The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-03-17
FIFTY-TH1RD CONGRESS-



committee on finance o compilation OF the coin
age laws OF the government from i;p: to 1894
got up by Mr. Durfee, late clerk OF the commit
tee, and asked that 1t be printed public
document 1t was so ordered. The vice. presi
dent then proceeded as q matter OF form &c
have bills referred TO tho appropriate commit
tees He had reached the seniorage bill nnt
was about to have It referred to the finance
SSm%ee Sy Mr. ,cwnrs nrs ep '"0S aev was to is
| second reading, and 1t went over
until Tuesday with the understand.
| ing that the vice president would lay 1t before
them ut any time he pleased After brief
executive session, the senate adjourned, pre-
vous TO which, however, Mr. Morgan, dem.
| Ala v offered an amendment to the tariff bill |
providing for the appointment of board OF
| tariff revision, which was referred to the |
hnancc committee
| HousE-The debate on the pension appro. |
| trin,i bill continued oil day Monday in the |
| louse, and at times considerable spirit was
| displayed The principal speakers were Messrs. |
| Dolivcr. Hepburn, Enloe and Cannon. 1t is |
expected that the debate will be concluded
| Tuesday.
| WASHINGTON, March 7.-SESATE--The main
| interest Of the day centered about the discus.
| sion TO the disposal of the Bland bill Mr..
| stewart gave notice that Wednesday at .
| O'clock he would move 10 take it up and make
| IL the business before the senate until disposed
| OF Mr.. Teller also spoke on the same subject.
My iIill awakened interest by offering rcso.
| luton asking the finance committee to amend
the tariff Till so as to omit that portion propos-
| ng 10 discard $40 900 revenue from the pres.
| eut ;arin taxation, and 10 make provision for
| sutliv,cnt revenue by taxing other foreign inn
ports without creating deficiency. The pre-.
'id!nS officer laid before the senate the report
| 1f the conference committee on the urgency
drNcicucf bill Mr.. Cockreli moved that the
| ; utlc disagree TO the house amendments. and
nrihnr insist upon its amendments and agree
To conference and this was ordered.
Il HuUSE-The debate on the pension bill was
iul. of interest Tuesday. The chief speeches
were made by Gen. Scllles, Of New York, and
| b. Gen Grosvenor. Gen. Grosvenor claimed
that he remedy for all this tampcring with the
| rhtia of the soldiers, making the pension
oflec the headquarters of political ntrgues
md the enormous expenses of the pension
| bur"iu could all be obviated by service pen
| sion law He said the time had come when it
woud be better for all concerned 10 give every
honurab discharged soldier and sailor pen
| sion. either gross amount per month or on
i per diem scale. Before the debate began Tues.
div the resolution for the investigation of
. Judge Jenkins writ Of Injunction against the
Northern Pacific railroad was taken up and
| passed
WASHINGTON, March s. - SENATE - The
friends of silver in the senate gained n sweep
in and extraordinary victory Wednesday over
| lis advcrslries in connection with the Bland
, seignort.c bill 1t was taken up in the morn
irg hour and discussed in desultory manner
until :. o clock, when 1t was disposed of by the
unfinished business. Then motion was made
| | to make it the unfinished business, and that
| motion was carried, almost without opposition.
Prior To that Mr.. Sherman had moved to refer
the bill to The finance committee and had made
( n strong speech against the bill proposing to
| take fund pledged for purpose and using
II for another purpose The motion to refer
= had only The support of five senators, Messrs
I | Davis. Gainger, Morrill,, Palmer and Davis
l ana then with hardly any discussion the bill
was rushed through the various parliamentary
STEPS until it reached the point for its passage
, HousE-The five days debate on the pension
. | bill. which has been cross fire between attacks
| on the management of the pension bureau and
, | the contingent ready TO defend it, was ended
= Wednesday By its passage without division
, The bill approprates Sl5,0OO,OO0 The bill was
| discussed until p M. and then passed, after
| which the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, March 9-SENATE-Thurs.
dav numerous pension bills were passed after
which Mr.. Sherman (O) continued the argu-
l | ment against the seigniorage bill which he had
hegu1 on Wednesday and overhowed with
faeis figures and reasons to prove that not
l only was there no gain or seigniorage to be
aiken advantage of, but that the transaction in
| ;hi purchase of silver bullion had resulted in
= | AZ enormous loss and that the passage of the
Bill would inevitably result in single silver
D standard. He was followed by Senators Lodge,
r Of Massachusetts, and Higgins, of Delaware,
who gave their reasons why the bill should not
!. pIsS the senate. Mr.. Allisons motion TO re.
consider tho vote ordering the engrossment and
hrd reading of the bill went over without &C.
Ton I'LL Friday, when that senator is to ad-
y dress the senate in support OF the motion.
a EorsE-Thc house Thursday passed the bill
| reported BY the Dockery commission abolishing
| tho offices OF commissioner and deputy commits.
| sioncr of customs and transferring the duties
b thereof to the offices of the auditors and con.
a lrulcrS OF the treasury. The bill will effect "A
. saving of i3L3i3 account of salaries. Bills
- | were passed to protect the fisheries of the Po-
e 'nlc river for period of ten years. and 10
I | amend the law governing the Smithsonian insti.
| tuition The urgency deficiency bill was agreed
!, TO- The District Of Columbia appropriation bill
vas discussed two hours and went over till
Friday.
y WASHINGTON, March TO- -SENArE-The Bland
:. SeiGnioruge bill came up before the senate Fri
- | day at2 p. m, up to which time the consdera
~ tion of the bills on the calendar unobjected &c
. occupied attention. There were a score or
, more o: bills passed, principally for the reei
,, of ,iai!nlnts or FOR the granting of pensions
Mr Allison had the floor on his motion to re
consider The. vote ordering the seigniorage bill
" 10 II third reading, but did not feel well enough
to address the senate, but Mr.. Villas (Dem
. | Wis II ade strong argument against the bill
~ and i'll n;imaicd that II did not meet the approvu
Of the secretary OF the treasury, who IL
. charged nc said, with the credit and honol
OF the government in every financial aspect y
. Adj urncd until Monday
a HursE-AImost the entire session OF the
% house Friday was devoted to the District of Co
q lumbia appropra tion bill The general debate
d was closed and The consideration OF the bill was
!. discussed under the iive-minutc rule for amend
a ment An evening session was held for consid
n GRAFTON of private pension bills.
Wife Murder and Suicide =. cs.v-
IS ALTON. H., March 12-Marion T.
u Skapps shot and killed his wife at Eas
= Alton Sunday evening, and then hret
v three bullets into his own brain, kill
y ing himself instantly. Once before h,
). nearly succeeded in doing that which
= = he did Sunday night, but both recov
). cred. His wife sued for divorce, bu