The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-02-27
FlFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.



WASHINGTON, Feb. i5--sENATE-Bills intro
| dueed For the benefit OF officers Oi u. >. revc-
| nuc cutter service giving them full pay wien
on leave OF absence: placing Margaret NJ Rec,
widow OF Chas. Rice late private Company ID,
Tifty-hrst o. " l., on the pension rolls ut
| twelve dollars per month, Petitions introduced;
From citizens OF Indiana praying for the pass
hge OF law authorizing the collection Of stats-
| tics relative 10 the slums OF great cities; from
citizens OF Indiana, praying for an amendment
TO the constitution Of the United States, prOvid-
ing for the election OF the u. :. senator by the
popular vote of the people Mr.. Muiiderson,
from the committee on military ufrairs, reported
back 10 the senate adversely four bills for the
increase OF the infantry and artillery branches
| of the army: and reported in lieu OF them bill
to reorganiZe the artillery and infantry branches
! OF the army and TO increase their efficiency,
which was placed on the calendar,
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To grant n pension
| TO Elizabeth Miller soldiers widow OF the war
OF 1872, OF Van Vert, o.; to grant u pension TO
| Annette Snow, soldiers widow, OF Patterson,
o.; to grant an honorable discharge, etc, 10
| Geo Dcikas, OF Wnpakoneta, o.; 10 place John
Howell, OF Mouton, o., on the IT, $. muster.
! roll, etc. to grant an honorable discharge 10
Thos. A. Mclaughlin, of Lima, o.. 10 grant an
honorable discharge TO Geo. w. Mannix, of
Grcenvillc, o.; pcnsioning Susan II. DcIong
/ daughter OF Abraham DeI.ong (dcCcuscd), OF
Van Vert o., at the rate ofSiS per month On
motion OF Mr. Cultivate, OF Ohio, from the
committee on military affairs, the house sus-
pended the rules and passed bill to establish
/ lincal promotion in the army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l6.--SENhTE-S Senator
ShCrman's credentials were presented today
and filed. This is his sixth term. Senator Bricc
presented two petitions urging the passage OF
the measure known as the antIoption bill One
was signed by forty-hve citizens Of Carroll
county, and the other was from the Farmers
| Grange, No, lS Patrons OF llusbandry, of
| Wayncsvillc o. He also presented petition
from forty-two citizens OF Carroll county, urging
| the cnactng into a law of tho bill known as the
Conger lard bill. Also petition Of twenty y-cght
| citizens OF Johnstown, o., opposing the opening
on Sunday of any exhibitions where o. S. funds
| are expended.
| HoUSE--Bills introduced: To remove the
charge OF dcscrton against VIM. T.. Burns, late
! of Company A, Sixteenth Indiana volunteer in
! fantry; to extend to VIM. M. Snyder, late chap
| lain Ninth cavalry, l2lst regiment, Indiana vol
! untccrs, the benefit OF arrears OF pension act;
/ pCnsioning Jefferson Jordan, late OF Twenty
| iifth regiment, o. V. l.: correcting the military
| record Of AlonzO Scott, late private, Company
| F. Fourth regiment Kentucky volunteer in
| fantry; to correct the military record of w. S.
| Fox, late private Company G, Ninth regiment,
! Indiana volunteer intantry increasing the pen
| sion OF Charles Reese, late captain OF Company
| d, Twcnty.fourth Indiana volunteer infantry;
| to appoint Francis A. Field, late captain U. s.
A., TO position OF captain in the army, and place
| him on the retired list
| WASHIkGToN, Feb 17.-SENATE Senator
! Sherman introduced II petition praying for the
! passage OF the Washburn anti-option bill and
/ one by members OF the Eleventh o. V. !. pray
, ing for the passage OF q law to make good GER
| tain pay and bounty withheld from them He
also introduced petition OF Encampmcnt No.
/ 35, Union Veteran League OF the United States,
! praying an amendment to the pension laws that
widows Of soldiers be not required 10 prove that
the death OF their husbands was caused by dis.
a f,,
= widows receive twelve dollars n month pension.
| Senator Blackburn introduced ioint resolution
authorizing the payment OF pay and allowances
/ 10 minors who were discharged from the army
| OF the United States after the close OF the war
| OF the rebellion by special order secured by &C.
| tion OF friends and before the date of general
order mastering out their command
| HoUSE-Thc house took up the Indian appro-
| prlauon bill. AS is usual in the discussion OF
this bill. the Indian agents and their treatment
! or the nations wards came In for good deal OF
dcnunciation. Representative Storer intro
duced bill TO establish saving repositories and
sub'treasurics in post Offices, and for other pur
| poses A number of private bills were intro
| duced. The leaders Of the contest in the house
| for free coinage of silver have received from
, Speaker Crisp assurances that special order
will be brought in the house In favor OF the free
coinage bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-SENATE-Senator
| PETER offered resolutions eulogistic of Sem
| ator Plumb, of Kansas and addressed the
| senate. Senator Proctor presented 10 the SEN
ate to-day Joint resolution providing that the
| constitution OF theJnitcd States be 80 amend
| ed that the president shall hold his office for
| one term OF six years. and shall not bc eligible
| for reelection. Senator Turpic introduced q
| bill providing for the appointment OF an Ohio
| river commission for tho improvement OF said
| river from Pittsburgh to Cairo.
HoUsE-Bills introduced: To nay 81 4G5 to
| Edward II. Allison for services from October
70 1880 TO April l. 1888 under contract with the
United States, authorized by its military au-
| thoritics OF the department of Dakota in nego-
tiating for and finally efrecting the surrender Of
Sitting Bull; to pay Felix D. Roberts, of Nc
| C.acken county KY s2,235 for Quartermasters'
sores furnished the army of the United States
| curing the late war. Representative Vincent
a. Taylor returned to-day from Cleveland and
| signalized his return by introducing bill ap-
| proprating 100000 for the erection OF II monu-
| ment to the private soldiers ana sailors in the
| late war. Az
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 1a.-SENATE.-The fol-
! lowing were among the private bills introduced
in the senate to-day To correct the military
| record of Francis Corberant, OF Millersburg, O.,
| late of Company r, Sixty-fifth o. V. l.. to cor
| rect the service record of Monroe Blackburn
| late fife major, Company F. OF the Sixty-scv-
| enth ]. V. l.: to remove the charge OF desertion
| from the military record OF Robert H. Stuart
| late of Company B, First Delaware cavalry
| Adjourned until Tuesday.
| HoUsE-Bills introduced: To amend section
| l.75i, OF the revised statutes OF the United
| States, to read as follows: "Pcrsons honornbly
discharged from the military or naval service
| shall be preferred for appointment to civil Of
fees, provided they are found to possess the
business capacity necessary for the place for
the proper discharge of duties of such office;
for the survey OF route for ship canal TO con-
meet the waters of Lake Erie and the Ohio
river; increasing the pension Of Isaac H. Duval,
late brigadier general und brevet major general
OF volunteers, TO sevcnty-two dollars per month.
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