The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-12
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


It.ft ScsshOns
WASHINGTON, Mny 2--SENArE.-No.hing OF
Importance transacted
HousE--Thc following were among the private
bills introduced into the house to-day: BY Mr..
Pattison. Of Ohio TO remove the charge OF de-
serton from naval record OF VIM. d. Bangs 10 Q
seaman on the gunboat Tyler. Mississippi
squadron: TO authorize the commissioner OF the
general land Office TO issue patent for S. Mace
Clements survey, numbered $50 In the Virginia
military district Of Chic; by Mr.. Wheeler. OF
West Virg!nia TO grant pension to DR.. David
S. Pnnel for disabilities incurred while serving
in the Tenth West Virginia v. l. The free
twfno bill was passed The house committee
on appropriations took final action on the fortt-
fication appropriation bill to-day. The BILL as
reported. carries an appropriation OF S2,4l2,3o,
being s6,Mi43 less than the estimates, and
sl3e24 427 less than the appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year
WASHINGTON, May 3.-SENArE-The confer.
ence report on the Chinese exclusion bill was
laid before the senate to-day and agreed to-
Z Yeas 80 nays Is. AS agreed upon the bill is
practically rc-enactment for ten years OF the
existing law, with the additional provision that
no Chinese person is to be released upon bail
pending habeas corpus proceedings; Chinese
laborcrs now in this country are compelled TO
procure reg, ,stration certificates. Forging GER
tifcates will be punished by five years impris-
onment
HousE.-Bills introduced: For the relief OF
Delu anu EHUb uGpcuutut oi
Samuel Miller deceased, late private in COM
pany n, forty-sixth D. v. l., continuing to
them their fathers pension: granting the right
of way 10 the Kentucky and Indiana Bridge Co
on and across the grounds Of the Louisville and
Portland canal. the property Of the United
States. The bill passed by the senate for tho
r"lief Of Joseph Johnson late Of company l.
15)th Indiana volunteers, was favorably report
cd to-day.
WASHINGTON, May 4-Senate-The prest-
dent to-day sent TO the senate the following
nominations: Richard Lambert of California,
U. 5. consul at Mazatlan; F. B. Earhart. U. s.
attorney for the eastern district OF Louisiana
Senator Mcpherson reported an amendment
from the naval affairs committee TO the naval
appropriation bill, which proposes to increase
the number of harbor defense vessels from one
TO three: torpedo boats from six to ten. and
also provides for !orpedoes, submarine and
otherwise. for which latter purpose 100000
is appropriated
HoUsE-The house to-day adopted the confer
ence report on the Chinese exclusion bill, which
now goes to the president The vote was:
Yeas 1885, nays %. The following private bills
were introduced by Mr. Copohart, OF West VIr-
g.nia: To pay F. F. Morris $3.50 for cattle taken
from him by and used for the subsistence Of
the federal troops tn the late war, and to pay
David p. Roush sl25 for one horse taken during
the war Mr.. Goodnight, Of Kentucky. from the
committee on judiciary reported to the house
the resolution calling on the attorney gene ii
for information as to whether the sugar trust
has violated the antitrust law, and If SO wheth'
prosecutions had been instituted for such
violations.
WARRINGTON. May ny5-SENATE-Scnator Shcr-
mans bill for the relief of Jncob Barr, late Of
Company d, Nineteenth O. V. l., was adversely
reported. Barr paid il,lO for q substitute. and
was later compelled to serve, his subst,u' o also
serving. The letter Of the pos,master-general
urging the extension of free delivery exper-
imentS villages and farming districts which
has just been sent to the senate committee on
POST Offices and post roads, was accompanied by
batch OF 472 newspaper opinions takca from
326 different papers, In fnvor Of the proposed
rural free delivery extension, ond eight against
it-all that could be found. The senate COM
E1ittee on commerce ordered o favorable report
on the bill authorizing the secretary OF wGr TO
have survey made for ship canal connecting
Lake Erie and the Ohio river, for which pur-
pose $4,000 was appropriated.
HoUsE-Mr Outhwaite, OF Ohio, chairman Of
the committee on military affairs introduced o
bin to-day providing that no officer on the ocrve
list shall be entitled to wear while on duty any
uniform other than that Of his actual rank on
account OF having been breveted, nor shall he
be addressed in orders or official commnnica-
tions by any other title than that Of his Official
rank.
WASHINGTON, May 6-SgNATE-The senetc
talked awhile to-day, but adjourned carly With
out doing anything that would be interesting TO
the most assiduous newspaper reader II will
not convene again until Monday.
House-The following were among the prs-
vate bills introduced to-day; By Mr.. Haynes
of Ohio-Granting pension TO Frances q VIII
son, widow Of Ross Wilson, late Of Company F,
Forty.ninth o. VI By Mr.. Cooper, Of Indiana
TO pension Jos HUI. late Of Company L. First
West Virginia cavalry. at ESQ per month By
Mr.. Dickerson, of Kentucky-To correct the
rating of pension Of Henry Shovert, late Of
Company G, Fiftieth Indiana cavalry, and to
pension Lucy B. Bryson, widow OF w. A. Bry.
son. late first lieutenant Company c, Eighteenth
v I. The bill OF Mr.. Brookshre, OF Indiana,
TO pension Mary v. Ward, an army nurse, ut
s12 per month, vas favorahly reported
WASHINGTON. May L-sESArE.-Not In ses-
sion.
HousE-Mr. Cooper. Of Indiana, introduced o
bill to-day to renew the pension OF Elizabeth
Holt, formerly Elizabeth Lyons, widow Of Elijah
Lyons, late private In Company ], Twenty.sec-
ond Indiana v. !. Tho silver question threat
ems to come mp again as subject Of present
legislative interest The silver mon ore not
disposed 10 accept their defeat, and they are
again circulating petitions urging the rules
committee to bring in Q special order 70 fx Q
time for vote on free coinage bill. Gen
Enochs secured an amendment TO the river and
harbor bill to-day. for . preliminary survey d
Racooon river, Gallia county, O., from its
mouth.