The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-14
FIFTY.FOURTH CONGRESS-


numoer necossary 10 consutute . quorum
The proceedings we're 80 unimportant % they
were uninteresting. Mr.. PETER (pop, Kas),
reed speech In favor Of Q joint resolution In
troduced by him on the l4th Of December for
the appointment Of . national monetary com.
mission to examine and study the general
subject of finances in its practical relations
TO the business AFFAIRS Of the people Of the
United States After Mr.. PETERS speech the
joint resolution VAS on motion referred to the
committee on finance. A memorial was pre-
sented from the Massachusetts, Historical So
ciety for the repair and preservation Of the
famous old frigate Constitution as q naval
museum, just as Nelson's battleship Victoria
10 preserved at Portsmouth. joint resolu.
tion was introduced by Mr. Call (dem., Fla.)
instructing the president ito demand the i'm
mediate release" Of Jules Sanguilly. con-
demned to perpetual Imprisonment for his
connection with the Cuban insurrection. The
matter went over until Wednesday, when Mr.
Call Is to address the senate upon It, At 2:30
o'clock the senate adjourned until Wednesday.
HoUsE-Only about half the members Of
the house were in their seats Tuesday whom
that body was called to order after the holiday
recess and entered upon the bulk Of the work
Of the last session Of the Fifty-fourth con.
gresa resolution introduced by Mr.. Bro-
derrick (rep. kas.) was agreed to, calling upon
the secretary Of the interior to report to the
Kansas. granted to the old Kansas Pacific
Railroad Co, had not been patented to the
company and why homestead entries upon
them were being permitted to be
made by the officers of the Topeka
land district BY the terms of the
resolved itself into committee Of the whole to
consider the Loud bill to amend the postal
laws by excluding sample copies" and serial
novel publications from second-class mail
matter f11
WASHINGTON, Jan. Z-SENATE-Senate bill
49, rAr1S 49, Al- -sI~-
law was passed Wednesday; also the house
bill for the appointment by brevet OF active
or retired officers Of the army The senate
Joint resolution requesting the government Of
Great Britain to pardon Mrs. Florence May
brick which was reported adversely last ses-
sion was taken from the calendar and
indefinitely postponed McCalrs resolu-
tion calling upon the secretary Of
state for copies of the corresp spondence
in the matter of Julio Sanquilly was agreed
to; his joint resolution demanding the imme-
diate release Of SanQuilly was referred House
bill providing for free homesteads on the
public lands in Oklahoma territory, amended
SO rs to apply to all lands obtained from In
dian tribes, was taken up as the unfinished
business and was discussed for nearly two
hours and went over until Thursday without
action. At4 p m. the senate adjourned until
Thursday.
HoUsE-After two days debate the house
wednesday afternoon by vote OF IA to 105,
passed the bill introduced by Mr.. Loud, chair
man Of the committee on post oflces and post
roads. to amend the laws relating to second
class matter The principal features Of the
bill were those denying to the mails as Sec
ond-class matter. sample copies Of newspa-
pers and serial novel publicati and with-
| drawing from news agents the privilege Of re-
turning to their principals at the pound
diately after the reading Of the
Journal. Mr. Grosvenor (rep, O), ad.
| dressed the house on question of personal
privilege He called attention 70 the fact that q
resolution introduced by him and adopted BY
the house Juno6 last, calling upon tho heads ol
the several departments for certain informs.
| tion as to the operation Of the civil service
law, had Is yet received no response from any
| one Of the cabinet ofhcers He felt justified
he said. in raising the question whether or no
congress had been properly treated in this re-
| gard, expressing the opinion that this silence
Of seven months showed that the heads Of tn,
several departments, as we'll as tho executive
| himself, had begun to ignore the demands o
| congress- A resolution, asking each cabine
ofncer to inform the house why no Response
had been made to tho original resolution, wal
agreed to without division
WASHINGTON, jan S.-SENATl-A Join
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Mills (dem.
Tex.) declaring that the expedisncy Of recog
nising the independence Of foreign govern
ment belongs TO congress, and that the presi
dent shall act In harmony with congress
also declaring that 1.-The dependence Of Cub,
ought to be and Is hereby recognised" AM
appropriating $4,000 for tho salary and Ok
penses Of Q minister to the government o
Cuba A resolution was offered BY Mr.. Nor
gan and agreed to, directing the committe
on expenditures In the executive depart
ment 70 inquire into the circumstances Of th,
abstraction OF certain papers as to Pacin
railroad mstters from the hles In the trsasur!
department. A substitute was passed for tn
house bill Of last session to amend the law
relative to navigation; and q substitute 70
another house bill to amend the laws relating
to American seamen were discussed up to ad
journment Adjourned to Monday next
HousE-Thursday, under the terms OF th'
order passed last month, entered upon tn
discussion OF the Pacific railroad refundin
bill Mr.. Powers (rep. VIZ chairman Of tn
cd the measure and Messrs Hubbard (rep
MOI and Bell (dem Tex.) opposed It tn
latter and Mr. Harrison dem, Ala.) eac
presented substitute for this committe
measure. which announcement that 1t woul
be formally offered for consideration at tn
proper time General dtscussion will be con
tinued Friday. and on Saturday the bill vii
be open t. amendment vote on its passag
will be taken Monday next A bill WAS pass
ed providing for the appointment OF survey
or general Of Alaska at $1,000 year
WASHINGTON, Jan. a-SENATE-Not In ses
sion.
HoUsK-Ths second days discussion OF tn
Pacific railroad refunding bill Of the house Q
Representatives developed much moro interes
from . popular point OF Wow. Mr. Johnso
(rep., CALI In tho course Of speech support
ing the bill alluded to Mr. W. r. Hearst. Q
the San Francisco Examiner and Now Yor
Journal. In most vituperstive terms He va
answered by Mr. Cooper (rep. Wta). VII
characterized the incident Is the most dis
graceful he had ever known In the history Q
the congress. The bill was advocated b
Messrs, Patterson (dem. Tenn) an
Hepburn (rep, Is.), and antsgonizsd b
Messrs. Harrison (dem., Ala), Boatne
(dem.. La.), Swanson dem. Val. McCa
(rep, Mssa), (only upon the rate Of interss
proposed), by Messrs. wheeler (dem. Ala
and Shyfroth and Bell tpops. Col). A resolu
tion wss agreed to. offered BY Mr Turne
(dem, GA). directing the attorney general I
print - an appendix 70 his last report tn
correspondence In the department OF tustio
upon the great railroad strike In Chicago Il
1904 The house 1t 3 p m under the rulei
took recess until O'Clock. the evening sea
sion TO be devoted to private pension billi