The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-03-15
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.


second session.
WASHINGTON, March 6 : SENATE Mr.
Voorhees, Dem, Ind.) reported from tine
committee on finance a compilation of the coin
age laws of the government from lIs2 70 1879.
got up by Mr.. Durfee. late clerk of the commit.
tee and asked that It be printed as public
document 1t was so ordered. The vice presl
dent then proceeded as O matter OF form to
have bills referred to the appropriate commit.
tees. He had reached the seiniorage bill and
was about to have 1t referred to the finance
committee, when objection was made
by Mr.. Stewart Rep, New to its
second reading and 1t went over
until Tuesday with the understand
ing that the vice president would lay IL before
them ut any time he pleased After brief
executive session. the senate adjourned, pre-
vious TO which, however, Mr. Morgan, (dem.
Ala }, offered an amendment to the tariff bill
providing for the appointment of board OF
tariff revision, which was referred to the
finance committee
HOUSE The debate on the pension appro-
priation bill continued all day Monday in the
house, and at times considerable spirit was
displayed. The principal speakers were Messrs.
Doliver, Hepburn, Enloe and Cannon 1t is
| expected that the debate will be concluded
| Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-SENATE-The main
interest of the day centered about the discus
! sion as to the disposal of the Bland bill Mr.
| Stewart gave notice that Wednesday at
| o'clock he would move to take it up and make
it the business before the senate until disposed
| of. Mr. Teller also spoke on the same subject
| Mr. Hill awakened interest by offering reso-
| luton asking the finance committee to amend
the tariff bill so as to omit that portion propos-
ing to discard s76, co., 600 revenue from the pres
| ent tariff taxation and TO make provision for
sufficient revenue by taxing other foreign i'm
| ports without creating q deficiency. The pre-
siding officer laid before the senate the report
| of the conference committee on the urgency
! deficiency bill. Mr.. Cockrell moved that the
| senate disagree 10 the house amendments, and
| further insist upon its amendments and agree
| to conference and this was ordered.
! HoUsE-The debate on the pension bill was
full of interest Tuesday. The chief speeches
| were made by Gen Sickles, of New York, and
| by Gen Grosvenor Gen. Grosvenor claimed
that the remedy for all this tampering with the
rights of the soldiers making the pension
| office the headquarters of political intrgues
| and the enormous expenses of the pension
| bureau could all be obviated by service pen
| sion law. He said the time had come when IT
woula be better for all concerned to give every
honorab!y discharged soldier and sailor pen
| sion, either gross amount per month or on a
per diem scale. Before the debate began Tues
| day the resolution for the investigation Of
| Judge Jenkins writ of Injunction against the
! Northern Pacific railroad was taken up and
| passed
WASHINGTON, March 8. = SENATE - The
| friends of silver in the senate gained sweep
| ing and extraordinary victory Wednesday over
| its adversaries in connection with the Bland
| seigniorage bill. 1t was taken up in the morn
! ing hour and discussed in a desutory manner
| until o'clock, when it was disposed OF by the
unfinished business. Then motion was made
| to make it the unfinished business, and that
| motion was carried almost without opposition.
| Prior to that Mr.. Sherman had moved to refer
| the bill TO the finance committee and had made
a strong speech against the bill proposing to
take fund pledged for one purpose and using
| 1t for another purpose. The motion to refer
had only the support Of five senators, Messrs.
| Davis, Gallinger, Morrill,, Palmer and Davis,
| and then with hardly any discussion the bill
was rushed through the various parliamentary
steps until it reached the point for its passage
HoUsE-The five days debate on the pension
| bill, which has been cross fire between attacks
| on the management Of the pension bureau and
the contingent ready to defend it. was ended
| Wednesday by its passage without division.
The bill appropriates &l51 900 COO The bill was
discussed until p m. and then passed, after
which the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 9-SENATE-Thurs
day numerous pension bills were passed after
which Mr.. Sherman CO., continued the argu-
| ment against the seigniorage bill which he had
| begun on Wednesday and overfowed with
| facts, figures and reasons to prove that not
only was there no gain or seignforage to be
| taken advantage of, but that the transaction in
1 the purchase of silver bullion had resulted in
| an enormous loss and that the passage of the
| bill would inevitably result in o single silver
standard. He was followed by Senators Lodge,
of Massachusetts, and Higgins, Of Delaware,
| who gave their reasons why the bill should not
pass the senate. Mr.. Allisons motion to re-
consider the vote ordering the engrossment and
| third reading Of the bill went over without &C.
| ton till Friday, when that senator is TO ad-
dress the senate in support of the motion
HousE-The house Thursday passed the bill
s.l
| the ofhces OF commissioner and deputy commits
sioner OF customs and transferring the duties
thereof to the ofices Of the auditors and con-
trollers of the treasury. The bill will effect q
saving OF &3l,340 on account Of salaries. Bills
were passed to protect the fisheries Of the Po-
tomac river for period of ten years. and to
amend the law governing the Smithsonian insti-
tuition. The urgency deficiency bill was agreed
to- The District Of Colum bia appropriation bill
was discussed two hours and went over till
Friday
WASHINGTON, March 10 --SENATE--The Bland
seigniorage bill came up before the senate Fri
day at p. m, up to which time the considera-
ton of the bills on the calendar unobjected to
occupied attention. There were score or
more of bills passed, principally for the relief
OF claimants or for the granting Of pensions
Mr.. Allison had the floor on his motion TO re-
consider the vote ordering the seignlorage bill
to third reading, but did not feel well enough
TO address the senate, but Mr.. Villas Dem,
Wis., ade strong argument against the bill,
and intimated that 1t did not meet the approval
Of the secretary of the treasury, who is
charged" he said, with the credit and honor
OF the government in every financial aspect"
Adjourned until Monday
HoUsE-Almost the entire session of the
house Friday was devoted TO the District of Co.
lumbia appropriation bill The general debate
was closed and the consideration of the bill was
discussed under the fve.minute rule for amend
ment An evening session was held for consid-
GRAFTON Of private pension bills.
Wife Murder and Suicide. v~7E,
ALTON, Ill, March 12.-Marion T..
Skapps shot and killed his wife at East
Alton Sunday and then fred
three bullets into his own BRAIN kill