The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-05
F1FTY-THIRD CONGRESS-,


second Session.
WARRINGTON, April -SgSATE-Senatot
PETER Introduced Monday. by request bill
entitled IA bill to dispose Of Idle labor and dis.
courage idle wealth in The District OF Columbia,
md for other purposes" its ooect being to
impose on all idle land in the district 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 cx.
pectcd arrival of Coxey and his followers. but
his motion was negativcd by u vote of IL to
20 Mr.. Aldrich (rcp, L. - presented
petition of unemployed women against the
Wilson tariff bill. He asked that the memorial
be printed in the form of n document for the
use of the senate. IL 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 tc the District of Columbia,
ana considered some measures of local interest.
| The bill authorizing The Metropolitan Street
Railway Co, of Washington, TO change its mo.
| tive power was passed. bill similar TO the
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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 II half hours in his usual fervent
| and impassioned style, and was honored with
| vcrt attentive hearing on the part OF the many
senators and crowded galleries. He did not
| think the bill perfect. but 1T should be passed.
The closing part OF his speech was the most ef-
fcctivc and the most calculated TO attract at
tention. In 1t he declared openly his contempt
for the traditions of the senate far endless
debate and the right Of obstruction were con-
cerncd and said that II the forty -four demo-
| cratic senators had the same purpose as he
had, and IL there was forty. fifth 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 oe.-SHNArE--Nr. Sher-
man (rep., o.. n member OF the finance com.
mttee 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.
| pensed with With the first line of the bill
there was an amendment reported by the
finance committee) to fix the time when the act
is to take effect, the 3Oth OF Jrae, 1891, instead
of the lst A bill and resolution on the sub
jcct of the expected arrival in the capital OF
Coxev and his followers introduced prior
to adjournment by the populist senators from
Kansas and Nebraska.
HOUSE. Over four hours of Wednesday 8
session Of the house was devoted to consider
alton in committee Of the whole of the diplo.
ma;ic and consular appropriation bill for the
year ending June 30, 1906 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 rim the
senate. Considerably time was also given to q
general though somewhat lesultory discussion
of the consular fee system, upon q motion by
Mr. Hepburn (rep., Ia.) to require all consuls
, receiving salaries Of So, 900 year and upwards
: to cover all their fees into the treasury.
WASHINGTON, April o7.-SENATE-The reso.
, | luton which the populist senator from Nebras-
ha Mr. Allen, offered on Wednesday, was taken
up in the senate Thursday and led to 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., MOI, 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 position of faltering, but that "the
, whole issue must be met here and now." Mex,
in the list was the young senator from Col
orado tMr. WolcotD, who. in ringing and earn
est tones, denounced the resolution as a cring
ing invitation to thousands OF people who were
preparing to invade the capitol, some peaceably
1 and on foot some by stolen railroad trains,
J some by beggary and all of them for no useful
, purpose
HousE-The first reply to the call issued by
Sergeant-at- farms Snow in pursuance of the
democratic cancuS action announcing his pur-
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 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 q question
of privilege. similar ruling upon another
+ resolution presenting the matter in another
y form was followed by an appeal by Mr. Mahon
This was laid on the table. The diplomatic ant
consular appropriation bill was then taken W
in committee of the whole and finally consid
cred. AT O'Clock ii was reported to the house
and passed.
WASHINGTON, April as.-SENArE- Senate,
PETER introduced n bill Friday to provide for
t collection of the debts due from the Union Pa
cifc 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 Indebtedness
thc government snail Dlu IN inc property an(
: operate the road. The president Friday SEN
1 to the senate the following nominations: Har
ry Briggs, United States attorney for the
; Western district of Wisconsin. Postmas ters-
Ohio-John II. Hirt, Wilmington; Frank M
Root, Berea. Indiana-.John r. Heaston Win
chester; Thos. j. Smith, Frankfort.
HousE-The bill making appropriations fo
, the support of the department of agriculture
for the fiscal year, 1895, was completed by the
: house committee on agriculture Friday. The
amounts appropriated by the bill have not ye
a been footed up. but they will approximate
! total of s., 100000, as compared with an appro
priaton of s2 59S, 900 for the current fiscal year
4 Under an arrangement reached by unanimou,
: consent, the house disposed of all the private
: pension and relief bills-twehty.f five In numbe
, reported by the committee OF the whole from
Friday nights session so far this session. All
O'Clock the house took recess until o'clock
the evening session to be devoted to privat,
pension and relief bills.
+ New Labor Organization.
!, PHILADELPHIA, April 30.-A number