The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-01-26
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS.
Second Session.

SECOND session.
WARRINGTON, Jan la-SErArB-Aftef .
quorum was procured, as the result OF call OF
the senate some considerable progress was
made on the anti-option bill An amendment
was agreed TO fixing the ist Of July, 1893, as the
time when the bill is to 60 into effect The res.
olution offered on Saturday by Mr. Wolcott
(rep, Col). instructing the committee on for.
eign relations to inquire as to the expenditures
in and about the construction Of the Nicaragua
canal since the accounts of the expenditures
rendered two years ago, was agreed to- AT the
afternoon session the ant-option bill again
came up Mr. Call (dem., Fla.) read an argu-
ment IN favor Of the bill The question being
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Villas (Dem,
Wis., intended TO contine the penal provisions
Of the bill TO purely speculative transactions,
short argument was made in favor Of IL by Mr.
White (Dem. La) and then the vote was taken.
The amendment was sre1ected-Yeas,12; nays,35.
Mr.. Hill (Dem., N.Y. was paired with Mr.. 1rby
Dem, s C.) Otherwise he would have voted
for the amendment The amendment offered
by Mr.. Daniel (Dem.. va.) to strike out Section
10 was defeated-yeas, Is; nays, 81
HoUsR-For almost IN hour this morning
the time Of the house was consumed in the con-
sideration Of resolution, to which there was
not the slightest opposition in any quarter, and
which was finally adopted without objection.
1t was one calling upon the executive depart
ments for Information as to the number and
amount Of war claims allowed or dsaliowed by
such departments The motion 10 suspend the
rules and pass bill to settle the claims Of
Arkansas and other states, under the swamp
land grants. failed to secure the necessary two
thirds vote, and was, therefore, defeated
WASHINGTON, Jan 17.-SENATE-Senato
Sherman to-day reported from the senate f.
nance committee, with amendments, his own
bill introduced in July last, providing for the
stoppage Of the purchase Of silver. The bill, as
introduced, provides that the repeal should
take effect on the 1st Of January, 1893. AS
amended, the repeal is to take effect a year
ed, also provides that upon the
deposit of any U. 8. bonds bearing
interest, any national banking association
having made or making the same, shall be enti-
tied to receive from the controller Of the cur
rency notes not exceeding in value the par value
Of the bonds deposited. These notes are to be
of different denominations, in blank, registered
and countersigned, as provided by law, and
at no time shall the actual amount Of
such notes exceed the amount Of such time
paid in.
HoUsE-Nothing Of importance
WASHINGTON, Jan 18-SENATE-The pend
ing civil appropriation bill was reported to the
senate to-day. 1t amounts in round numbers to
100000, which makes an uncommonly large
bill The large amount is owing to the inclu-
sion Of continuing appropriations for rivers and
harbors There Is not to be regular river and
harbor bill at this session Of congress. The
amount applicable 10 river and harbor enter
prises provided for In previous bills and now in
cluded in the sundry civil bill Is about S16, OO0-
600, leaving the sundry civil proper at about the
usual figure.
HoUsE--Representative Fellows offered in
the house for reference a resolution directing
inq quiry by q congressional committee into the
state Of affairs on the isthmus Of Panama, the
expenditures of money in America to secure
in "a a M no mr.
priety Of Gen. Newtons connection with the
Panama canal compeny. The house committee
on territories to-day, without division ordered
favorably reported the bill enabling Utah to
form constitution and state government and
to be admitted to the union on an equal footing
with other states
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1Q-Senate-Senator
PlaJt Of Connecticut, made strong speech
to-day in opposition to the anu-option bill. He
took thorough states. rights ground. He :ad-
mltted that in discussions in which the power
Of the general government and the powers OF
the states were in question he was generally
found battling for the general power, but he re-
garded this bill as a dangerous violation OF the
rights which had been reserved to The states.
HousE-But little business was transacted in
the house to-day. Owing to the condition of
affairs in the house and senate, 1t was impossi-
Die for the Oslo delegation to attend the funeral
of EX-Pres. dent Hayes. Representative Haynes
being the only one 10 go to Ohio for that pur-
pose Mr.. HAYNES is from Mr. Hayes town,
Fremont and knew him we'll Gen. Enochs
was a member Of the brigade which the ex-
president commanded and served with him dur
ing the war.
WASHINGTON, Jan 20.-SENATE-The senate
adjourned to-day within a very few minutes at.
ter assembling, in respect to the memory of the
late cx-President Hayes, this being the day OF
his funeral. The resolution to that effect
was drawn up by Senator Sherman, but owing
to the fact that it would, perhaps, look better
that they should come from o democrat, Mr..
Brice introduced them, and the senate at once
adjourned.
HoUsE-The house committee on manufac.
turers to-day adopted the report Of the sub
committee detailed to inquire into the Sweat
ing system" Of tenament house labor. The com
mttee favors the use Of tags on articles of
clothing, by which thev can be traced to their
place Of manufacture the prohibition of inter.
state commerce in such goods as are made
under unhealthy conditions. The general de-
fciency appropriation bill for the next fiscal
year was reported to the house by Represen a
tive Sayers. The total appropriation carried by
the bills is S209 6l0 Of which the largest item
is s14, ,437 for PENSIONS 1854 437 being for
payment OF pensions and i305,0O0 for fees and
expenses of examining surgeons.
Arctic Gene on Lake Erie.