The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-05-28
FIFTY-FOORTH CONGRESS


BRse ssssasa.
wAsnrNorox, May ie--sENATE-The sem
ate Monday, BY vote Of Q yeas to II nays, De.
feated motion BY Mr. Allen (pop., Neb) 70
proceed with the consideration Of the resoiu.
ton to investigate alleged election irregulari-
ties In Alabama, occurring ct the time Gov.
Oates was elected over R F. Kolb, popu.
list With this furry over. the senate TOOK
up the bill relating to the price OF gas In the
District OF Columbia and spent the rest Of the
day in its consideration. The senate commit
tee on judiciary ordered favorable report on
the nomination Of Pension Commissioner
Lochren to be United States district Judge Of
Minnesota
Housr-The immigration bills were crowded
out Monday, as the house had other work on
hand. Bills were passed to expedite the de-
livery OF imported goods in parcels and pack.
ages not exceeding $500 In value: to provide
for the registration Of trade marks on bot.
ties, barrels, corks and other receptacles used
in interstate and foreign commerce; to incor-
porate the Ancient Society Of Colonial Danes
~ America, and for the general distribution
ndemned cannon by the secretary OF war
...I.. aecretary of the navy.
WASHINGTON, Moy 2o-SENATh Tho SEN
ate gave its attention Tuesday almost ex.
clusively to the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill, which was reported from the
appropriation committee, appropriating
about seven million dollars, of which
about one-haf comes from the treas
ury Of the United States and the other half
from the taxes collected by the district COM
missioner. The only two general appropria-
tion bills remaining to be acted upon by the
senate are the fortifcation bill and the def
cheney bill. The senate at p m. adjourned
until Wednesday.
HousE-The house passed the resolution re-
ported by the committee on Election. No L.
confirming the title Of w. c. Owens, (dem) to
the seat he occupies as a representative from
the Seventh district Of Kentucky, which had
been contested by George Denny. jr.. Fep).
Messrs Steele rep, Ind), Cousins rep,
Ia) and McClelland dem, N. " were ap-
pointed visitors on the part Of the house to
the military academy OF West Point Nearly
oil the day was taken up by argument upon
the several bills reported from the committee
on immigration and naturalization to impose
additional restrictions upon immigrants
WASHINGTON May y2i.-SENATE-The last but
one of the appropriation bills-the one which
provides fortifications and other works OF de-
fense-occupied the attention OF the senate
Wednesday and was passed before adjourn
ment 1t carries nearly Sll 900 0C00-about IS 0OO-
900 more than it carried when 1t passed the
house. The principal item Of increase is one
of SO, $4,000 for gun and mortar batteries.
Earlier in the day conference report on the
rivers and harbors bill was presented by Mr..
Frye of Maine. and effort was ma de by him
to get immediate action on it. That was re-
sisted by MIR Bacon, Of Georgia. who had
learned that the appropriation for the haroor
of Brunswick Ga, had been struck out in
conference and who wanted time to argue the
matter before the senate.
HoUsE-The house disposed Of the immigra-
tion question Wednesday by passing the Nc
Call educational bill, together with the
Corliss bill, intended to protect the lake
cities from Canadian competition. The
latter was agreed to-1sl to sand the
amended bill was passed-195 to g. A record
of the vote by yeas and nays was refused
only SO members rising to second the demand
by Mr.. Fitzgerald (dem, Mass) therefor.
The consular pension bill, proposed by Mr.. w.
A. Stone (rep. Pa) was rejected-75 to l3l.
President Cleveland's message, vetoing the
bill to pension Lydia A Taft, the divorced
widow of deceased soldier, was referred.
At 80 the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-SENATE-A favora-
BILE committee report was Thursday made in
the senate on house bill to grant an hon
orable discharge to Refus Betz Ninth
Ohio. Mr.. Brice presented to the SEN
ate a memorial Of the Toledo (O) pro-
duce exchange. demonstrating against the
passage by congress of any measure
tending to relax the legal restraints Of the In
terstate commerce commissions: also, q me-
mortal of the Civil Engineers club Of Cleve-
land, O., praying for the passage Of q bill pro-
viding for the establishing Of engineering ex-
IN the several states.
HousE-So much Of the time Of the house
was occupied Thursday in considering the
presidents veto Of q bill to pension Francis E.
Hoover q private In the Sixty-fourth O. " L.
that the time for debate on the Phillips
commission bill was extended until FRI
day at four o'clock The bill provides
Co.. &hA brSI SIov tof
partisan commission Of 81, seven representa-
tives from labor, agriculture and business, to
collect information and consider and recon-
mend legislation to meet the problems pre-
sented by labor, agriculture and capital
WASHINGTON, May 2a-SENArE--An i'm.
portaut and spirited debate took place in the
| senate Friday on the bill introduced several
months ago by Mr. Butler IN. c.. prohib.
iting the issue of government bonds
without the consent Of congress. MT
Hill spoke for nearly three hours II
condemnation Of the measure as an act o
reputation; and 1t was also denounced in mos
| emphatic terms by Senators Sherman CO.,
Hawley (Ct). Lodge Mass). Baker Ran)
| while 1t was defended and advocated by Sena
tors Mills Tex.). George MISSY, Clark (Wy.)
| Teller (Col), Allen (Neb), and Stewar
(Eev).
HOUSB-The Phillips labor commission bill
which was to have come to o vote in the hous,
| Friday under the special order, was crowded
| out by the conference reports on the river ant
harbor and sundry civil bills The conferee
| reported on the river and harbor bill al
agreement on all the items save that re
| lating to the Santa Monica and Sal
| Pedro harbors, California. Mr.. Hooker's mo
| tion to adopt the conference report was agreed
| to, is9 to Sc. The speaker reappointed Messrs
| Hooker Herman and Catchings conferees. Mr.
Cannon followed with the conference report OF
the sundry civil appropriation bill 1t was de
| feated, SO to $50 Conferees on the fortiflca
tion appropriation bill were appointed Th'
evening session was devoted to pensions
WASHINGTON. May 25.-SENATE.-The rive
and harbor bill was adopted in Its entirety b.
the house and senate Saturday received tn
signatures Of Vice President Stevenson an
Speaker Reed and went to the president 1t 1
one Of the largest, il not the largest. river an
harbor bills ever passed By congress 1t car
ries nearly ss0000,000
HoUsE-The sundry civil and Indian sppro
| priation bills were sent back to conference b.
the house by vote Of 154 to % The house In
sisted on its provision In the latter bill re
| IN ri M In