The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-02-18
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS-.



WASHINGTON Feb 7-SENATE-Senator Hill
sailed up the bill '~troduced by Mr. sherman
10 repeal the ace oil July, 1890 providing for the
purchase OF 4,5O0OOO ounces of silver month,
ind the issue OF treasury notes. known us the
Sherman law Mr.. Hill addressed the senate,
lfter which vote was taken, which resulted as
lollows yeas, %; nays, 4o,
HoUsE--A bill was introduced for the estab,
lishmcnt in the District Of Columbia of ma
tionu. university, where instruction shall be
yivcn in the higher branches of all departments
Of knowledge, practical as well as literary and
scientific, and where facilities shall be fur
nished for research and investigation. Repre-
sentative Caldwell introduced in the house o
loint resolution nppropriatiug $500 to enable
the secretary OF war to cause preliminary ex-
animation and survey to be made of the south
Crawh-h creek and the mouth OF Mill creek, in
Cincinnati, for nscertaining the availability OF
either or both of these locations for the purpose
of an ice hnrbor.
WASHINGTON, Fob s.-SENATE-Senator
Blackburn introduced Tuesday an amendment
which he proposes to attach to the sundry civil
appropriation bill. 1t recalls tragedy which
occurred here on Christmas day 1889 On that
day Benjamin a. Jones, a clerk who had been
in the employ of Mai Green Clay Goodoe, pay
master OF the marine corps, committed sui
eide. Jones while in Mai Goodloes employ,
embe2zled S3,335 and was under indictment for
the crime at the time he took his life. Mr..
Blacliburn's amendment provides for the pay
ment by the government to Maj Goodloe the
amount stolen from him by Jones. Senator
Voorhees, introduced proposed amendment TO
the sundry civil bill appropriatn $4,000 TO be
paid to the heirs of Bayless W. Hanna, of
Indiana.
HoUsE-Littlc business transacted. Repre-.
sentative Caldwell introduced in the house
large number OF petitions signed by labor organ.
izations of Cincinnati favorng the opening of
the Worlds fair on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.--SENATE-The morn.
ing hour Wednesday was spent for the most
part in the consideration and passage of bills on
the calendar, and considerable progress was
made in that direction. At 1 O'Clock the SEN
ntors, headed by VicePrcsident Morton, and
accompanied by some Of its principal officers,
proceeded to the hall of the house of repre-
sentatives and there took part in the ceremony
of counting the votes for presidential electors
Afterwards tho railroad automatic car-coupler
bill was taken up and debated up TO the hour OF
adjournment, without any definite action being
taken.
Representative Bacon, chairman OF
the committee on banking, introduced q
resolution suspending pension" night, on next
Friday by providing thatif no vote is taken on
the Cate bill by Friday, February TO- and the
bill is not disposed of by o'clock that day, the
night session set aside for private pension mat
ter may be abrogated and the Cate bill taken
up, The house agreed to the senate amend
9 and the bill is now ready for the presidents
signature.
WASHINGTON Feb. O-SENATE-The bill
introduced by Senator Faulkner of West Vir-
ginia, the other day, granting permission TO
the c. & o. railroad to construct bridge cross
the Big Sandy, joining with West Virginia ana
Kentucky, was favorably reported the the SEN
ate Thursday In the senate committee of the
whole, which was considering the automatic
car-coupling bill, during the discussion Senator
Brice offered an amendment extending the time,
and on the amendment made short speech ex-
planning his reason for introducing it. This
was the junior senator from Ohio's first speech
in the senate, except the announcement of the
title of some petition he introduced. Without
concluding the consideration of the bill the SEN
ate adjourned.
HoUsE--It was silver day in the house, and
the friends of silver were victorious in til he
fight by majority of nine. They sustained
the demand for the previous question on the
resolution setting apart Thursday and Friday
for the consideration of the bill repeating the
Sherman act An analysis of the vote shows
that the motion was supported by lOI demo-
Gratis, IS republicans and the 10 populiSt or inde
pendent members The opposition of cloture
and silver repeal party consists of lOi demo.
Gratis and 80 republicans Mr.. Harter introduc
ed bill to pay Seth II. Kellogg, of Lorain
county, o., Si25, ,5335 so, for cotton destroyed by
the L. S. authorities during the war
w ASflNGION, req. ll.-SENATE-lnc ue-
bate in the senate Friday on the railroad auto
matte coupler bill was not of an enlivening or
Interesting character. The vice-president pre-
sented the memorial of the Chicago chamber Of
commerce favoring the annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands, and it was referred to the COM
mittce on foreign relations. The vote by which
the house bill to provide for sundry light
houses and other aids to navigation was passed
some days ago was, on motion OF Mr.. Dolph,
reconsidered; all the amendments adopted by
the senate to it were rejected, and the bill was
passed without amendment, just as it came
from the house. Three unimportant senate bills
were passed.
HoUsE,-The committee on invalid pensions
Friday made n favorable report on a bill grant.
ing pensions to the survivors of certain Ken
tucky state militia companies who rendered
service during the war of the rebellion. The
bill was originally introduced by Mr. Wilson, o.
kentucky, but tie committee have reported
substitute After the routine business had
been disposed of the house proceeded in COM
mittee OF the whole, (Mr, Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, in the chair,) to the consideration of the
invalid pension appropriation bill.