The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-04-14
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.


vi ioSo. senator blacKpurn presented me
mortal Of the legislature OF the state of Ken
lucky asking that the franlxing privilege be ex-
tended TO the commissioners Of agriculture Of
tho several states. Senator Sherman presented
petitions Of tho citizens of GAINESVILLE asking
that tbs Worlds fair be closed on Sunday, and
Of tho Woman's Christian Temperance union,
Of Defiance, and Of $50 citizens Of wellington,
o., urging that the Worlds fair be closed on
Sunday, and protesting against the sale Of In
toxicating liquors on the fair grounds. A largo
number Of private bills were introduced
HoUsE-The Chinese exclusion bill was pass-
ed by the house by q vote Of 179 yeas to 43 nays
The bill absolutely prohibits any Chinese,
whether or not subjects OF China (excepting
diplomatic and consular officers and servants),
from entering the United States, and Chinese
who may hereafter leave the United States arc
prohibiting from returning to this country It
makes liable to arrest upon warrants issued by
any Justice, Judge or u 5. commissioners, Chi
nese or persons Of Chinese descent entering the
United states by crossing Its boundary lines,
or found unlawfully in the United States, and
provides for the punishment OF the Chinese by
imprisonment not exceeding flve years and SUBJ
scQuent removal from the United States to tho
country whence they came provided that when
they come to the United States from China by
wny Of contiguous foreign territory, tLoy shall
be returned to China.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-SENArB.-Senn.o
Eckert, late Of Company B, F'ifty-frst O. v. l.,
granting him an honorable discharge. A bill Of
much importance to the railway postal clerks
OF the country was favorably reported BY SEN
ator Mcmillan, from the post oiflco and post
roads committee The billre.classiHcs the clerks
and adds two more classes, a. salaries not ex-
ccoding respectively 81, ,ooo and 1881 year, be
sides increasing the maximum salaries Of I'LL
the other classes except tho first, by about 800
year.
HoUsE-Among the private Ellis introduced
in the house to-day were the following: PEN
sloning Michael Murphy, late Of Company e,
Fourteenth q. $. infantry, paying him $40 per
month; to increase the pension OF Patrick Coyie,
of Covington, KY, to $50 per month; paving
VIM. Jennings, Of Buena Vista, Garrard county,
Ky, S1Uo for property taken By U. s. troops
during the war; to pension John B. Sims, late Of
Company Fl, 18th Indiana v. l., at a38 per
month: paying jasper M. Grove, late OF tho
Seventh Indiana cavalry, $500 for the loss of a
horse during the war; granting an honorable
discharge to Samuel r. Shaw, late of Company
F, 15Dth Indiana V. l.; to pay Andrew J. Wyant
sSoo for the loss Of horse during the war.
WASHINGTON, April 6-SENATE-Senato-
Wolcott, Of Colorado, addressed the senate on
Mr.. Morgan's resolutions favoring free coinage
Of silver He made caustic speech attacking
Harrson's administration and charged 1t with
killing tho free silver bill. HILL and Cleveland
parent backdown Of the democrats was severely
criticised. Senator Carlisles bill TO pay s003S
10 the personal representative Of James Henry
Dennis was favorably reported to the senate
with en- amendment reducing the amount by
S4,0Co.
RoU3E-The following were among the pri-
vate bills introduced In the house to-day: BY
Mr.. Paynter CKy)-To increase the pension of
Alexander Williamson, late CT Company II,
Second Kentucky volunteer infantry. BY Judge
Parrett Qnd0 ITO appoint Sea ION Norman rs
ON assistant surgeon in the marine hospital
service. A resolution was adopted requesting
tho committee ON judiciary to report back the
resolution providing for an investigation Of the
Pinkerton detective agency The resolution
was introduced some months ago by Represen-
tativc Watson, alliance member from Georgia.
Deliberation on the free wool bill was con.
Z eludcd, and the republican amendments were
Voted down in committee Of the whole. The
committee rose, reported The till to the house,
end the house without action adjourned.
WAsEIrGToY, April l7.-SENATE-The senate
devoted solne time to q debate on O motion to
appropriate 10000 for the G. A. r. encaup-
ment TO be hold in WASHINGTON. this year. Some
Of the senators, including Mr.. PeGcf, OF Kansas
thought that the people Of Washington should
foot the bill. The matter went over without
action. Mr. Stewart mado q personal explana-
z tion OF On attack upon himself in Now York
him In California, payable in gold. He said this
was true, but rose out of the California contract
Inv, passed In 1868, to meet the eventuslities OF
war and TO preserve gold standard in Cali
fornia during the legal tondcr era The mort
cages had been prepared By firm Of brokers
on the customary blanks.
HoUsE-After nve-minute speech by Mr..
Wilson, Of West Virginia. the McMillin free
wool bill was put on its passage in tho house to-
day. Tho vote stood: Yeas l0l. nays 60 The
cotton tie bill will be the next tariff measure to
be considered Bills introduced: Granting
pension to Mrs. Pauline NJ. Poolcr, of Caledonia,
O., dependent mother Of Lawson E. Pooler. late
Q private in Company D, Second o. v. L caval.
ry; to pay Rush Carley. Of Butler county O.,
iate hospital, steward, Sixteenth Ind. v. l.. the
difference between pay and allowances Of hos
pitol steward in the volunteer service from
August 10, 1862, to January l8, 1854, and the pay
and allowance Of On assistant surgeon for the
same period
WASHINGTON, April a-SENATE.-The fol.
lowing postmasters were confirmed to-day: r.
l. Tcmplin, Calla o.: w. F. Alright Eaton,
o.; Henry Schrage, Whiting, Ind. The senate
passed bill appropriating 100000 for the G. A.
r. encampment to be held in Washington this
year. An amendment requiring the cost 70 be
paid out Of the revenues Of the District OF Co.
lumbia, instead OF the treasury OF the United
States, was defeated. The vote by which the
ative votes were cast by Messrs Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Coke, Colquitt, Irby, Jones (Arx.),
Mills, Pugh and Vest, all democrats excepting
Irby, Farmers Alliance.
HoUsE-Debate on the cotton bagging was re-
sumed in the house in committee of the whole to-
day. Mr.. Simpson, Of Kansas, announced him.
self an absolute free-trader. General debate
having been concluded, the one section Of the
bill was read for amendments. Mr.. Turner, of
Georgia, In charge Of the bill, moved to strike
out the clause which makes free hoop or band
iron or hoop or band steel, farcd, splayed or
punched" Agreed TO. The committee then
rose, and reported the bill to the house.
WASHINGTON, April o-SENATE.-Senato
Carey has introduceda . most unique bill by re.
quest; that Is, somebody has asked him to in
troduce II, and he does so without fathering It,
It Is entitled "a bill creating Q commission 10
inquire into report upon the material, indus
trial and mental progress OF the colcred race in
the United States of America since tho year
1865. and making appropriation for the same"
It provides, first, that the president shall
anDoint seven commissioners not more than