The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-02-25
FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
sacond aeseion.

bill WAS read In full and q substitute for the
iesections was offered by Nelson (rep, Minn).
II was not read The bill was then laid aside.
A conference report on the senate bill to pro-
vide time and places for holding terms Of the
United States courts In Utah was presented
and agreed to. The house amendments
were concurred in A conference
report on the legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bill was presented and
agreed to,
HoUsH-The sundry civil bill was passed
Monday. Senate amendments to the agricul.
tural appropriation bill we're non-concurred
In and sent to conference. Bills passed: To
supply the national guards Of the various
states and territories with modern Spring.
field rifles Of IS caliber in exchange for their
present rifles; extending the time for the
completion of the St Paul. Minnesota and
Manitoba railway in Minnesota: senate resolu-
tion authorizing the secretary Of the navy to
furnish a naval or other ship to transport &c
India certain supplies donated Dy western
states for the relief Of the starving poor OF
that country.
WASHINGTON, Feb l7-SENATE-Senato
Chandler (rep, n H spoke for three hour.
Tuesday in support Of his resolution declar-
ing 1t to be the sense OF the senate that the
United States should not permanently acqui-
esce in the single gold standard The bank
rnptcy bill was taken up and Mr. Hoar rep,
Mass chairman of the judiciary committee
pleaded for it in a half hours speech No-nc-
adjourned.
HoUsE-A number of house bills granting
pensions, which had been amended in the
senate were laid before the house and the
amendments agreed to bill was passed
upon recommendation of the committee on
patents, regulating and m liking uniform the
jurisdiction of circuit courts OF the United
States in cases Of infringement Of letters pat
ent The rest Of the day was spent in consid-
Grafton OF private pension bills, aboat % OF
them being passed
WASHINGTON. Feb Is-SENArE-After u
four hours debate in the senate "Wednesday
the conference report on the bill to amend the
i'm migration laws was agreed to by vote OF
"a to 81 As the report had been agreed to in
the house the bill modified in conference
now goes to the president 1t adds to the
! classes OF excluded aliens all persons over lt
years OF age, who not read the English
language. or some other language ex-
cept that admissible immigrants may bring
with them send for, iliterate parents
or grand parents tover 80 years OF age), wives
and minor children 1t also prohibits from
employment on public works aliens who come
regularly or habitually into the United States
for the purpose of engaging in any mechanical
trade manual labor, and who have not
made declaration OF intention to become
American citizens, The secretary Of the treas
ury. however, may permit the entrance of
aliens for the purpose of teaching new arts or
industries And the act is not to apply to per-
sons coming here from cuba during the con-
tinuance OF the present disorders there
HoUsE-By a very decisive vote of 96 to 2s
the house Wednesday a m rmed it's intention to
abide by the policy Of limiting pensions for
widows OF general officers to $50 month and
grading from that sum down for widows OF
officers OF lower rank The conference re-
port on the legislative executive and
judicial appropriation bill presented by
Mr. Bingham was agreed 10. TIE principal
changes made were in the provisions for the
congressional library AS agreed upon, the
bill authorizes the president to appoint Ii
brarian and superintendent. who must be
confirmed by the senate. shall receive IS 900 a
year each, and appoint the subordinates in
their respective departments-lSI all told.
The bill carries total appropriation OF &l,-
7i7.76a
WARRINGTON. Feb 1e-sENArE-The bill
to extend the use of the mails was passed
Thursday. The senate also passed without
amendment house bill for the admission Of
needlework imported by the New York Asso-
citation Of Sewing Schools for exhibi-
tion purposes The senate had spent
only 20 minutes in executive session.
when on motion of Senator Sherman rep o.
the galleries were cleared, the doors closed
and the consideration Of executive business
entered upon At 635 p m. the senate ad-
journed until Friday.
HoUsE-In the contested case Of Hopkins,
rep, VS.. Kendall, dem, from the Nineteenth
Kentucky district the house Thursday for the
first time this session, on direct issue Of
fact reversed the decision OF its commit
tee on elections and seated contestant
whom the committee had declared not
| elected In the contested election case
| Of Rinsker and Downing from the
| first Illinois district Rinaker was seated The
| rest OF the session was given up to the pas =
sage Of bills by consent which led the leader
| to consent to q speedy adjournment and at 43: 0
the house adjourned till Friday.
WAsHINGTON Fab O-SENATR-When the
| senate adjourned at o'clock Friday night
after q secret session OF seven and half
| hours, 1t was apparent to the most sanguine
| friends Of the general treaty Of arbtra ton
with Great Britain that no vote could be Sc
cured at this session OF the senate. The fact
| that motion to postpone until NJ rch had
| been defeated by . vote Of 80 to 20 afforded no
| satisfaction. On the contrary 1t emphasized
the fact that their fighting the treaty in
| tended there should be affirmative action OF
| no kind
| HoUsE-Another appropriation bill was
taken up, but little progress made. The
m easure was that carrying appropriations to
| supply deficiencies for the current fiscal year
and prior years. 1t encountered its irst snag
| when Mr.. Grow, (rep. Pa insisted that she
had right to speak as long as he wanted to
! on it This proposition was discussed
| for some time, and resulted in
| victory for the venerable Pennsylvania
! member who devoted some extended remarks,
|
homa free homestead measure Then long
| discussion was started by Mr. Richardson
| tdem Tenn over an item to pay special at
| torneys for defending suits against the United
| States. Mr. Richardson wanted to know the
use of paying attorneys to defend such cases
when the judgments given against the United
States particularly claims under the Bowman
act, were never paid Many members spoke
with regard to the propriety of paying the
Bowman claims, but when the afternoon was
| nearly over the discussion was dropped The
bill not passed at o'clock when the
house took a recess for three hours Friday
night 1t discussed private pension bills
WAsHINGToS, Feb 2s.-SENATE-Saturday
MI Quay sought to bring forward the bill 70.
= commission to look into labor problems, ou
it was soon displaced by vote of "A to 2s to
take up the Indian appropriation bill. The
latter measure led to two amin ated disc u.s.
sions first on silver and then on sectariar
schools. The debate on this item and on III,
bill was not concluded when the senate ad