Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-01-23
FlFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
In the House.

WASHINGTON, jan. i5-The pension appro
priation was taken up and ably defended BY
Mr.. Northway R, o..
Mr.. shafroth intrOduceda a bill which CON
templates foreclosure sale of the Union and
Central Pacific railroad properties, and in the
event that ths title vests in the government
there shall be organized q government rail
road company.
The committee on military affairs unani
mously reported favorably the bill which re
Gently passed the senate repeating the ex-Con.
federates disability act.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-On motion Of Mr.
Bowers (Rep., Cal q bill was passed authoriz
ing the secretary of tho interior, under regu-
lations to be fixed by him, to permit the use
OF right of way upon public lands for the pur
pose of generating electric power.
free home bill, making actual residence on
railroad land grants unnecessary where the
lands have been fenced and improved was
passed.
WAsHIEGToN, Jan. 2l.-When the house met
today Mr.. Grain Dem, Fex.) secured the
passage of bill extending the time in which
to complete the work of improving Arkansas
Pass, Tex.
On motion of Mr.. Warner Rep., nls.) reso
luton was adopted authorizing the completion
of the public building at Bloomington, Ills.
On motion Of Mr. Richardson Dem, Tenn.
bill was passed to incorporate the supreme
council the thirty third degree Scottish Rite
Masons for the southern jurisdiction of the
United States.
The house then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Payne of New York in the chair
for the consideration of the military academy
appropriation bill
In the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Bill granting q pen
sion of s75 per month to the widow of the late
Brigadier General Eoggswel1 of Massachu
setts was viciously attacked by Senator Allen
Pop, Neb. }, after which it was passed with
out division.
Mr.. Mills Dem, Tex.) introduced a resolu
tion against the retirement of outstanding
legal tender notes favorng the coinage of the
silver bullion in the treasury and the issuance
of emergency legal tender notes in case of o
deficiency; against interest-bearing bonds
establishing policy Of the United States in
paying obligations in both gold and silver; re-
pudiating the theory that public debt is a
public blessing urging the rapid extinguish-
ment of the national debt and the main
tenance of the sinking fund therefor.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Mr Sherman secured
the floor shortly after the session of the senate
began and presented an adverse report on the
bill prohibiting citizens of the United States
from accepting any titles, decorations, etc.
from foreign nations.
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