The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-06-18
F1FTY.FOURTH CONGRESS


wAsH1NoroN, June o-Both Senator ALI.
son. chairman Of the appropriations commit
tee Of the senate. and Mr. Cannon, chairman OF
the appropriations COMMITTEES Of the house,
agreed Monday night that the situation M
dicated q final adjournment on Wednesday.
The house agreed TO the Anal conference On
the post ONCE appropriation bill Monday. and
the senate passed the general deficiency Dill
as IL came from the house. When the announce
mcnt Of the passage Of the general deficiency
bill by the senate was made to tne mouse
the members cheered. Mr.. Dingley said the ac-
tion Of the senate assured On adjournment
Tuesday. This leaves but four Of the great
supply bills still unsettled-the District Oh
Columbia, the Indian, the naval and the sum
dry civil bills. Although neither house has
yet acted on the report the conferees Of the
naval bill have agreed on report which 1t is
thought will prove acceptable to both houses
WASHINGTON. June io-SENArE-Tuesday
the final conference reports on the naval ap-
preparation and on the Indian appropriation
bills we're presented and agreed to- In the
naval bill O compromise was made reducing
the number of battleships to three and
directing that no contracts shall be made
for armor plate until otter the secretary Of
the navy shall have inquired into the cost OF
manufacture and shall have made report to
congress The question of contract schools In
the Indian bill was compromised on the basis
of allowing them (where there are no other
SCuOOlS W thhS tuSiE pldCSI oh oPPfOPfA"SAS
during the fiscal year 1897
HoUsE-on the DAY before that on which
congress is confidently expected to finally ad-
journ for the session the house spent six ana
half hours in the consideration OF con-
tested election case-Aldrioh (rep.) vs. Under
wood (dem.) from the Ninth Alabama dis
trict There was considerable republican op-
position to the recommendations Of the COM
mittee and the resolution declaring Aldrich
entitled to his seat was agreed to by less than
ten majority. the vote being ll6 yeas, l07 nays
Mr.. Aldrich was sworn In.
WAsHINGToN. June II -SENATp-The senate
has disposed Of the last Of the appropriation
bills, and has fixed p m, Thursday as the
time for final adjournment After being In
session throughout the day. a night session
was determined upon in order to adjust the
many minor differences between the two
houses number OF bills we're passed during
the day, including the important bill CIV
ing trial by jury, and other safeguards In
prosecution for contempt Of court. A'blll was
passed authorizing the secretary Of the treas
ury to lease certain Alaskan islands for the
propagation of gold and silver foxes bill
was passed to prevent the shipment OF liquor
under false labels At the night session. MI.
Hale (Me) gave notice of q motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the bill increasing the
pay Of letter carriers was passed.
HousE-There was q grand rush in the
house to pass bills under suspension OF the
rules. With rs or 80 members in the space ir
front of the speakers desk clamortng with up
lifted arms. the house resembled nothing sc
much as wheat pit during panic. The
senate amendment fixing the time OF f1na
adjournment at four o'clock Thursday was
agreed to.
WASHINGTON. June I2.-The last Of the ap.
preparation bills was signed by the president
and at four p m. both houses OF congress
adjourned sine die. Excepting the case
Of Savannah, Ga. the western congress-
man from the four new states-ldaho
Montana, Wyoming and Utah--are the
only delegations which have succeeded
in securing public buildings bills from this
session of congress. The house policy has
been to report no bills for new buildings, ou'
the western men, led by Senator Dubois, wor
their battle in the senate. The final session
Of the house was devoid Of public interest
To Gen. Wheeler (Ala) belonged the distinc.
tion of securing the passage OF the last bill