The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-13
,FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS


ID WAsHINoron, Feb A-sENArR Not u
session.
HousH--Among the pills introduced Monday
were the following: No pension John O Sullis
van, late q member Of company L, First Ar.
kansas enrolled cavalry, st olf per month; TO
pension W. r. Randolph, late frst class pilot
In the Mississippi squadron, at si2 per month,
Stitch, late first lieutenant in the Forty eighth
Ohio, ct GIG per month; to refer TO the
court Of claims the claim Of 8. M.
Fudge for compensation for flour and
wheat destroyed in 1884, to remove
the charge of desertion from the military REQ.
ord Of David Davis, late private in Company
X, Twentieth Kentucky; to increase the PEN
sion Of Geo, Roney late private In Company
A. Thirty ,ourth Ohio. to "a per month 70
remove the charge Of desertion from the reo-
ord Of Dec ,tor Dakin. late private Of Company
d. Fifty-second Ohio; TO pension Anderson p.
Trout at IL per MONTH TO pay q, $50 to VIM.
NJ Stakes, Of Galloway county, KY, for prop
erty furnished the United States during the
late war.
WASHINGTON, Feb 6.-SENATI-Mr. Nor
rill, (rep, Vt) chairman of the committee.
reported bIck from that committee the house
bill Ito temporarily increase revenue to meet
the expenses Of the government and provide
against deficiency" with an amendment
to strike out all after the enacting
clause and to insert in lieu these
Of the free-coinage substitute adopt
ed by the senate last Saturday.
By vote Of 25 to "A the senate refused to take
up the urgent deficiency bill, and BY vote Of
40 to a it was decided to take up Mr.. Dubois
(rep, id.l resolution to amend the rules, which
was discussed until $50, when it went over
without action, the senate adjourning until
Wednesday.
HoUsE-Mr Dingley rep, Me) chairman Il
the committee on ways and means, reported
with a recommendation that the house
DO not concur In the senate substitute for
the bill passed in December, authorizing
the issue of bonds to protect the
gold reserve and to provide against
temporary deficiencies in the revenue BY
unanimous consent q number OF measures
were considered and passed, among them .
house bill authorizing the appointment OF
commissioners to treat with the Shoshone.
Arapahoe and Bannock Indians In Wyoming
and Idaho, for the surrender Of any rights
claimed by them under treaties with ths
United States to hunt upon unoccupied land.
WASHINGTON Feb a-SENATE-The con-
current resolution which the senate commit
tee on foreign relations reported last week, re-
questing the president Of the United States to
use his influence with the government Of Spain
to recognize the Cuban revolutionists as bel
ligerents was practically set aside Wednesday,
by substitute reported from the same COM
mittee The joint resolution directing the 500
tary Of agriculture to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the agricultural appropriation for
the current fiscal year, for the purchase and
distribution of seeds and farmers bulletins,
was taken up and discussed during the morn
ing hour.
HoUsE-In committee of the whole Wednes-
day the report Of the committee on ways and
means upon the senate substitute for the bond
bill was considered Mr.. Dingely (rep Me)
said that at the proper time he would move to
nonconcur in the action Of the senate, and to
insist upon tho bill that passed the house.
The house was entitled to some answer to
the propositions contained In its bill, and
he took 1t that the house intended to insist
upon the proposition as 1t had originally
framed them The debate on the free coinage
substitute sent over by the senate was contin-
ued in the house In night session, beginning
at 8 p. m There was pretty fair attendance
Of members and the house galleries we're well
Aiied.
WASHINGTON. Feb T-SHNATk- Quay's
resolution to recommit the tariff bill with in
structions to report two separate propositions
was amended SO as to instruct the committee
to simply re-examine the bill, and in this
shape 1t went over until next Monday. Mr..
Quay believes that in this shape 1t may pass.
Mr. Turpie. Of Indiana. consumed an hour
OF the day In q speech on the subject OF the
election Of senators by popular vote, text
upon which Mr.. Turpie makes q speech an
nually. Senator Sherman Thursday presented
Mr. Forakers credentials to succeed Senator
Brice March 4, 1897. and the senate passed
resolution calling for detailed statements
concerning the bond bill Shortly before two
O'Clock the house bill prohibiting prize fights
in the territories was brought over from the
house and was at once taken up and passed.
HoUsE-The bond bill discussion consumed
the entire session.
WASHINGTON, Feb 6-SlNArR Fridays
session Of the senate presented some in
terestieg features The ofacisting clergyman
(not Mr. Milburn but . substitute-Dr. Hugh
prayer, expressed thanks for 'the confidence
Of the people In the financial strength Of the
nation" A president pro tenn. of the senate was
chosen without dissent, In the person Of Sena-
tor Frye. Of Maine and the Dubois resolution
to distribute the appropriation bills among
several committees was practically defeated
by being referred to the committee on rules,
with instructions to report it back on the hrst
Monday in December next.
HousE-Chairman Henderson asked unani.
nous consent for the committee on Judiciary
to sit during the sessions Of the house, which
was given. A message from the president was
laid before the house, transmitting the report
OF the board OF engineers on the Nicarsgus
canal The remainder OF the session was de-
voted to the further consideration of the bond
silver coinage bill There was an hour and
half Of debate before Fridays legislative
session began. the house meeting at 1880
o'clock At $40 o'clock the house took re-
cess until 8 O'Clock with the understanding
that further continuation of the days session
be held at 1890 Saturday morning, the silver
debate to be the only business.
Normal School Building Burned.
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 10-The State
Normal school building at West Lib
erty, ten miles east of here, was en-
tirely destroyed by FIRE early Saturday
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