The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-03-11
FIFTY.FOURTH CONGRESS


WARRINGTON, March 2-SENATE-The sen.
ato Monday, In the space in about one hour
and an hour passed the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill, carrying $7,444,-
677, being an excess Of 900 over the bill,
90 II passed the house Half Of the amount is
the revenues Of the District Of Columbis.
Then the naval bill was taken up It
carries oS5, 728, o3i, little over three and
half millions more than the bill
contained when 1t left the house Two mil
lion and q half were added for the purpose OF
establishing government armor factory.
HoUsE-The house Monday passed u num-
ber Of bills of o private character, defeated
the economic post bill, discussed and left
pending the bill to prohibit the extensive
publication by newspapers and periodicals
the details Of the ,doings Of prize fighters and
measure was warmly discussed. and .
motion to lay 1t on the table was
agreed to- Mr. Aldrich (rep nj demanded
the yeas and nays on the question His re.
quest was carried, one fifth Of those voting
on the motion to table, voting for o roll call
WAsHISGroN. March 8. SENATE-Bils
passed: For the prevention Of the introduce
tion and spread Of contagious diseases in the
United States; fortification BILL appropriat-
ing S9,7l7,l4L The house amendments
to the senate international mon
etary conference bill were concurred in,
without q division. The remainder of the
session was occupied by the general def
cheney, which appropriates sl0334939, nearly
$4,000 600 more than was in the bill as 1t
passed the house. At $3.50 recess was taken
until 8 p m.
HousE--A concurrent resolution was passed
authorizing the printing OF 10000 copies of the
hearings before the committee on banking and
currency. A motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill for a settlement by suit or COM
promise of the claims of the United States
against various states on account Of defaulted
interest on Indian trust funds was
defeated Mr.. Aldrich (R. IlL)
endeavored to bring up the
bill prohibiting the transmission OF papers
containing illustrated accounts OF prize fight
ing. but the house voted ~ to 3S to take re-
cess. The evening session had not adjourned
at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning
WASHINGTON March 4 4-SENArE-The bus
mess of the senate Wednesday was principal
ly in connection with the conference reports.
The first to be presented was on the appro-
priation bill for the District of Columbia. 1t
was not 4 final report, however, Us the con-
ferees had failed to reach an agree
mepts appropriatinc various sums for
the charitable institutions Of the city. The
partial report was agreed to- and further
conference was ordered The next conference
committee was on the bill to amend the laws
relating to navigations. The conference re-
preparation bill ana was agreed to,
HousE-When the house reassem bled at
10: 80 o'clock, Mr.. Sherman (rep n W called
up the conference report on the Indian bill,
which the senate rejected Tuesday Wnen
the house took recess at 6:4O 1t was under
stood that the conferees had agreed as to
all the amendments except two. A hotly con-
tested fight was made to secure concurrence
in the senate amendment to the general def
cheney bill providing for payment ofBowman
act claims for supplies furnished the union
army, adjudicated by the court OF claims. but
it failed. In accordance with the arrangement
made Tuesday the house considered President
Cleveland's veto Of the immigra.
tion bill, and by q vote Of 1893 to 81 decided to
pass the bill, the objec tions # the president
Notwithstanding Final action was taken
upon the bills to amend the tariff law SO as to
authorize the sale to the highest bidder Of
forfeited smoking opium. to amend the navi-
cation laws, revise and amend the patent
laws.
WARRINGTON. March 5.-SENATE-The for
NAL proceedings of the senate continued
through the morning. further Disagree
ment on the deficiency bill was reported,
and it was ordered back to conference.
At 10 O'Clock the venerable Senator Nor
ril, OF Vermont, offered resolutions ex-
pressing the appreciation OF the senate
for the able and impartial discharge OF
the duties of presiding officer by Mr..
agreement to the resolutions. At l0:30 the
formal proceedings were fast nearing an end,
and on motion of Mr.. Hoar the usual resolu-
tion was adopted for a committee Of two sena-
tors to wait on President Cleveland and in
form him that the senate had concludsd
its labors and was ready to adjourn.
Senators Hoar and Price were appoint
ed as the committee. Mr. Hoar announced
that the committee OF congress had waited on
the president and that he had asked them to
convey his congratulations on the close Of
their labors, On motion Of Mr.. Cockrell it
was agreed that the daily sessions shall be-
gin at l2 Thereupon, at 1910 p m. the sem
ate adjourned until Friday.
EoUsE-The house was still In the legisla-
tive day Of Tuesday when 1t adjourned with
out day The closing ours were uneventful.
The statesmen had worked I'LL night to get the
sundry civil, Indian and agricultural bills to
the president, only to have them pocket We
toed. while the. general deficiency failed
of passage because the house refused to SUBJ
scribe to the half million Of Bowman claims
which the senate insisted upon. The only
feature of the closing throb of life was the en-
thusiastic reception accorded Speaker Reed
and the unanimous standing vote Of thanks
rendered him.
WASHINGTON March 6-SENArE-In exec
utive session Friday the senate confirmed
McKinleys capinet appointments. as follows:
state. LYMAN j. Gage OF Illinois, to be sec
retary Of the treasury; Russell A. Alger,
of Michigan, to be secretary of war;
Joseph McKenna, OF California, to be
attorney general: James A. Gary, of Mary
land. to be postmast general: John d. Long. of
Massachusetts, to be secretary OF the navy:
Cornelius N. Bliss, of New York, to be secre-
tary OF the Interior: James Wilson, of Iowa.
to be secretary of agriculture.
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