The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-01-21
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS


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wAsnlNoroN. San. II 2-SsNArE-Senatoi
Allison (ren. Ia appeared In the chamber
Monday for the nrst tine this session. Ares-
olution on the subtect Of violation Of the
eisht-hour law on the part Of eontractors With
the navy department. On work in Brooklyn, N
Y, was the subject ef resolution offered BY
Mr.. Allen tpop. Nsb). An argument was
made BY Mr.. Proctor (rsp, VIZ. in
favor Of proposed constitutional
amendmens, making the presidential term
six years and making the president in.
eligible for re-election; also making the term
OF Representatives in the lower house Of con-
gross three years. Then the great feature OF
the days session was begun with speech by
Mr.. j. Mills dem, Tex.). in support of his
joint resolution intr oduced last Thursday de.
claring that the expediency Of recognizing the
independence Of new government belongs to
congress, recognizing the independence of the
republic of Gu ba, and appropriating 900 for
the salary Of minister to the new republic.
The resolution went over without action.
HousE-Fate overlook the Pacific railroad
refunding bill in the house Monday. 1t was
defeated by majority OF GO votes, and its
supporters were even prevented from sending
it back to the committee for reconside ration.
The motion on which the decisive blow was
dealt called for the engrossment and third
reading Of the bill When the roll had been
called and the result was announced the op-
ponents of the measure indulged in some
manu- Clapplng, DuL maue no attempt AT 4 more
noisy demonstra tion. The final vote was
1853 nays. ~. ayes. The house devoted
the remainder OF the day to the military.
academy appropriation bill and to measures
brought forward under a call of committees.
WASHINGTON, Jan l3-SENATE Tuesday
bill was introduced by Mr.. Hill dem. N. W
and was referred to the post office committee
proposing to nx the term Of fourth-class post
masters at four years, except in the case OF
appointments to fill vacancies, when they are
to be for the unexpired period The
resolution offered by Mr. Allen (pop,
Neb) Monday in regard to the viola
tion of the eight-hour low in Brooklyn by
contractors with the navy department was
taken up and agreed to- The house bill for
free homesteads on public lands acquired
from Indian tribes was taken up as the unfin-
ished business 1t was advocated by Mr.. AL
len and opposed by Mr.. Villas dem, Wis)
The bill went over without action and the
senate at $40 adjourned until Wednesday.
HoUsE-The proceedings were very tame in
the house Tuesday. number OF bridge bills
and other minor measures were passed, and
at o'clock an adjournment was taken until
Wednesday.
WASHINGTON. Jan. A-SENATE-The first
two hours of Wednesdays session was spent
behind closed DOORS in the consideration OF
executive business Cthe extradition treaties
with Argentina and the Orange republic) and
delivery OF a speech by Mr. Bacon dem. Ga.)
on the question whether the recognition OF
new power was an executive or a legislative
act. His contention was that it was legisll-
tive function: one exclusively for determine
tion by congress, bill appointing the secre-
tarp of the treasury, the secretary Of the in
terror and the attorney general a commission
to settle the debt of the Pacific railroads to
the government was introduced b. Mr. Gear
(rep. La), chairman of the committee OF Pa
cific railroads, and was referred to the COM
mittee
HousE-The house spent the day on the
calender and passed number OF minor bills
by unanimous consent The bill providing
that oleomargarine and other imitation dairy
products shall be subject to the laws Of the
state or territory into which they are trans
ported. was sprung unexpectedly. Strong op-
position developed at once, with the result
that after long wrangle n demand for the
previous question on the passage Of the bill
was voted down by a narrow majority. The
house then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lh-SENArE-The house
bill for free homesteads on the public lands in
Oklahoma Territory. which has been unfin-
ished business in the senate. came to vote
Thursday after three hours debate and was
passed-yeas 50, nays IL It was first amended
il very important particular by striking out
the words lin the territory OF Oklahoma"
thus making it apply to all public lands ac-
Quired from the various Indian tribes. 1t
provides that all settlers on these
lands shall be entitled to patents,
on payment OF the usual and customary
fees and that no further charge of any kind
shall be required talso provides, by an
other senate amendment, that all sums of
money so released, which il not released
would belong to any Indian tribe, shall be
paid to such tribe by the United States The
bill now goes back to the house for action on
the am6ndmentA An effort
made by Mr. Morgan to get up the Nicaragua
canal bill and to make IL the unfinished busi-
ness: but there was no quorum voting on his
motion and the senate 1T 1880 p. m. adjourned
till Monday.
HoUsE-The oleomargarine bill was passed
Considerable opposition was de-
veloped. but 1t did not prove formidable on
the yea and nay vote on the third reading,
which the opponents OF the measure accepted
as final. The yeas were lc6 and the nays o.
Some amendments to perfect she measure
were agreed to without opposition The bill
makes oleomargarins and other imitation
dairy products SUI bject to the laws Of the state
or territory into which they are transported
The remainder OF the day was spent by the
house In transacting routine business under
the unanimous consent rule. Ht
WASHINGTON, Jan i6 6-SRNArB-Not In ses-
sion.
HoUsE-Five hours were spent Friday in
disposing of routine business. principally pri-
vate pension bills number OF them were
passed senate bill granting an increase to
the widow OF Cen John Gibbon met with op-
position but it went through in its original
shape which, with the presidents approval
will give Mrs. Gibbon 500 month. Mr. Gill
lett rep Messy introduced in the house
Friday bill ii xiEg the age for retirement.
from the classified service of tho United
States at Is years. All off1ces are TO
becomes vacant when the person holding
them becomes IS years old. and no person
more than 65 years old is to be eligible to ap-
pointment The act, however, 10 not to apply
TO union veterans Of the late war or their
widows At the night session of the house a
round dozen OF pension bills were passed
The widows OF Gen Green Clay Smith and Geo.
Morrow were the bene hciaries In two Of the
bills passed. the former receiving . pension
Of $50 per month and the latter e75 per month
WASHINGTON, Jan Ia-SENArE-Not in
session
HousE--No business OF importance was
transacted In the house Saturday Most OF
the day was spent In delivering culogies upon