The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-06-09
FTFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.



WAsHHNUroS May 3l.-SENArs--The 81 senate
disposcd Of number OF minor bills on tho
cuicndnf- ind NJ O'Clock took UP the free coin.
pge bill when Ar. Sherman took the fioor Ho
bad not got fuirly started In his argument be-
fore he was interrupted by Mr. Morgan, OF
Alabama The Ohio senator in q somewhat
irritable 1nuilncr Gecl;ned 10 tie interrupted and
nfter M exchange OF shots between the Ala
banian and Mr. sherman, the latter continued
his arg'rnen.. which WIS listened to VI ttont,vcy
by senators on both sides Of the chamber
HorsE--1'he house spent the day CONSIDERING
the POST Office appropriation bill The effort on
the part ID tho rerublicans was to increase the
amounts reported ty the committee on pest Of
fees and pegt roads. Among other amend
men's offered was one by Judge Caldwell dur
ing the afternoon proposing 10 increase the
afnount fcu tie free delivery service f30,COO.
Their were several votes on tho proposition.
nnd the amendment was rejected BY y large ma
5ortiy but :ts n quorum did not vote the judge
raised the point and the r. mlinder OF the day s
session was spent by having call OF the house,
roll cnlis votes bv tellcrs etc, hut without dis
posing Of Tie Caldwell amendment, the house
adjourned.
r WASHINGTON. Juno 1;-SESArr. -Tkerc is tc
be vote on The frees liver coinage bill, or anv
amendment 20 IL. pntil after the Minneapolis
convention saaan have closed: and, in al prob
ability there wifi be none until after the htca9o
r convention shall have also come to an cnd-the
of Mr. Aldricb. and without single dissent
from either side of the chamber that no vote
should be taken Oh that bill until otter the ii'h
of June Senator Blackburn introduced bill
to-day for the itiief of Mrs Z. S. Holiday and
j. W. Bowling in the sum OF tT,0OO for whisky
alleged to have been illegally seized and sold by
the United States.
EoUsE-The house to-day defeated the motion
of Mr.. Caldwell, Of Cfio increasing by &U,N0
the appropriation for the free maildelvcry ser
vice. Among the private bills introduced were
the following: BY Mr. narter. granting PEN
sion TO Mary $. Edwar is, widow OF Hiram +.
Edwards late private, Battery I. Fourth u.
s. artillery, and to pension H. W. Schroeder.
late U. s. navy, $50 per month By Mr.. Nc
Crcary, Of Kentucky, TO pay VIM. N. r. Eobt,-
OF Lexington, Ky, 1890 for twelve mules fur
nished the United States by him
WASHINGTON, June 2.--SENATE-Eo business
transacted.
acted. Judge Holman is doing his utmost Ia
kill the river and hirbor bill. He says its pas
sagc will be of great damage to the democratic
party, but he is notencouragcd in the hope o;
success. At present the bill stands uIon tho
calendar with the senate amepdmen!s pend
ing Owing to the depleted condition of the
house the advocates Of the measure hav. de
cided to ask the house TO suspend the rules cn
Monday next IN order 10 non-ooncur in tho sen
ote amendments and to agree to u confer, nee.
WAsHIhGT, N, June ne3.--SBNATE-No bus sness
transacted, the attendance being depicted by
the absence Of members ut the Minnespo Is
convention.
EousE-Tte post OH appropriation bin vas
under consideration to-day Mr. B'ount maao
q motion to reduce tn amount paid oil RAILROAD
companies for carrying. The mails ten per cent,
making cut of 25)J,00o 1he motion was de-
fca!ed by vote Of 81 for tho amendment 70 l.5
againstit Repre- sentative Richardson CT Tec
ncssce, will on Monday next ask III, h1use 10
pass. Ter suspension Of the rules u bill "a
repeal the law imp )si1g tax Of 10 per cent on
the circulation OF all other than na ,icnsl banks