The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-03-04
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS-
second session.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2L.-SENATE--The sen
ate Monday agreed to several amendments OF
fered making appropriations for or increasing
the lindt Of cost of public buildings. The only
yea and nay vote that was taken upon then
showed all the republican senators except Mr.
Sherman in the affirmative and all the demo
cratic senators except Mr.. Vest in the negative
The sundry civil appropriation bill occupied tho
attention OF the senate throughout the day.
HorsE-Fillbustering against the New Yorf
and New Jersey bill proved Intellectual in the
house Monday. 1t was led by Messrs. w. A.
Stone and Dalzen both Of Pennsylvania but
they were never able to muster more than seven
men to their support and the bill was passed,
without opposition. After the disposition OF
two private bills, the naval and agricultural ap
preparation bills were called up, under sus.
pension OF the rules and passed, and the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Feb 22.-SENATE--Senator
elect Lindsay tKy.) appeared Tuesday morn.
ing and was sworn In by the vice-president.
Tho senate held night session. the first this
session, and endeavored to pass the sundry
civil appropriation bill The work of the ses.
sion is far in arrears and 1t is feared an extra
session will be necessary.
HousE-Representatve Butler, Of Iowa, who
has gained considerable renown during this ses.
sion through his efforts to havdethe pansy
adopted as the national flower, and his bill to
change the arrangement Of the stars in the flag,
amend the great seal Of the United StntGs so as
to work into the seal the gentle pansy. The
second bill is to establish q true symbolical fig.
ure Of American constitutional liberty. Mr..
Butler wishes to see the American goddess OF
liberty clothed in the costume of the period.
The house held an allnight session, but owing
to flibustering accomplished nothing.
WASHINGTON Feb 23-SENATE-At its ex.
ecutive session Wednesday, the senate had un.
der consideration the Hawaiian treaty. There
were few speeches made, but correspondence
was read showing the condition of affairs there,
| and also letters to prove that the queen, who
was deposed, is immoral and so grossly so that
| she is unfit for the sovereignty. The senate
passed the sundry civil bill with the Sherman
| amendment attached to it, and it will soon be in
the house. 1t Is not likely that there will be
| much more legislation in this congress aside
from that involved in the appropriation bills.
HoUsE-The house was in session from II
o'clock Tuesday until after O'Clock Wednes.
day morning. The car coupler bill was under
consideration. The bill provides that railway
companies engaged in the interstate commerce
! shall equip their freight with automatic
couplers which shall be of uniform application
and which shall make 1t unnecessary for men TO
go between cars to couple. The question in the
house is on concurrence in senate amendments,
the principal one of which is an extension Of tho
| time in which the railway companies shall be
| required to make the change to January 1,
| 1898
| WASHINGTON, Feb. A-SEEATE Good prog
ress was made in the senate Thursday in dis
| posing of the absolutely necessary work of con-
| gress Within less than an hour two of the
| general appropriation bills-the diplomatic and
consular, and the military academy-were read,
considered and passed, and then the legislative,
executive and judiciary appropriation bill
| (Which appropriates about S22,0O00O0 was
| taken up and considered till the time of ad-
| lOurnmpnt rp-
| ported from the committee having been agreed
| to, except as to few reserved for discussion
| and action Friday.
| HoUsE-The ant-option was set back Thurs
| day as it was twice Wednesday by coming in
collision with a general appropriation bill. The
| Indian appropriation bill was taken up and,
with Mr. Hatch presiding in committee of the
whole, was made by the opponents of the Hatch
Washburn bill to drag along until the end of the
| days session. AS the sundry civil bill will be
ready for consideration Saturday it will com.
pete with the antioption bill for the right of
way.
WASHINGTON, Feb 25-SENATE-Senator
| Dixon, of Rhode Island, Friday favorably re-
| ported from the committee on post offices and
post roads his amendments to the post Office
appropriation bill, which proposes to pay to
letter carriers in cities where free delivery has
been established, the first year 5000, second
year $500, third year 81 0C0, and fourth year and
thereafter II 200 The senate worked upon the
| legislative appropriation bill and made good
progress
HoUsE-Mr Harter introduced in the house
| Friday bill to provide for the free coinage of
silver and gold at the present ratio, sEiu upon
equal terms. 1t provides that after its passage
| the purchases of silver bullion, by the govern.
ment, shall cease, and that the mnts shall be
opened TO the coinage of both metals upon the
same terms as existed prior to 1873, provided.
however, that all silver and gold coined hereaf.
ter for the account of owners shall not have
any legal-tender function, and instead Of being
stamped lone dollar" five dollars" ETC., shall
be stamped "ten Dimes" fifty dimes" etc.
Nearly the entire day was spent upon the In.
dian appropriation bill, measure in which so
little general interest was shown that quorum
was only obtained with difficulty.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-SENATE-The Ha,
waiian treaty, it is thought is dead for the ses.
sion This is reluctantly conceded even by its
friends. The action of the senate Saturday in
refusing to go into executive session, though
that action doubtless had some reference to the
Hanchett circuit judge no mination was also ac.
cepted as conclusive indication that the treaty
would be shelved for the balance of the session.
After four hours spent in discussing various
amendments (of little importance) to the legis-
lative appropriation bill, the senate passed the
BILL insisted on its amendment, and requested
o conference with the house on the dsagreeing
votes
HoUsE-The Sherman amendment authoriz.
ing the secretary of the treasury to sell fifty
millions Of bonds bearing three per cent. inter.
est and redcemable in five years. for the Dur-
pose of providing for and main tanning redemp.
tion of United States notes according to the
provisions of the act of January IA, 1875, which
was added to the sundry civil bill in the senate
| came up in the house Saturday and was bitter,
ly discussed Nc action was taken