The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-05
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


First session.
wAsutSGroN. Feb. c3-No brsiross was
transacted in eithor branch Of conytrss to-day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i--SENATE--.lr. Sher-
man, from the committee or foreign relations,
reported bill to protect foreign cxhibitors at
the Worlds Columbian exposition from prose-
cution for exhibiting wares protected w Amer
lean patents and trademarks, and IL was
passed; also resolution requesting the presi-
dent df not Incompatible with public nterestsI
TO inform the senate OF the proccedngs recently
had with the representatives CT tbc Dominion
Of Canada and Of the Britishgovern6ent as to
arrangements for reciprocal trade wiih Canadar
and Il was agreed to- bill was introduced APP
propriating 100000 for public building at
Fnday, o. This bill was introduced into the
house on January 5 by Mr.. Hare, OF ono sem
ator Voorhees, introduced petition from tho
citizens OF South Bend, Ind, play'nS that an
amendment be made to the constitution OF the
United States preventing the passage by states
OF any law in regard 10 the establishment OF re-
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise thereon,
or appropriating money for expenses oil any
churches. etc
HousE.-Representative Storcr introduced a
petition from about forty members ~ the Re-
formed Episcopal church OF Cnciunpu praying
for tho closing OF the Columbian exposition on
Sunday. Mr.. Dickerson, of Kcnluc.Y, pre-
sented resolution from the legislature of the
state of Kentucky for the election ot senator's
Of the various states by popular vote. Mr..
Shively introduced u resolution apDroprating
100000 for the erection and completion OF o.
monument in one OF the public squares of WASH
ington to commemorate the heroic services OF
the private soldiers, sailors and marines OF the
late war. A large number OF private bills in
troducCd.
WAsHINGToN Fob 25-SENATT-M Vest
made an attack on the reciprocity clause OF the
Mckinley bill, and said 1t was OF no good to .1e
farmer. Mr.. Hale answered by reference TO tho
increased export of -four from The United
States to Cuba. Mr. Vest did not dcny this,
but said that after ALL the republicans in adopt
ing reciprocity have only stolen democratic thun-
der; that reciprocity was fundamental dtmo-
cratic doctrine. Mr. Hale retortcd that the furda-
mental democratic doctrine was free :iade. He
said the republicans were going to the country
this fall with reciprocity, and because
It had been made the republican folicy,
the democrats were in u dilemma. Sec
retary Rusk, in answer TO senate
resolution communicated to the senate tile re-
port of the special agent of the department OF
agriculture upon the experiments in the produce
tion OF rainfall Gen. r. G.. Dyrcnforth, who
was in charge OF the experiments, in summing
up their results, says: "Fhe few experiments
which have been made do not furnish sufficient
data from which TO form definite conclusions,
or evidence upon which to uphold or con-
denim the theories of the artificial produce
ton or increase Of rainfall by concussion-
! What has been done SO far is altogether pre-
liminary. but, with the benefit of the experience
( gained, l hope that the subject will be pur-
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