The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-24
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


building bill. authorizing the postmaster gen
eral to cause the construction Of post offices In
etties where tho gross receipts have for three
years exceeded 5000, and have not exceeded
10000. Senator Sherman introduced the fol-
lowing petitions from citizens of Ohio: Sixteen
for legislation defining lard, and imposing o tax
thereon; Elk praying for Legislation 10 prevent
the adulterat:cn OF food: twcnty-one for loglsla'
tion for the encouragement OF silk culture:
twenty-six for law prohibiting contracts dis
cred ting legal tender currency: thirty-four in
favor OF law to prevent gambling in farm prod
ucts: thirty-one fayorng the free delivery OF
mui}s In country districts.
IloUsE.-Mr v. A. Taylor introduced o bill
providing that all soldiers Of the late war who
re-eflist ted Us veteran volunteers and nftcrward
were discharged to receive promotion and com
missions officers in the army shall be paid
all installments OF veteran bounty which were
withheld from them on account Of their being
so commits stoned and mustered, the same as
they would have been entitled TO receive had
they completed their term Of enlistment with
out promotion and received an honorable dis
charge, provided that all soldiers Of the late
war who were discharged to receive promotion
prior to their re-enliStment as veterans shall be
entitled to receive the same bounty that they
would have been entitled to had they served as
enlisted men for the full term of their service.
A number of private bills were introduced.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-SENATE.-In their
talk before the rivers and harbors committee,
Senator Carlisle and Mayor Berry spoke for the
Licking river and its improvements and urged
that an appropriation be made for survey Of
the river as far as Falmouth. They also spoke
in favor Of levoe in front of Newport and at
the side Of the bank of the Licking river, to pre-
vent the overflow Of the Newport barracks
grounds and a large portion of the city of New
port, which is subject to inundaton at high
water. Senator Turpie favorably reported his
bill for the relief Of Samuel II. Campbell, Of
Marion county, Ind late private, Company c,
Seventh Indiana volunteer infantry, paying
him so per month in lieu Of what he now To-
ceives and also his bill for the relief of VIM. G.
Tarkin,on, Of Indianapolis. Ind, late captain
and qu1rternaster in the U. s. volunteer scrv-
ice, pensioning him al $50 per month.
HoUsE-The following were among the
private bills introduced Sending claim Of
Thomas L. Alexander late Lieut. Col. Fifth In
fantry, to U. 8. court OF claims. The same bill
was introduced into the senate by Senator
Blackburn increasing pension Of Josephine
Hogan, widow Of Andrew ]. Hogan, late Capt
Company I, First Kentucky Volunteer Infantry,
to S2O per month: pensioning H. N. Wheelbeck,
late Lleut.Col. Sixty-fourth o. v. l., at 800 per
month instead of his present pension.
WASHINGTON. March 18.-SENATR-Senator
PETER, introduced by request, bill with the
following comprehensive title: Creating
fund for the payment Of pensions, and for set
ting our army of idle labovers OF work
tensive public improvements; for the removal
of the strongest incentive to crime among the
poor and to vice among the rich for protecting
the American from the influx Of undue alien
competition, and for other purposes" The
fund contemplated In the bill Is TO be furnished
by graduated tax on incomes and real estate.
Referred Petitions presented: Two in favor
Of the passage Of tho option bill, one from the
Ohio millers' association, and one from citizens
Of Jackson township. Allen county, and then
lot Of petitions against gambling In farm prod
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legal-tender currency, for encouragement Of silk
culture, and against the opening OF the Worlds
fair on Sunday.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Paying Ellen
Owens, Of Ironton, O., a 1856 in payment and
full satisfaction for property belonging to her
used and destroyed by U. S. troops in Lawrence
county, O., IN the winter of 1854; and also bill
conferring Jurisdiction on the u. 8. court OF
claims to adjudicate the claim Of the heirs of
Dudley D. Smith. late of Guyandotte, w. Va,
for a residence and its contents, and for store
house and out buildings and their contents, all
valued at s3,s5o destroyed during the war in
1861.
WASHINGTON, March 17-SENATE-Senator
voorhees, introduced a petition from the
Peru Gnd.) Bagging Co, protesting against the
bill of Mr.. Turner, Of Georgia, putting bagging
for cotton on the free list. Senator PETER In
troduced bill to establish an electrical expert
mental station for the purpose Of investigating
nroa tably rscd and ann,iea os n motive now.r
IN tho ,,ron,,Ision q, 10 w., mo ch;norv potarrad
to committee on agriculture.
HoUsE-Bils introduced To abate the as
sessnens VI '"i'.ai aiicaeu 10 ne un1ust!' taHeo
a3ainst - Wachncr' uistller Oh splrlts IRON pc, pc
tatoes IN tae noh'h OF april ioos' paEiHg lo'N1
10 r,estor oarhes, VINO was aceiuen,aiiS shot oy
octoher q ,s7s. novira AZ to1 70 con g Cur,is
who is disohIcd bv reason of ininries received ot
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