The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-05-10
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Secopd Session.

WASHINGTON, May L-SENATE An exciting
skirmish between the majority in the senate
and the republican minority furnished Monday
an interesting development Of the battle owe,
the tarin bill. The exchange OF hostilities
brought out renewed admissions that amend
ments to the pending bill which would serious
ly change its character are being prepared out
side Of the senate chamber and outside Of the
room Of the finance committee. Mr.. Quay ther
took the floor and delivered the third install
ment Of his speech against the tariff bill, as
sisted by Mr.. Gallinger in the reading of sta
tistics.
HoUsE-When the house met at noon Mon
day Mr. Meiklejohn, Of Nebraska, called Ut
senate bill for the construction Of a bridge
across the Niobrara river, near the town Of Ne
braska City, Neb., and it was passed. At lp:2
the house went into committee OF the whole te
consider the army appropriation bill. The ap
preparation for the purchase Of machine guns
improved musket caliber, was raised from $40,
000 20 10000 An amendment striking out the
provision that hereafter no appointments
should be made to the grade of assistant sur
geon until the number is reduced to 90, and tha
the number hereafter should not exceed co. was
disagreed to by the vote Of 81 to 95. Mr.. Outh
waite offered a committee amendment that nc
appointment Of assistant adjutant general with
rank OF major, should be made until the mum
ber of officers in that grade had been reduced
below four, and that hereafter there should be
only four officers in said grade, and that future
similar branches should be filled from the mex
lowest grade. The amendment was agreed te
by q vote Of 40 to 80.
WASHINGTON May 2.-SENATE-The session
of the senate Tuesday occupied only ten min
utes Of time. The death of Senator Stock
bridge, of Michigan, was announced by his col
league, Mr.. Mcmillan, and the usual resolutions
expressive of the sorrow Of the senate were
offered and agreed to, and the senate as
further mark Of respect to the memory Of the
dead senator adjourned.
HoUsE-The session of the house was brie!
Tuesday on account of the death of Senator
Stockbridge, of Michigan Mr. Dingley (rep
Me.) called up the bill to improve the methods
OF accounting in the treasury department
While Mr.. Dingey was explaining the pro
visions Of the bill, word came to the house thai
the parade of the army Of the commonweal OF
Christ was moving up the hill on the right OF
the capitol grounds. In q moment the house
became almost deserted, the members fockine
out on the south portico to view the march Al
LES the consideration Of the bill was inter.
rupted by the arrival from the senate Of the
resolutions adopted by that body relative te
the death Of Senator Stockbridge. Appropriate
resolutions were made by Mr.. Burrows and
adopted, and Messrs Burrows, Bynum, Nc
Creary, Boutelle, Payne IN. W, Aitken,
Thomas and Richardson were appointed COM
mittee to attend the funeral. AS q further
mark Of respect the house, at 1:35 p m. ad
journed.
WASHINGTON, May s.-SENATE-W Wednesday
the senate bill for the suppression Of the lot
terry traffic through national and interstate
commerce and the postal service was, on mo-
tion OF Mr. Hoar rep, Mass), taken from the
calendar for consideration. protest was made
by Mr.. Vest (demL, MOI against the extension
Of anti-gambling laws to religious fairs where
articles are rafied for charitable purposes
The bill went over without action. The confer
ence on the bill to protect birds and animals
and to punish crime in the Yellow Stone Ma
tional park was then agreed to- The tariff bill
was then taken up, and Mr.. Lodge addressed
the senate in opposition He was followed by
Mr. Squire, who also addressed the senate in
opposition After the consideration of execu-
tive business the senate, at 6:45 p m, adjourned
till Thursday at II O. m.
HoUsB-Mr. johnson, rising to question Of
privilege, introduced a resolution instructing
the committee on public buildings and grounds
to inquire into the question as to whether un-
/ necessary force was used in routing the Coxey
army Tuesday: whether unoffending citizens
were cruelty beaten and whether the dignity of
this house has been violated, and that the com.
mittee have the power to send for persons and
papers. Mr. Outbwaite 3D., Ohio suggested
that the resolution presented no question Of
privilege. The speaker so decided. The house
went into committee of the whole Mr. Hatch
3D., Mo- in the chair, for the consideration Of
the bill reported from the Dockery commission
REORGANIZATION OF the accounting Drdncn
Of the treasury department By agreement
general debate was limited to two hours After
some discussion the committee rose the bill
was reported with a favorable report, and was
passed.
WASHINGTON, May 4-SENATE--Upon the
opening of the tariff debate Mr. Allison ap-
pealed to Mr.. Harris to let the first amend
ment fixing the time for the bill to go into ef-
feet, pass over for the present This was al
lowed and the second amendment was taken
up being the insertion in the first paragraph of
the words "or withdrawn for consumption" I"
Mr.. Quay who has been entitled to the floor
every day since April IA alternating with Mr.
Dolph), yielded it to Mr.. Chandler (R, N. H.)
Mr.. Chandler passed from the question Of time
to that Of rice, and declared his astonishment
that in tariff for revenue only the duty on
rice should be put at 100 per cent. Mr.. Quay
(R, Pa.) then took the floor and proceeded
with another installment Of the speech began
by him ON the l4th of April
HoUsE-An of Thursdays session of the
house was devoted in committee of the whole
TO general debate on the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill for the year 1885, General de-
bate was closed and the bill will be before the
house Friday for consideration under the ive-
minute rule
WASHINGTON, May 5-SENArE-For about
two ana one.half hours Friday there was moth
ing to be heard in the senate chamber save the
monotonous droning out of columns upon col
umns of tariff figures collected by Senator
Quay (Rep Pa Later the amendments in re-
gard to the income tax, which had been agreed
upon in the democratic conference on Thursday
were presented and laid on the table The SEN
ate at $3.50 adjourned till Saturday.
HoUsE-By steadily pursuing consideration
OF the river and harbor appropriation bill for
the year ending June 80. 1895, from the begin
ming of Fridays session until an hour or more
after the usual hour OF adjournment, the house
finally disposed Of the measure and started 1t
on its way to the senate A number Of changes
were made in the appropriation, having been
agreed TO by the committee but all other pro-
posed amendments making increased appropri
atoms, save one, were defeated. That was Of
fered by Mr.. Ellis dem, Ky), and increased
from s35 900 to sl06 900 the appropriation for i'm
proving Lock No. 2, in Green river, Kentucky.
An evening session was held for consideration
Of private pension appropriation bills, at the
conclusion of which the house adjourned until
Monday.
The Pope Wants Peace.
ROME, May 7.-Leo KILL counts on
closing his pontificate with great act