The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-27
FTFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS


II ysrst ssssisa.
WAeamoToN, Feb. l4-SnuAxD-eonAtof |
Davis reprociaimed Ne Monroe doctrins n |
the senate Monday. Mr Dupont Oel) was |
seated large numoer Of private bills were
introduced, among them the foilowins: To
authorize the location Of . branch home Tor |
disabied soldiers IN Jefferson county, KEN |
tucky, ana 70 appropriate $4,000 for same; 70
nay Mary L Plat, Of Kentacky, $50 for prop
erty taken from her BY troops o. we Y. =
army during the war; to remove the charse q
dsr Nuesnt late private in Company G, Sew.
uty-seventh Ohio, and grant him an honof'
able diseharRe. The Joint resolution q Ne
Ohio legislature, asking congress 70 submse
TO the people constitutional amendment ZOE
the election Of United States senator oy pope-
laf vote.
HousB-The agricultural appropriation bin
occupied the house Monday. crest deal Yf
criticism Of Secretary Morton was INDUCED u
on both sides Of the political aisle. but, - O
Saturday. no one arose in his defense res-
olut'on reported from sne e0%% naon.sS
calling on the secretary Of the treasury for e
exhaustive report relative 10 the sale OF conos
under the resumption sct between the I've
periods between 1872 and March l, 1ses. ana
between the latter date and January !, lsp0
Il IL understood that Mf. Cousins QA) vim
o1fer an amendment directing the secretary q
the treasury to withhold the payment Of SEQ.
retary Mortou's salary until the provision Tor
the distribution Of seed y executed
wAsnrNaros, Feb. N-SpNATD-The - reso-
luton offered some timo $50 By NJ. pees1
(pop Ksn.) for Q special committee 70 inquire
into the circumstances Of the recent bond %.
sue was taken up Tuesday and discussed untu
the close OF the morning hour. whom. unde1
the rules, II won't on the calendar. Tho mill
tary academy bill was then taken up. consids
cred for three hours and passed. The amend
oAasn hv n (deYD..
for two additional cadets st-large. from eecn
state was defeated by three majority The
pension appropriation bill was then taken up,
and passed, and the senate, at 6:4S p m, I'D.
journed until Wednesday
HousE-The house Tuesday. after three
days consideration of the agricultural appro'
priation bill, finally disposed Of 1t. Amend.
ments incorporated In the bill make 1t man
datory upon the secretary to purchase and
distribute seed, as had been the custom prior
to the supension Of the practice last year,
without reference to the requirements Of the
statute that they shall be rare and un-
common" Is that phrase was construed
| by Secretary Morton; tho appropriation for
seed was increased from olS0.000 to el50,000
! and the seed division abolished by Secretary
Morton last year was rehabilitated with Q full
! quota Of clerks to enable the secretary to exc
cute the law. The house entered upon consid.
Grafton OF the bill to extend the time within
! which the government may bring suit to
recover title to lands illegally or erroneously
patented, but adjourned without coming to
I vote.
WARRINGTON, Feb 20-SHNATB-A resolu-
! tion for the investigation Is to the issue Of
bonds in 1894 1895 and 1905, was offered by Mr.
Lodge. Of Massachusetts,, and went over Till
! Thursday. Notice was given by Mr Morgan
dem, Ala) that he would bring up the Cuban
resolution for consideration at o'clock Thurs
| day. The diplomatic and consular appropria-
tion bill was presented and the conference 70.
| port on the urgent deficiency bill was agreed
to. The remainder Of the days session was
spent in the passage Of private pension bills.
| HoUsE-The army appro priation bill WAS
passed without much discussion, bus most Of
the new legislation proposed by the committee
! on military affairs went out on points Of or
der. Among the propositions thus re-
jected was the one to compel the pres
! ident to appoint paymasters from the line
, officers of the army alone, shutting out OWL.
ians. The unanimous report Of the committee
on ways and means against the passage Of the
bill to regulate the issue OF liquor licenses
was submitted by Mr. Evans rep, Ky.) and
ordered printed. The agreement Of the con-
ferees on the urgent deficiency bill was re-
ported and concurred in At 1856 o'clock the
house adjourned until Thursday.
WARRINGTON, Feb. N.-SENATR- three
hours and half Thursday the senate was en-
| gagged in Q debate on the resolution for the
recognition of belligerent rights of the Cuban
l
the recognition Of Cuban independence. Mr..
Cameron (rep., Pa) offered . substitute foz
| the concurrent resolution In these words:
"That the president is hereby requested
to interpose his friendly Offices with the
| Spanish government for the recognition of the
independence Of Cuba" Mr.. Morgan addressed
the senate at length but was not able to finish
his speech. It will be continued at the ses-
sion Of Monday next, the senate adjourning Of
$50 O'Clock until Saturday, when the president
pro tenn, Mr., Frye (rep.. Me), is to read
! Washington's farewell address
HousE-Indian appropriation bill was called
| up Thursday An amendment was offered to
| the paragraph providing for the pay Of the In.
dian inspectors, to reduce their salaries from
| 5000 to ss 500 Defeated The general pension
appropriation bill was sent to conference on
the disagreeing votes Of the two houses, and
| the senate amendment to the diplomatic and
consular bill were agreed to. This now goes
| to the president for his signature
Mr.. Willis (rep. Dolly reported favorably
| from the committee on agriculture, the senate
resolution directing the secretary of agricul-
| ture to purchase and distribute seeds In 1926
as was done in former years, and asked imme'
diate action. and on objection by Mr.. ErdmaE
(dem, Pal sent it to the calendar. The house
at $40 o'clock. adjourned until Friday.
WAsHINGroN Feb. S2.-SENATE-Not II
session
HobsE-Representative Bromwell (Ohio)
introduced in the house a bill providing fol
pure food. 1t is the same measure which Va,
introduced in the house by Col Hatch of Mis-
souri, in the last congress. II is measure
intended to prevent the sale OF impure and
adulterated food Mr.. Colson (rep., Ky..l
Friday introduced In the house
resolution to appropriate 10000 to In
vestigate Secretary Carlisle's action in de-
olining the Graves bid for bonds The houst
committee ON judiciary Friday agreed 70 10
port favorably . bill TO abolish tho fee system
ss applicable 10 United States district attor'
neys. United States marshais and thsir a.
sistsnts and deputies. sad to substitute sal
aries. A number Of bills Of . private naturt
were introduced
WAsHIRGron, Feb A-sBnArE-As II ~
publicly knawn that the ordinary Legislative,
prooeedinge in the senate Saturday were 70 b.
dispensed with, and that the days sesstol
was to be devoted 70 the memory of tn
Father of his Country. the galleries Of tn
senate were early crowded. The open
ing prayer wss delivered BY Rev. Wal
lace Radcliffe. d n. pastor OF the Ney
York Avenue Presbyterian church. N
church attended By both the vice presiden
anI he nH he Ans