Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1896-04-15
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
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lions recognize Cuban belligercncy and tender
the friendly ofnces OF the United States FOX
the settlement OF the trouble. Mir Fisher. of
New York. offered n resolution in the
house Saturday directing the secretary OF
agriculture To comply in spirit with the rcso-
luton OF congress directing the distribution o,
seed and TO have the seeds inclosed in pack
ages In accordance with the directions OF SEN
ators and members. n bill granting panSiOn
81 500 per month TO Gen Joan NJ Thayer.
WASHINGTON. April 1-SKNArr-Thc follow
Ing bills were passed by the senate: Pension
ina the widow OF the late Gen John NJ Thayer
at 500 per month; pensioning the widow OF
Gen Charles a Hickman at 80 per month: to
provide for the continuance in ONCE OF customs
officers and assistant treasurers until success
sors shall have been appointed and quail
he'd bill was favorably eported 10 the
senate TO prevent Wholesale divorces in the
territories by requiring one years residence
before application for divorce A bill provid-
Ing for an additional circuit Judge i'm the Sixth
circuit has been tavoraoly reported 10 the SEN
ate Bills introduced; To grant honorable dis
charge To Alfred Burgess; to increase PEN
stons % Jesse C. Nocum. Mrs. Henrietta Bix-
Ter and Nm. A Brown
HoUsE-The senate Cuban resolutions passed
the house Monday by vote OF ga 10 % The
announcement was greeted with great dem
onstration on the floor, which was taken up by
the galleries The house also passed
the river and harOor appropriation bin
without n change in the items relating
10 improvements in Ohio. Indiana.
Kentucky. Tennessee and West Virginia BINS
Introduced To increase the pension OF John H.
kerch. Ssth Ohio infantry to $50 per month.
10 pension VIM =. Pratts At sis per month. 20
reimburse Richard Porter. OF Carlisle county
Ky, for property taken from him by federal
forces TO pension John W. Church at So pcr
month.
wAsHIsGroS April s-SENATE-Thc post
onice appropriation bill. which has enErosscd
al ~ for MI ,
passed Tuesday. The consolidation OF post
omccs was bitterly opposed. Tho committee
amendment appSopriating $4,000 addi-
uonal for mails from san Fran
cisco to New Zealand and New
south Wales. via Honolulu. was adopted MIR
Brice placed before the senate Tuesday a petit
ton OF the chamber of commerce OF Cincin-
natl. praying for the creation OF "A department
OF commerce and manufactures. MIR Shcr-
man also laid before the senate a memorial
from citizens OF Ohio demonstrating against
the Introduction OF military training In the
public schools
HoUsE-The house spent the day debating
bill TO nix the standard of weights and meas
ures by tho adoption OF the metric system on
and after July l. 1898, and proposition that
the government share with the District
OF columbia the expense OF creating and
maintaining public library in the city
OF Washington. The latter was defeated iiS
TO l21, and the fate OF the metric system bill
still hangs in the balance on rising vote II
was defeated. Is TO 30. but Mr. G w Stone
(Pa) }. chairman OF the committee on coinage
weights and measures. secured the yeas and
nays. and pending roll-call the house ad-
iOurned.
WASHINGTON. April 9.-SrNArr-A bill pro-
viding penalties for trespassing on the Chick
amauga and Chattanooga Military park
broadened 10 apply to all national military
parks, was reported. Senator Allen intro
luced a bill Wednesday providing for the
REf to- ION.
TO the pension rolls after the death OF the sec
)nd husband, VINO, by reason OF "A second marri-
age. have been dropped from the pension rolls
MIR sherman gave notice that he would
ask at an early Gate TO take up the treaty pro-
viding a commission to consider the Behring
sea seizure claims The act originating In tho
senate to authorize the leasing OF lands for ed
ucational purposes IN Arizona Wednesday be-
came law without the presidents approval
HoUsE-Thc house committee on the iudici-
AIRY Wednesday completed its work upon the
bankruptcy bill. and decided TO report tho
bill to the house this week This measure Is
based upon the old Torrcy bill The senate
committee on foreign relations failed to reach
aconclusion as 10 the Hawaiian cable question
Wednesday The house committee on labor
Wednesday heard Mr.. Corliss. of Michigan VINO
advocated the passage OF his bill provided that
all persons employed by tho United States or
by any contractor or sub-contractor doing
work for the United States or the District OF
Columbia, must DC full citizens OF the United
states Samuel Gompers president of the
American Federation OF Labor. poke
WAsHINGToN, April 10 -SENATE-The sen
ate committee on commerce decided TO take
up the river and harbor bill Friday and 10 sit
daily until its conSidergf GA IS concluded. The
senate committee on appropriations reported
the naval appropriation bill The principal
amendments are follows; For test
ing methods OF throwing high explosives
from guns on board ship with the
ordinary velocit!cs. $4,000. The provision re-
gardinR the large and swift torpedo boats is
changed by reducing the number from five to
three ana increasing the speed OF these from
20 20 30 knots and reducing the cost from 1873. e
900 70 $500 90 Instead Of ten or more addi-
tionai small torpedo boats the number Is lin
tied 10 ten and their cost Is made 10000 in
stead OF $500 OJO
HOUsE-The house non-concurred in the sem
ate amendment 10 the post ONCE appropriation
bill and agreed 10 a conference The bill 10 re-
peal the compulsory pilotage system. so far a.
u effects sailing vessels engaged in the coast
wise trade. was defeated In the house Thurs
lay, after days debate. by a vote OF III to
l52 Tao amended District OF Columbia APP
preparation bill for the year ending June 40.
1897. was passed. after a brief debate Consid-
erat on was begun OF the filed cheese" bill
Imposing n tax upon its manufacture ana
sale), and will be continued Friday. Mr. Cooke
rep WIS.,. author Of one Of the bills for
which the pending bill was substitute adj
dressed the house and at sos o'clock the
house ad journed
WASHINCToy. April ii.-SENATE The main
portion OF the session Of the senate Friday was
taken up by the Indian appropriation bill the
house proposition abolshing the system OF
contract schools FOR Indian children giving
rise 10 a long and rather interesting dis
russion. The matter went over however.
without action. 4 dill giving the aid OF the
government TO the Trans Mississippi and In
ternational exposition. at Omaha In 1888. was
passed and the senate az ). IS o'clock adjourn
Cd until Monday
HOUsE-Gencrai ebato was concluded Fri
day upon the filed checse" bill which was
begun Thursday afternoon. The bill will be-
further considered Saturday under the i've
minute rule for amendment The appro-
priatiOn bill for fortincations and coast
defeuses for the year ending June 20.
1897. was reported by Mr. Hainer
rep Neb and placed the calendar At
five o'clock the house took recess under the
rules until eight o'clock the evening session
20 be for the consideration % private pension
bills. During the evening session nine bills
were acted upon In committee OF the whole.
md three 81 them were passed IN the house
before the hour Of 1879 came and caused an
adjournment
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