The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-07-07
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


Second session.
WASHINGTON. June c6.--SHNxrr. The rs.
sassinntion OF the president Of the French re.
public WAS tho topic In the senate Monday
morning. 1t was referred to In the opening
prayer OF the chaplain OF the senate who inn
plored that Divine grace and mercy may rest
upon us and our afflicted country so that we
may ut last come to that unity and brother
hood intended by Jesus Christ. the Ruler OF
the world" The reading OF Saturdays Jour-
nal was dispensed Mr.. Morgan dem, Ala..)
chairman OF tho committee on foreign reln-
uons, rose. and In voice trcmulous with
emotion, announced the death of President
Carnot. Suitable resolutions were adopted
and tho senate adjourned until Tuesday.
HoUsE-1mmedlotcy after the reading OF the
Journal and Chaplain Bngby's prayer, mes
sage was announced from the president by Mr..
Pruden, conveying tho intelligence Of the as
sassination OF President Carnot. 1t was at
once laid before the house, and Mr.. McCrcary
dem. Ky), chairman of tho committee on for
ei9n affnirs, offered u sympathetic resolution.
Mr.. Hit (rep.. Ill.). ex-chairman OF tho COM
mite on foreign affairs and formerly sccre-
tary OF legation at Paris paid an eloquent
tribute to the memory Of the dead president
and the resolution was agreed TO. In accord
nnce with the terms Speaker Crisp at 12: 10 de-
clarcd the house adjourned until Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, juno SENATE. Tho income
tax was considered Tuesday. After an hour and
half's discussion Mr.. Hills amendment to ex-
empt from the tax the incomes derived from
securities of states counties and municipali-
ties was rejected yeas "a, nuys 30. Mr.. Hills
amendment to strike from the income tax pro-
vision the clause embracing personal property
acquired by Inheritance was rejected; yeas 90,
nays "a. Then Mr.. Hill moved nn amendment
requesting the exemption of state bonds not
counting county or municipal. The amcnd-
ment was rejected: yeas %, nays 80 Some
eight sections covering about eighteen pages
OF the tariff bill were disposed OF Tuesday, all
applying to the income tax, and twelve pages
more remain to be gone through with before
that portion of the bill will be completed.
HoUsE-Another' legal holiday has been
added to the list OF those now existing, so fur
as congress has the power to do so. rs on mo-
tion of Mr.. McGann, the senate bill making
labor day national holiday was passed. The
house went into committee of the whole and the
deficiency bill was taken up. Considerable
discussion was precipitated by amendments Of
fered to the paragraph to pay Indian depreda-
ton claims. The house retaifad the amend
ment, and rs amended 1t was passed. At $40
p. m. the house adjourned
WASHINGTON. June .S.-SENATE.-Senator
Hill Wednesday continued his fight against
the income tax; several amendments offered
by him were voted down. Mr.. Vest offered an
amendment exempting "such banks, savings
institutions or associations composed Of mem-
bers who do not participate in the profits, and
where interests or dividends are paid only to
was from section 50 to section G6. covering ten
pages OF the bill The senate adjourned Mt @: 80.
HoUsE-The house Wednesday afternoon had
under consideration n joint resolution extend
fug the operation of the present appropriation
bills for ten days from July I, when the pres
ent appropriations expire and the new ones
Ehould go into effect. An offer of the house
came over to the senate to advise the members
cf tho senate appropriation committee that the
resolution would soon be sent over, and 1t was
lint al
1t Wednesday, evening. The inference taken
from this vas that the president had probably
intimated that he would like speedy action to
enable him to get ou. u the city for short
time. as there was no nGsessityf sthe passage
Of the resolution until Monday.
WASHINGTON. June a9.--SENATE--Senato,
Hill Thursday moved to strike out from the
tariff bill the entire income tax features. The
motion was defeated by u vote of sf to 10. A
very important amendment was offered by Mr.
Aldrich rep R. I) to the whisky tax section
and no opposition being made to it on the part
of the finance committee, it was agreed tc
without q division. The effect OF it is to make
the tax of S1.1O gallon appear on the passage
dnstead of two months afterwardO to all dis
titled spirits then in bond or that may there
after bo produced in the United States. The
section as to playing cardsa and as to the manu-.
facture OF tobacco were agreed to without op
position.
HousE--The morning hour Thursday was
occupied with the consideration of bills re-
ported from the committee on naval affairs
and the following were passed: Creating tn.
office of assistant chief Of the bureau, OF sup
plies and accounts: to suspend the restriction
regarding age IN the appointment of nssstan
payMasters in the nav in the case of the grad
yates OF the naval academy who were at sea OIL
iuty when the ars of 1882 was passed, dis
charging them frc,n the service: fixing the pa,
OF the twenty-seven mates in the navy and pro
viding for their retirement. The bill providing
for the admission of New Mexico us STATE
was considered under the special order adopt
cd "Wednesday, and finally passed without
division.
WARRINGTON, June e30-SENATE--The tarif
bill. af'rr an incubation period of thirteel
weeks committee OF the whole, was Frida.
take cut OF the committee and reported to tn,
SEN. The bill and amendments wer,
OF, u to be printed. and will come up TO
tine action of the senate on Monday next at 1913
m. Tho important amendments that hav,
been agreed to. and some that are yet to be Of
fcred, will have to be acted on, and will b'
open to further debate. The joint resolution
extending the general appropriations fO
thirty days was passed. signed by the speake
and vice president. and sent to the presiden
OF the United States. An invitation to th
senate to attend religious service at st
Matthew's church in Washington, next Sun
day in memory of the murdered president o
France, wss received from the secretary o
state and accepted. and the vice president wa
Instructed to make proper arrangement
therefor.
HoUsE-A senate bill was passed to reliev
the services OF Dennis Murphy, a paymaster II
the army at the beginning Of the war. Tn
claim against Murphy was merely technical
but the passage OF the bill was essential to tn
closing up of the estate of the father OF Sena
tor Faulkner. Of West Virgiuia, who was ol
Aurphy's bond. A senate bill was also passe,
transferring to the state of North Dakota TO
the use of the militia, wooded portion OF TT
Totten military reservation In that state
joint resolution was also agreed to providin
for the printing of 5OOO OOO copies of the repor
Of the secretary Of agriculture for the yea
1894.
The Wagners All Right.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, June 3O.-Al
railroads reaching this city are Wag
ner lines, not affected by the Pullman
boycott. Through Pullmans for north
ern resorts are received by the Chicago
& West Michigan from the Vandali,