The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-03-10
.FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


WASHINGTON, Feb 29-SENATE-Mr. 90 Sher-
man presented protest from the Cincinnati
chamber of commerce against the free coinage
Of silver; also q petition from Buckeye Assem-
bly, X. Of L., of Ohio, favoring the further re-
striction of foreign immigration, and also their
for election OF senators by direct
popular vote Senator Turpie introduced o
number Of petitions to day as follows: BY the
Jefferson Pomona Grange No %, of Indiana;
for free delivery Of mails in country districts;
for legislation for the encouragement Of silk
cultures; for passage of pure lard bill; for pass
age of anti-option bill; for prevention Of adul-
teration Of food and drugs; bill for the relief OF
Aquila Jones, late postmaster at Indianapolis,
In the sum Of 81, 43S, for funds stolen from the
money order department December 81, 1888, was
favoraby reported by Senator Colquitt'
HoUsE-The reports OF the majority and mi
nority of the house committee on ways and
means, TO accompany the Springer wool bill,
have been prepared. The majority report was
by Mr.. Springer, the minority report
by Mr.. Burrows. The majority report argues
against the Mckinley tariff. The minority re-
port defends 1t: Representative Pendleton, OF
West Virginia, introduced the following bill:
"That bridges heretofore or hereafter author
lied to be constructed under charter granted by
the states, over navigable waters within or bor-
dering such states, shall, II the location and
plans have been or shall be approved by the
secretary of war, be lawful structures and mill
tary and post roads" This act shall take effect
Immediately: Representative Storer introduced
o petition from the Reformed Presbyterian
church of Cincinnati, requesting that he support
a bill in congress to loan the Columbian exposi-
tion s5,O0OOOO, provided they agree to close on
Sunday.
WASHINGTON March 1.-SENATE.-No busi-
ness of general importance was transacted.
HoUsE-The wheels of tariff reform legisla.
ton will be fairly started in the house Of rep
resentativcs in a few days. The Indian appro-
priation bill, which has occupied the house for
week. was passed this afternoon. Immediately
the tariff bills were reported from the commit
tee on ways and means. They relate TO free
wool, free binding twine and free cotton ties.
1t is probable that they will be considered in
this order. 1t was the intention to have these
bills taken up as soon as reported but owing to
the illness Of Mr.. Springer, chairman Of the COM
mttee on ways and means, the consideration
has been postponed until next Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 2..-SENATE-Petitions
presented: Urging the passage of bill defining
lard and imposing tax thereon; praying for
the passage of law against the adulteration Of
food and drugs; also for law prohibiting gam
bling in farm products, and also for the passage
OF an act making certain issues Of money full
legal tender; praying for the passage Of house
bill No 257, to amend and enforce the eight-hour
law, and also a similar petition from the trades
and labor assembly of Toledo providing for the
preference Of old soldiers and sailors in employ
ment and retention on oil public works and pub
lie improvements under the control and super
vision of the United States, and to remove, by
general legislation, all barriers and restrictions
now In the way Of their appointment and reten-
ton in the civil service Of the United States.
HOUSE Representative Outhwaite, chair
man Of the committee on military affairs, re-
ported favorably to the house resolution that
Gen. William J. Sewell, Gen. Martin r. Nc
Mahon, Capt. John L. Mitchell and Maj. George
Bonebrake be reappointed managers Of the
National homes for disabled volunteer soldiers
for the term Of office commencing on the 2lst
day Of April, 1892 to fill vacancies which will
occur by expiration Of terms Of office Judge
Ezra B. Taylor, Of the Judiciary committee, re-
ported to the house q bill to define the crimes Of
murder in the first and second degree and man.
slaughter, and providing punishment therefor.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-SENATE-The sen.
ate decided the Idaho senatorial contest by de.
claring Dubois entitled to the seat he occupies,
and rejecting the claims Of Claggett, contest
anti the house bill authorizing the postmaster
general to credit the late postmaster at Indian
apolis, Aquilla Jones, with the sum Of g., ,43S,
was passed. Thesenate ratified the protocals
and treaty making the United States party to
the convention Of Berne, relating to the protec-
ton Of patents in all OF the signatory countries.
The senate adopted a resolution providing that
the agreement Is not to be in derogation of the
existing U. S. statutes relating to patents.
HoUsE-These were among the petitions in
troduced into the house to-day: Petition of
Washington Grange, No. 2056, OF Indiana, for
legislation extending the free delivery Of mail
to rural districts; a petition from the Fifteenth
district of Ohio of the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union, for closing the Worlds fair on
Sunday; petition from the Bricklays' Union,
No, g. of Cleveland, praying for the passage OF
the house bill for amending and enforcing the
eight-hour law. Several private bills were in
troduced.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-SENATE.-The sen.
ate was deluged with petitions urging action
upon all kinds Of propositions Among the pri.
vate bills introduced in the senate to-day were
the following BY Mr.. Sherman-Pensioning
Angeline Hyde widow Of Alpheus H. Hyde, late
First Lieutenant Company H, 152d o. V. l.; by
Mr.. Voorhees-To relieve A. G. Robb, late First
Lieutenant Company E, Twenty-sixth Ind. v. l.;
granting an increase of pension to Henry Reiter
late private, Company B, Ninety-seventh Ind
V. J., paying him $50 per month. The army and
navy appropriation bills were completed in com
mittee to-day. The former appropriates S24
45,649, the latter about s2i 100000.
HoUsE-Mr. Stone, of Kentucky, introduced
into the house to-day q bill for the relief OF
Thomas Carman, of Graves county, KY, paying
him 50, i55 for stores and supplies furnished the
U. s. army during the war. The bill of Mr.
Caruth, of Kentucky, for the relief of Mary
Catherine Reardon an army nurse, pensionine
her at S12 per month, was favorably reported by
the committee on invalid pensions. Also, the
bill of Mr.. Martin, of Indiana restoring Cynthi
ana E. Bruneman, formerly widow of John Tate
Of Montpelier, Ind, late private in Company
A, Forty-seventh Ind V. l. Bills were passed
in committee of the whole, with favorable
recommendation to the house, for the relief o
the Cumberland Female college, of McMinn
vile, Tenn. for the relief of the First Meth
odist church in the city Of Jackson Tenn.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-SENArE-No busi
ness transacted.
HoUsE-Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, from tht
committee of election of president, vice-presi
dent, etc, reported a joint resolution proposing
u constitutional amendment changing the date
beginning and ending of terms of senators ant
representatives from March to December 81
providing that the annual sessions shall begil
| on the second Monday in January; and furthe
| providing that the term of the president ant
| vice president shall commence and end on Apri
| 30 instead of March 4. House calendar. Tn
urgent deficiency appropriation bill was thel
| taken up and passed without amendment or de
| bate. Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, called up the bill