The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-16
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.



subsequently increased to fifty.ninc. Without
the transaction Of any preliminary business,
beyond the chaplain's prayer, Messrs McPher.
son and Sherman were appointed on behalf Of
the senate to Join similar committee OF the
house In waiting upon the president to inform
him that congress was In formal session there.
A recess of an hour was taken to give the com
mittee sn opportunity TO perform Its errand,
which would extend for an additional half hour.
The reading OF the message occupied hfty.fve
minutes, when the senate, at 3:b5 adjourned un.
til noon Tuesday.
HousE-After the roll.call In the house Mon
day, Charley Grosvenor made his appearance
in front of the clerks desk escorting Hesekiah
9. Bundy, who has been elected to hll the
vacancy caused by the death OF Gen. Enochs-
Mr. Layton 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 and such evi.
dence against him as may be on file In the
pension office shall be communicated to him.
Mr. Layton says this is simple Justice, giving
the accused q chance to defend himself The
presidents message was read, the announce.
ment of the death Of Representatives Lily and
O'Neil were made, and the house adjourned out
OF respect to their memory.
WASHINGTON, Dec 6-SENArE-The senato's
brief session OF two hours Taesday was con.
sumed by . speech from Mr.. Dolph rep, ore),
adverse to the admins tration policy on the
subject OF the Hawaiian islands He intimated
that that policy was the result Of o desire on
the part of the present administration to dis.
credit the action and policy OF its predecessor,
and expressed the desire that Mr.. Cleveland
had been little more explicit as 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
by Mr.. Hoar (rep, Mass.), and went over with
out action
HoUsE-Consideratio Of the bankruptcy bill
was Tuesday resumed in tho 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, MississippD
and Bretz dem, Ind) made speeches against
the bill, while Messrs Layton dem, Ohio) and
Boatner dem, Louisiana), advocated its pas
sage Bills were passed giving relief to those
who had purchased forfeited railroad lands
settlers upon the Mile Lac Indian reservation
in Minnesota, AMI legalizing cash entries to
certain lands in Mississippi, Alabama and
Arkansas. At4:65 the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. T. SENATE-Wedn
days events in the senate place the admins.
tration in 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-
ministration. Senator Villas (Wis) also spoke
In favor of the presidents Hawaiian policy.
Senator Voorhees, introduced two bills, one de-
claring pension q vested right; regulating
suspensions of pensions and granting appeals
to the supreme court Of the District Of Colum.
bia: the other defining sundry actions against
the United States in the administration of the
pension laws
HoUsE-Mr. Hit (Rep., Ill) introduced in
the house the following resolutions, which
were referred to the committee on foreign
affairs "Resolved, That the president be re.
Ques ted to communicate to this house, if not in
consistent with the public interest, copies OF
the instructions given to the representative of
the United States now in the Hawaiian islands
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, That 1t is the sense of this
the United States, its representatives or armed
forces, In the affairs of friendly recognized
government to disturb or overthrow and subst
tute a monarchy therefor is contrary to the
policy and traditions of the republic and the
spirit of the constitution
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8--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-
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: q private relief bill appro-
priating $1,000 for damage done to u farm in the
District of Columbia during the war of the
beilion being the farm on which Fort Sedgwick
was erected, gave rise to discussion which
was continued over an hour, and finally the bill
was passed-yeas, 35; nays, IL. Adjourned till
Monday.
HousE-Among the executive documents
laid before the house was the, annual report Of
the quartermaster general:of the army. A res-
olution was reported from the committee on ac-
counts authorizing the employment Of several
additional clerks and laborers and assistant
doorkeepers in order to bring the capital force
up to a standard of proper efficiency. After
some general discussion the resolution was
adopted with an amendment eliminating one
additional clerk for the disbursing offce. On
motion of MIR. Meyer dem, La) the house
went into committee of the whole to consider
the resolution providing for the appointment of
. joint committee 10 investigate the rank pay
and matters relating TO personnel of employees
in the navy. The morning hour having expired
the bankruptcy bill was taken up and discussed
until the hour of adjournment
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9-SENATE-Not in ses.
SION
HorsE-The house of rcpresen atives Friday
enacting clause OF the Torrey bill providing for
uniform system Of bankruptcy proceedings in
the United States. This vote recorded by tell
ers in the committee OF the whole. was after
ward emphasized by yea and nay vote in tho
house, where II. members placed themselves
on record by name against the bill and II in
favor OF 1t. Congressman Sayres, the chair
man of the appropriation committee, assured
the members OF the rules committee when they
asked him regarding his plans for the appro-
priations bills that he would not introduce any
OF them until the tariff bill was out Of the way,
bat that when he began the Introduction and
discussion of the appropriations bills in the
house he would expect for them the "con-
tinual right Of way" until all bills are dis
posed OF.
WASHINGTON, Dec. n--SENArE-No session
Saturday.
HousE-No business of importance trans
acted Saturday
Claims Against the Gillian Government.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II. - Through
Messrs Johnson and Levy, of Cincin-
natl, attorneys for the heirs of Benja-
min Swift, one of the owners of the
schooner Florida, who was killed and
cremated by Chilian convicts, II claim
has been filed against the government
of Chilli for sl37, 900. The heirs are res
Idents of Cincinnati and Boston.
Enforcing the O!eo Law.
New YORK, Dec. 9.-The war of the
New York mercantile exchange against