Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-01
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
f,~r Session.

upon laads within the indemnity limits %, the
grant 10 the New Orleans Pacific Railroad
company: 10 loan two condemned cannon To
the Cor iedera;e Home OF Missouri N. II,r,ipS-
vile. Mo 70 provide time and places for hold
ins terms OF United States courts in Utah. 70
approve and ratify the construction of n bridge
across the sulphur rver in Arkan.
sas by the Texnrkana and fort smith
railway company; increasing the pcnsion 10,
the widow OF Col Clendening, second cavalry
toSo a month; 70 authorize the pavrnent te
hr Adm John II Russell OF the highest paw
OF MS grade; TO pay to VIM. y Grant s7TpSS
Tor his claim for supplying military posts
IN Arizona in 1861 and is6s
hoUSE-AmbassadorT Thomas T. Bayard wa,
eensured Friday by the house for making
sNghting criticisms on American citizens IN
s-erAL ana the republican party in partlcu.
lar' IN speeches before tho Barton EnslancD
Grammar school and the Edinburgh (Scot.
lahol Philosophical institute last fall Afte,
an evening session. devoted to pensions ths
house adjourned till Monday
WARRINGTON. March 2+-SESATE-The Gu.
o4h resolutions took the course Monday in the
senate TO which the current OF debate has
peen drifting for some time past That is tho
conference report was,on motion OF Mr. Sher.
man himself, disagreed to. and the senate
substitute for the senate resolutions
ana asked for further conference
The same conferces on the part of the senate
were appointed. Senators sherman Morvap
tfNtk'- me legislative. executive and iu-
e4elAi OH was taken up and considered for up-
ward % two hours Some 30 out of the NJ,
pases being disposed OF. the senate ut b.Sc
o'clock. adjourned until Tuesday
hoUsE-Monday's session OF the house was
under the rules. given up TO District OF Column.
Ola business. but the district calendar was
soon cleared. aud the remainder of the session
was spcnt IN consideration OF a bill to modify
the e1istlug Law regarding the punishment OF
crimes committed under federal Jurisdiction.
. "a a. NHHH
sentence 70 prisos for life The bill was dis.
cusstt by Messrs Grosvcnor (rep. o., Hem
derson trep. Ial, Millikin (rep Mel. Bowers
rep, cali. Ray (rcp. y. ". Hepburn tren
IA and Siliett rep. MassD An amendment
was agreed 20 excluding treason from the list
% crimes Several private bills were passed
and introduced
WAsnINGroN. March Is -SENArE-Sonator
l-crcr introduced = bill TO amend the inter-
state commerce law so as to authorize the In
ter-stato commerce commission TO proceed
summarily by petition through the courts
against any railroad company which may re-
tuse 10 obey any requirements OF the commits
sion In regard To rates or charges on arrIcui-
tur~l products and other freights, and requiring
the courts TO give the precedence TO such
eases over others on their dockcts The reso-
tuition offered By Roger O Mills. OF Texas. pro-
viding for the forcioe occupation OF Cuba I'm
sase spain refused TO recognize tho islands
independence, came up in the senate Mr.
nnspAring In his arraignment of Gen weyler
as AN atrocious sooundrel aud villain"
neutrality-suspicious. Hepburn Qa) Tues
day introduced bill providing for a commits
sion OF hve engineers TO report upon the best
practical route for ship canal - feet deep
connecting the great lakes with the Atlantic
ocean. Forty thousand dollars IL approx riated
lor the expenses OF the commission
Oil was passed by the house to make
the sale OF spurious liquors under n false
brand punishable by fine and Imprisonment
The senate bill TO relieve eN-confoderatea
rom the statutory disability not allowing
them entrance 10 the army and navy OF the
United states passed the house Tuesday by
an almost unanimous vote.
WAsBISGToN March 20 SENATE Sonntor
Plat Gep.. CT offered resolution wodnes-
lay providing for the final Adjournment OF
congress next May . at two O'Clock n IN
without comment the resolution was referred
/ 20 the committee on appropriations and the
'enate turned to the consideration of the leg
.slative apportionment bill The question OF
reforming the fee system OF United
states district attorneys and marshal.
occasioned much debate Mr. Hoar
/ opposed the change from fees TO salaries by
means OF an appropriation bill. as IL was n
large subject. needing separate treatment
Mr. sherman presented n favorable report on
| lhe resolution authorizing ex-Prcsident Ben
amin Harrison TO accept decorations con-
] 'ered on him by Brazil and Spain while he was
president Mr.. Sherman asked immediate ae-
slon- Allen tpop. Neb) prevented action by
/ Directing.
HoUsE-The house Wednesday took up the
| aaval appropriation bill and. despite several
1iverting incidents made such rapid progress
with IL that when the adjournment was
reached all the paragraphs had been passed
save those relating 10 the increase OF the navy
The bill carries s3l oil. 034 o. 400 f3s more than
'he current law. and authorizes four new bat
.leships and IS torpedo boats the cost OF
" he nil la fsnna
Not n single amendment was ADOPTED
ilthough there was effort TO pro-
vide for n new dry dock at the League
Island yards Bills introduced: To grant an
honorable discharge TO Thomas Cox late OF
Company +. First Ohio volunteers; 20 pension
Dorothy J. Edgar. widow OF william u Edgar
$50 per month; TO pension Sarah j Richard
son, widow George Richardson. si2 per month
and y per month for VIM. L. Richardson until
| 10 years OF age
WAsHIEGTos March e7-SEsATr-No,c n,
he matters that came before the senate
thursday was OF much public Interest or i'm
portance One-third OF the time was con-
'umed over a joint resolution appointing
successor TO Gen. Casey In the matter OF the
construction OF the new library building In
Washington; nearly as much time on an amend
ment 70 the legislative appropriation bill al
lowing third clerk TO the senate com
nittec Of pensions. and all the rest OF the time
On motion made by Mr. Sherman Of Ohio
without disposing OF Mr. Sherman's motion
the bill was laid aside. Mr. Cullom who Is Ia
charge OF 1t. giving notice that he would try 10
have hnal vote on IL Friday. A bill for the
admission Of Arizona as n state was reported
from the committee on territories and placed
on the calendar The senate then. at s. 90 adj
journed until Friday
HoUsE-The house spent most Of Thursday'a
session in discussing. IN committee OF the
whole. the motion offered By Mr. Hanley trep
| Ind }. member OF the committee on naval az
airs to amend the naval appropriation bin
/ Tor the year ending June 20 1897. by providing
| Tor the construction OF six battle ships in
stead OF four. as recommended by the commit
tee Tho motion was lost by a vote OF 81 20
81 without further amendment the bill was
reported TO the house and passed a. recon-
mend by the committee. the first approprla-
lion bill Of the session 90 pass unscathed
I through the house. Among the morning mis-
sollaneOus business transacted was the pass
age Of two or three private bills. the presen-
tation Of a concurrent resolution By Mr. Heat
wole rep MIMI. authorizing the appoint
ment by the president OF banking and
| currency commission. % consist Of nine citi-
,ens. 20 act with the controller Of the cur
rency
Two Men KiIIed by n shifting Engine.
PrrTsBURsH, March 27.-Ernest r..
Eaton and Charles Warner. car repair.
men in the Pennsylvania railroad yards
at Walls station, were killed while at
work. a shifting engine pushed a train