The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-12-07
FIFlY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


der at high noon Monday This number was
subsequently, increased TO fifty-nine. Without
the transaction Of any preliminary business,
beyond tn chaplains prayer. Messrs. McPher.
son and sherman were appointed on behalf OF
the senate 10 Join a similar committee OF the
house in waiting upon the president to inform
him that congress was in formal session there.
recess Of an hour was taken 10 give the COM
mittee an opportunity TO perform its GRAND,
which would extend for an additional half hour.
The reading of the message occupied ffiy-fve
minutes, when the senate, at 3:55, adjourned un-
til noon Tuesday.
HoUsE-hfter the roll.cal in the house Mon
day, Charley Grosvenor made his appearance
in front Of the clerks desk escorting Hesekah
s. Bundy, who has been elected to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Gen Enochs.
MI. Lay ton introduced bill in the house Mon
day which bears heavily upon the pension ques
tion. 1t provides that no pension shall be sus
pended until the pensioner shall have ninety
days notice and that the charges ard such evil
dence against him may be OH file in the
pension office shall be communicated to him.
Mr. Layton sa VS. this is simple justice, giving
the accused a chance to defend himself The
presidents message was read the announce
ment Of the death Of Representatives Lily and
O'Neil VI ere made. and the house adjourned out
OF respect TO their memory.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-SENATB-The senate's
brief session Of two hours Tuesday was con.
sumed by y speech from Mr.. Dolph (rep Ore },
adverse to the administration policy on the
subject Of the Hawaiian islands He intimated
that that policy was the result Of q desire on
the part Of the present admins ;ration to dis
credit the action and policy Of its predecessor,
and expressed the desire that Mr. Cleveland
had been little more explicit to how he
proposed TO undo the alleged wrong and TO re-
store the former status. A resolution calling
on the president for copies Of instructions given
TO United States ministers and naval officers
on the subject of Hawaii since 1881, was offered
V r Hpar iran Mace aud anti orrxt IN.
out action.
HousE-Consideratio Of the bankruptcy bill
was Tuesday resumed in the house, an arrange.
ment being made by which general debate was
to be limited to SIX and one half hours, those
opposing the bill to use four hours, and those
favoring it two and half hours Messrs Terry
dem, Alabama), Stockdale dem, MississippiI
and Bretz dem, Ind made speeches against
the bill while Messrs Layton dem, Ohio) and
Boatner (dem., Louisiana), advocated it's pas.
sage. Bills were passed giving relief to tn s
who had purchased forfeited railroad lands
settlers upon the Mile Lac Indian reservation
in Minnesota, and legalzing cash entries %
! certain lands in Mississippi, Alabama and
Arkansas. At 4:55 the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dea T.. SENATE-Wednes
| days events in the senate place the admins.
| tration in a position of defense. The Hawaiian
! policy Of The president was vigorously attacked
by Senators Hoar, Sherman and Hill. Senator
| Mills (Tex.) rushed to the defense of the ad
| ministraton. Senator Villas wis also spoke
| in favor of the presidents Hawaiian policy
| Senator Voorhees, introduced two bills, de-
| claring pension vested right regulating
| suspensions of pensions and granting appeals
| to the supreme court of the district of Column
" 50" defining sundry actions ?gTinst {
the United States in the administration of Tie
J pension laws.
HousE-Mr. Hit Rep, N.Y. introduced IN
the house the following resolutions, which
| were referred to the committee on foreign
affairs: Resolved, That the president be re-
| quested to communicate to this house, il not ir-
| consistent with the public interest, copies OF
| the instructions given to the representative of
the United States now in the Hawaiian island :
| in regard to the protection of the lives and
| property of American citizens there, or any
contemplated change in the form of govern
| ment. Resolved, hat 1t is the sense of this
| house that Intervention by the government Of
| the United States, its representatives or armed
forces, in the affairs of friendly recognized
government to disturb or overthrow and substi-
| tute a monarchy therefor is contrary to the
policy and traditions of the republic and the
| spirit of the constitution"
| WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-SENATE-Mr. Voor-
hees introduced a joint resolution in the senate
authorizing the secretary of war to grant per-
mission of the use of the grounds in the monu'
ment reservation and other public reservations
on the occasion of the Pythian conclave and
encampment in August, 1894; passed. The fol
lUNlHB UlllS were dlSO pusStu' IlOuSe Dlll lt
amend the railway land forfeiture acts: senate
bill granting to the state of North Dakota, for
the use of its militia lands heretofore set apart
as wood reservation for Fort Totten's mill
tary reservation: private relief bill appro
priating S3, 900 for damage done to Il farm in the
District of Columbia during the war of the re
belon being the farm which Fort Sedgwici
was erected, gave rise to a discussion which
was continued over an hour, and finally the bill
was passed-yeas, S5 nays, H. Adjourned till
Monday.
HorsE-Among the executive documents
laid before the house was the annual report o
the quartermaster general.of the army. res
olution was reported from the committee on ac
counts authorizing the employment of severa
additional clerks and laborers and assistant
doorkeepers, in order to bring the capital force
up 10 standard Of proper efficiency. After
some general discussion the resolution was
adopted with an amendment eliminating one
additional clerk for the dsbursng Office. Or
motion Of MIR. Meyer dem, La) the house
went into committee of the whole to consider
the resolution providing for the appointment o
joint committee 10 investigate the rank, pay
and matters relating 10 personnel of employe:
in the navy. The morning hour having expired
the bankruptcy bill taken up and discussed
until the hour of adjournment
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-SENATE-Not in, ses
sion.
HoUsE-The house of representatives Frida'
by u vote OF 10l yeas to 92 nays struck out III
enacting clause of the Torrey bill providing TO
a uniform system of bankruptcy proceedings i!
the United States. This vote recorded by ell
ers in the committee of the whole, was aftTG
ward emphasized by yea and nay vote in hi
house, where l42 members paced themselves
on record by name against the bill and II il
favor of it Congressman Sayres, the chair
man OF the appropriation committee, assured
the members of the rules committee when the
asked him regarding his plans for the appro
DriationS hills that he wnuld m Introduce a N
of them until the tariff bill was ont of the way
but that when he began the introduction ant
discussion of the appropriations bills in th'
house he would expect for them the icon
tinual right of way until all bills dis
posed Of
WASHINGTON, Dec. ll-SENATE-No session
Saturday
HoUsE-No business of importance trans
acted Saturday.
Claims Against the ChilIan Government
WASHINGTON, Dec. ILL., Through
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