The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-12-13
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


session OF the Fifty-third congress was opened
at noon Monday. The proceedings we're opened
with prayer from the chaplain. Mr.. Milburn.
A committee to notify the president OF the as
sembling Of the senate was appointed, and
then q recess was taken until 1880 p. M, and
then a further recess was taken till 1850
o'clock. At the close OF the second recess
report was made by Mr.. Harris, from the COM
mittee to wait on the president, and immedi-
ately thereafter Mr. Pruden, one of the presi-
dents secretaries, delivered the presidents
annual message, which was thereupon read by
Mr.. Cox, secretary Of the senate The reading
Of the message occupied two hours and five
minutes, and was finished at 3:45. After the
offering OF various resolutions the senate at
p. m. adjourned until Tuesday.
HoUsE-A round of applause greeted Speak,
er Crisp as he took the chair, and with most
informal rap of the gavel, called the house to
order at exactly noon. There was quiet
while the chaplain delivered his opening
prayer. At 1922 the roll call was completed
and Speaker Crisp reported that 2l0 members,
more than quorum, were present. At 1:20 the
presidents message was received, and the
reading began. Silence marked the conclusion
and after the death Of Representative Wright
Pa.), had been reported. the house adjourned
as a mark Of respect to his memory.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5--SENATE-The senate
was in session for only half an hour Tuesday
as the leaders of the majority desired to cau-
proceeding with the business itself. There
was time enough, however, for Mr.. Lodge, of
Massachusetts, to have passed two resolutions
for information which promises to bring the
Hawaiian and Bluetields incidents before con-
gress for comment and probably criticism.
There was the usual deluge of bills and petit
tions incident to the opening days of a ses-
sion, none Of them, however, being of public
Importance.
HoUsE-The session of the house Tuesday
was exceedingly dull and uniuteresting. The
attendance was small and there was no clash
of any kind. bill providing for the dedica-
tion Of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
Military park. September 10 and 20, 1895, and
one for the establishment Of a national mill
tary park on the site of the battle of Shiloh
were passed, and the remainder of the day was
devoted to a fruitless discussion Of the print
ing bills
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-SENATE Mr. Vest
(dem., MOI addressed the senate in support
Of his cloture resolution offered by him Tues
day. Mr. PETERS (pop.. Kan.) resolution in
structing the judiciary committee to report as
to the legality Of the recent issue Of United
States bonds was, after remarks by Mr.. Pef-
fer, agreed to. Mr.. PETERS resolution, calling
on the president for information concerning
the sending Of troops to Chicago, was referred
to the judiciary committee. To the committee
on education and labor was referred Mr.. Nc
Pherson's resolution, calling for report as to
the advisability of establishing National
unit of value of labor wherewith to regulate
wages automatically.
HoUsE-Wednesday Mr.. Blair (rep, N. H)
presented resolution, asking immediate con-
sideration thereof, calling upon the president
to transmit to congress all the correspondence
with the governments Of China and Japan re-
lating to the pending war between these coun-
tries Objections were made to its present
consideration and the resolution went to the
NIT tao IN fprn a6n ,no han
tered upon the consideration Of the pooling
bill. Previous to the consideration Of the bill
the house passed a bill to prevent the free use
Of timber on the public lands and to revoke all
permits heretofore granted in certain states;
also senate bill making land warrants applic-
able for the payment of all classes of public
lands.
WASHINGTON Dec. 7.-SENATE-The senate
spent two hours in session Thursday, trans
acted some business Of minor importance and
adjourned over till Monday. Mr.. Vest dem,
Mo- made an effort at the close Of the proceed
ings to get up his cloture resolution for action,
but he was cut of by q motion to proceed to
the consideration Of executive business. Four
bills were passed: To exempt from the pay
ment Of duties articles of foreign exhibitors at
the Portland (Ore) Universal exposition; ex-
tending the time for the commencement and
completion of a bridge across the Mississippi
river, above New Orleans to reimburse the
Va, for injuries by United States troops dur
ing the war; and appropriating 10000 for the
dedication Of the Chickamauga and Chatta-
nooga National park on the two battle-felds
on the 10Th and goth of September, 1895.
HoUsE-Speaker Crisp Thursday announced
a number Of committee removals and assign
ments, made necessary by the changes that
have occurred in the membership Of the house.
The pension and Notifications appropriation
bills for the year ending June 30, 1896, were re-
ported to the house with the notification that
the former would be called up next Wednesday
and the latter when the railroad pooling bills
have been disposed of. The debate on the bill
to so amend the interstate commerce as to per-
NIT OF pooling by the railroads was resumed
and occupied the attention Of the house until
O'Clock, at which hour the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s-SENATE-Not in ses-
sion Friday.
HoUsE-The greater portion of Fridays ses-
sion was devoted to o continuation Of the ais
cussion on the bill to so amend the interstate
commerce act as to permit railroad companies
to pool their earnings. resolution offered
by Mr. Wilson dem, w Va) was passed. dis
tributing the presidents message among the
several appropriate committees. Among the
executive communications laid before the
house was one from the secretary of the treas
ury, submitting an estimate for an additional
appropriation to meet the expenses of the civil
service commission for the year ending June
30, 1893 favorable report from the commit
tee on judiciary was made by Mr.. Child rep,
Jli upon the senate bill, authorizing the ap-
pcintment OF an additional Judge for the
Seventh judicial circuit. A bill to protect the
public forest reservations was discussed for
40 hour, but no conclusion was reached by the
house. The house adjourned at O'Clock.