The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-20
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
rirst ression.

no pay Ebenezer Comstook any pay and bounty
due his foster son, Mark Comstoch, deceased,
late private In Company l., Second Ohio cav
airy, and First U. S. cavalry; to grant nm honor
able discharge from the volunteer service to
Barnes Robinson, late private In Company u,
Twenty-eighth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry,
and remove charge Of desertion from his mill
tary record; Senator Brice presented u petition
urging the passage of the bill commonly known
as 1.-The option bill, to prohibit gambling In
| grain md other agricultural products. Also,
resolution from the Ohio stnte board of health
urging the adoption of measures to establish
national department OF health.
HoUsE-Private bills were introduced MS fol-
| lows: TO pay Mrs Mary e. Shodcl and Mrs.
Mary L. Saunders, of Proctorville, O., and II.
| A. Shnde OF Louisiana, Si3450: to pay Am.
mon Mclaughlin. of Sciotoville o., S3562. 90; to
| pay w Il. Scoville and John Kouns, US surviy-
| ing partners Of George L. Kouns deceased,
| $4,000 TO pay Theo j. Gillet, of Rome, town
| ship. Lawrence county O.. $4,000; to pay Henry
| T.. Saunders, of Proctorville, O.. S6i,ll6, with
/ interest; to pay James Forgcy, OF Brad
rick, Lawrence county, o., 10000 All these
claims are for steamboats, seized on the Red
river, in Louisiana, during the war; to remove
| the charge of desertion against James H. Gard
| ner, Company X, Ninetieth regiment, Pennsyl-
/ vania volunteer infantry; correcting the mill
| tary record OF II. G. Jett OF Breathitt county,
| Ky; to reimburse Frank d. Bolton, Of New
Harmony Ind, 022, amount of loss sustained
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-SEEATE.-The free
| coinage silver bill and several radical alliance
propositions and other measures looking to an
| extension of the circulation were summarily de-
| feated in the senate finance committee to-day;
! Mr. Squire reported back adversely senate bill
approprating S3O0,OOO for q monument and
statue to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on ground be-
| longing to the government in Washington, ID. G.
| HoUsE.--After the approval of the journal
and the references of several unimportant ex-
| ccutive communications, Mr.. Mcmillan, Of
| Tennessee from the committee on rules re-
| ported back the resolution directing the com
| mittee on banking and currency to make an in
| quiry as to the failures of the keystone and
| Spring Garden banks of Philadelphia. Mr..
| ONeil, of Massachusetts offered an amendment
extending the inquiry to include the failure
| of the Maverick bank, of Boston. Agreed to.
| Mr.. DocRerey, offered u resolution directing
| the judiciary committee to inquire into the
right of the secretary of the treasury to employ
the 500, 1900 gold reserve for current eXpendi
lures. Referred Mr.. Bacon, of New York,
! from the committee on banking and currency,
reported bill to promote the safety of National
! banks House calendar.
| WASHINGTON, Feb 10-SEEATE.-Senator
Cullom introduced to-day the bill introduced in
| the house by Mr. O'Neil, of Missouri, providing
that eight hours shall constitute days work
for all laborers, workmen and mechanics en-
ployed by on behalf of the government of the
United States or the District of Columbia, or by
contractors working for the United States or
| the District of Columbia. and providing penal
ties for the violation Of the provision thereof.
HoUsE-The most significant event in the
proceedings OF the house to-day was the report
of the Bland free coinage bill by the committee
| on coinage, weights and measures. The house
also ordered an investigation of the pension bu
reau as managed by Commissioner Raum; Mr.
Bacon, Of New York, from the committee on
banking and currency called up in the house
the bill for the better control and to promote
| the safety of national banks. The bill will be
| further considered tomorrow Capt. Owens in.
troduccd bill legalizing the records Of the In
dian office and authorizing the use of a seal by
said office Mr.. Layton introduced bill to re-
ruove The charge of desertion against George W.
! ManniX, Company G., Fortieth Regiment Ohio
Volunteer Infantry.
WASHINGTON, Feb. .11,--SENATE.-Among the
private bills introduced to-day were the follow
| ing For the relief of the heirs of Peter Poor
man, by payment to them of 800 for loss sus-
/ tanned by said Poorman during the Morgan raid
in 1868; TO remove the charge of deserton from
! Edward Whitehouse, alias Edward Williams,
late OF CompanyC c, i05th o. V. l., and Company
| b, Sth Connecticut Infantry; to increase the
pension of B. Otto Lots, formerly of Company
B, Sd Battalion Louisiana Volunteers, from ss
to S25 per month. Several petitions were pre-
sented praying for legislation looking to the
closing of the Worlds fair on Sunday. Ad.
journed until Monday
HoUsE-Mr. Hare introduced bill in the
house to pay w. s. Hammaker, late postmaster
, at Findlay, O., S2,5iS 45 to reimburse him for
moneys expended by him for necessary clerical
assistance in the office from 1885 to 1889, il ap-
pearng that the increase of business was of
such extraordinary character as to require such
| assistance; another bill to correct the'mitary
| record of VIM. Watman, late first lieutenant of
Company I, Eighteenth regiment, Pennsylvania
| Volunteer cavalry.
| WAsHINGToN Feb. t2-SENATE.-Not in:ses
sion.
! HoUsE-Mr. Pendleton, of West Virginia, in
| troduced number OF private pension bills. Mr..
| Wilson, of Kentucky, introduced
bill to establish soldiers home in
Paulasld or Laurel, or Whitley, or Knox, or
Bell counties, Ky. 1t appropriates S25OOOO for
| the same and is for honoraby discharged sol
diers and sailors of the war of the rebellion and
the Mexican war, who, because OF disabilities
incurred in the service, are unable to earn liv.
ing. Mr.. Caruth's bill for the relief of Henry S.
Sanders was favorably reported to-day. The
/ military academy appropriation bill was passed.
! The bill contains various reductions, aggregat-
ing in the total about $4,000 The bill authoriz-
ing the postmaster general to credit Aquilla
Jones, ST., late postmaster at indianapolis, Ind,
in the final settlement of his accounts, with the
| sum OF S2,43S the amount OF loss sustained by
! him by robbery, was discussed in committee OF
the whole, and recommended for passage.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-SENATE-Not in ses-
| sion.
| HoUsE-A bill was passed authorizing the
| board Of managers of National Soldiers homes
TO appoint their officers from soldiers who
served in the late war; without regard to rank.
| The speaker announces the appointment OF the
| following committee to investigate the pension
office; Messrs. Wheelock (Mich) Little, New
| York;; DUNCAN, (O); Lind, (Minn.); and Bro
sius, (Pa)