The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-01-17
FIFTY.THIRD CONGRESS.
Second Session.

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adjourned shortly after O'Clock Monday as
mark OF respect to I. e memory of Representa-
tive Post. OF Illinois. who died sunday. A
speech by Mr.. Peffer tpop.. kns J In support Of
o service pension law for the benefit Of soldiers
and sailors Of the late war, und another BY Mr..
Mitchell (rep.. Ore.) in behalf Of the Nicars-
guam canal bill, occupied most Of the time CT
the session. Mr.. Lodges resolution regarding
the withdrawal Of American ships from Ha.
wall was taken up, but was laid aside
HousE-Representative Cultivate. chair-
man OF the house committee on military af-
fairs, has introduced o bill to authorize the re-
endorsement Of soldiers of the late war for
personal effects lost by them. Mr.. johnson
(O) presented o memorial from Samuel J.
Richie, Of Ohio. asking for the impeachment
OF Judge Augustus J. Ricks. of Ohio: and the
committee On judiciary was instructed to in.
vesttgate the charges contained therein. The
death of Gen. Post was announced by Mr..
Henderson (rep.) who referred to him as a
brave and gallant soldier and faithful and
intelligent representative Appropriate res
olutions prepared by the Illinois delegation
were adopted. and the house adjourned, out Of
respect to the deceased at 1918 p M
WASHINGTON. Jan. .-SENATE--Furthcr de-
bate on Mr.. Lodges resolution asking for in
formation why the American steamships had
been withdrawn from Hawaiian waters. took
place Tuesday Mr. Palmer dem. Ill). in &C.
cordance with previous notice. delivered a
speech against the resolution. rega riding it as
an invasion by the SENATE of the powers of the
president. He defended the acts of the pres
ent administration in Hawaiian affairs. Mr.
Gray (dem.. Del). also opposed its adoption
At2 O'Clock the resolution main took it's place
on the calendar. and during the remainder Of
the day. the senate listened to eulogies on the
late Alfred Fl. Colquitt. of Georgia.
HoUsE-The debate OF the currency bill be-
ing resumed Mr.. Beitzhoover dem. Pa) gave
notice of an amendment to enable the secre-
tary Of the treasury to fund the treasury noe
Issued under acts of 1852. 1861. lse5 and 1890.
which may remain in circulation after the 1st
day OF August. 1895. by issuing three per cent.
bonds to an amount not ecding $500. 900 900.
redeemable at the pleasure Of the United
states after five years and payable twenty
five years from Gate The bonds are to
be Of denominations not less than 80,
and to be sold at not less than par. for gold or
for treasury notes. The feature OF the day was
the speech of NJ. Sibley (de1n.. Pa }, who made
an attack on the president and arraigned the
dernoc ratio party generally for drifting away
from its traditional moorings His speech cre-
ated much confusion and good deal Of o sem
sation.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1O-SENATE Senator
Palmer. chairman Of the committee on pen
sions, Wednesday. introduced bill providing
for pension Of $50 PER month to ex-soldlers.
for the loss Of one arm above the elbow. or of
leg above the knee. and Of sG0 for the loss of
an entire arm or leg. Senator Quay, Wednes-
day. gave notice of the following amendment
to the urgency deficiency bill: Nothing in
any law to the contrary shall preclude any
court Of the United States having jurisdiction
of the parties from considering and determin-
ing as to the constitutionality or validity OF
said act or any part thereof, Us relates to the
taxes upon gains or profits and incomes there
in mentioned. whenever by any proceeding
which shall have been commenced or be pend
ing in such court such question shall be pre-
sented."
= HoUsH-The house Wednesday put On end
to the possibility Of currency legislation by
this congress. 1t refused. BY vote Of 1870 to
124, to order the previous question on the order
reported from the rules committee fixing O
time for vote on the Springer substitute for
the Carlisle bill. Mr.. McCreary, Of Kentucky,
offered an amendment TO establish o consulate
at ErzerWn. Armenia, at q salary Of 5000
Mr.. Hit moved consulate at Harpoot, Turkey.
These amendments led TO q reference Of the
recent slaughter In Armenia. Without amend
ment the post office appropriation bill was
then passed, and at 445 the house adjourned
WASHINGTON, Jan. ll.-SENATE.-The sem
ate Thursday, in the consideration Of the ur-
gency deficiency bill, reached the item making
provision for the payment Of officials neces-
sary to collect the income tax and struck
snag. 1t was openly asserted by one senator
that Quay and Hill had made a combine to de-
feat the appropriation. That Quay antici-
pated debate Of some length is evidenced by
a remark made Thursday that "it will take
some weeks to pass this appropriation bill"
During the running debate Mr.. Hill declared
his opinion that the law was unconstitutional,
and announced his purpose at some other
time to address the senate at length. II the
democrats will not consent to the repeal of the
section quoted the evident purpose is to have
an interminable debate.
HoCsE-The proceedings in the house Thurs
lpx,x I,,l1 80 l,,,t
consumed in the consideration of the District
Of Columbia appropriation bill, which was
passed. Several bills of minor importance re-
lating to steamship matters were passed and
also ten private pension bills.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-SENATE--Bili intro
duced by Mcpherson (N J) 1t provides for
the issue Of three-per-cent bonds for the pur-
pose of carrying into effect the resumption act
of 1879. the bonds to be payable at the pleasure
OF the government after five years. Another
section provides for the coinage OF the silver
seigniorage to the amount Of s55 100000 to be
paid for public expenses as needed, but moth
ing in the bill shall change the law relating to
treasury notes now outstanding. A section OF
the bill authorizes the secretary OF the treas
ury in lieu Of the issue Of bonds to require one
half Of the customs duties to Re paid in gold,
gold certificates or U. S. government notes.
All national banks are to be allowed to issue
currency to the full par value Of the bonds de-
posted.
HousE-Under the rules of the house Friday
was private bill day, and three hours were
spent in an unavailing consideration, in COM
mittee of the whole. of q bill that engaged the
attention of the body on the day last devoted
10 the private calendar in July, 1894 1t was
for the payment of 5000 for stores and sup
plies from loyal Tennesscean in the war as
adjudged by the court Of claims The bill
elected discussion of the general policy OF
congress with respect to these lis.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Observation-Disclosures
Wilson. OF Iowa, appeared on the floor, Satur-
dav, for the first time this session. after a
long illness. Gov. Foster of Louisiana. was
also on the floor, being introduced by Senator
Blanchard. When the routine proceedings were
out of the way Mr. Cockrell called up the
urgent deficiency bill. Discussion was post
poned on Mr.. Hills amendments to the item
appropriating funds for collecting the income
tax Mr. Teller rep, Col) then addressed
the senate in support Of q continuance of the
income tax.
HoUsE-A score of unsuccessful attempts
were made, at the opening Of the session of the
house Saturday, to secure unanimous consent
for the passage Of as many small bills The
morning hour was consumed in u discussion OF
the Hatch bill, to extend the provisions OF the
Wilson ORIGINAL Dacl,ape liouor low IN olao-