The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-02-07
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
! Second Session.

HreSlOc0L
financial situation formed the most Interesting
feature Of Mondays session * the senate.
When the reading Of the message was CON-
cluded 1t was sent to the finance committee.
Most Of the day was taken up by the house
bill with senate amendments) disapproving
an agreement with the southern Ute Indians
providing for their removal from Colorado TO
Utah. allowing lands In severalty to those de.
string them and removing others from por-
tion Of the present reservation and confining
them to the western part Of 1t and 70 several
townships in New Mexico, The bill was
passed.
: HousE-Soon after the session began Mr..
Prudcn. President Cleveland's executive clerk,
appeared. and announced message In writing
from the president. 1t was Immediately read.
When the reading was concluded there was
round of applause in which quite . number
of republicans joined. Mr.. Springer, chairman
Of the committee on banking and currency.
forthwith sent to the clerks desk the admins.
tration bill. The bill to repeal the diierential
duty imposed by the tariff bill on sugar from
hounty-paying countries was taken up This
occupied the house till adjournment
WASHINGTON, Jan 30.-SENArE-At the
morning meeting Of the senate finance COM
mittee the various propositions embodied in
the Jones. Vest, Mcpherson. Smith and Sher-
man bills were gone over. and there were some
indications toward the close Of the meeting
that it might be possible TO secure q majority
was no vote on any proposition. however, Mr..
Jones told the committee that II there was no
decision on the lines of his bill or any other
measure he would ask leave to report his bill
that it might be brought before the senate for
action.
HousE-A special order was invoked Tues
day to bring up the bill TO repeal the one-tenth
Of cent drercntial duty imposed by the new
tariff law on sugars imported by bounty pay
ing countries, and it was passed without
amendment by vote Of 239-3l. The debate
was OF an interesting character and at times
very spirited 1t touched quite extensively on
the treasury situation und the remedies to be
applied. The conference report on the bill
granting pension Of fifty dollars q month to
Catherine Tod Crittenden, widow Of Gen. Crit
tenden. was adopted.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Observation-Disclosures
day the currency question was thrust upon
the members Immediately after the minutes
were approved, and In o short time one Of the
most sensational sessions of this congress
was on in earnest. Senator Vest denounced
the gold theories and announced that he had
parted company from Cleveland Sherman
Vest and Hill also made strong speeches. The
latter introduced resolution calling on the
secretary Of the treasury to inform the senate
whether II Is necessary OF desirable that legis-
lation should be had authorizing the issue OF
bonds, treasury notes or other securities to
realize money for the purpose OF paying cur
rent deficiencies in the revenues. and II so the
nature and substantial details Of such legisla-
tion.
HousE-The Olney bill, with some minor
amendments, was agreed to by the house COM
mittee on labor, and 1t will be reported to tho
house, with the Endorsement Of the committee
and the labor organizations A house bill was
passed authorizing the chief ofacial Of any
state penitentiary or jail to open the mail Of Q
prisoner which he hos reason to believe Is in
tended to be deregatory to the discipline OF the
institution. senate bill was passed grant,
ing right Of way across the Sioux reservation,
South Dakota, to the Forest City d Sioux City
Railroad Co. Mr.. Hatch reported the sgricul-
tural appropriation bill for the year ending
June 30, 1896, and It WAS placed on the cal
endar.
WASHINGTON Feb l.--SENATE-Senato Tel
ler Thursday gave notice Of Q proposed amend
ment to the act repeating the one-tenth differ
ential duty on sugars and the adoption Of .
section imposing tax Of q per barrel on beer,
porter, ale. etc. Hills resolution directing the
secretary Of the treasury to inform the senate
whether IL Is necessary or desirable that legis-
lation should be adopted authorizing the issue
of bonds. treasury aotes or other securities,
to realize money for the purpose of paying de.
nciencies in the revenue was agreed to- Mr..
German. offered an amendment to Mr. Allison's
resolution directing the secretary Of the treas
ury to report to the senate the actual condi-
tion of the treasury from January I, 1894, to
December 81, 1894; agreed to.
HoUsE-Mr. Outhwaite (dem., o. Thursday
reported to the house the bill prepared by the
committee on military affairs for the reorgan-
ization Of the army. The measure Is based
upon recommendations made by Secretary La
mont In his last annual report, but does not
follow strictly the line Of the recommends
tions The bill is reported as o substitute for
q number Of bills looking to the increase Of tho
army and will go to the house as such.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2-SENATE-No busi-
ness of Importance transacted in the senate
Friday.
HoUsE-There was scene in the house FRI
day morning which will rank with some of the
historic scrapping matches Of congress. The
participants were Congressman Heard (Mo.),
chairman Of the house District committee. and
Col Breckenridge Ky) The lie was passed,
and nothing except forcible interference on the
part Of other members prevented the two
statesmen from coming to blows. The trouble
grew out of the Hawaiian resolution intro
duced by Mr.. Hit. The resolution was privi-
legged and so took precedence of the District
bills, which Mr.. Heard was managing and which
was the regular order Of the day.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-SENATE.-The senate
Saturday confirmed j. Eugene Jarnigan, Of
South Carolina. to be U. S. consul at Ruatan
Honduras. Lee Mantle took the oath Of ofice
Saturday as u S. senator from Montana. He
hos been the subject of much contention, as
he once before presented his credentials based
senate declined to accept them. The senate
spent most OF the day on the district appropri-
alton bill. The conference report on the FORTH
fcation bill was agreed to, except the item of
fifty mortars, on which q further conference
was ordered.
HOUSE - Representative Beltzhoover, Of
Pennsylvania, has introduced in the house q
bill for the allowance Of certain claims re-
ported by the accounting officers of the U. S.
treasury department No business of impor-
tance transacted in the house Saturday.
Frightened to Death.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Feb. 4.--Mrs
Dold, residing at Sellersburg. died at
3 o'clock Sunday morning from
fright. At midnight Mrs. Dold awoke
and thought she heard burglars ran
sacking the premises. This proved
purely imaginary, but the thought of
thieves SO terrorized her and shocked
her nervous constitution that she died
in paroXysms
Shipment of Oysters to England stopped.