The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-12-28
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


second session.
WASHINGTON, Deo 9-SENATE--The presi-
dents Hawaiian message was read and referred
to the committee on foreign affairs. Bills in
troduced: Authorizing O loan of the Columbus
caravels TO IRE Red Cross association prohib.
iting horse racing in the District of Columbia;
providing than whenever the United States
shall acquire dominion over any foreign coun.
try, the president of the United States may ap
point a governor and q council of five, whose
acts shall be subject to revision by congress.
Such governors and council shall form the pro-
visional government for such country.
HousE-Monday the house resolved itself
into a committee of the whole to consider the
floor in defense of the admins tration At 1890
p. m the message on Hawaiian matters was
received Mr. Cannon rep, Ill) was recog-
nfzed, but gave thirty minutes of his time to
Mr.. Dfngley (rep. Me- )who spoke against the
deficiency bill. Mr.. Bingham (rep Pa) at
tackled the Wilson tariff bill, and spoke of the
suffering and want engendered by fear of the
bill He also attacked the presidents annual
message, and did not confine himself to the
subject under consideration, but went into
Hawaiian matters as we'll Several other mem.
bers spoke for and against the measure.
WASHINGTON Dec. 2O.-SENATE--The senate
Tuesday took up the house bill to repeal the
federal election law, and Senator Berry made
speech in advocacy of the measure After q
speech by Senator PETER, in advocacy Of the
t6,a0l0OO TO relieve want throughout the coun-
try, the senate proceeded to the consideration
of executive business. The doors were opened
at $3.50 p. m After long and uninteresting
discussion of the resolution introduced last
week looking to a new method of postal ac-
counting, the senate at 4:03 adjourned.
HousE-1he hause went into committee of
the whole for the consideration OF the urgent
deficiency bill The clause under consideration
was the appropriation of special expenses in
the pension office. Mr.. Stone offered an amend.
ment providing that no pension shall be sus.
pended except after its final hearing, Of which
pensioner shall have re sonable notice The
amendment clause was agreed to by O vote Of
1913 TO 40 The committee rose. and the speaker
having resumed the chair Mr.. Wilson, from the
committee on ways and means, reported the
tariff bill, and moved II be printed and re-
ferred TO the committee Of the whole. Mr..
Burrows. on the part Of the minority asked for
time to file the views Of the minority.
WASHINGTON Dec 21.-SENArE-The senate
was addressed Wednesday by Mr.. Hoar rep,
Mass) on the Hawaiian question Mr. Morgan
offered a resolution, which was agreed to, in
structing the committee on foreign rela ations to
inquire and report whether anv, and If so what
irregularities have occurred in diplomatic or
other intercourse between the United States
and Hawaii in relation to the recent revolution
In Hawaii Several bills were taken from the
calendar and passed. After an executive ses-
sion the urgency deficiency bill was reported
back from the committee on appropriations
without amendment Mr. PETER moved to
strike out the paragraph allowing mileage 10
senators and members of the present session.
There was long discussion on the motion. The
vote was then taken 10 strike out the mileage
clause, and 1t resulted: yeas H. nays AZ The
bill was then passed.
HoUSE-There was a very slim attendance
on the floor Of the house Wednesday. The
speaker laid before the house q letter from the
secretary Of the treasury, transmitting sixteen
statistical abstracts, asking that II be inmedi-
ately printed. The letter and document were
referred to the committee on printing. Mr..
Cultivate dem.) from the committee on rules,
reported o Joint resolution that when congress
adjourned on Thursday December 21 1t will be
until wednesday, January 8, 1894 The resolu.
tion was agreed to, and at 8 O'Clock the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-SENATE-A small
number OF senators faced the vice president
Thursday morning on the last day of the ses, |
sion in the year 1897. AS soon as the journal
had been read and approved a message from
the house communicated q corrected resolution
for the holiday recess from Thursday to the Sd
o. January 1894 striking out Monday" jan
uary 3 1884, and inserting wednesday," Jan.
uary 3. 1894. The senate in executive session
confirmed the nomination of Henry
W. Mellen, of Boonville, Ind, to be q commits.
sioner for the District of Alaska, and the fol. |
lowing posmasters: Kentucky-Wiliam p |
Walker, at I.awrenceburg; J. p Powell, at
Ashland.
HoUsE-The minority report of the commit |
Tee on ways and means was presented to the |
house Thursday, just before adjournment by |
Mr.. Reed. 1t was written by the ex-speaker, |
and is in his most serious ven The Hawaiian
matter figured prominently in the last session (
of the house before the holiday recess AS soon
rs the reading of the resolution had been COM
pleted the speaker ordered it referred to the
Mr nj
~ sought to discuss the question of his right
to discuss the resolution, but the speaker cut
1im short and said it could only be considered
1t this time by unanimous consent Mr.. Bou.
lelle asked unanimous consent, but Mr..
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