The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-


B. Seaman, late member Of Company A, Six.
ty-sixth Ohio relieving Peter Callaghan from
the charge Of desertion and granting him an
honorable discharge; to pension William
Skunk: also Alexander Hines late member
Of Company H, First United States Dragons,
in the Mexican war. Senator Frye offered an
amendment to the constitution, acknowledge
ing God in that instrument
HoUsE-Bills introduced: Providing for
the registration Of trade marks on
bottles, boxes barrels and other recep-
tacles extending the provisions OF exist
ing pension laws to the officers and pri-
Yates and their widows, children and depend
ent mothers and fathers Of state militia raised
in the state during the period from 1851 to 1865
who performed military service: providing for
the appointment of commission to make
survey OF the ship canal from the western
shore Of Lake Michigan to the Wabash river;
defining train wrecking with the intent to rob,
and making the crime punishable by death;
providing for the coinage Of all silver bullion,
the product of mines Of the United States;
appropriatiug 1885, 600 for the improvement Of
Charlevoir harbor, Michigan
WASHINGTON, Dec 1s-SENATE--The DEM
onstration which followed the reading OF
President Cleveland's message in the senate
Tuesday was strongly indicative of the general
sentiment. Without any division on party
lines, and with the republicans even more
pronounced In their applause than the demo.
Gratis, the message met the heartest APPROVAL
nearly all the senators clapping their hands and
giving other evidences Of satisfaction The mes
sage and correspondence were referred to the
committee on foreign relations with permis-
sion to the committee to sit during any re-
cess There was nothing else in Tuesdays
session Of the senate that rose beyond the
level Of routine business and as. after the
reading of the message. senators had no in
| clnation to continue such work the senate, at
| LEO p m. adjourned until Wednesday
HoUsE-The proceedings of the house Tues
| day we're enlivened by partisan debate, grow
| ing out of Mr.. Cannon's amendment to the
| rules providing for the appointment Of three
committees on elections The presidents mes
| sage on the Venezuelan boundary dispute with
| Great Britain was read and evoked hearty ap-
| plause. The message was referred to the COM
| mittee on foreign affairs, and the house ad-
| journed until Wednesday.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. Observation-Disclosures
| day Senator Chandler's bill was referred to
the committee on military affairs. 1t provides
that the president be, and is hereby author
| lied and directed to strengthen the military
armament by adding thereto, equipped for use,
900 infantry rifles. 1000 guns for field ar
| tlllery and not exceeding 5000 heavy guns for
| Notifications, to be procured by manu-
facture in the arsenals, or by contract
| for manufacture, or by direct purchase,
| in this country elsewhere, accord
ing to the discretion Of the president,,who shall
| conform when practicable, without unwise
| delay, to the methods prescribed for making
contracts and purchases by existing laws The
sum Of s1Oo,OOO,OOO is appropriated to carry
into effect the provisions of this act.
HoUsE-Immediately on the assembling Of
! the house Wednesday Mr.. Hit (rep Ill asked
for unanimous consent for the consideration of
| bill "appropriating 100000 for the expenses
Of commission, to be appointed by the presi-
| dent, to investigate and report upon the true
| divisional line between the republic Of Vene-
| zuela and British Guiana" The proposition
was unanimously agreed to- Mr.. Grout (Vt)
introduced bill for the appropriation of
Sl000 900 for the defense of the seaboard and
| Canadian frontier. The bill proposed to raise
the funds by so-year per cent coin bonds in
| several denominations, to be sold at the SUBJ
treasures and post Offices.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-SENATE-The house
| bill appropriating $1,000 for the expenses OF
the proposed commission to Venezuela was
| laid before the senate Thursday morning, and
Mr.. Morgan (dem., Ala.), chairman of the COM
mlttee on foreign relations, addressed the SEN
ate on the subject The senate, he said, in
considering question OF such gravity, ough,
to deliberate as long as was proper and neces-
| Sary, in order to come to an absolutely correct
judgment and he therefore favored the refer
| ence of the bill to the committee on foreign
relations. Senator Sherman, in a speech fol-
lowing Mr.. Morgan, did not disagree with
him. He applauded the president for his
message, but thought that the senate should
proceed cautiously in this matter. The bill
|
defined and limited. He indorsed the Monroe
doctrine. but its application by this country tc
a specific case was matter of the gravest i'm.
portance to the whole civilized world Mr.
Lodge said he would suggest and urge ar
amendment requiring the commission
to report on or before Apri
I, 1896. This would give notice to the
world that we were proceeding deliberately
that We meant what we said and are able tc
maintain our position. The debate on the
| Venezuelan commission bill was continued un.
| til 2: 10 q. m
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l.-SENATE.-The pas.
sage by the senate unanimously Of the Hit
bill for a commission to ascertain the Ven
ezuela boundary Friday was an important up
holding Of the presidents attitude on the Mon
roe doctrine. The feeling that the presiden,
should not be hampered In dealing with this
| question was so strong that no amendment.
we're made to the measure. Without excep.
tion the speeches made by the senators on the
bill were patriotic and earnest. Fol
| q bill to be introduced and passed
by both houses in three days was an unex
ampled feat and showed the unanimity OF the
feeling on the question. The resolution of Mr.
Allen (pop., Neb) for a coinage of silver tt
meet the exigencies of war passed without di
vision.
HoUsE-The house was in session jnst TWEEN.
ty minutes Friday. A number of private bills
were introduced by Representatives Brom
well (O), Danford, Hulick, Strong Royse
Johnson Leighty, Hardy, Clardy, McCreary
Pugh, Hendrick and Lewis.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23-SENATE-There wa,
nothing of a directly wariike character in tn,
senate discussion Saturday, but there wer,
several very significant financial proposition.
and declarations. The first of these was res
olution offered by Mr.. Vest (dem., MOI direct
ing the secretary of the treasury to coin thu
silver bullion in the treasury into standart
silver dollars and to pay with them the certif
Gates issued under the law of July IA, $780, II
purchase Of the bullion: also to pay the green
backs in standard silver dollars OF in gold, us
ing whichever may be most abundant or con
venient. Mr.. Vest wished to have his resolu
tion Immediately considered but objection wal
made by Mr.. Platt rep Ct), and the resolu
tion went over for the day.
HoUsE-The message Of the president, urg
ing congressional legislation to relieve tn,
present financial distress, was read and re
ferred to the committee on ways and means
as was also the resolution providing for hol
day recess. 1t was stated by the leaders of tn,
house that 1t was probable the presidents rec
ommendation would be followed and no hol
iday recess taken. Messrs Bankhead anl
Clark (dems, Ala.) and Hutcheson (dem.
Tex) appeared on the floor for the first tim,