The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-12-30
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-


Second Session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 ia--SENATE--Thc 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 the Red Cross association; prohib.
lting horse racing in the District OF Columbia;
providing that whenever tho United states
shall acquire dominion over any foreign coun'
try the president Of the United States may ap
point q governor and council OF five, whose
acts shall be subject to revision by congress.
Such governors and council shall form the pro
visonal government for such country.
HousE-Monday the house resolved itself
into committee OF the whole TO consider the
urgency deficiency bill. Mr.. Baldwin took the
floor in defense OF the administration. AT i2;&
p. m the message on Hawaiian matters was
received. Mr. Cannon (rep., Il) was recog
nized, but gave thirty minutes OF his time to
Mr.. Dingley (rep. Me- )who spoke against the
, deficiency bill. Mr.. bingham trep Pa.l at
tackled the Wilson tariff bill. and spoke OF the
suffering and want ongendered by fear OF the
bill He also attacked the presidents annual
message, and did not conflne 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-Thc senate
Tuesday took up the house bill 10 repeal the
federal election law, and Senator Derry made
speech in advocacy Of tho measure. After
speech by Senator PETER, in advocacy OF the
| bill introduced by him Monday appropriatng
| &C. 10000 to relieve want throughout the coun.
| try, the senate proceeded to the consideration
| Of executive business. Tho doors were opened
| at $3.50 p. m. After long and uninteresting
| discussion OF the resolution introduced last
week looking to q new method OF postal ac-
| counting the senate OF 4:0o adjourned.
HousE-The 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 reasonable notice Tho
| amendment clause was agreed to by 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 tho
| tariff bill and moved 1t be printed and re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole. Mr..
| Burrows, on the part Of the minority, asked for
j time 10 file the views Of the minority
WASHINGTON, Dec 2l.-SENATE-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 relations to
| inquire and report whether any, and If so what
Irregularities have occurred in diplomatic OF
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 tc
strike out the paragraph allowing mileage &c
senators and members OF the present session
There was long discussion on the motion. The
vote was then taken to strike out the mileage
clause, and 1t resulted: yeas 12, nays AZ The
bill was then passed
HousE-There was very slim attendance
on the floor Of the house Wednesday. The
speaker laid before the house letter from the
secretary Of the treasury, transmitting sixteer
statistical abstracts asking that 1t be immedi
ntely printed. The letter and document were
referred to the committee on printing. Mr.
Cultivate dem from the committee on rules
reported n joint resolution that when congress.
adjourned on Thursday December 81 1t will b,
until Wednesday, January g. 1894 The resolu
VI tion was agreed to, and at . o'clock the house
adjourned.
Il WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-SENArE-A small
, number Of senators faced the vice presiden
Thursday morning on the last day OF the sea
sion in the year 1898. AS soon as the journa
had been read and approved message from
, the house communicated a corrected resolution
for the holiday recess from Thursday to the 81
; OF January, 1894, striking out Monday" Jan
uary 8, 1894, and inserting "wednesday" jar
, uary 8. 1894. The senate in executive session
, Thursday confirmed the nomination Of Henri
I w. Melen, OF Boonville, Ind, to be q commits
sioner for the District of Alaska, and the fo
, lowing posimasters: Kentucky-William F
Walker, at Luwrenceburg; j. p Powell, o
Ashland.
HoUsE-The minority report OF the commit
tee on ways and means was presented to tn
house Thursday, just before adjournment, b.
Mr.. Reed. 1t was written by the ex-speakeI
and is in his most serious vein The Hawaiian
matter figured prominently in the last session
of the house before the holiday recess. AS 500
as the reading Of the resolution had been com
pleted the speaker ordered it referred to tn
committee on naval affairs Mr. Boutelle vain
ly sought to discuss the question of his righ
to discuss the resolution, but the speaker Gu
him short, and said it could only be considere
at this time by unanimous consent Mr.. Bot
telle asked unanimous consent, but MI
Talbot, of Maryland, objected. Adjourned unit
January 8, 1894.