The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-08
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-


Extraordinary Session.
WARRINGTON, March so-SENATH Tho
senate Monday spent about an hour In open
session and about two hours and half in Sc
cret session discussing the arbitration treaty.
A remonstrance against the treaty was pre-.
eented from the Monroe Doctrine club, Of
Philadelphia, which characterizes II IS
'QSAftily contrived to advance the interests
Of England and to ooerce the United States
into the adoption Of . reciprocity treaty with
Canada" A bill appropriating s250,000 to be
expended in saving life and property endan-
gered BY the great floods in the Mississippi
valley was reported and passed
HOUSE, - The rumored dissatisfaction
lmong the members Of the house with the
schedules OF the tariff bill was manifested
Monday when Messrs Mccall and Levering.
| OF Massachusetts, protested against the high
rates Of duty imposed in the woolen and cot
ton schedules. The former said it was the
woolen schedule in the Mckinley bill that
| had caused the reaction against the protect
i've system resulting In the loss OF the house,
the senate and the presidency. At b:95 the
committee rose, and the house passed the
senate joint resolution, making Immediately
| available $3.50 900 for the protection Of the
| lower Mississippi with an amendment carry
ing some of the more, pressing items in the
deficiency BILL passed week before last
WASHINGTON. March 81. - SENATE The
open session of the senate Tuesday lasted un-
| til p IN and the senate resumed behind
| closed doors the consideration OF the arbitra-
| tion treaty, spending two and half hours in
| the discussion. To the 1,404 bills that had
been introduced up to the close Of Mon
days session there was enough added
Tuesday to bring the whole num-
ber above the figure of 1880 = the
majority Of them being pension bills The
house amendments to the Joint resolution
| passed Tuesday by the senate, approp.lating
| $250000 to aid in protecting the life ana
| property in the Mississippi floods, were con-
| CURED In by the senate and the joint reso-
| luton was sent to the president.
HoUsE-Tuesday was nearly all occupied in
| disposing of amendments offered by the COM
| mittee on ways and means. most Of which
went to perfectiug the phraseology, or making
classification clearer. An amendment putting
books, maps and charts imported for the use
of schools, colleges and public libraries on the
| free list was agreed to, also one restoring
| the Mckinley rates on horses and mules. At
| o'clock the reading OF the bill where the COM
mittee left off Saturday last was resumed,
| and in the last hour of the day four additional
| pages were passed, over 20 in ALL
WASHINGTON. April L-SENATE-The sem
| ate spent the larger part of its session We'd
nesday in secret conclave At 1895 1t pro-
| ceeded to the consideration OF executive bus
| iness, and that included, not only the arbitra-
| tion treaty, but the question OF filling the
vacancies on the standing committees. The
| only matter of public interest that occurred
| In the open session were two resolutions on
the subject Of Cuba, and both OF them went
over without action till Thursday. The first
was one offered by MIR. Mills dem, Tex.) in
structing the committee on foreign relations
| to inquire what obligation, II any, the United
States has assumed toward the people OF
Cuba by maintaining the right to prevent the
acquisition Of the island by any European
power and compelling them to remain subject
to the dominion Of Spain. The other was that
offered Tuesday by Mr.. Morgan dem. Ale.)
In relation to the letters from Maxine Gomez
to Presidents Cleveland and Mckinley
HoUsE-The Dinsley tari1 bill passed the
house Wednesday afternoon by vote Of POS
70 isi; answering present and not voting e.
The Affirmative vote was composed Of 100 re-
publicans, Ave Observation-Disclosures Brous.
sard, Dovey and Meyers La). and Kseberg
and Slsyden CTex), and one populist, Mr.
Howard (Ala). Mr.. Reed. in the speakers
chair. directed the clerk to call his name just
before the announcements OF the vote to which
he responded aye amid applause The nega.
tive vote comprised III democrats and four
popuhsts and Observation-Disclosures Baker uL).
Marshall, Simpson and Todd
wAsHINGToN, April 2-SENATE-A Joint
resolution was introduced and passed author.
izing the secretary OF the navy to place Q ves-
sci Of war and chartered merchant vessel at
the disposal Of the collector Of the port OF
New York for transporting contributions Of
wheat -four and corn to relieve the famishing
poor OF India A resolution was offered BY Mr..
Allen (pop, New Jon the subject Of the reported
purpose by the Spanish government to try by
drumhead court martial and to shoot to death
the Cuban Gen Rivera. recently wounded In
baltic and captured The resolution declares
1t to be the duty Of the United States govern
ment to protest to the Spanish government
against such violation of the rules
Of civilized warfare. The resolution went
over till Friday under an objection
by Mr.. Hoar rep, Mass) There were three
other Cuban transactions in the senate before
that body went into executive session. These
were the resolution onered last Tuesday by
MI. Morgan as to the letters of Maximo
Gomez to President Cleveland and President
Mckinley; the resolution offered yesterday by
Mr.. Mills (demL. Tex) as to the obligations
assumed by the United States toward the
people Of Cube in asserting and maintaining
the right to prevent the acQ uisition Of the
resolution introduced Thursday BY Mr.. Nor
gan extending belligerent rights to both the
Spanish and Cuban governments In the parts
and territory OF the United Statea The two
nrst were agreed to and the last went over
Till Monday.
l. WASHINGTON, April 8. a.-sssArD-Not in ses-
sion Saturday
HoUsE-There was Q brief session OF the
house Saturday, followed by an adjournment
to Wednesday in pursuance Of the policy
which has been determined upon The
only business transacted was the adop-
ton Of the senate resolution providing
Tor chartering vessel to carry
ievers Of India Incidentally Mr. MCMILLAN
dem. Tenn) suggested an amendment con-
demning England's national policy After the
usual routine business, Mr. James Hamilton
Lewis, q democratic member-elect, from the
| state Of Washington, was escorted to the bar
sf the house BY Mr.. Bailey. Of Texas and took
| the oath of ONCE.