The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-05-03
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
Second Session.


Pefier introduced Monday, by request a bill
entitled "A bill to dispose OF idle labor and dis.
courage idle wealth in the District Of Columbia,
and for other purposes" it's object being TO
impose on oil idle land in the istrict an annual
tax equal to its annual increment of value, and
TO use the revenue thus obtained in the con-
struction and management Of public works in
the district so as TO give employment to idle
citizens. The bill was referred to the District
committee Mr. PETER also made an effort TO
get before the senate again his resolution for
select committee in connection with the ex-
pected arrival OF Coxey and his followers, but
his motion was negatived by a vote Of IL TO
"a Mr.. Aldrich rep, r. u presented q
petition Of unemployed women against the
Wilson tariff bill. He asked that the memorial
be printed in the form OF document for the
use Of the senate. 1t was so ordered. House
bill for the division Of the eastern district OF
Michigan into the north and south divisions
was reported and passed. The house bill to
protect the birds and animals in Yellowstone
national park and TO punish crimes therein,
was passed with several amendments.
HoUsE-The house Monday devoted itself to
business pertaining to the District of Columbia,
and considered some measures of local interest.
The bill authorizing the Metropolitan Street
RAILWAY Co., of Washington, to change its mo-
tive power was passed A bill similar to the
Ives racing law Of New York was rejected
WASHINGTON April 25-SENATE-The great
feature of the senate Tuesday was the speech
of Senator Mills dem, Tex), including general
debate on the tariff bill. He spoke for a little
over two and half hours in his usual fervent
and impassioned style, and was honored with q
very attentive hearing on the part Of the many
senators and crowded galleries He did not
think the bill perfect, but it should be passed.
The closing part of his speech was the most ef-
fective and the most calculated TO attract at
tention. In it he declared openly his contempt
for the traditions of the senate so far as endless
debate and the right of obstruction were con-
cerned and said that if the forty -four demo-
cratic senators had the same purpose as he
had, and if there was forty-tifth democrat in
the chair the senate would pass the bill in less
than forty-eight hours.
HoUsE-No business of importance trans.
acted Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, April 26.-SENATE-Mr. Sher
man rep, o., member of the finance COM
mittee stated that he had been authorized by
the committee to offer an amendment which he
thought would remove the objections of build
ing associations to the income tax bill The
amendment, he said would cover all building
associations whose business it is to loan money
to other shareholders or to receive deposits for
them. The tariff bill was then taken up for
consideration paragraph by paragraph, the
formal reading of the bill in ex;enso being dis.
pensea with With the first line of the bill
there was an amendment (reported by the
finance committee) to fl the time when the act
is to take effect, the Goth of June, 1894 instead
of the 1st A bill and q resolution on the sub
ject of the expected arrival in the capital of
Coxey and his followers was introduced prior
TO adjournment by the populist senators from
Kansas and Nebraska.
HoUsE-Over four hours of Wednesdays
session of the house was devoted TO a consider
alton in committee Of the whole of the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill for the
year ending June 80, 1895 But seven pages of
the bill were disposed of in that time. a great
part OF the session was consumed in an attack
upon the Chinese treaty, now pending in the
senate Considerably time was also given to
general though somewhat desultory discussion
Of the consular fee system, upon a motion by
Mr. Hepburn rep, Ia) to require all consuls
receiving salaries of $4,000 a year and upwards
to cover all their fees into the treasury.
WASHINGTON, April 27-SENATE-The reso-
luton which the populist senator from Nebras-
ka, Mr.. Allen, offered on Wednesday, was taken
up in the senate Thursday and led to o discus
sion in which Mr.. Allen had to resist single
handed the attacks made from both sides of
the chamber. First in the arena of conflict
was Mr. Vest d., Mo-, who expressed himself
in favor of Furnishing rather than welcoming
men who had trampled on the law and under
taken to secure transportation to Washington
by force Of arms, and he declared that there
must be no position OF faltering, but that 1.-The
whole issue must be met here and now.' Next
orado (Mr. Wolcott, who, in ringing and earn
est tones, denounced the resolution as cring-
ing invitation to thousands Of people who were
preparing to invade the capitol, some peaceably
and on foot, some by stolen railroad trains,
some by beggary and all Of them for no useful
purpose.
HoUsE-The first reply to the call issued by
Sergeant-at-Arms Snow in pursuance of the
democratic cancus action, announcing his pur-
pose TO enforce the law of 1856 requiring him to
deduct from members salary for absence ex-
cept for sickness, was heard in the house Thurs
day. Mr. Mahon (Rep Pa) offered as mat
ter of privilege a resolution relating thereto
declaring it to be an infringement upon the dig
Eily and privilege of members and wholly un-
authorized by law. An exciting discussion fol-
lowed, at the end of which Speaker Crisp ruled
that the resolution did not present a question
of privilege. similar ruling upon another
resolution presenting the matter in another
form was followed by an appeal by Mr.. Mahon.
This was laid on the table. The diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was then taken up
in committee Of the whole and finally consid
cred. AT O'Clock it was reported to the house
and passed.
WASHINGTON, April 2s-SENArE Senator
PETER introduced bill Friday to provide for
collection of the debts due from the Union Pa
cific Railroad Co. The bill authorizes the sale
OF the road, and provides that in case no bid Is
made equal to the amount of the indebte ness,
the government shall bid in the property and
operate the road. The president Friday sent
to the senate the following nominations: Har-
ry E. Briggs, United States attorney for the
Western district of Wisconsin Postmas ters-
Ohio-John H. Hirt, Wilmington; Frank NJ
Root, Berea Indiana-John r. Heaston, Win
chester; Thos. j. Smith, Frankfort.
HoUsE-The bill making appropriations for
the support Of the department Of agriculture
for the fiscal year, 1895, was completed by the
house cDmmittee apriCnlfnra ha
amounts appropriated by the bill have not yet
been footed up, but they will approximate q
total of s., 49, 900, as compared with an appro-
priation Of az sos, 900 for the current fiscal year
Under an arrangement reached by unanimous
! consent the house disposed of all the private
pension and relief bills-twenty.five in number
reported by the committee Of the whole from
Friday nights session so far this session. Ats
o'clock the house took recess until o'clock,
the evening session to be devoted to private
pension and relief bills.
New Labor Organization.