The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-19
d H111sBoRo. o.-rHuRsDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1895.
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
First session.

First session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. i0--SHNArH-The swo
frst bills Of this congress passed Monday-one
Of them TO allow the superior court Of Penn
syivania the use Of the United States court
houses at Scranton and Williamsport, and the
other making an appropriation Of 100000 for
Q survey and plans Of Improvement at the
entrance Of Biscayne Bay, Florida Sen.
tors HILL Of New York. end Canrey. OF
Louisians, made their first appearance AZ
this session Monday In the senate chamber.
and the latter took the oath Of ONCE under his
election for the full term beginning March Z,
lsoa Mr.. Berry (dem- Ark.) introduced bill
TO form the Indian territory into tho territory
Of Indianola. and gave notice that he would
hereafter address the senate on the sub1ect
Among the numerous pension bills introduced
and referred was one by Mr.. voorhees, dem,
Ind.) to pay o pension Of 500 month to the
widow Of the late Secretary of State Gresham.
HousH-The house was Ia session an hour
and fifteen minutes and almost the entire time
was spent in the discussion Of resolutions for
the appointment Of minor officials and em-
ployes Of the house. including those by cour-
tesy given to the minority and selected by the
democratic caucus. The FIRST bill passed this
session was that changing the collection linn
its Of the port OF Chicago 80 as to include the
state Of Illinois Mr.. Price (dem., La) made
his first appearance and took the oath OF
ONCE
WASHINGTON. Dec u-SENATE.-The sen.
ate was in session for nearly two hours Tues
day, one-half of that time being occupied by
Mr.. Cullom (rep M in speech in advocacy OF
the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. Tho
resolution on which he spoke was then refer
red to the committee on foreign relations Pc
titions and resolutions were presented and re-
ferred For the settlement by arbitration OF
controversies between railroad companies and
their employees: for protection for the Amer
lean wool-growing interests; for the preven-
tion Of coiored "lynching" in the South for
the suspension Of the removal OF "intruders'
from the Cherokee country; for the abolition
OF tribal occupation of lands by Indians, and
for the suppression of cruelties upon and mas
sacres Of Armenian subjects in Turkey
HousE--Among the bills introduced Tuesday
were the following: For the discharge Of VIM.
Weikel, q volunteer, of Mansfield, and Perry
H. Caldwell: to correct the military record OF
Capt. Colin p. Letter. to pension r. j. Welsh:
donating condemned cannon to the g. A r. OF
Harrison removing the charge Of desertion
from the military records Of Myron H. Nc
Mullen, Wear Crawford and Alonzo Carter.
WASHINGTON Dec. l2.-SENATE = Senator
Voorhees, (Ind) Wednesday introduced the
following bills in the senate: bill creating
Roger N. Stembel, U. s N, retired. rear ad-
miral. and granting him any pay that may be
due to his rank: also bill providing for the
military record of VIM. Kiser late member
of Company X, Thirty-fifth Indiana volun-
teers. senator George (dem. MisS.) intro
duced bill to establish uniform system
of bankruptcy. The bill Is practically the
same reoorted by Mr.. George, from the
committee on judiciary. at the last ses-
sion, as substitute for the Bailey bill, which
passed the house. Senator Mitchell (dem,
Wis., introduced a joint resolution for the
purchase of a statue Of Victor Hugo for the
congressional library. Hill (dem., N W re-
introduced the amendments which he proposed
to the rules In the last congress during the
deadlock on the repeal Of the Sherman silver
law for cloture and for counting a quorum.
HoUsE-Not in session
two hours session Thursday the senate ad-
journed till Monday Two bills to secure the
payment Of the indebtedness Of the Pacific
railroads to the government were intro
duced-One by Mr.. Frye (rep, Me) almost
identical with the one introduced by him In
the last congress, and one by Mr.. Thurston
(rep., Neb.) Mr.. Thurston's bill provides for
o sale to the highest bidder of the government
claim, at not less than fifty per cent Of the
amount the purchaser to become possessed OF
all the right, title, interest and lien Of the
United States, including the right of fore
closure, possession and operation Of the roads.
HoUsE--Bills introduced Relating to ma
tional banks authorizing postmasters to re-
deem unused postage stamps at o reduction OF
2h per cent of their face value; reducing to
one cent per pound the rate of postage on Sec
ond class mail matter delivered by carriers
newspapers excepted; reducing to one cent
per pound the postage on books transmitted
by mail; extending the free delivery system to
places of 5000 inhabitants: making mailable
matter of the third class consist Of all matter
now embraced In the third and fourth classes
and fixing the rate at one cent for each two
ounces; appropriating $4,000 for q
statue of the late Maj Gen
Geo. c. Meade in Washington: restoring the
rates Of duty imposed by the Mckinley law or
importations of wool and manufactures there
of: appropriating $4,000 to the Franklin insti-
tute, of Philadelphia, and the Pardue univer.
sity, Of Lafayette. Ind for the purpose Of de.
termining the quantity Of so-called hammer
blows" on locomotive driving wheels. Bills
were introduced appropriating monies for pub
lie buildings at Creston, Ia, and at Mt Pleas.
ant, Mich. Adjourned till Monday