented a petition
from forty-two citizens OF Carroll county, urging
the enacting into law Of the bill known as the
Conger lard bill. Also a petition Of twenty-eight
citizens Of Johnstown, O., opposing the opening
on Sunday Of any exhibitions where U. S. funds
are expended.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To remove the
Charge OF desertion against VIM. E. Burns, late
OF Company A, Sixteenth Indiana volunteer in
fantry; to extend to VIM. NJ Snyder, late chap
lain Ninth cavalry, l21st regiment, Indiana vol.
unteers, the benefit of arrears of pension act;
pensionfng Jefferson Jordan, late of Twenty.
NTH regiment, o. v. l.; correcting the military
record OF Alonzo Scott, late private, Company
F, Fourth regiment, Kentucky volunteer in.
fantry; to correct the military record of W. s.
Fox, late private, Company G, Ninth regiment,
Indiana volunteer infantry; increasing the pen.
sion OF Charles Reese, late captain Of Company
d, Twenty-fourth Indiana volunteer infantry;
to appoint Francis A. Field late captain U. s.
A., to position of captain in the army, and place
him on the retired list
WASHINGTON, Feb H-SENArE.-Senator
Sherman introduced a petition praying for the
passage OF the Washburn anti-option bill and
one by members Of the Eleventh o. v. l. prey.
ing Tor the passage Of law to make good GER
tain pay and bounty withheld from them. He
also introduced . petition Of Encampment No.
10, Union Veteran League Of the United States,
praying an amendment to the pension laws that
widows Of soldiers be not required to prove that
the death OF their husbands was caused By dis
ease contracted in the army, and that all such
widows receive twelve dollars q month pension.
Senator Blackburn introduced ioiEt resolution
authorizing the payment Of pay and allowances
to minors who were discharged from the army
of the United States after the close of the war
OF the rebellion by special order secured by &C.
ton OF friends and before the date of general
order mastering out their command
HoUsE-The house took up the Indian appro-
priation bill. As Is usual IN the discussion of
this bill, the Indian agents and their treatment
OF the nations wards came In for good deal Of
denunciation. Representative St0rer intro.
duced bill to establish saving repositories and
sub-treasuries IN post of1ces, and for other pur-
poses. number of private bills were intro.
duced. The leaders Of the contest In the house
for free coinage Of silver have received from
Speaker Crisp assurances that a special order
will be brought in the house la favor Of the free
coinage bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb 18-SENAyE-Senator
PETER offered resolutions eulogistic Of Sen
ator Plumb, of Kansas, and addressed the
senate. Senator Proctor presented to the sem
ate to-day joint resolution providing that the
constitution OF the United States be so amend.
ed that the president shall hold his office for
one term OF six years, and shall not be eligible
Tor reelection. Senator Turpie introduced a
bill providing for the appointment of an Ohio
river commission for the improvement Of said
river from Pittsburgh to Cairo.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To pay a, ,465 to
Edward H. Allison for services from October
TO- $780, to April I, 1883, under contract with the
United States authorized by its military au-
thor1t1es OF the department of Dakota In nego-
tiatng for and finally effecting the surrender Of
Sitting Bull; to pay Felix D. Roberts, of Nc.
Cracken county, KY, e, ,235 for quartermasters
stores furnished the army Of the United States
during the late war Representative Vincent
A. Taylor returned to-day from Cleveland and
signalized his return by introducing bill ap-
100000 for the erection Of a monu.
ment to the private soldiers and sailors in the
late war. e5H
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.--SENATE.-The fol.
lowing were among the private bills introduced
in the senate to-day: To correct the military
record of Francis Corberant, of Millersburg, o.,
late OF Company f, Sixty.ffth o. v. l.; 10 cor.
rect the service record of Monroe Blackburn,
late fife major, Company F, of the Sixty-sev-
enth I. V. l.; to remove the charge of desertion
from the military record OF Robert H. Stuart,
late OF Company b, First Delaware cavalry.
until Tuesday.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To amend section
1754, of the revised statutes of the United
States, to read as follows: persons honorably
discharged from the military or naval service
shall be preferred for appointment to civil Of
fces provided they are found to possess the
business capacity necessary for the place for
the proper discharge of duties of such Office;
for the survey of route for a ship canal to con-
meet the waters of Lake Erie and the Ohio
river; increasing tine pension of Isaac H. Duval,
late brigadier general anG orevet major general