Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-08
FlFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS


"AshfSGroN. March .s--SsSArE-The senate
committee ON public building, and Grounds
r,,uay voted 10 recommend The passage >. ;he
on approprtatinr sstoo.0U0 for n new c.blie
building At IrcianapoiiS Senator Merrill a,
Vermont presented a favorable report on tac
OIL proposing the purchase OF a square on
pos''s the cast front OF the cap
ital adjacent TO the n,v con-
gressional library. for spnr,me
court building The legislative appropriation
bill passed the senate after occupyinr the at
teaNon of that body every day during the
present week 10 appropriates in round num-
ocrs. Is 10000 The senate a, /, 50 rroceea.a
to the consideration OF executive business ana
soon afterward adjourned till Monday.
housE-The following bills were intro
duced In the house Friday: To nav to the
trustees OF the Nj r church. OF Webster. W.
Va s'So for damage by Federal troops during
the war. TO pension John NJ Laughlin so per
month The house committee on the judiciary
ordered favorable report on Delegate
Murphy's bill to allow appeals from the
supreme courts of territories TO Circuit,
courts of appeals in capital and in famous
cases Mr.. Brodesick, OF Kansas has pre-
sented in the house n resolution directing the
superintendent OF documents 10 receive sub
Scorpions for the medical and surgical his
tory OF the late war, and for the index cata-
logue OF the surgeon generals once Mt the es-
tinated cost OF reproducing these volumes
rom the stereotyped plates Adjourned until
Monday.
-. March Sl.-SENArE-'rhe
ate passed the bin 10 approve n compromise
and settlement between the United States ana
the state OF Arkansas The debts due from
the state OF Arkansas TO the United States
are OF long standing and much complicated and
confused Congress In 1894 conferred au-
thority upon the secretary of the treas
ury and secretary OF the interior to COM
promise these claims Secretaries Carlisle
anu smith effected compromise with
Gov Clark. providing that upon the payment
state to sh.. ~,ss
the sum OF $50 in money and the payment OF
100 FLUID bonds OF the state helu by the United
states the state to pay in all the sum OF $780,
e'2 That oil claims between the United States
and the state OF Arkansas be closed The SEN
ate also pissed n bill appropriating - COO 900
ior public building Mt indianapolis Ind
also bill approprating els siS for the relief of
persons who sustained by the explosion of an
ammunition chest of Battery r, L. = Artn-
lery, at Louisville.
HoUsE-The house Monday took up the con-
stderation 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 supertnteudents
from ~. 600 To si,sOO were adopted Congress-
man Bromwen introduced n bill in the house
Monday to amend Section 1896, of the revised
statutes. TO enable guardians OF insane to ap-
ply Tor letters patent for their wards num-
Der OF private bills were also introduced
WAsHINGToS. April l-SESArT-In the sem
ate Mr. Davis introduced a bill proyidinv for
the election OF delegate in congress from
Alaska The post once approximation bill
carrying sa3.00O.0o0 was considered in part
but not completed. Senator Georges speech.
In opposition TO Mr. Dupont's claim to n seat
occupied most OF the day. and was not COM
pleted In the post ONCE appropriation bill
the amendments appropriating Sc SIS $50 for
the free delivery system had added to IL the
proviso that no part OF the sum should be used
Tor payment OF post ONCE inspectors.
HOuSE-The house Tuesday n,.sad N hin Ia
troduced by Mr.. McCreary of Kentucky. to pay
Clifton r. Anderson. OF Danville Ky si6 for
stamps taken from his onice by burglars
Bills introduced: To pay John Sheehy late
sergeant Fifteenth Ohio regiment. also due
him bounty: to grant honor
able discharge to Capt Theodore w
Tallmadge. OF the Ohio Volunteer militia: n
joint resolution providing for the appointment
OF mixed reciprocity commission OF five
members TO originate and perfect trade treat
les with European powers and governments of
the western hemisphere for submission to the
president and by him to be submitted for rati-
hcation TO the senate.
WAsHINoToN. April 2-SEsArE-The senate
completed consideration OF the post ONCE ar,-
preparation bill. except the paragraph relat-
ing To ocean mail subsidies Mr. Villas renew
ed his opposition TO this form OF government
aid Senator Butler (pop. n. c. introduced
Dill requiring the acceptance OF current
legal tender funds in payment Of notes
bonds or private obligations The SEN
ator explained that the purpose OF the meas
ure was to put "A stop to gold notes gold mort
cages. etc. which were being wrung from the
people, owing to their dire financial distress
The senate in passing the bill approving GER
tain acts OF the legislative assembly OF New
Mexico added an amendment validating the
si'@ 800 OF the bonds and indebtedness OF Santa
Fe county, under a refunding act
HoUsE-When the sundry civil approximation
bill was reported to the house, the item OF
$500 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 committed
charged with the preparation OF a bill for the
reorganization OF the government OF the Indian
territory, has completed it, work and a re-
port will be made to the full committee Thurs
day.
WAsHINGToS. April 3-SEvATE The most
ONCE bill sgain went over after several
speeches The propriety OF abolishing coun-
try post Offices and absorbing them as branch
cs OF city Offices was discussed The amend
ment was laid aside TO allow Mr. Elkins (rep
w. Val TO speak In support OF the subsidy
item He spoke OF the British activity in Sc
curing control Of the ocean commerce As
means OF rcviying our ocean commerce Mr
Elkins Advocated the re-enactmont Of the old
law giving ten per cent rebate On duties on
goods carried in American ships The senate
adjourned till Monday.
HoUSE-A battle against APPROXIMATIONS for
sectarian institutions occupied the house
Thursday. and at its close the sun
dry civil bill passed. The cause OF the
trouble Is the Howard university "A COL
orcd institution Of Washington for which an
appropriation Of s32 coo was inserted in the
sundry civil bill Wednesday on motion
Of Mr. Evans rep KyD Mr. Evans
moved substitute for the proyiso
TO the amendment appropriating s52 600 for the
Howard university. with the specific proviso
that none OF the appropriation was 70 be used
for the support Of the theological department
OF the university. the substitute was adopted
Mr. Hainer demanded the ayes and nays The
Evans amendment was adopted 10 20 fO5 Ad-
jOurncd until Friday
Human Brain Photographed.
PITTsBUBGH, April 3.-Prof. c. O.
Ogden, of the Central high school, has
successfully photographed. with the
Roentgen rays and Crooks tube. the
human brain, and located tumor near
the base of IL. The woman who was
the subject in the case. has been suffer
ing for some time with a tumor. IL is
likely that the doctors may be able 20
successfully operate on her and remove
he growth
Not .. store Left.
RoME. n. Y. April AT 1870 Thurs
day morning fire broke ont in the store
Of w. n. Stewart. in OrislSanna Falls
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