The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-06-09
FIFTY-TH1RD CONGRESS-
Second Session.


WARRINGTON, May s9.-sENArE.-1n the sen
ate Monday Mr. Voorhees, gave notice that h
would Tuesday move to adjourn over til
Thursday, so as to observe decoration day as
holiday The senate confirmed the followin
nominations: Charles ID. Wolcott. OF Ne,
| York, to be director OF the geological survey
Postmaster: Ohio-A. NJ. Jones, Manchester
Monday being district day in tn
house, the Crawley bill for the repeal of tn
zen per cent. tax on state bank issues was side
tracked temporarily, and the few member
| present gave partial attention to District o
| Columbia bills. An interesting event OF tn
day was the reading OF the letter from the SON
OF Louis kossuth in reply to the letter recent
ly sent by Speaker Crisp under direction of tn,
house. The senate bill TO fix the northern
boundary line of the Warm Springs Indian res
| crvntion in Oregon, was passed, as were sun
dry house bills
| WASHINGTON, June 1.--SENATE Lumber wa.
placed on the free list by the senate Thursday
This was done by q strict party vote Messrs
PETER and Allen (populists) voting for fire,
lumber. This places upon the free list of tn,
| pending tariff bill not only logs which ar,
alrendy free, but lumber Of any sort, planed
finished tongued and grooved-that is to say
all kinds OF manufactured lumber entering into
the construction OF houses and buildings OF
every description are made free of duty. Sen.
ator Sherman spoke for two hours upon the
general subject of the tariff. Mr.. Dolph (rep
ore) made n long speech advocating Furnishing
newspaper correspondents for refusing to an.
swer certain questions asked by the senate
sugar scandal committee. and gave notice thai
he would make motion TO postpone the con.
sideraton of the sugar schedule until the com.
mittee made its final report
HoUSE-The house Thursday passed a reso.
luton instructing the secretary of war to dc
what Is necessary under the act of March 3
1873 for the preservation of the Gettysburg
Hn1I l,,1 n. Ia
Tor the Northern District of Illinois passed
after which the bill to repeal the tax on state
pank circulation was taken up, Mr.. Black, OF
Georgia resuming his speech in favor of re-
peal. Mr.. Black was followed by Mr.. Walker
rep., MasS.) The other speakers were Messrs
McI.aurin, of South Carolina. and Mr.. Wheeler
of Alabama. who favored the repeal of the
state bank tax
WASHINGTON. June o.-SENATE.-The con.
sideration of the tariff bill, Friday. was con.
fined to two long speeches the question OF
repeating the bounty on sugar The first OF
them was by Mr.. Henderson rep. Neb.) anG
the second by Mr.. PETER pop. Kan) Mr.
Henderson spoke for three hours and u half
the core of his argument being that there
was moral obligation on congress to main.
tain the bounty system Mr.. PETER spoke fol
over three hours in opposition to the duty or
sugar and in favor of the continuance of the
bounty. After he closed his speech he got into
an amusing controversy with Mr.. Hoar (rep.
Mass) over some of the theories which he had
brought forward.
HousE-Mr. Enloe dem, Tenn), endeavore6
to sidetraclS the bank tax bill by moving to
consider bills on the private calendar but this
was defeated-yeas 81, nays 12e. Thereupon
the debate upon the measure was resumed
Speeches were made by Messrs. Brosius (rep.
Pa) and Henderson rep, Ill.) against the re-
peal of the 10 per cent. tax law and by Messrs
Samson dem, Na.), Tucker dem, Na,) and
lzler tdem., S. c. in favor of repeal. An even
Ing session was held under the rules to con-
slder private pension and relief bills.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-SENATE.-Senator
Hill spoke Saturday on his resolution to make
The sessions of the investigating committee
open affairs. Hills speech was peculiarly
'orcibe. He advocated open sessions of the
as well as open sessions of the SEN
lite. 1t resulted in Il lengthy debate, much tn
.he distress of Senator Harris and others who
Ire anxious for progress on the tariff. Hills
speech compelled Senator Gray to admit he
would consent to open sessions of the commit
zee, and he added that his wish was for the sue
'ess of the investigation, and Senator Lodge
ollowed him in the same strain.
HoUSE-Two private bills were passed--one |
% pension Mary Levans and another for the |
ellie: of Thomas b. Reed. The house ther |
vent !ato committee of the whole, and Mr. |
2lar, OF South Carolina. resumed his speech |
:. ~ va VIZ i'io"iCH piii tHc
If Mr.. Izlars speech Mr.. Enloe dem. Tenn. |
that he had offered Friday the mo- |
Ion to go into committee of the whole to con.
ider the Brawley bill, not because he was an. |
agonistic to that bill, but because he believed |
here were some bills on the private calendar |
which should be passed. Mr.. Meyer (dcm |
a. occupied the last half hour o: the days
eSslon with Il defense of the state bank Sys-
EN-, and announced that he proposed to vote
or the repeal of the ten per cent tax When
lr. Meyer finished his speech the house ad-
ourned