The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-02-14
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


Turpie Qnd) Monday, introduced petition
from the letter-carriers Of Indianapolis pray
ing for the passage Of the bill now before con-
gress to increase their pey Mr.. Sherman
introduced four petitions OF citizens Of Ohio
praying an amendment to the constitution
prohibiting the passage OF any law respecting
religion or the appropriation OF any money In
aid Of any institution which ts wholly or IN
part under sectarian or ecclesiastical control.
HoUsE-The omnibus war claims bill, de-
feated by the house Monday, included appro-
priations Of $4,000 for payment Of claims in
Kentucky. sl4.00o for West Virginia and Si7!,-
900 for Tennessee The house reduced the
post office appropriation bill S105,6l4 and re-
turned it to the senate. A rider to the sundry
civil appropriations will be offered by Allen
(Neb.), in the shape Of an amendment to coin
all uncoined silver bullion owned by the gov
ernment The legislative appropriation bill
carrying .1sO5, ,526 was reported
WASHING, ON. Feb 8-SENATE-The open
ing of Tuesdays session in the senate was &C.
companied by rather stormy scene between
two of the members Of that body. Mr.. Mitch
ell rep. Ore.) and Mr. Harris. The district
appropriation bill was taken up and passed.
AT one point the financial question broke out
in the shape of an amendment offered by Mr..
McLaurin dem. Miss }, looking to the coin
age of the silver bullion In the treasury to the
amount of seisniorage tS55,OO000O. but the
amendment to which it was offered was decid-
and MIR. McLaurin's amendment fell with 1t.
The diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
was taken up not, however. displacfng the
bankruptcy bill as the unfinished business,
and the senate at 4:45 after brief executive
session. adjourned
HoUsE-Most interesting Of the finance
speeches in the house Tuesday was that Of tx
Speaker Reed. who calmly and dispassionately
explained the situation and argued in favor Of
his substitute embodying the features Of the
Allison plan. The debate on the administra-
tion bill to authorize the issue or 1900 0O0.O 900
gold bonds for the purpose Of retiring the legal
tenders and treasury notes developed widely
divergent views at the outset. The silver
democrats and populists opposed 1t outright.
Some Of the administration democrats, like
Hall, OF Mississippi, favored q substitute on
the lines of the Carlisle bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb MISUNDERSTANDING the
consideration of the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill in the senate, Wednesday,
Senator Hale's amendment appropriating
100000 for Immediately beginning the con-
struction OF cable from America to Hawaii,
brought about o considerable debate, q little
of which was unfriendly to the measure. An
extended debate followed as to the constitu-
tutional right of the government to own or
construct railroads. telegraph and cable lines,
being participated in by Mr. Platt and Mr..
Gray. No action was taken on the cable
measure.
HousE-Wednesday Mr.. Bland introduced a
substitute for the Springer currency bill. 1t
provides for free and unlimited coinage Of sill
yer and the retirement of the treasury notes
by issuing in their stead silver dollars coined
from the bullion The administration bill was
taken up and the following amendments agreed
to: Making the bonds payable at the pleasure
OF the government after ten years, and due in
fifty years: to limit the amount of legal tenders
retired by the amount Of additional circulation
ta1yo o,,th hov f,,1
Of other taxes, o tax Of one-fourth Of one per
cent on the circulation Of national banks an
nually, and to reduce the limit OF capital nec-
essary for the corporation Of national banks
from $4,000 to $4,000: to strike out section 4
of the bill prohibiting the issue by national
banks Of notes Of o denomination of less than
ten dollars and the retirement Of silver GER
tifcates Of over ten dollars. for the pay
ment Of customs duties, half in gold and half
in silver.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-SENArE-The diplo-
matte bill was before the senate Thursday up
to the hour Of adjournment, when 1t went over
without action on the item for the construc-
tion OF o telegraph cable between the United
States and the Hawaiian Islands. Speeches
were made By Senator Higgins (rep., DeL) in
favor Of the item and by Senators Palmer
dem, ILL., and Caffrey dem, La) against 1t.
The senate at $3.50 adjourned till Friday
HoUsE-The Springer finance was again dis
CuSSeu thursday. several anCuuuenuS were
agreed to, and one by Mr.. Livingston dem.
Ga.), with the provision that the repeal should
go into effect July, 1895, was defeated, The
Springer bill was voted down by l6l yeas. nays
1874 The Reed substitute was killed just be-
fore this-l09 to 1877. An analysis of the vote
on the Springer bill shows that A republicans,
and 90 democrats voted for the bill. and SO
republicans, and 97 democrats. and populists
voted against it. When the house resumed
consideration OF the administration bill to
authorize the issue Of $500 900 Of gold bonds
the pending question was on the appeal from
the decision Of the chair ruling the amendment
of Mr.. Bland (dem, MOI out Of order. The
chair was sustained, 1870 to So
WASHINGTON Feb. 9,-SENATE-The presi-
dents message was received Friday and re-
ferred. Senator Lodge by request introduced
q bill to provide for the issue of 81 ,250 900 900
worth OF bonds payable in gold coin at en- per
cent interest, to run from ten to twenty-five
years. Unanimous consent was secured for q
vote ON the Hawaiian cable amendment and
the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
at a:30 Saturday. The presidents message
giving Minister Willis latest dispatches as to
the sentences Of death in Hawaii was pre-
sented and read amid impressive silence. Mr..
Hale said the tragic and melancholy results
foreshadowed by Minister Willis showed the
imperative need of q cable 1t would have
averted or postponed this tragedy. Mr.. Teller
said the Hawaiian government was acting far
beyond the demands of the occasion. Other
senators spoke on the subject and the senate
adjourned.
HoUsE-Discussion and flibustering on an
appropriation bill to allow congressman clerks
at 81 200 per annum brought forward as an
amendment to the legislative appropriation
bill. retarded progress on that measure In the
house Friday The bill was laid aside. Presi-
dent Clevelands message was received with
slight applause on the democratic side
Speaker Crisp promptly referred the message
to the committee on ways and means. There
was no debate preceding it's reference and no
outspoken objection. The message from the
president on the Hawaiian question and the
accompanying. papers were read. Referred to
ways and means committee
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11.-SENATE-No busi-
ness worthy Of note was transacted in the SEN
ate Saturday.
HoUsE-No business Of importance transact
ed Saturday. The house ways and means COM
mittee took up the presidents special bond
message at the end of long session. and so
much difference Of opinion made itself mani
fest Immediately that the business was post
poned until p m. Monday. Mr.. Bynum lind. }
proposed resolution to amend the act Of 1870,
SO as to make II authorize the issue of bonds
bearing interest at q rate not to exceed three
per cent, and payable in gold coin. Chairman