The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-04-26
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.



honor Appropriate resolutions were adopted,
and the following honorary pallbearers on the
part Of the senate were appointed by the vice.
president: Senators Morrill,, Sherman, Harris
hour when the funeral services were conducted
In the senate chamber. AT the concll sion of
the ceremonies the senate adjourned.
HoUsE-Owing to the death Of Senator Vance
the house transacted no public business Mon
day. Resolutions Of respect to the memory OF
the distinguished North Carolina statesman
were unanimously adopted The house, as a
body, participated in the funeral ceremonies in
the senate. The following members Of the
house were appointed committee to accom-.
pany the remains of the late senator to North
Carolina: Messrs Henderson IN. c., Black
u), Alexander IN. c., Brookshire uud.),
Crawford On CO., Daniels IN. W, Strong (O.),
Blair On. H., and Houk (Tenn) Appropriate
resolutions were also adopted in honor of the
memory Of Gen. Henry w. Slocum, the gallant
union general, formerly member Of the house,
who died in Brooklyn last Saturday, and then,
as further mark of respect for Senator Vance,
the house adjourned
WASHINGTON April 1s.-SENATE-It was
made very clear in the senate Tuesday that the
agreement to close general debate upon the
tariff bill on next Tuesday which has been
tered into by Senators Harris and Aldrich, does
not mean any restriction upon the debate there.
after. Mr.. McLaurin dem, Miss.) made his
first speech in the senate chamber and it was
in support of the tariff bill The bill especially
commended itself to him, he said, and he pro-
ceeded in a very pleasing way TO tell of tn
faith there is in him. Hewas followed by Mr..
Smith dem, N J) who confined his argument
chiefly to opposition to the income tax and de.
claring that he would do everything in his
power to defeat it. He made a bitter attack on
the administration, but a little less sensational
than that of Senator Hill few days ago
HoUsE-The house Tuesday adopted the
quorum counting rule reported by Mr. Catch.
ings The republicans all voted for the resolu.
ton and most of the democrats. The populsts
took no part in the proceedings, none of them
being recorded The negative vote was cast by
Messrs. Abbott, Barnes, Black tGa) Bland,
Breckenridge Ky.), Bryan, Brnum Capehart,
Causey, Cobb (Ala), Conn, Cooper, Tex), Co.
vert, Cummings, Dunn, Durborrow, English
! (N J), Fps, Goldsler, Grady, Hall IN. JD,
Hines, Holman, Hunter, Kilgore, Lane, Laph
am, Russell (Ga). Lester, Mallory. Martin
| dnd.), McAleer, McCaig, Mcmillan Reilly Ry.
! an, Stevens Talbot CMd), Tracey, Turner
! (Ga), Warner, Wells, Wheeler (Ala), Whit
| ing, Williams Cll), Williams (Miss), and Wise
all Democrats.
WASHINGTON, April, 19.-SENATE-There
were four tariff speeches delivered in the SEN
| ate Wednesday-three of them against and one
for the pending bill. Those against it were
| made by the republican senators, Morrill, (Vt),
| Cameron and Quay (Pa). that of the latter be-
| ing the continuation of the one begun by him
| last Saturday and which he left untnised to
| Wednesday. The speeches Of Senators Morrill,
| and Cameron were very brief and so was the
| one delivered in advocacy of the bill, that of
| Senator Turpie Dem, Ind.).
HOUSE Nominally the diplomatic and con-
| sular appropriation bill for the year ending
June 80, 1895, was the subject under considera-
| tion in the house, but really various other mat
| ters furnished the topics that were talked
about. These were the Van Allen appointment
as minister to Italy the Hawaiian incident
Wannamaker's appointment as postmaster
general, the election of Qugg Crep) as repre-
sentative from democratic district in New
York, the quorum counting rule, and finally the
| Wilson tariff bill. Beyond coming to an agree
ment to close general debate Thursday no
progress with the bill was made in the days
discussion. The naval appropriation bill for
the year ending June 80 1895, was reported by
Mr.. Cummings (dem, N. W Just before the
house adjourned, and it was ordered to be
printed.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-SENATE-A resolu-
ton offered last Saturday by Mr.. PETER for the
appointment Of a select committee of nine sen.
| ators to receive all written or printed commu-
nications from the army of the commonweal,
and to hear them orally in the presentation of
| their grievances, was laid before the senate
Thursday, and its author explained the motives
| which had led him to offer it. The action which
| he proposed would do much to modify and mol
lify the popular expression as to the exclusive
title of the American house of lords Mr.. AL
len (Neb) said it would be unwise for the SEN
ate to deny these men the right to present
their grievances in person They had right,
| he said, to be treated with as much courtesy
and kindness as the president of the United
States, and he expressed great Indignation al
the idea given out that they were TO be received
with the bayonets of soldiers and the clubs OF
policemen. The resolution went over with out
action
Pittsburgh to construct O bridge across the
Monongahela river The house went into com.
mittee of the whole and the consideration OF
the diplomatic and consular bill was resumed
Mr.. Dingley (Rep, Me- replied TO some OF
Wednesdays structures upon ex-MinisteI
Stevens and paid high tribute to his personal
character and ability. Mr.. McCreary dem,
Ky) closed the general debate on the bill. The
clerk then began to read the bill by paragraphs
for amendment several of which were offered
None were acted upon.
WASHINGTON, April 2l-SENATE-The de
bate in the senate on the tariff bill continues
Mr.. Bynum said he was willing that there should
be o big reduction on sugar from the Mckinley
bill, but when he saw two tenths OF cent
more taken off by the finance committee ht
kicked and his kicking seems to have been or
good account, for it is understood that the
finance committee proposes to restore the duty
on the article to one and two-tenths cent
pound, as it was passed by the house. Before
the tariff bill was taken up Senator Hawley re
piled to the remarks of Senator Aliens speecl
on the Coxey movement In his remarks Mr.
Hawley said: II am sorry to say it, but fee
constrained TO say that the speech of the sena
tor from Nebraska would have been received
with tumultuous applause in a meeting of an
archists. 1t had in it, not requiring micros
cope but visible to the naked eye, the bacter
and bacilli Of anarchy"
! HousE-No business of Importance trans
acted
WASHINGTON, April 2a-SENATE.-A CON
mittee of twelve from the Pennsyl ylvania delega
ton of workmen Saturday went to the office c