The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-26
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-



years exceeded 5000, and have not exceeded
$4,000 Senator Sherman introduced tho fol-
lowing petitions from citizens OF Ohio: Sixteen
for legislation defining lard, and imposing tax
thereon; six praying for legislation TO prevent
the adulteration of food twcnty-one for lcgisa-
tion for the encouragement OF silk culture;
twenty-siS for n law prohibiting contracts dis
crediting legal tender currency: thirty-four In
favor of a law to prevent gambling in farm prod
ucts; thirty-one favoring the free delivery O!
mails In country districts.
HoUsE.-Mr. V. A. Taylor introduced hill
providing that all soldiers OF the late war who
re-cnlisted as veteran volunteers and aftcrward
were discharged to receive promotion and com.
missions ns officers in the army shall he paid
all lnstallncnts OF veteran bounty which were
withheld from them on account OF their being
so commissioned and mustered, tho same us
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 ro-cnlistmcnt as veterans shall be
entitled 10 receive the Same bounty that they
would have ocen entitled to had they served us
enlisted men for the full term OF their service.
A number Of private bills were introduced.
WASHINGTON, March l5.-SENATE--ln 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 appropria tion be made for II survey of
the river us far as Falmouth. They also spoke
in favor of levee 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 inundatiOn ut high
wntcr. Senator Turpic favorlbly reported his
bill for the relief of Samuel NJ Campbell, OF
Marion county, Ind, late private, Company C,
Seventh Indiana volunteer infantry, paying
him E10 mr. In Hon Of ~ ha npt rn.
cciVcs, and also his bill for the relief Of VIM. G.
Tarltnton, o! Indianapolis, Ind, late captain
and Quartermnsteri in the U. s. volunteer serv.
ice, pensoning him at $50 per month.
HoUsE-Thc following were among the
private bills introduced: Sending claim of
Thomas L. Alexander, late Lieut.. Col Fifth In
fantry to u. s. court OF claims The same bill
Blackburn; increasing pension OF Josephine
Hogan, widow OF Andrew ]. Hogan late Capt.
Company !, First Kentucky Volunteer Infantry.
10 $50 per month: pensioning II. N. Wheebeck,
late Lleut.Col, Sixtyfourth O. V. l., at 800 per
month instead OF his present pension.
WASHINGTON. March 16,-SENATE.-Seunto tor
PETER, introduced, by request, a bill with the
following comprehensive title: Creating Il
fund for the payment of pensions, and for set
ting our army OF idle lnborer6 at work on cx-
tensivc public improvements; for the removal
of tho strongest incentive TO crime among the
poor ana lO vice alnOnE tne rlCn' lOr protecting
the American from tho 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 the option bill one from the
Ohio millCrS' association, and one from citizens
Of Jackson township, Allen county, and then a
lot OF petitions against gambling in farm prod
ucts, In favor OF pure lard against discrcditing
lcgal.tcndcr currency, for encouragement of silk
culture, and against the opening of the World S
fair on Sunday.
HousE-Blls introduced: Paying Ellen
Owens, OF Ironton, O., 81, 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 1861; and also u bill
comforting Jurisdiction on the U. S. court OF
claims to adjudicate the claim OF the heirs of
Dudley d. Smith, late of Guyandotte, w. Va,
for residence and its contents, and for Il store
house and out buildings and their contents, all
valued at $3.50, destroyed during the war in
1861.
WASHINGTON, March 1T.-SENATE--Scnator
Voorhees, introduced q petition from the
Peru Gnd) Bagging Co, protesting against the
bill OF Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, putting baggnp
for cotton on the free list. Senator PETER in.
troduced a bill to establish an electrical expert
mental station for the purpose OF investigating
and determining whether electricity can be
in the propulsion of farm machinery Referred
10 committee on agriculture.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To abate the as.
sessment of S3lT.4l alleged to be unjustlY taxed
against s. Wachner, distillcr OF spirits from po.
tatocs in the month of April, 1885, paying Sl0,0O
10 Hester Barnes who was accidentally shot by
n soldier OF the u. s. army Mt Carlin, New, on
October Q, 1873; paying $1,000 to Geo. S. Curtis
who is disabled by reason of injuries received al
Saginaw Bay, Mich in the year 1886, while in
employment OF the United States ON the lake
survey: TO pay TO d. d. Duncan, of Russelville
Ky.,.SSO0 for property taken and used by the U
S, army during the war
WASHINGTON, March 1S-SENATE-Senatoi
Blackburn's bill, for the relief OF Capt l. b. Web
ster, of Louisville, KY, was adversely reported
and indefinitely postponed. Senator Shcrman''
bill, 10 provide for liking uniform standard o.
classification and grading OF wheat, corn, oats
barley and rye, favorably reported with III
| amendment. His bill for the relief of Lorair
Ruggles unfavorably reported. Senator
Sherman introduced to-day bill increasing iht
pension paid 10 Solomon e. Homan 10 $50 pei
month.
HoUsE-The bill to pension Mary A. Beer
bower, of West Virginia, was favoraby re
| ported Mr. Capchart's (W. Va) bill pcnsioninf
Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter was favorably nc
ported. Bills introduced: Paying $500 to Isaac
Dewitt, of Coshocton county, for money unlaw
lully TCSclNCu from MIN Dy lne auulOF
tiles OF the United States; TO pay the admins
| traitor OF the estate of L. b. Tradway, late o
| Owsley county, KY, 800 for horse taken by III,
| u S. troops during the war; pensioning Israe
| b. Smith, late OF the 19lst regiment, Virgini;
| state troops: removing charges of desertiol
| from the military record OF Robert L. Morrow
| late Of Company b, Fourth West Virginia.
WASHINGTON, March l9-SENATE.-No bust
| ness of Importance was transacted in the senate
to-day
| HoUSE.-To-day's session was devoted Il
| euogics upon the late Senator Plumb. Mr.. J
| d. Taylor. of Ohio made an eloquent speech, IL
| which he referred in beautiful language TO th
| life and work OF that distinguished senator. Tn
| other speakers were: Broderick, Funston, Otis
| Davis, Bartine, Cate, Baker, Post, Youmans
| Wilson, of Missouri, and Caruth. Private rdl
| introduced by Mr., Holman. They we're as fol
| lows To correct the military rccoru o
| VIM. e. Burns, late OF company A. Sixty
eight Ind. V. l.; TO correct the military recor,
| of John Dickson, late of Company L, Firs
| Kentucky Vol cavalry; TO pension Samue
| Trester, step-father OF Clarence Ball, of Com
| pany A, Seventh Ind V. l.. 10 correct the mil
| iary record of John Faust late OF Company e
| ITifty-third Pennsylvania volunteers, who I
| charged with deserton; to pension Julia A
| Wolf, widow OF Geo, A. Wolf, late OF Compan
| L, Third u. S. artillery in the Mexican war; L
| reimburse John Golfer, late captain of Compan,
! H, 18th Ind. volunteers in the amount OF 1874
| expended by him in recruiting his cor. I5dny.
|
| An Old Coal Operator Dead.
| PITTSBURGH, Pa, March 10 -Rober