The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-20
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-


First Eessi0n.
WASHINGTON, Feb 11-SHrArR Foreign
affairs again dominated the session Of the sem
ste Monday. Mr.. Smith IN. J.) made speech
lasting about an hour, in which he deplored
the ultra conservatism OF his colleague Mr..
Sewell, and condemned the radicalism Of Mr..
Davis. Cuban AFFAIRS were brought to public
attention anew through the medium Of the
Joint resolution introduced by Mr.. Cam
eron (Pa), In which he declared that
there was no means for securing peace
TO Cuba except by the recognition Of its right
to self-government. After the executive ses-
sion Mr. Mills (dem, Tex) announced the
death Of Representative Grain, and appropri-
ate resolutions submitted by him was adopt
cd. The vice president named Messrs. Mills,
Gallinger and Kyle as o committee to repre-
sent the senate OF the obsequies At o'clock,
as Q further mark Of respect to the deceased,
the senate adjourned until Tuesday.
HoUsE-The announcement Of the death Of
Congressman Grain, Of Texas, in the house,
brought an adjournment out Of respect to
his memory Previous thereto agree
ment was reached as to the disposition Of
the silver bond bill. 1t is to be taken up
Tuesday after the business Of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia is disposed Of, to be de-
bated for the rest of the day, and at the
evening session and during Wednesday.
Next Thursday at IL o'clock the bill will
be considered under the hve-minute rule until
four o'clock, when O vote will be taken upon
reporting 1t from the committee Of the whole
to the house. Friday at IL o'clock the final
debate upon the bill will commence, to con-
tinue for an hour on each side, and then the
vote will be taken upon Concurring or non-con-
curing upon the senate amendments
WASHINGTON, Feb 12-SENATE-In the
senate Tuesday, on motion Of Mr. Hoar rep.
Mass. it was ordered that on February 20
(Washington's birthday, Immediately after
the reading of the journal Washington's fare
we'll address be read to the senate. Mr. Qnay
consented that his resolution for the recon-
without action so not to interfere
with the consideration Of the bill
Wednesday, Mr.. Morrill, having given notice Of
his purpose to ask the senate to act upon 1t
then. Mr. Blanchard dem, La.) addressed
the senate on the subject of the Monroe doc
trine At the close Of Mr.. Blanchard's speech
q message from the president on the subject
of Imprisonment in France of Ex- Consul Wal
ler, Of Madagascar, was laid before the senate
HoUsE-Bills passed: To incorporate the
National university ian old institution); to ex-
tend the time within which the Maryland and
Washington railroad (the new electric line
joining Baltimore and Washington) may
be completed; to regulate the issue Of
licenses to billiard and poolrooms; to
regulate the trials before the metro
politan fire and police boards; to au-
thorize the reassessment Of water main taxes,
after being declared illegal by the district
courts; to incorporate and regulate medical
colleges; to regulate the practice OF medicine
was devoted to the further discussion of the
bond silver coinage
WASHINGTON, Feb 13-SENATE-But little
business transacted in the senate Wednesday,
bill for emmortal bridge across the Poto-
mac from the naval observatory grounds,
Washington, to the Arlington place, was taken
up and passed. The urgent deficiency bill was
taken up and some progress made In it. At
4:45 p. m. the senate adjourned until Thurs
HoUsr-several big guns were fred in the
| financial debate in the house Wednesday and
the proceedings were among the most inter-
esting Of the protracted discussion The sem
ate Joint resolution appropriating e75,0O0 to
pay the joint expenses Of the survey Of the
boundary line between Alaska and the British
/ North American possessions was reported
from the committee on appropriations and
passed. recess was taken until o'clock to
further discuss the bill. general debate on
which will close at noon Thursday.
| WASHINGTON, Feb H.-SENATE-The sem
ate Thursday refused by a vote Of 20 to 81 to
take up the house tariff bill, with the free
coinage substitute and that measure contin-
/ ues to lie upon the desk. The urgent deficiency
bill, carrying appropriations to the amount Of
about S6,0O0,00O. was passed. and the
military appropriation bill taken up
and is now the unfinished business.
/ The resolutions on the subject of Cuba
were taken up under an agreement made a few
| days previously, but Mr.. Call of Florida, who
had them in charge, consented to let them go
owed for the day. Among the bills reported
from committees and placed on the senate
calendar Thursday was one reported from the
| judiciary committee to withdraw from the s,l-
preme court jurisdiction to criminal cases (not
capitaD and to confer it upon the court of ap-
! peals. Adjourned until Monday
| HoUsE-After nearly two weeks Of almost
continuous debate the house Thursday after
noon, in committee Of the whole, by vote Of
100 to 80, recommended to the house proper
nonconcurrence in the senate free-coirage
amendment to the house bill providing ad-
| ditional revenue for the government the issue
| of bonds to protect and maintain the gold re-
serve and the sale Of treasury certificates to
meet temporary deficiencies in revenue
The following amendments were voted down:
| providing that whenever the commercial
ratio of the two metals shall vary from
| the coinage ratio the seigniorage shall be re-
tanned by the government: committing the
United States to the free coinage Of silver at
! the ratio Of 15h to !, whenever Germany and
France open their mints for the same purpose
WASHINGTON. Feb. l5-SENATE.-Not in
session Friday.
HousE-By vote of al5 to 90 the house Fri
day, after debating the matter for almost two
weeks, decided that it would not concur in the
senates free silver coinage substitute for the
bill Of the house. authorizing bond sales to
maintain the gold reserve, sales of treasury
certificates to meet temporary deficiencies in
revenue and providing additional revenue for
the treasury. Nothing else was presented in
the course of the five hours session The
hour of five o'clock having arrived, the house,
under the rule took recess until eight
O'Clock. the evening session to be for the con-
sideration of private pension bills only
WASHINGTON, Feb 17-SENATE-Not in ses-
sion Saturday
HoUsE-The following bills were introduced:
To pension William 7. Devosson, of Franklin
county. Ohio, late private in Company G. Sew
enty-sixth regiment, Ohio; to pay Elizabeth
Fulwiler 8, ESQ for property taken during the
late war by troops Of the U. S. army; to re-
move the charge Of desertion from the mill
tary record of Jesse Turner, late a member
of Company l, Fourteenth Kentucky cav