The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-28
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS



lfurpAyb bll fer nsw custom house In New
York wss reported back favorabiy end placed
% the oelendaE The present custom house
site n 70 b used, and the limit q ooss 10 H,-
oo0,ooa The bill TO provide for repressnta-
tiou Of the United States ty commiesioners 81
any International monetary confefence was
introduced and 10 70 b taken up Tuesday
without reference 70 conntteeA The army
appropriation bill appropriastns over o6ooo,-
00O. Was passed without question or remark.
will probably be censoFfsd1 IN by the house.
without the formally e 8 oCnferenee The
Nicarssuan canal BILL wee teAeA up and made
the unfinished business a. 70 70, lnd after
two hours' speech in Supp6St Of Il ~ Mr. Nor
gan tdem, AlA) the senate ct s:ib adjourned
until Tuesday. $50
Houss-The house spent Monday in con-
sideration OF miscellaneous matters, business
of the District of Columbia occupying the
greater portion Of the session. Aside from
these measures Of purely local Interest bills
were passed: To prohibit and punish the
sale of liquors to the Indians over whom the
interior department exercises guardian
ship; extending for two years the time for
the completion Of the Kansas, Oklahoma
Central and Southwestern railway through
Indian territory and Oklahoms; amending the
patent laws, along the lines proposed by the
American Bar association to give to- the
United States the benefit Of devices patented
BY naval Officers: authorizing the construction
Of a bridge across the Rio Grande at Ell Paso,
Tex: also of bridge across the Monongehels
from Braddock to Miffiir Pa
WASHINGTON. Jan 30-SENArE-The le6,
islative appropriation bill was taken up after
the Nicaragua measure had been laid aside
and was completed with the exception Of
provisions in relation to the library Of con-
gress which went over without action till
Wednesday. Earlier in the days proceedings
Mr. Hill dem, N W spoke for an hour and
half on joint resolution relating to electric
SUBJ ways in the District OF Columbia. The
resolution offered by Mr. Morgan dem. Ala)
last week as to default in the Pacific Railroad
Co.'S, and the one offered Tuesday by Mr. Pet
tigrew (silver, S d. as to the Venezuelin and
Guiana boundary agreement, were laid before
the senate, but went over, the first inden-
nitey and the other until Wednesday.
HoUsE-The house spent the whole Of Tues
days session in committee Of the whole con-
sidering private pension bills Favorable ac-
tion was taken upon 50 of them, one being the
senate bill to increase to 500 o month the
pension OF Maj Gen. julius H, Stahel
WASHINGTON, Jan 2L 2L-SENATE-Wednes
day the bill for the erection of now custom
house building in New York on the site of the
present building at cost not exceeding s.
600 900, appropriattng $3.50, 900 for one years
rental Of temporary premises and appointing
at salary of Is, 900 each board of Ave build
ing commissioners passed 1t now goes to the
house. The legislative appropriation bill
was taken up and finished and . house
bill of last session relieving foreign
yachts from tonnage charges was taken up
and pissed.
HousE-A partial agreement Of the con-
ferees on the army appropriation bill was re-
ported and agreed to, the house insisting upon
further disagreement to the senate amend
ments still in dispute. Bills we're passed au-
thorizing the construction OF bridges across
the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers In
Kentucky: granting an Am erican register to
fhn rlr n
phia: authorizing the secretary Of war to
grant certificates showing the services Of
telegraphers in the war for the union;
reducing the fees OF land of1cials
in the Pacific and Rocky Mountain states
WASHINGTON, Jan 22-SENATE-Af % few days
ago the memorial of Mr.. Henry A. Dupont for
admission to a seat in the senate from the
state Of Delaware was presented by Mr..
Chandler (rep., N H) and was referred to
the committee on privileges and elections.
Thursday certificate Of election Was pre-
sented by the Same senator, and was
similarly referred, to tho effect that
Mr.. John Edward Addicks has been
legally elected to the vacant seat dp the
senate from the state Of Delaware. An un-
successful attempt was made BY Mr. Hill
dem, N W, backed by Mr.. Chandler, TO have
bill considered and passed fixing the term
OF ONCE Of all postnasters at four years.
HOUsE-After 1875 members of the house Of
representatives, including So republicans. had
voted In accordance with the recommendation
of the majority of the committee ON elections
No. 8, that Mr.. Tucker (dem) was entitled to
retain his seat as . member of the Fifty
fourth congress from the Tenth Virginia dis
trict, which was contested by Mr.. Yost (rep) },
two hours were spent In making the vote ef-
fective and finally settling the matter. The
case had been discussed from noon until $3.50
o'clock The resolution declaring Tucker on
titled to the seat was adopted at $50 o'clock
by q vote Of llo to ~, II members being pres
ent and not voting. The result was clinched
by the adoption Of the usual formal motion to
reconsider the vote and 70 lay that motion on
the table and the house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON. Jan A-SENATA Senator
Turpie gave notice that he would call up the
Cameron resolution recognizing the republic
OF Cuba ON Monday In an informal way the
arbitration treaty was discussed for some
of order. After this there was . lull Of some
20 minutes In tho proceedings. during which
the military academy appropriation bill was
under consideration. its passage being Inn
peded by . proposition to have the West eotnt
cadets participate in the inauguration pa
rsde. Before that knot had been disentsn-
gled the morning hour expired and the Nics-
ragIa canal bill was taken up as the
unfinished business Al the threshold anoth-
er international question was injected In the
shape Of Q letter from the secretary OF state
transmitting . communication from Mr.. Red
Central American. protesting against the var
ious Nicaragua bills before congress as being
in violation OF the contract with the Maritime
Canal Co. ti
HoUsE-Friday WAS public bill day, and
there was little OF public interest done In the
house. Mr.. Cooper dom Texl called up and
the house passed over the presidents veto the
bill to establish now division Of the eastern
judicial district of Texas The feature Of the
debate ON this matter was Q csustic criticism
by Mr.. Grosvenor fep, o. upon the execu-
tive order which denied senators and repre-
sentatives access TO the president except
through the private secretary Of the prest-
dent Al i've o'clock the house took the usual
recess for the consideration of private pension
bills Ten pension bills were passed at the
night session and the house adjourned until
Monday
confined itself strictly 70 business Saturday,
passing . large number Of bills. includtng
those for . statue of President Lincoln y