The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-04-09
FIFTY.FOURTH CONGRESS


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HoUsE-The house Monday took up the con.
sfderation of the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and disposed of Is Of the 100 pages before
adjournment Eight amendments to increase
the salaries Of light house superintendents
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WASHINGTON, April 1.-SENATE-In the sen.
ate Mr. Davis introduced bill providing fol
the election Of a delegate in congress from
Alaska. The post once appropriation bill
carrying 500. 900, was considered in part
but not completed. Senator Georges speech
in opposition to Mr.. Dupont's claim to q seat
occupied most Of the day. and was not com.
pleted. In the post office appropriation bill
the amendments appropriating s22s 1880 fol
the free delivery system had added to it the
proviso that no part Of the sum should be used
tor payment OF post once inspectors
HousE-The house Tuesday passed bill in
/ troduced by Mr.. McCreary, of Kentucky, to pay
Clifton R. Anderson, Of Danville, KY, s46 fol
! stamps taken from his office by burglars.
| Bills introduced: To pay John Sheehy, late
sergeant Fifteenth Ohio regiment, $3.50 due
him as bounty to grant honor
able discharge to Capt Theodore w.
| Tallmadge, Of the Ohio Volunteer militia; Q
Joint resolution providing for the appointment
/ of O mixed reciprocity commission of fve
members TO originate ana per.ecs traoe treat.
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'no wesVern aenisp pnoIo ior suoiniss,ou W 'no
presioene anu oy MN 70 DC suomi'teo ior ra'i-
ncstion 10 'no sensso'
WARRINGTON, April 2-SENATE-The senate
completed consideration Of the post offlce ap-
preparation bill, except the paragraph relat-
ing to ocean mail subsidies Mr. Villas renew
cd his opposition to this form of government
aid Senator Butler (pop, N. C) introduced
bill requiring the acceptance of current
legal tender funds in payment of notes,
bonds or private obligations. The sem
ator explained tnat tne purpose OF sne meas
ufe was 70 pus stop 70 sold notes, eolo mort
cages, que, wnicn weN uolhs wruns i,om sne
people owing to their dire financial distress
.uo senate, tn passlns me p..i 1ppro'ms C Uel-
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s,ea ea.oo' 10y suueu 81 anenu. sas ~ =
Sns,oV OF 'ne Donos ana lnoeoseahess Oh san's
HousE-When the sundry civil appropriation
bill was reported to the house, the item od
g.. 50O which had appeared in the estimates of
the secretary Of the treasury for building an
addition to the surgeons quarters of the Ma
rine hospital At Cincinnati, had been stricken
out The house Indian affairs sub committee
charged with the preparation Of q bill for the
reorganization Of the government Of the IndiaI
toIIitory, mas compiesea ,Ss wors snu r,, 70
Ioi' VIA 'e "Ao"s W 'Ae ANi' 'o'oo
,
WARRINGTON Apfu a-ShNATh-Ine pos
omoe oili again won' over aNof seVera
speeches Ihe propriety OF aponsnang coun
Wy post oInces anu absorbing tnem Is prahcn
es OF city omces was discussed Inc amend
ment was laid aside to allow Mr. E!kins (rep
w. val 70 speak ID support OF tne suosio!
Item he spoke OF tne BRUSH actlvity IN %
curing controi OF the ocean commerce. AZ
means OF reViVlng our ocean commerce. Mf
Elkins advocated the re-enaetment OF the oit
law giving ten per cent rebate on autles OF
gooos CARRIED IN Anercah SHIPS ine sena''
ADJOURNED I'LL MONDAY
HoUsE-A battle against appropriations TO,
sectarian institutions occupied the house
Thursday, and at its close the sun
dry civil bill passed, The cause of tn,
trouble Is the Howard university col
oFoo INSTITUTION Oh w asnine.on. ior whion o.
sprdrr civil hill "Wednesday on motto,
3 of M, Evans (ren. Kvl Mr.. Evan
moved snhs,itnte Tor the nrovis
to the amendment annronriatinp S3a 600 for tn
Howard universitv with the snecifc provis
that none Of the apnropriation was TO be use
for the sunnort Of the Theological departmen
: of the university. the substitute was adopted
: Mr., Hainer demanded the aves and nays Tn
, Evans amendment wa. adonted 129 to 1O5. Ad
: iournod until Fridav.
= WASHINGTON, April il4-SENATE-Notl IN ses
a slon
a HoUsE-Another forward step has bee
2 taken towards the accomplishment of the per
4 manent improvements of the greater Obi
Y river. Friday Chairman Hooker. of the com
a mittee on rivers and hsrbors, presented its re
port to the house. The total appropriation