The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-01-25
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


Second Session.
WASHINGTON. Jan 16.-SENATE.-The senate
at q late hour Monday evening rejected the
nominal on Of w. B. Hornblower, OF New York,
to be associate justice OF the United States su.
preme court The vote was 30 for rejection and
"a for confirmat ton Senator Hill led the oppo-
sition to the confirmation, and from u: 30 until
2:30 Mr. Hill held the floor Senator Villas fol-
lowed Hill. His argument lost its force because
he could not brush away the record Hin had
presented
HousE-Monday was the first day Of the de-
bate under the fve.minute rule on the tariff
bill From the beginning Of the session, OF II
O'Clock Monday, with the exception OF the time
consumed in reading the BILL until 1t ended at o
quarter after s. the sparks were flying and
there were flashes of light as the wit and feel
ings of the various participants in the debate
clashed together The galleries Of the house
were crowded all afternoon IN expectation OF
music on the floor, and those who waited
throughout the day were not disappointed in
seeing the house in an uproar at times and the
giants of both sides battling with each other.
WASHINGTON, Jan. T-SENATE-The Hawa-
iian controversy was again brought to the at
tention of the senate Tuesday, and there was
half hours spirited discussion between Sen.
ators Hear, Gray and Daniel The presidents
message communicating the recent diplomatic
corresp ndence afforded Senator Hoar an op-
portunity 10 speak on the matter, and he
showed by quoting from the Hawaiian constr
tuition, that the queen, in her recent pro
test that she could not promise amnesty to
the members of the provisional government,
was only combining herself to the limitations OF
the constitution which does not confer on the
crown such absolute rights OF granting am.
nesty.
HoUsE-Very little progress was made with
the amendments to the tariff bill T.esday. The
republicans. under the leadership Of Mr.. Bur
roughs, made another struggle TO secure the
right to offer amendments alternately with Mr..
Wilson, but as on Monday. the chairman held,
in view Of the precedent OF procedure when the
Mckinley bill was under consideration, thai
Mr.. Wilson, on behalf the majority of the com
mittee, was entitled to perfect the bill before II
was thrown open TO miscellaneous amendment
Several minor amendments were agreed 10, this
most mportan being that to increase the duty
on condensed milk to two cents pound.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1a--SENATE-No bust
ness OF importance transacted Wednesday.
HousE-Bour6e Cochran Wednesday spoke
! for some time on the tariff bill. When his time
had expired Mr.. Reed good-naturedlyl granted
him part Of what was allotted to the republican
side. Mr. Cochran thought that this was ex'
tremely courteous, and thanked Mr.. Reed for II
in stilted language, and the man from Maine
simply smiled, but that smile was knowing
| one. The amendment for the going into effect
Of the free wool business was under con-
sideration, and there was to 1t an amend.
ment by Mr.. Payne, setting the date
johnson providing that free wool should go
into effect imm: :diately on the passage Of the
bill. Mr.. Payne's amendment was defeated by
avote of l54 TO 6S. The question turned to
! Johnson's substitute, and tellers being demand
! ed, it was adopted by q vote of ll2 to l0a. AT
the night session, Mr. Sperry dem, Ct) made
vicious assault on the Wilson bill on the
ground that in the face of certain deficit in
! the treasury of $40 900 by June 80 next; in
the face of the appeal of secretary of the treas.
ury for bond issue, tine democratic ways and
means committee had brought in bill, osten-
sibly 10 raise revenues, which. If passed, would
increase the present estimated deficit TO s145,-
| 100000 The other speakers were Messrs.
Bower dem, N. c., Hunter dem, nL), III
| ick (rep., o., and Post rep, Ill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-SENATE-The resig-
nation of Senator Walthall miss }, which was
announced from the vice.presidents desk
| Thursday afternoon was in the nature of sur
| prise. 1t was letter to the vice. president in
| which he told the senate, through its presiding
officer, that he had mailed his resignation to
the governor of Mississippi In his personal
| explanation to the senate Mr.. Walthall said
| that his health was such that 1t would be i'm
possible for him to attend to his official duties
as senator for several months. He thought the
| honorable way out was to resign. The senate
| adjourned about O'Clock Thursday afternoon
| until Monday next. OF course no appointments
| can be announced until next week.
HoUSE-About the entire day in the house
| was spent in the continuation of the debate on
Mr.. Burrows amendment to restore the exist
ing duties on WOOL with the result of its defeat
| by strict party vote. About an hour before
the recess, Mr.. johnson. the Ohio free trader
and single taxer, offered his amendment to
place rails on the free list This led to what
will probably prove to be one of the most in
teresIing discussions of the present tariff de-
bate Mr.. johnson (dem Ohio was recognized
| to offer his amendment placing on the free list
railway bars, made in part of steel, rails and
| girders, street rails and punched iron steel
fat rails, which in the bill are dutiable at
| twenty-five per cent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 20--SENATE-Not In ses.
sion.
HousE-At l1:lO Friday the house went into
committee of the whole to consider the tariff
BILL with Mr. Richardson Dem, TENN in the
chair An agreement was entered into whereby
three hours after the house goes into committee
of the whole next Monday will be given to de-
bate on the sugar schedule, and the vote will
then be taken on any amendments which might
| be offered. Mr., Johnson S amendment to place
steel on the free list, after a long discussion,
wac defeated by vote of 100 to 70. The rest
| OF the afternoon was consumed in further
discussion of the Henderson amendment
| Those who took part were Messrs. Nc
Millin, Springer, Bowers, Hayes, Hall Mimi,
Kingley and Clark (Mo). Recess was then
! taken until o'clock. There was good attend
ance in the galleries. and a noticeable lack Of
attendance on the floor when the house met in
! the night session. Mr.. Bell (pop, COLI, was
| the first speaker who addressed the committee.
| The Mckinley bill was infamous, according to
| Mr.. Bells populistic ideas, while the Wilson
bill was rotten Just what kind of bill
would meet with his approval was not so easy
! to discover Brief remarks were made by Mr.
| Shaw (rep., Wis.,, Mr.. Morgan dem, MOI,
and Mr.. Childs rep, M and at lc:45 the house
adjourned.
WASHINGTON Jan. 22-SENATE,-Not in ses.
| sion.
HoUsE-The tariff question was debated,
Saturday, by Messrs. Walker fMass.), Breck-
inridge (Ark) }, Grain (Tex). Only one amend
ment to the tariff bill was argued Saturday, re-
lating to the tin-plate schedule 1t was unim-
portant, however, affecting not the rates. but
the technicalities Of the trade. The Hender-
son amendment to substitute the existing rates
on agricultural products, and the Bingley
amendment to change the rates on lime for 10
per cent ad valorem TO specific duty of cents
per hundred pounds, were lost When
the house resumed the session Saturday
night Representative Talbot dem, s. C)
spoke in favor OF the tariff bill and was follow.
ed by Representative G. W. Stone (rep., Pa) in
| opposition Representative Boatner (dem La },
the next speaker, censured the ways and means