The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-07
FIFTY.FOURTH CONGRESS


WAsHrNoToN. April - --9nNArn-Ths rivers
snd harbors bill was fpHoesed back TO the
senate from the eommteto0T On commerce lese
Monday evening. Il Yves changed In many par.
ticulars, some Of the ies1ne being increased ane
Others reduced There ives one important ~
ditton, which relstes 70 the Ohio river IMPROVE
msnt Senator Elkins introduced an ameno-
meut providing that $4,000 additional be -.
propriatsd for the purchase Of sites for dams
Nos 3, 4 and This will b accepted by Ne
senate and house and the engineers con pro-
Housn-C Confederation Of the general pen
sion bill, after three days discussion, was cor
cluded in the house Monday, and vote upon
its passage will be taken Tuesday immediately
after the reading Of the journal BY special
order reported from the committee on rules,
further debate on the bill was limited to one
hour and q half Monday
WASHINGTON, April 2Q-SENATD-Senato
German and Senators Hale, Sherman ana
Chandler crossed swords on the financial
question Mr.. German opposed the large
nounced the secretary Of the navy, MI.
Herbert The appropriation for four battle
ships, to cost sS,7b0.000 each: three 30-knot
torpedo boats. at 100000, and ten torpedo
boats at 500. 900, brought Mr.. German to his
feet The amendment was pending when the
senate adjourned. MIR. Chandler's amendment
to the naval appropriation bill, making II un-
lawful for retired naval ofncers to enter the
service of contractors furnishing naval ma
terial to the government. was adopted
HousE-The house Tuesday passed the
Pickler pension bill by vote Of 1877 to u
ly for the measure, and the democrats,
with six exceptions, voted against Il
The bankruptcy bill was taken up uu.
der . special order providing for vote
Saturday at 4 p. m. The bill to authorize the
president to retire John M. Quackenbush as
Stko hu n
Of 16i to 40. The house also passed Mr.. Wat
sons bill to grant an honorable discharge TO
Charles X. Jenree.
WASHINGTON. April 30-SENATE- Two nota-
BILE speeches by Senator Teller and Senator
Sherman-representing opposing elements on
ate Wednesday. The annual appropriation
bill is nominally before the senate.
but is being thrust aside for the
incidental tariff and financial de-
bate Mr.. Hale, in charge Of the
bill, protested vigorously against the DISTRACT
congress would remain in Washington until
next fall Senator White Of California, of the
committee on commerce, Wednesday present.
ed the minority report on the river and har-
Dor bill appropriating ss,0os.ooo for break
water at Santa Monica. in Southern California
HoUse-The house spent the day in further
discussion Of the bankruptcy bill Mr. on
molly (rep, Ill.) spoke in favor Of the measure,
and Mr. w. A. stone Gep. Pa.), Mr. New
lands (silverite, New, and Mr. Broder-
ick Tep, Kan) in opposition to it. Be-
fore the bankruptcy bill was taken
up there was some discussion OF the treasury
situstion in connection with the appropria-
tion for this session The house adopted the
report Of elections committee No in favor
OF Bell in the contested election case Of Pearce
VS. Bell, from the Second Colorado district
WASHINGTON. May L-SENATR-Ths senate
a.. 49, -. st>, o..
four battle ships, which Mr. Quay had amend
ed to six and Mr.. German TO two Mr..
German made q point Of order against
the amendment offered by Mr.. Quay,
fixing the number OF battle ships at
six The chair (Mr Call presiding) sustained
the point Of order, and the Quay amend
ment went out. Mr.. Chandler wanted 80 tor
pedo boats in place Of two battle-ships. Mr..
Hale said that he would endeavor to get vote
by six o'clock Friday night, otherwise he
would seek to secure night session.
HoUsE-The general debate ON the bank
ruptcy bill was continued and concluded In
the house Thursday Friday the bill will be
open to amendment under the five-minuts
rule. and the final vote will be taken at
four o'clock on Saturday Bills intro
duced: Providing that the terms Of pat
ent granted to Daniel e. Lawson, Of Wells
Vile, O.. April 81. $780, for means Of prevent
ing explosions Of steam boilers be extended 10
years; to grant an honorable discharge to
Elias Guisinger, late Of the One Hundred and
Eighth Ohio, and Patrick Welsh, Forty
fourth Ohio; to pension Matilda H Galley,
widow Of Benjamin Galley, who served in the
Black Hawk war: TO pension Lydia A Jewell,
stepmother Of Jefferson M jewell, Eleventh
Indiana, at o.: per month.
WAsHINoToN. May 2-SENATE-The sessio q
Of the senate Friday was enlivened BY two
characteristic speeches-a fiery and impetu-
Gus one by Mr.. Tillman Is C), and . temper
ate and suggestive one by Mr.. Hill IN. W.
Before the speechmaking began, vote
was taken on Mr.. Germans motion to
reduce the number of battle ships pro-
vided for In the bill from four TO two
% reduction Of e7.b00.00o in expenditure
and 1t was agreed to-yeas, 81; nays, a. An
other vote was taken on motion BY Mr Allen
Of Nebraska, to strike out the appropria tion
for these two battleships. but there were
only Is senators In favor of that proposition.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Chhndlef
Of New Hampshire. appropriating u, ,000. 900 fol
20 torpedo boats and four torpedo boat de-
stroyers. but vote was not reached upon It
HoUsE-The house again devoted the msjoy
part OF the day to debate on the bankruptcy
bille Several amendments were offered. but
none adopted bill TO provide for delegate
in congress from the territory of Alaska waa
defeated-lto to 90 The contested election case
Of Wilson vs. McLaurin, from Sixth South Car
lima district. was decided in favor Of tho sit.
sih6 mCmuCT' fOhbAOu ptiio OCCuRx9Q bue
night session Bills introduced: To grant
honorable discharge to John Dewitt, Fifty
second Indiana; to grant honorable discharge
TO Maj Nathaniel l. Lightfoot, Twelfth Ken.
tucky
WASHINGTON. May 4-SENATE-After {
weeks debate, the senate Saturday passed
the naval appropriation bill The only i'm.
portsnt amendment is that reducing the bat.
tleships from four to two Mr.. Bacon (dem
Ga) offered an amendment, which W as agreed
to, providing that bids for srmor and vessels
shall not be received II they exceed $3.50 Q ton
Mr.. Allen took occasion to remark that thu
whole bill was ''reeking with favoritism ant
jobbing from top to bottom, In the center from
core 70 cuticle" Senator Chandler has intro.
duced q bill for the amendment of the inter
state commerce law so as to prevent discrimi.
nation In transportation in favor Of foreign
shippers.
HoUsE-The house Saturday. after ave dsyl
, Of debate. passed the Henderson bill to estsb-
iish uniform system of BANKRUPTCY, By {
> vote Of l57 TO 6I Tho bill, as passed, 10 bases
upon tho Torrey bankruptcy bill II provides
for both voluntary and involuntary bank.