The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-04-30
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.


for the protection OF the Bchrins sea seal fish.
les. II was finally referred to the committee
on foreign relations The resolution heretofore
offered by Mr., Poner REQ dcssing the secretary
OF state TO obtain Information concerning the
use OF electricity as u powet in tho propulsion
Of farm machiuery and implements, and on the
propagation sud growth of plants, in torcign
| countries, was agreed tc by the senate.
HoUsE-Bils introdgced BY Mr. GantE-
CORRECTING the military record and granting an
honorable discharge to Harmon Trupp William
Wardle, Louis Wells and Charles Gillespie all
lute mvsnpers of Company @, Ninety-siX y. V.
BY Mr. McCrcary, OF kentucky-For the relief
| Of the board of commissioners Of the sinking
fund For the county court OF Madison county,
Ily. by Mr. Stone, of KentucSy-For relief Of
| David Il. Hildebrand, Of Shelby county, Tenn
as found due by the court of claims under the
actOf March 8, 1888 paying him S6G3
WASHINGTON, April l0.-SENATE-A bill
passed by the house some time since, in which
provision was made for the payment of interest
on loan of the territory Of Arizona 'in the gold
coin Of the United States" was under discussion
in the senate today when Senator Stewart OBJ.
lectcd to the provision for the payment of the
interest Tin the gold coin of the United States"
Senator Kyle moved TO strike out the words
in gold coin of the United States, ana to use
| instead two words, "in lawful money Of the
United States" On this amendment u roll call
was held and the amendment prevailed by n
vote of "a to 81
HOUsE-Nothing of importance was trans
acted in the house to-day. The Noyes Rockwell
contested election case, which is now pending In
the house, is attracting considerable attention,
owing to the probability that the elections COM
mittce will not be sustained
WASHINGTON, April observation-disclosures
Teller, Of Colorado, followed the example of his
colleague, Senator Wolcott, today and at.
tackled the administration because of its oppo-
siton TO the free coinage of silver. The silver
1rr rnff. 11rN
taken up and Mr. Teller proceeded to address
the senate upon il. The senate confirmed the
following appointments; Frank l.. Coombs, Of
California, u. = minister to Japan; John e.
Tanner, assistant U. 5. treasurer at Chicago
HOusE-1hc Kyle amendment to the Arizona
funding bill, which passed in the senate ycster
day, was laid before the house to-day. Dele
gate Smith moved to non-concur in the senate
amendments (tho principal one being the claw
ful money" amCndmenD, ana asked q confer
ence and his motion was carried.
WASHINGTON, April .. 1.-SENATE.-The SEN
ate devoted most of the day TO debate the
house bill to prohibit absolutely the coming Of
Chinese persons into tho United States. My
FELTON, made speech which was composed
largely of an Indictment against the Chinese
race, which had (he said) a sovereign contempt
for western civilization and religion. Mr. Sher
man spoke strongly against the house bill.
which, he said, was against the spirit of Ameri-
can civilization contrary to all the ideas that
had been taught ms to the rights belonging to
every man OF every race and cline, and un-
Christian. He denounced the bill as violation
OF the treaty with China, and said that any ma.
ton which violated n treaty unduly and without
cause would be regarded as acting against the
civilization OF the world
HOUSE.-Bills introduced: For relief of j. r
Brown, late assistant surgeon OF the eighty.
second Illinois infantry; TO increase the pension
OF Sarah A. Carr. widow of Capt Dan A. Carr,
Of 1,
fantry; granting pension to Josiah r. Pickett,
late of company H., iifty-ninth o. V. L. and to
pay him fifty dollars per month, and to pension
Mary j. Lloyd, widow of Arthur Lloyd of the
Second independent battery, o. N. G.. volun-
tcers.
WASHINGTON April 22--SENATE-The sen
ate today passed bill authorizing the secrc
tary of the interior to increase to Sl2 per month
the pension Of every pensioner who is now on
the rolls at IS q month on account of services in
the Mexican war, and who is wholly disabled
for manual labor and is in such destitute cir
cumstanceS that S. month is insufficient to
provide him with the ncCcssaries of life. The
debate on tho Chinese exclusion bill wus con-
tinued Senator Davis declared that the Amor
lean hierarchy was opposed to the un American
project
HoUsE-Rcprcsentati Caldwell today intro
duced bill making it penal offcnse to sell out.
side Of any statcor to transport to another state
tag plainly showing whore it was manufactured.
Every violation Is subject to q fine OF $500 The
house This evening rejected the report of the
elections committee, which, IL adopted, would
have seated NOycs the republican contestant
On the vote declaring NOyes not entitled to the
seat the yeas We're li0 and the nays gS The
next vote was on the resolution declaring that
Rockwell was entitled TO the seat. This was
carried by 1873 10 1O6.
WAsHINGToN, April 23.-SENATE.-rh SEN
ate to-day confirmed the nomination orc j.
Wheeler to he postmaster at Bedford O. No
business of importance was transacted
USE-RcprCSCntItivc Storcr introduced
bill authorizing the president to confer with
other nations, preferably the Latin Union in re-
gard TO the establishment of bi-metullism and
the establishment Of AN international ratio be-
twccn gold and silver looking to the coinage Of
both metals on Il parity, Representative w. j.
Stone ky) introduced bill referring the
claims known as the Paducah claims of John f.
Williamson, administrator of the estate Of John
j. Thompson, deceased, and other citizens of Pa
ducuh, Ky, to the court OF claims Mr. Will
son ky.) introduced II bill amending the mill
tary record of James J. Howard, deceased, late
captain Company L, Forty-ninth Ky. V. L. and
q bill for the relief of Jos. r. Jones, postmaster
at Barboursvillc, knOxcounty KY, paying him
S'39b for stamps destroyed 10y fire. Mr. Walker
(haSs.), caused great deal of amusement on
the floor OF the house by his speech in defense
OF his action in printing in the Record, rs part
of his remarks that article hcadlined Hot
Shot for Mugwumps"