The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-03-02
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS-.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l--SENATE-The SEN
ate Monday agreed to several amendments Of
fered making appropriations for or increasing
the limit Of cost OF public buildings The only
yea and nay vote that was taken upon them
showed all the republican senators except Mr.
Sherman In the affirmative ard al the demo
cratic senators except Mr. Vest in the mega i've
The sundry civil appropriation bill occupied the
attention Of the senate throughout she Gay.
HousB.-Fillibustering agans the New York
and New Jersey bill proved Intellectual in the
house Monday. 1t was led by Nessrs. w. A.
Stone and Dalzell, both Of Pennyslvania, but
thoy were never able 10 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-
propria!io bills were called up, under a sus-
pension OF the rules and passed, and the house
adjourned.
wAsHINGToN Feb 22.-SENATE--Senator-
elect Lindsay Cky.) appeared Tuesday morn
ing and was sworn in by tie vice.presiuent
The senate held night session, the hrst tms
| session, ard cndcavored to pass the sundry
civil appropriation bill The work OF the ses-
sion Is far in arrears and ii is feared all extra
| session will be necessary.
HoUsE-Representa Butter, OF Iowa, who
| has gained considerable renown during this scs-
| sion through his efforts to have th2 panay
| adop ed as the national flower and his bill to
| change the arrangement of the stars in the flag,
| Tuesday introduced two bills One proposes to
| amend Tie great seal CT the United States 50 as
| to work into the seal The gentle pansy. The
| second bill is TO establish true symbolical fig
nrc of American constitutional liberty. Mr
Butler wishes to see the American goddess OF
| liberty clo:hed in the costume of the period.
| The house held an all nigh, session, but owing
| to filibustcriny accomplished nothing
WASHINGTON. Feb SS-SESATEAt its ex-
| ecutive session Wednesday the senate had un.
| der consid ration the Hawaiian treaty. There
f,,t. SYDDp
was read showing the condition Of affairs there,
| and also letters to prove that the queen VINO
| was deposed, a immoral, ana 80 grossly so tina
! she is unit for the sovereignty. The senate
passed the sundry civil bill with the sherman
| amendment attached 10 it, and it will soon be in
| the house. 1t is not likely hat there will be
much more legislation in this congress aside
from that involved in the aipropr alton bills.
| HoUsE-1 he house in session from ii
| o'clock Tuesdav until after O'Clock tIcdncs'
| day morning The car Coupler bill wai under
| considcra ton. The bill provid; III a. ii"ny
| companies ENGAGED in the interstate commerce
| shall equip their freight cars with au.om. tic
| coupicrs. which shall be of uniform application
| and which shall make 1t unnecessary for men 10
| so between cars TO couple. The question in the
| house is on concurrence in 81 nate amendments,
| the prnciIf.' one of which is an extension OF the
| time in which the railway companies shall be
| required to make the change to January ],
| 1898
| WASHINGTON. Feb 24.-SENATr. Good prog
| ross was made in the senate Thursday in dis
| posing C.: The absolutely necessary work of con-
| gress. Within l,sS than an hour two OF the
| general appropriation billS-thc diplomatic and
| consular, und the military acada my-were reau,
| considered and passed. ana then the legislative,
| executive and Judiciary appropriation bill
| (Which apprcpriates about t2200O,0Oo) was
| taken rp and considered till the time of ad
| jou, nrncut. Al ilc amendments that were re-
| to, except as to few reserved for discussion
| ard action Friday
| HOI-SE--Thc anti-ontion was set back Thurs
| dav RS II was twice Wednesday by coming il
| collision with general appropriation bill. I he
| Indian arprO' ration b; was tai en- tip and
| with Mr. Hatch rrt siding in comrnittec of the
| whole, waSJpadc by the opponents OF the Hatcn
| Waelburn bill TO drag along until thc end of the
| days session AS the sundry civil bill will he
| ready for consideration Saturday it will com
| rete with the anti-option bill for the right o.
| way. ,-t ,.-
| WASHINGTON, Feb 25.-SENArE-Senatol
Dixon of Rhode Island, Friday, favorably re
| ported from the committee on post offices ant
| post roads his amendments TO the post Office
| appropriation bill, which proposes to pay II
| letter carriers in cities where free delivery has
been established, the first year $500, secont
year $500, third year II Goo and fourth year ant
| thereafter 200 The senate worked upon the
/
| progress
| HousE-Mr. Harter introduced in the hous,
| Friday bill to provide for the free coinage O.
| silver and gold at the present ratio, and upor
| equal terms 1t provides that after its passage
| the purchases Of silver bullion, by the govern
| ment, shall cease and that the mints shall bt
| opened to the coinage Of both metals upon thu
| same terms as existed prior to 1873, provided
however, that all silver and gold coined hereaf
| ter for the account of owners shall not hav,
| any legal tender funcut n, and instead Of beinl
| 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 81
| little general interest was shown that q quorum
was only obtained with difficulty.
WASH INGToN, Feb. 2-SENATE-The Ha
waian treaty, it is thought, is dead for the ses
| sion. This is reluctantly conceded even by IT.
friends. The action OF the senate Saturday IL
| refusing to go into executive session, thougl
that action doubtless had some reference to tn
Hanchett circuit judge no mination was also &C
cepted as conclusive indica tion that the treat.
would be shelved for the balance of the session
| After four hours spent in discussing variou
amendments (of little importance) to The legis
lative appropriation bill, the senate passed tn
bill, insisted on its amendment ard rcqueste
| a conference with the house on the disagreein
| votes
| EoUsE-The Sherman amendment authoriz
| ing the secretary Of the treasury to sell fft
| millions of bonds bearing three per cent inter
est and redecmablc in five years, for the pun
pose Of providing for and maintaining redemr
tion of United States notes according to tn
provisions of the act of January a. 1875, whicl
was added 10 the sundry civil bill in the senat
came up in the house Saturday and was bitter
ly discussed. No action was taken.
| Corbett's Condition.