The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-07-28
FIFTY-TH1RD CONGRESS-.



and judicial and the District Of Columbia-
were disposed Of by tho senate Monday. This
agricultural appropriation bill YVES also con-
sidercd and was on the point OF being passed
but there were several individual amendments
left to be considered Tuesday. This leaves
but three more appropriation bills to be con-
sidered-the Indian. sundry civil and deficiency
and Of these only the first has come from the
committee. The nnti-option bill, which has
been on the vice presidents table since 1t camo
from the house several weeks ago, was Mon
day referred to the committee on agriculture
military academy appropriation bill was
agreed to.
HoUsE-The house Monday indorscd the adj
ministration by adopting without division Nc
Creary's resolution supporting the presidents 8
course in the matter of the strike. The reso-
tuition is similar to the one which Mr.. Storer
tried to introduce, but for which purpose
Speaker pro tenn Richardson refused to recog-
nize him. holding that 1t was best to
infer that everybody indorsed it than
to run the risk OF contest The re-
mainder Of the day was spent in an effort to
press the Bailey bankruptcy bill; but al
though it was engrossed and read o third time,
the quorum failed on the final vote, and the
vote on the Anal passage will be taken the first
thing Tuesday.
WASHINGTON. July l6.--SENATE-The sem
ate had before It Tuesday the consideration OF
the agricultural bill. which passed by a vote OF
"a to "a AS reported to the senate 1t appro-
PIRATES for the agricultural department for the
fiscal year 1894 20S lss, being S5 400 less than
the amount in the house bill and el0s, 900 less
than the amount appropriated for '94. There
were some small increases made and the bill
passed In the senate, in addition to the million
dollars given in the Russian cactus amend
ment The INDIAN appropriation bill was
taken up and is now the unfinished business.
HoUsE-Tuesday was accorded to the COM
mittee on the judiciary, under an order adopt
ed by tho house Monday to present bills for
consideration, but an hour and half Of the
session was spent on other matters before the
committee found its way clear to the floor
The Bailey bill, to establish uniform system
OF bankruptcy, which came over from Monday
was passed-yeas, 127; nays, 81. Senate
amendments to the bill extending for one year
the time in which Anal payment may be upon
land entries under the presumption law, were
agreed to. The conference report on the bill
fixing termination Of time in which land en-.
tries under what is known as the donation &C,
Of 1850 may be closed up, was presented by Mr.
McRae, Dem., ArlS.), and agreed to-
WASHINGTON, July l9-SENATE.-The In.
dian appropriation bill was under considera.
tion Wednesday. The appropriation of 81 ,O0O,.
900 for the support Of Indian day and Indiar
industrial schools and other educational pur.
poses provoked n good deal of discussion MIR
Platt rep, Ct) taking the ground that all de.
nominational or contract schools for Indiar
children should be gradually dispensed with
and government schools substituted for them
The item of 100000 for the Indian industrial
school, at Carlisle, Pa. was, on motion of Mr.
Quay. increased to $4,000
HoUsE-The agricultural appropriation BIZ
was sent to conference, Messrs. Hatch dem.
MOI, Foreman (dem., Ill.), and Waugh (rep.
Ind.) being the managers on the part Of the
Nv TInfp sod %o1,o
of the house before agreeing to the senate
amendment appropriating 81 100000 for the eX
termination of the Russian thistle. In thu
course of the afternoon six bills reported from
the committee on military affairs were passed
under the operations of the order which gavt
the day to the consideration Of measures rec
commended by it.
WASHINGTON. July y20.-SENATE.-An amend
ment was offered to the Indian bill by the sen
ator from Washington, Mr.. Squire, to ALLOW
the Puyallup Indians holding lands in severalt.
on their reservation near Tacoma, in tina
state. to sell portions of them. The discussion
of this question occupied over three hours, ant
was finally decided in the negative-the amend
ment being laid on the table by vote Of 20 t.
10. The bill was finally passed The confer
ence report on the diplomatic and consular ap
preparation bill was agreed to, and the state
ment was made by the chairman OF the com
mittee on appropriations that the two remain
ing appropriation bills-the sundry civil an
the deficiency would not be reported to tn
senate for some few days.
HoUsE-The first battle in the open over tn
differences between the house and senate wa
fought Thursday in the house of representa-
tives in the presence of Il large and deeply inter
| estcd audience. Mr.: Wilson arose and said h
| was directed by the conferees on the part @
| the house to report they had been unable t
agree upon the amendments by the senate +
fha tor nm tn fhOt tGn hntr go IN
sist upon its disagreement and ask for a furthe
| conference. Aresolution to insist on the dis
agreement to the senate amendments wa
agreed to without division. The speaker the
reappointed the former conferees on the par
of the house, and the regular order was take
preparation bill. the military appropriation bi
| and the diplomatic and consular appropriate
| bill was agreed to without division.
WASHINGTON July 21.-SENATE.-The sen
| ate Friday was the theater of great oratoricu
display. The occasion was the presentation q
| the message from the house, asking for
further conference on the tariff bill. Mr.. Gra
| (dem.. DeL) moved to insist upon the senat
amendments to the tariff bill and to agree to
further conference. A motion was made b
Mr.. Villas dem. Wis., to recede from the di1
ferentinl duty of one-eighth Of n cent on sugar
and this motion provoked u long discussio
participated in by Senators Villas, Sherma
and Palmer In support of the motion, and b
| the two Louisiana senators-Caffrey an
Blanchard-against it. No vote was taken o
any of the propositions, and the senate at 81:
adjourned till Monday next.
HousE-Very different from that OF Thurs
| day was the scene in the house Friday. Th
| galleries contained only such persons as cOul
not gain admission to the senate, while on tn
floor, OF least until near the hour of recess
were few members present. The committe
on the judiciary was entitled to the mornin
hour and virtually without objection the eigf
bills called up by Chairman CulbersOn were u
passed. Conference was ordered on I'll
amendments to the Legislative, executive an
judicial appropriation bill.
| WARRINGTON, July 23-SENATE--Not in Ses
sion Saturday.
HoUsE-The Tucker joint resolution provit
| ing for an amendment to the constitution, b
which senator's are to be elected by the pcopl
| was passed Saturday, as the result OF cleve
| manipulation OF members and their votes.
was adopted by vote OF 1877 to 40, n two-thir(
| majority being necessary, as 1t Is an ament
| ment to the constitution Not even the mo!
sanguine Of the supporters OF the propositiO
on tho house side, however, entertains the idt
| that 1t will successfully run the gauntlet
the senate. for this is the second time that IL
house has passed such resolution
| War Rumored.
LONDON, July 23.-A dispatch II
ceived here Saturday afternoon froi
Shanghai says that rumor is in circ'
lation there that war has been d.
clared between China and Japan.
She Witnessed the massacre.
VALDosTA, Ga, July 23.-Mrs. Eliz
Fuller. the last surviving witness {
the massacre of the Wilds family b
the Seminole Indians In 1919 IL deaf