The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-03-12
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-



Of the navy attracted considerable attention |
10 view OF the tension over Spanish Cuban ss- |
feirA The bill Is passed authorizes the addi. |
tion Of 900 enlisted men to the navy, the On. |
listing Tor mot more than two years Of |
the naval militia forces In case OF emsr. |
gency and the chortering of transport shirs |
IN case OF emergency. The bill passed un. |
DER the hve-minute rule and by unani. |
nous vote. Another bill Of general |
interest passed, which establishes Q retired |
Mst for tne revenue marine service. similar to
the retirement system Of the army and navy. |
HoUsE-The house Monday passed resolu. |
lions favoring the recognition Of the Cuban |
insurgents as belligerents, and declaring that
the United States protect American interests
oy intervention II necessary. The announces
mens OF the passage Of the resolutions was
signal for an enthusiastic demonstration IN
which the galleries heartily joined For fully
minute handclappin9 continued The house
then went into committee Of the whole and re-
sumed consideration Of the legislative appro-
priatton bill Without action the house sd-
j0urned
WASHINGTON. March A-SHNArH-The prin-
cipal subject before the senate Tuesday was
the agricultural appropriation bill, carrying
appropriations to the aggregate amount Of eS,-
2o2,662 1t was passed with very little opposi.
tion or discussion and is the sixth regular ap-
preparation bill that has passed both houses.
The only other appropriation bill that has
been received from the house is that for
the Indian department, and 1t Is now in the
hands Of the committee on appropriations.
HousE-Tuesday's session Of the house was
almost wholly devoted to the discussion Of the
amendment proposed to the legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill, to make
the offices Of district attorney and United
States marshal salaried ones, instead of
paying incumbents with fees. A mistake
having been made in the message conveying
the Cuban resolutions passed Monday to the
senate, whereby they were described as house
concurrent resolutions. instead of q substitute
for the senate resolution resolution was adopt
ed on motion by Mr.. Hit rep, ILL asking .
return Of them. in order to make the necessary
corrections. They were shortly returned in
accordance with the request
WASHINGTON. March 5-SENATE-The sem
ate Wednesday began the consideration Of the
Du Pont election case, from Delaware. Mr.
Mitchell spoke in favor Of seating Mr.. Du
Pont, but no action was taken. Mr.. Sherman re-
ported back the Cuban resolutions, and moved
that the house amendment to the senate reso-
lutions be non-concurred in, and that confer
ence committee be appointed The motion
was agreed to- and the vice president appoint
ed Senators Sherman, Morgan and Lodge q
conference committee It appears probable
that If the house insists upon its substitute
the house resolution will be accepted as the
expression Of the joint opinion of the two bod
les. Mr.. Frye, from the committee on foreign
relations reported the house Dingley bill. pro-
viding against the determination of the Alaska
fur seals, which was made q special order for
next Thursday.
HousE-The house spent the entire day nx-
ing the salaries Of United States district at
torneys in the amendment to the legislative
appropriation bill to abolish the fee system
The law at present fxes the maximum salary
from fees at $4,000 The salaries for the
district attorneys were fixed as fol-
lows: Indiana, 5000; Kentucky, 5000 Ohio,
northern and southern, 1000; Tennessee east.
%
ern, $4,000, eastern 5000; western, S3, 500;
West Virginia, $4,000 The request Of the sem
ate for conference on the Cuban resolutions
was received. but not acted upon Wednesd day.
The conference report on the army rppropria-
tiOn bill was adopted, number of private
bills were introduced.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-SENATE-The SEN
ate took up the Dupont contested election
case, and Mr.. Mitchell (rep Ore) resumed his
argument in favor Of Mr.. Dupont. Upon its
conclusion Mr.. Turpie (dem. Ind) took the
floor to open the argument against Mr., Dupont,
but yielded until Monday. Mr.. Allen. of Ne
braska presented joint resolution di-
recting the president to issue procla-
nation recognizing the independence of Cuba.
The senate passed q bill directing the judi
ciary committee to investigate the subject of
Contempt Of Court" and report what amend
atory legislation was necessary. The last reso-
lutions was drawn by Mr. Hill and is a substi-
tute for resolution for an inquiry into the i'm
prisonment Of E. v. Debs. The senate ad-
journed till Monday
HousE-A large number Of private bills
were introduced Thursday The house com.
mittee Oh invalid pensions Thursday decided
to report favorable the bill passed by the sem
ate granting to the widow of ex-Secretary
Gresham pension OF 800 per month. A fav-
orable report was also authorized on o bill
granting pension Of $40 to the widow of Gen.
Kelly. bill was passed on motion of Mr..
Grosvenor (rep, O,) to make the national
military parks national fields for ma
neuvers of the regular army and militia of the
United States under regulations to be pre-
scribed by the secretary Of war Congressman
Phillips Pa.) introduced Thursday, at the re-
quest Of the executive council Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, bill to restrict the
Jurisdiction of United States courts in pro-
ceedings for contempt
WASHINGTON, March 1-srNATE-Not in
session.
HousE-After seven days. consideration
four Of which were devoted to the fee and sal
ary amendment, the house Friday passed the
legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill The house also passed house bill re-
Quiring pension agents to make all payments
by check, and agreed to senate amendments
to the house bill making seven years con-
secutive and unexplainable absence suhioient
proof of soldiers death In case of application
for pensions. The post ONCE appropriation
bill was taken up and discussed until the hour
of recess At five o'clock, on motion Of Mr.
Loud, the house took recess until eight
o'clock p M, and then passed a number Of
private pension bills
WASHINGTON, March 9-SENATE-Not in
session Saturday.
HoUsE-The post ONCE appropriation bill
was considered in the house Saturday and
Congressman Bromwell gave notice that he
would later on have something to say about
the fast mail service provided for in the bill,
and would offer amendments providing for q
fast mail service from Cincinnati to the south,
and from Washington to St Louis via Cincin-
natl. The houss entered upon consideration Of
the eighth Of the thirteen regular approprla-
tions, that providing for the postal service. 1t
is the largest of the supply bills. carrying
over eol 100000. series Of attempts were
made to increase the compensation Of fourth
class postmasters, out they went before points
of order The controverted items in the bill
relate to post ONCE inspectors and special
mail facilities. The agricultural bill was sent
to conference
Lexington's wealth.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 9.-The as
sessment of the city and county prop