The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-03-29
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
second Session.

Monday. Among them we're the following.
memorial Of John j. Purnetor in behalf Of 800
members Of the East Liverpool building and
loan association, demonstrating against the
proposed provision in the income tax clause Of
the tarin bill, SO far as IL makes local building
and loan associations subject to its provisions;
memorials of citizens Of Noble county, Ohio;
Luckey, Ohio; Cleveland, Milan, Sharon,
Springfield, Washington c. H., Rix Mill, Find
lay, Gallon, protesting against the passage OF
the tariff bill taxing corporate and individual
incomes and increasing the tax on distilled liq-
uors, and for other purposes. Sena-
tor Sherman presented numerous petit
tions as follows: Memorial Of lis citizens Of
Wooster, demonstrating against the admission
Of the territories Of Utah, Arizona and New
Mexico into the union until the Mormon ques
tion is settled: petition OF twenty-eight ex-
Union soldiers Of Fulton for settlement Of all
pension claims by December 81 1894; memorial
of 175 citizens of West Indianapolis, Ind,
against the passage of the Wilson bill petition
Of sundry leaf tobacco men and manufacturers
Of cigars at Dayton, O., against the imposition
Of ad valorem rates, and praying for adoption
Of specific duty Of fifty cents q pound on all
for unstemmed tobacco and for adoption Of
the rate Of duty proposed by the Wilson bill on
foreign cigars.
HousE-An attempt was to have been made
Monday by Mr. Josephs, the New Mexico dele
gate, to pass the bill for the admission Of that
territory to statehood, under suspension of the
did not have quorum present, he decided not
to make the effort Without transacting any
routine business the house went into commit
tee Of the whole, and the consideration of the
sundry civil bill was resumed.
WASHINGTON, March 21-SENATE-Senato
Voorhees,, as chairman of tae finance commit
tee, reported the tariff bill to the senate Tues
day morning The most important change
made by the bill is in the sugar schedule a
change being made BY which an additional duty
q
testing above 9S degrees by the polariscope test,
or which are above No is Dutch standard in
color now provision has been added to the
bill providing that the word value relating
to goods, shall mean ''actual market value, or
wholesale price Section A of the bill is
stricken out. 1t provided that allowance
for damage to goods imported shall hereafter
be made.
HousE-The sundry civil service appropria-
tion bill was passed by the house Tuesday with
out provision. The amendment to the appro-
pration for the general land Office amending
the provision of the act of 1891, repeating the
timber culture and pre-emption acts, which
was adopted by the committee at the sugges-
tion of Mr.. Holman, and which was bitterly op-
| posed by the western members, was defeated
| in the house. The clauses which sought to re-
| Quire an accounting by the disbursing officers
| of soldiers homes to the treasury department
and annual reports by the boards to the secre-
tary of war, fell under Mr. Blacks point Of or.
| der.
/ WASHINGTON March %. - SENATE - The
! president sent to the senate Wednesday after
noon the nomination of Anne ricus V. Rice, OF
! Ottowa, Putnam county, to be United States
! pension agent for Ohio, to succeed Gen. j. G.
| Mitchell, of Cleveland, whose term will expire
on the 2sth Of next month The senate com.
mittee on foreign relations has been consider
ing an important Chinese treaty, negotiated by
the new Chinese minister and Secretary Gresh'
am. The treaty was sent to the senate some
!, time ago and referred to the foreign relations
] committee, where 1t has been very fully con
| sidered and they discussed 1t in all details II
is said that it does not meet with the approval
| Of some Of the senators who are members Of
the committee. 1t is understood that this op
position while considerable, has not been suf
| ficient to prevent Its being re ported favorably
though possibly with some amendments.
HoUsE-No business of importance trans
acted Wednesday.
cent death Of the Hungarian leader in the revo
lutionary period Of ls48 was the subject Of
resolution adopted in the senate Thursday OF
motion Of Mr.. Hoar, expressing deep regret a
the death Of Louis kossuth, the illustriou
patriot and lover of liberty. formerly the gucs
of the American people" The newspaper re
ports OF the extent to which the illegal coinint
of silver dollars is being carried on in Omaha
Neb, was the foundation OF resolution
offered by Mr.. Sherman trep., o., directing al
inquiry by the judiciary committee as 4
whether the existing statutes against counter
feiting were applicable to the case of Stimulates
coins of equal weight and tneness to thos
issued out of the government mints. The reso
luton went over without action on objection o
Mr.. Stewart (rep. New.
HoUsE-The house spent five hours Thurs
day in efforts TO secure the vote of a quorur
upon the motion to take up the O'Neill.Joy cor
tested election case, Near the close OF tn
session Livingston dem, Ga.) renewed the e
fort he made while filibustering was in pre-
gress over the Bland seigniorage bill to enforc
the rule requiring members to vote. But tn
chairman tMr. Bailey, Tex.,) declined to enter
tain a motion for that purpose. The house RI
fused to adjourn over Good Friday, and tn
contest on the election case will be resume
Friday.
WASHINGTON March 24-SENATE--Not i
session
HoUsE-The house committee on agricultur
Friday perfected the Hatch anti-option bill
and directed Mr.. Hatch to report II to the hous
favorably The bill, reported, define
"optons" and futures" :" and provides that a
such transactions assignments shall be
writing and signed in duplicate, and shall stat
in explicit terms the time when the rigf
or privilege of delivering the articles shall el
pire Dealers are to pay special tax Of 81:
and every person who in his own behalf
an agent, broker or employe OF another, dea
in opt ons or futures or makes any contract fo
their transfer shall be deemed a dealer in o.
tions and futures. Contracts are required ,
have aff1xed to them internal revenue stamI
representing taxes'as follows: For every l0,0'
pounds cotton, hops pork. lard or bacon, drie
or salted meat, and for every 1000 bushels
wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley covered t
the contract l cent: every bill of sale execute