The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-12-21
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 12- -SENATE--Monday
the political debate on the federal elections law
repeal was averted by Mr. Hill, IN. " acquies-
ing TO the suggestion Of Mr.. Hoar that the bill
should be referred TO the committee priv
ileges and elections. Mr.. Hoar rep, Mass)
offered a resolution attacking by i'm.
plication the presidents Hawaiian policy and
asking for information on the Hawaiian matter.
Mr.. Gray dem. DELI spoke in opposition TO
the resolution, and said he thought 1t would
have been better taste all round If the senator
from Massachusetts had waited until the Of
cial information asked for few days ago had
come to the senate. After some further discus
sion the resolution went over until Tuesday
After executive session the serate adjourn
ed until Tuesday.
HoU3E-The session Of the house was brief
and uninteresting Monday Several bills of
minor importance were passed during the
morning hour, and an agreement was reached
by which Tuesday and Wednesday will be de-
voted to the consideration of the bill for the
admission of the territory of Utah. The bill to
| review the claims arising out OF the captured
| and abandoned property act aroused the parti-
san opposition of the republicans, and notice
was served on the democratic side by Mr.. Reed
| that this bill could only be considered the
| stress of a special order from the COM
mittee on rules. The remainder of the ses.
sion after the expiration of the morning hour
| was devoted TO District Of Columbia matters.
| WASHINGTON Dec 13.-SENATE-In the SEN
ate Tuesday Mr. Cuilum rep. Ill) indicated
desire to address the senate on the bill to re-
| peal the federal election laws, but, as the Ha-
waiian resolution offered Monday by Mr.. Hoar
| and resolution offered Monday by Mr.. PETER
| had precedence in the morning, unanimous con-
| sent was given that those resolutions should
remain on the table and should be presented at
late hour Wednesday. Mr. Cullom thereupon
| addressed the senate. Mr. Stewart (rep, New
then addressed the senate in favor of the repeal
| OF the federal election laws.
| HousE-Mr. Wheeler dem Ala.) called up
the bill for the admission of Utah as a state.
| Mr.. kigore dem, Tex spoke in favor Of the
admission OF Utah. 1t had the requisite popu-
lation and wealth. Mr. kngore believed that
poly gamy was dead and the chief objection OF
the admission of the territory was thus re-
moved. He was followed by Mr.. Morse (rep
Mass) The latter was opposed to the admis-
sion Of the territory, the ground that the
character and practices OF the Mormon church,
TO which majority of its citizens belonged, un-
fitted that territory and the people to become
members of the federal union. Mr.. Morse was
followed by Mr.. Rawlins, of Utah, who deliver.
ed an earnest and eloquent speech in favor of
the bill. The bill was discussed in an informal
way for some time by Mr. Harter, Mr. Power
and others, and at $50 the house adjourned.
WAsHINGToN, Dec 14-SENATE-The Ha-
waiian question was again the subject of ami
mated discussion in the senate Wednesday.
Mr.. Blount's report was characterized as con.
tanning mot one line of unvarnished truth" by
Mr.. Frye (Me.), while Mr.. Vest (Mo.) declared
that while he was opposed TO the annexation
of the islands, the restoration of the queen by
force would be IAN act Of war" The resolu-
tion offered on Monday BY Mr.. Hoar calling up
on the president for further information in the
Hawaiian matter was finally referred TO the
committee on foreign affairs The senate also
listened, with the attention always accorded
the venerable senator, to a tariff speech from
Morrill,, Of Vermont. AT the close of his speech,
, the senate at 40 went into executive session
after which II adjourned
HousE.-In the house the resolutions OF Mr..
Hit, as reported by the foreign affairs commit
tee and amended so as to include information
of Hawaiian matters during the Harrison ad
mnistration-these resolutions requested in
formation from the president about Hawaii
were adopted after Mr. Hit had scored the ad
ministration. The bill for the admission Of
Utah to statehood passed without
division at the conclusion Of the debate, the
only amendments of importance incorporated in
the enabling act being one by Mr.. Powers, pro
hibitng polygamy forever and another by Mr.
Wheeler reducing one.half the land granted tc
the state for common school purposes.
WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-SENATE-The house
bill repeating the federal election laws was re
ported back favorahly Thursday from the com
mittee on privileges and elections, and placed
on the calendar Senator Voorhees, introduced
a bill providing for the coinage of the seignior
age IN the treasury to the amount of $1,000 0O
per month, and when that is eXhaus ted, for thu
purchase ard coinage of similar amount o
silver monthly. 4 house bill providing for TIVE
. additional associate justices of the suprem,
court of Oklahoma Territory was passed. 4
resolution for the appointment of a select com
mittee on the Ford's theater disaster wa
taken up discussed, and passed Senate bill L
repeal clause in the last pension appropriate,
bill, which prohibited the payment of pensions
to persons residing in foreign countries, wa
taken from the calendsr and passed The sen
ate, then, at 4:l5, went into executive session
and soon afterward adjourned until Monday a
12 o'clock.
HoUsE-The house was deadlocked for tw
hours Thursday b. the refusal of the repub
licans to vote on the motion to go into commit
tee Of the whole for the consideration of tn
Arizona statehood bill Mr. Dockery, from tn
joint commission on expenditures in the eXecu
tive departments, called up the bill introduced
r by him few days ago to improve the method
of accounting in the post Office department
Without debate the bill was passed. Under tn
call of committees, Gen. Catchings, from tn
committee on rules, presented the report of III
committee, making the bills for the admission
of Arizona and New Mexico special orde
after the morning hour until disposed Of With
: out division the report was adopted and tn
5 order made Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec 16-SENATE-Not in ses
sion.
, HousE-The course of events in the hous
Friday rest inbied the halcyon days of the Rec
congress, when legislation was rushed through
r at galloDing speed. The bill for the adm's
sion OF Arizona was put through unaer whi
and spur by vote of lS5 yeas TO 80 nays, an
the bill for the admission Of New Mexico wa
well under way when q wrangle over what wa
TO be done with Oklahoma intervened and tn
debate precipitated lasted until adjournment
The house committee on appropriations repor
ed the urgency deficiency bill Friday morning
The bill carries 81, 65l ,896 The house commi
tee on interstate and foreign commerce, afte
| listening TO arguments by Senators Morga
| (Ala.D and Frye (Me }, reported favorably tn
Joint resolution Of Representative Doolittle c
! Washington, for the appointment Of join
commission, consisting of three senators an
six members, to investigate the present statu
Of the Nicaragua canal project
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 8-SENATE--Not in ses
sion SATURDAY..
HoUsE-1he pension debate in the hous
Saturday was lively and interesting. The de
bate came up over a clause in the deficienc
bill One member stated that $50, 900 had bee
spent in Investigation of pension fraud,
and so far 10000 in alleged frauds ha
been discovered, none of them prove