The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-02-18
SENATE AND HOUSE.
WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW.
MAKERS.
A Weeks Proceedings in the Halls of
COhgress-Important Measures Dis
cussed and Acted CpOn-An Impair
tial Resume Of the Business.
The National SoIons.

conference report OH the iinmigra ion bill
~ an overwhelming majority t21i TO so
and passed two more pension bills over
he Pr"si,lent's veto. The notifications
If Il! migration bill contained in the
confer, acc report by which IN intending
immigrant was required TO be able TO
read and write "the English or another
language" and which permitted the illit-
crate wife and minor children to accom-
pany an eligible emigrant removed the
main opposition to the bill. The benef-
Charles of the pension bills passed over
the veto were both of the class known
as REMARKED widows" A bill was also
passed to prevent the fraudulent use of
the word copyright" OH books and other
publications: The open session of the
Senate was wholly perfunctory. and after
transacting some routine business the
doors were closed and an executive ses-
sion continued throughout the day. The
bill was passed to aid in the Improvement
Of the navigable channel of the South pass
by closing the existing crevasses in Pass
LOutre in the Mississippi River. The
routine business was cleared away by
1876 p. M. and on motion of Mr.. Sherman
the Senate went into executive session
nn1 at 1.10 n m adiourned
The electoral votes Of the forty-five
States of the Union We're formally count
ed at the joint session of the House and
Senate held Wednesday for that purpose.
and Vice President Stevenson proclaimed
the election of Mckinley and Hobart
rs President and Vice President respect
iyely. Senator Morgan cbamnion Of tbe
Nicaragua canal bill announccd in the
Senate his abandonment of that measure
for the present session of Congress and
thereupon it was displaced hv the b,nk.
ruptcy bill. He gave notice that he would
renew his advocacy of the bill at an carly
day of the coming extra session Tho
bankruptcy bill succeeds TO tbe advonto-
geous position of unfinished business
The agricultural appropriation bill was
taken up late in the day and nassed at
Sc, 3,25J. 800. The HOuse hill was nassed
extending the time for comnIrinq with
the requirements of the act forfeitinp rail-
road lands. The House has nasseJ tho
Senate bill relating to the carving of
obscene matter by EXPRESS comnanies and
it has gone to the President for his sig.
nature. The penalty for violation mon
IS IL Une OF nOf more than
$1,000 or Imprisonment at hard labor for
not more than five years. or both. at the
discretion of the Court.
ne House Thursday passed the fortifi-
cations appropriation bill with but sin
gle amendment and made some headway
With the postoffice appropriation bill.
The major portion of the day was cOusum-
ton, which was precipitated bv y nrov;s-
ion in a bill providing for funding the
debt of the territories. The bill aroused
the opposition of Mr.. McAIillin Dem) of
Tennessee because it provided for gold
bonds and the payment of interest in gold
or its equivalent. Mr.. Knox Rep1 Of
Massachusetts said that the Stimulation
regarding gold bonds applied only to Ari.
zona, which had outstanding gold bonds to
be refunded. An amendment By Mr.. Me-
Millin DEM of Tennessee was as fol-
lows: Provided. That the principal and
interest of the bonds funded under this
act shall be payable in any lawful money
of the United States. except the Arizona
bonds above described heretofore issued"
This was adopted, and the bill passed.
NJ SShotC spent tuS SiedteT part Oh IQf
day in executive session debating the
Anglo-American arbitration treaty. The
entlre time was consumed by Senators
Iurpie and Morgan, the former in advo-
cacy OF and the latter in opposition to
r"tlhcation. No action was taken on any
amendment or on any part of the treaty
ana nut little appreciablc progress was
made.
r,
-, u ii'u's oiSeoSS!"h Oh
~ :, 'r"h "ipi'ra'ioh treaty ny
was 'ne Sene."i eh"'. 10 reacE
vi ae'cen,en. whereby thS treaty
.''i'' 'e uiSpoSe'' ~, vi anu other Dizziness
'""en up inere were iiihuiheraDie snort
""ii's 'ne uas' pu' the prih
.ip'' ''oiessses on the merits OF thc
I'''' "ere 'iaue os senators Daniei'
~, at iioai' Aouse ahu Nhahd'er-
=. "e pioposi'ioh ao'ahceu thursday ID!
""'o' iu'pie 'n"' any negotiation uh-
NV 'iea's "o".u "nuer us TERMS
a.e ~. .',"."' " sup'i''.eo 10 'he Se''a'e
US ~ "ouiI any o''e'i'i 'rea's' ioruieo
'oe ''r,s -, VI i'ue. ''otesoinss. Ii was
'o'ieeueu ~ 'i' '"ose VINO SPOKE
'aa' IL 'here cou'a De any assurance that
treaty if accepted there wnuld he no sno-
cial opposition to It's ratification. Senator
TUrpie contended tha, no other position
was possible in view of the jndisput.bI,.
fact that the Senate was a part of the
trcatymaking power of the United States.