The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-14
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGREHg


First Session. R
wAsHIroToy May A-SENArE--The senaoo
agreed to postpone the Dupont case till Ne
river and harbor bill wae passed, but Senstoe
PETER insisted on proceeding with his bond n.
vestisation resolution, the senate sustaiued
him 90 to 2s thus dis cling the river and hars
bor bill. Senator Perkins, Of California. iuttos
duced with some modification. the bill peos
sented In the house by Mr Meiklejohn OF ne.
b1 sska, giving the president power to counter
vail discriminating duties, exactions. conda.
tions, ETC., by foreign countries against TIE
products Of the United States
HousE-The first skirmish over the senate
amendment to the naval appropriation bill. re-
ducing the number Of battleships provided for
in that bill from four to two, occurred In the
house Monday when Mr.. Boutelle, chairman
Of the naval committee, moved to non-concur
in all the senate amendments, and ~
quest conference Of the senate
WASHINGTON. May y6-SENATE-Senator Hin
added another day-the hfth-in opposition 70
the bond resolution in the senate Tuesday
Mr. PETER, author OF the resolution, an
nounced that he would seek to force vote
Tuesday night by holding the senate IN
session until the resolution was disposed
Of. Senators were not disposed 70 submit
10 the hardships Of protracted session, ana
Mr.. PETER did not carry out his plans 10
said. however, that the resolution would Ger.
tainly pass Wednesday. which. however. y
doubtful, in view Of Mr. Hills apparent abtt
ity to speak indefinitely.
HoUsE-The opponents Of four battleshipe
sustained overwhelming defeat In the
house Tuesday on the proposition to accepe
the senate amendment to the naval sppropriat
tion bill reducing the number e
two The vote stood l4l to 81 special or
der was adopted to set aside May and 10 fos
the consideration of private pen
sion bills, ten minutes debate
be given to each bill There are
4O5 private pension bills on the calendar
Bills introduced: To pension Mary Landfrit
widow Of Adam Landfrit, late first lieutenant
Fifth Ohio. at 6l7 per month; to grant an hon.
orable discharge to Daniel Hettesheimer
Fifth Ohio; TO transfer the name Of Com VIM
p. Mccain, U. S. navy, from the retired list o.
commodores to the retired list Of rear ad
mirals.
WASHINGTON, May I-SENArE-The senate
Wednesday passed bill for the relief Of Mrs
Sarah X. Mclean, of Cincinnati, widow
Of Col Nathaniel Mclean The bill givef
to Mrs Mclean pay justly due Col Mo
Lean, and which was never paid to him
The bill was introduced in the senate b
Mr.. Brice, but was called up by Mr.. Turpte.
Indiana. The same bill is now before th
house committee on military affairs, wheref
has been favorably reported on by the sub
committee to which 1t was referred The sen
ate committee on foreign relations agreed tot
compromise bill for o cable to Hawaii ans
japan.
HousE-The house Wednesday served NO
business and was ready for the final adjourn
ment by passing, without division, resolu
tion for final adjournment Monday, May n
The reading was received with an outburs
sides of tho house. Mr. wheele
(dem. Ala) denounced the majority for pro
posing to desert their posts The report o.
the contested election case Of Thompson W
Shaw from the Third North Carolina distri.s
in favor OF the sitting member, was adopted
Tn AuAo md hal hn.rr "a tSHa
bills were favorably acted upon
WAsHINoroN, Nay a-SENATE-B the Do
cisive vote Of sl to 0 the senate Thursday n
auguyated an Investigation, to be conducted b.
senate committee On finance into the fsct
and circumstances connected with the sale .
United States bonds by the secretary Of u
| treasury during the last three years The st
odverse votes we're cast by Senators Cadex
QA). Faulkner wv Va). Gray (Del), Hn
a. W, Mitchell (Wis) and Palmer Qll). q
as to whether there was or was not money o
hand to meet all obligations Of the governmen
| at the time the bonds we're sold
The net result Of three-and-a-hef hour
| session Of the house Thursday was the pas
| sage OF a bill to amend the act creating th
| court of appeals soas to allow appeals from tn
! supreme courts Of the territories to the coux
Of appeals. Mr.. Pickler rep, g D.
| took revenge for the defeat he suffered Wed
| nesday night when the house refused to re
mum IN SESSION 10 pass private pension OLLIE |
| He made the point Of no quorum at every or
| portunity till the house adjourned. Mr.. Pick
| Ter threatens to keep up his tactics until F
| receives further consideration for private per
sion bills.
WASHINGTON May a-SENArr-The rive
| and harbor bill was completed In the senat |
| with the exception Of the item for deer
| water sea harbor on the Pacific Coast Thi |
has aroused keen opposition, the two Cal .
fornia senators opposing the proposed contrae
appropriation of ss.o9S,OOo for hal
| Dor at Santa Monica Bay on th
ground that it is . project fostered by th /.
| Southern Pacific as against public sentiment |
and the recommendations of two boards
| army engineers An amendment by Mr. Ora
! dem. DeL) to permit retired army officers
| engage In river and harbor work was adopted
| A favorable committee report was made o
| Ar. Turpie's bill to grant Abel S. Chase,
Logansport, Ind. pension of SO per month
HoUsE-The members Of the house vote
| themselves 800 per month for clerk hire durin |
| the recesses Of congrese The pension, bills fay
orsby acted upon at the last Friday night
session were taken up and passed The evenin |
| session was devoted to the cot |
sideration Of private pension bill
| Twenty-Five private pension bills wei
fsvorabiy acted upon at the night session
the house. Among them we're bills to pensio T
the widow Of the late Maj Gen Thomas ES
| Ing at the rate of S75 per month: the widow /
the late Nal Theodore w. Greig at the rat
| OF $50 per month, and the widow OF the laA |
MAI Gen. Joseph E. Carr at the rate Of s7S p
| month
| WASHINGTON, May lL-SENATE-The sei
| ate gave most Of Saturday to passing the ~
| cumuletion Of bills on the calendar and sut
| cesded In disposing Of Q large number Of theI
The paragraph Of the river and harbor bill fc |
| . deep-water harbor at Santa Monica ba.
| California, is still uncompleted. Mr.. Whit /
| f California, finished his speech in oppo4
Non and will be followed on Monday by Chat |
| man Frye OF the commerce COMMITTEES. att
which the final vote will be taken. and ATT
| that the river and harbor bill will be passa |
MT Dubois rep. Ida) asked immediate "a |
sideration for q joint resolution providingth |
hereafter no bonds shall be issued By e
ofacer until the president has communieAA
to congress the necessity for the bonds. =
amount OF the issue, and until congrG
shall authorize the payment Of the bonds
sued Mr. Palmer (Dem IlL) reported III
bill to pension the widow Of Capt Allsbae |
recently vetoed by the president. with . ~
ommendation that 1t pass over the veto. - |
bill was passed for government participant |
In the Tennessee Centennial Exposition