The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-02-28
FIFTY.THIRD CONGRESS.


wAsHINaToN, Feb io.-SErATH.- Monday,
by q bold parliamentary move, the silver men
Of the senate, under the leadership Of Senator
Jones. OF Arkansas, forced aside oil other pend
ing business, including appropriation bills,
and by a vote Of 30 to 27, made the bill for the
unrestricted coinage Of silver the unfinished
business before the senate. Having succeeded
in this, Mr.. Jones gave notice that the silver
bill would be kept before the senate until Q
final vote was secured before adjournment
HoUsD-Only two bills we're passed Monday.
They were the bills to equalize the pensions Of
Mexican veterans to make the pensions Of oil
MoxicanS twelve dollars per month, under the
general law. Some 1900 persons are benefited
by the act and it involves on additional charge
on the treasury Of about s1000,000 The bill to
eQualize the duties and pay Of the steamboat
inspection service The bill equalized the
salaries of inspectors Of huls and boilers,
which had not been rearranged since 1871
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20SENATE-The Jones
free coinage bill was taken up by vote Of 80
to q, Tuesday. Mr. Villas dem, Wis., made a
long, able and eloquent speech in the defense
Of the president and his secretary Of the treas
ury in the matter Of the sale Of the s62, 600
of per cent bonds for gold After Mr.. Villas
speech Mr.. Platt (rep.. Ct) made q speech
against the silver bill itself An effort was
made by Mr.. Jones to have a time fixed for
taking final vote on the bill; but as its an
tagonigts refused to fix any time. the debate
went on until Q p. m, when the senate adjourn
ed until Wednesday.
HoUsE-Another day was spent in consider
alton Of the naval appropriation bill without
disposing of it. In the course of the day sew
eral other matters were acted upon. The joint
resolution reported by the committee on ways
and means directing the secretary of the
treasury to suspend the shipment in bond
through the United States OF goods destined
for the free zone OF Mexico was passed Also
q bill authorizing the president to appoint
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. colonel on the retired
list of the army conference was agreed to
on the agricultural appropriation bill, The re-
port Of the conferees upon the joint resolu-
tion extending from March l to April Is,
1885, the time within which the income tax re-
turns may be made was agreed to.
WASHINGTON Feb. 21.-SENATE-Soon after
the opening Wednesday morning Mr.. Jones
came forward and announced that the friends
of siyer had authorized him to say that the
silver bill will not be further pressed this ses-
sion. The Wolcott resolution declaring in
favor Of silver coinage at ratio OF 10 to l..
under the rules, went to the calendar. The
Indian appropriation bill being taken up. Mr.
Henderson offered an amendment to the VOL
colt resolution as follows: Provided. That
efforts should be pressed by the United States
to induce international bimetallism and any
legislation for free coinage Of silver should
provide for the maintenance of the parity be-
tween both metals. to which the faith Of this
country has been repeatedly pledged"
HoUsE-The house passed the navy appro-
priation bill. 1t provides for three battleships.
After the bill had passed some time was spent
in the discussion of the senate amendment to
the diplomatic and consular bill appropriating
$500, 900 for laying submarine cable between
the United States and Hawaii. Mr.. McCreary
explained that the house conferees had re-
fused to agree to the senate amendment, and
that he would ask the bUuse TO further insist
on that agreement. Mr. Hit (rep, Ill.) moved
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-SENATE.-The In
dian appropriation bill was considered Thurs
day. The sectarian school question came up
when the Indian schools was reached. Mr..
Cockrell explained that the appropriation COM
mittee had sought to take out Of the bill every
thing that was Catholic. everything that was
Protestant Catholic schools had heretofore
been omitted from the bill. and the committee
now omitted the Lincoln school at Philadel-
phia and the Hampton school, Virginia, be-
cause they we're Protestant schools. The bill
also provided for the government purchase Of
Indian schools now owned by various denom-
nations. yea and nay vote was taken on
abandoning the Hampton and Lincoln schools
and the abandonment failed. yeas 81, nays 81
Mr.. Lodge offered an amendment for the grad
ual abandonment Of denominational schools
within the next three years. or two years ear
lier than the house bill proposed.
HoUsE-The house devoted most of Thurs
day to the consideration Of the senate amend
ment to the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill, appropriating 100000 for the
construction of cable to the Hawaiian
islands. The motion that the house agree to
the cable amendment was lost-l14 to l52. The
general deficiency bill, the last Of the ap-
preparation bills to be passed by the house
then came up 1t carries s65l9.539 An amend
ment to pay 1880 to Great Britain on ac-
count Of the Behring sea award OF the Paris
tribunal went over without action. The rest Of
the day was spent in eulogies on the late Sena-
tor Stockbridge, Of Michigan.
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.-SEEATE-Senator
Mills Friday introduced an amendment to the
sundry civil bill It provides simply for the
immediate repeal Of all acts under which the
president is now authorized to issue bouds.
Fridays session Of the senate was taken up
almost exclusively with the consideration Of
the Indian appropriation bill, ana yet when
the senate adjourned at 5:35 that bill (after
three days being devoted to it) was far from
finished and proposition that the final vote
be taken on 1t before the adjournment Satur-
day reQuiring unanimous consent) was
promptly negatived with an objection from Mr..
Chandler Fep., N. H..
HoUsE-George Washington's birthday was
celebrated by the house Friday by sitting al
most thirteen hours, with recess from to
Friday evening. It assembled at II o'clock
under the order made Thursday. and ad-
journed Friday evening at 1890 The days
the deficiency bill for the year ending June 30.
1895, which was begun Thursday. There we're
two matters which gave rise to extended de-
bate. The first was the paragraph appropriat-
ing $4,000 TO be paid by the attorney general
for expenses In enforcing the order Of United
States courts for the protection Of property in
the hands of receivers during the railroad
strike Of last summer.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2a-SENATE-The prob
ability of an extra session was considerably
lessened Saturday by the action of the senate
on the pooling bill. While the Indian bill was
under discussion Mr. Butler moved to lay aside
informally the Indian bill and take up the pool
ing bill The roll was called on Mr.. Buffers
motion, which was defeated-yeas "a. nays 42.
The Indian bill was passed, and the sundry civil
bill was taken up, and then informally laid
aside. Mr.. Pettigrew offered a resolution pro-
viding that out of respect to the memory Of
the late Frederick Douglass, his remains be
permitted to lie in state in the capitol rotunda
Sunday. Mr.. Pettigrew asked for the immedi-
ate consideration Of the resolution. but objec-
tion was made by Mr.. German (dem.. Md
and it went over. In accordance with a special
order the senate then listened to eulogies on
the death OF the late Representative George
B. Shaw, of Wisconsin.
HoUsE-After some brief routine morning
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