The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-05-19
FIFTY-F1FTH CONGRESS.


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stc Monday the bill offered last Friday author
izing the postmaster general to establish post
Offices at military posts and camps, In order to
facilitate the delivery Of mail to soldiers was
reported favorably by the post ofices and
post roads committee and unanimously
70 the post once appropriation bill
was agreed to appropriating $4,000 to
carry the bill into effect The post once ap-
propriation bill was under discussion during
almost the entire session, the subject Of dis
cusston being the proposition to reduce the
compensation Of railroads 90 per cent for car
rying mails. The amendment Was defeated by
the decisive vote Of 70 to
HousE-The house Monday, by unanimous
and rising vote, rendered its thanks to Commo-
dore Dewey and his officers and men for their
gallantry at Manila bay, and next proceeded to
pass bill creating an additional rear admiral.
The house Monday spent Q good deal Of
time upon what Is known ss the immune
BILL" or the senate bill to provide for q volun-
teer brigade Of engineers snd an additional
force Of 10000 men especially accustomed to
tropical climates. There was . good deal Of
opposition made to the provision giving the
president the power to appoint all the ofacers.
but every effort to give the prfvstes an oppor-
tunfty 10 elect their company or regimental
ofncers was defeated by party vote The bill
~ amended was passed and now goes to the
senate.
WASHINGTON, May li..-SENATE-Tour war
measures we're passed by the senate Tuesday.
One Of them provided for carrying on the ad-
ditional work In the adjutant generals once;
the second authorized the enlistment Of vol
unteer signal corps, two-thirds Of the
members Of which must be expert elec-
tricians or telegraphers; the third
was the so-called immune bill"
passed by the house Of Representatives; and the
fourth was q measure suspending existing law
so that additional hospital stewards can be ap-
pointed. Tho post office appropriation bill,
carrying appropriations which aggregate more
than eo9, 900 was passed utter adebate which
has lasted for several days determined
effort was made by Mr.. Butler
(pop., N. CO. to cut on the sum
appropriated for the fast mail service between
New York and Washington to Atlanta and
New Orleans, and to provide for two commit
tees to investigate postal affairs, but it was
unsuccessful, oil amendments, except those Of
fered by the committee on appropriations, be-
ing voted down.
HoUsE-The house was Tuesday in session
only 10 minutes, the early adjournment being
due to no urgent measures Of Importance be-
II g before the house and to a general indispo-
sition to take up minor matters.
WASHINGTON, May l2.--SENATE-For more
than three hours Wednesday afternoon the
senate discussed what is known the railway
arbitration bill, measure designed to adjust
by means OF voluntary arbitration. differences
that may arise between railroad officials and
their employees. Mr.. Kyle, (rep., s. d. in
charge Of the bill offered number Of
amendments which were agreed to. In order
to meet objections raised to the measure. Mr..
Hoar (rep., Mass) offered an amendment,
which was accepted, providing that no injunc-
iaharar oaa,ns, h;s Mi, -, CO.., Az, nnr go
tract for personal labor or service. The bill
was still under discussion when the senate ad-
journed.
Housr-After refusing "Wednesday NV a vote
of az to 90 to consider the senate hill restrict
inc innnturotion tho bouee tool nm ,rd da
voted the session to the house reso,ution tn
submit to the states a proposit;on 10 mend
the constitution SO as to provide for the cleo
ton of senators bv a direct vote. The amend.
ment as proposed in the resolution. as re-
ported to the house. left II In the discretion
of the states to elect their senators
bv direct vote or throuoh their
legislatures but an amendment bv Mr.. JTnder-
wood (Ala) making Selection bv nonular vote
mandatory. was adopted and the resolution
was thcn Iassed The house refused tc concur
in the senate amendment to the post ONCE ap-
proprfation hill and asked for n conferences
The house set apart May Fl for eulogies upon
the late Senator George of Mississippi and at
5:Os adjourned.
WAsHINGToN Nav v1a-SENATE-After a
prolonged discussion the senate Thursday
evening passed the bill concerning carriers
engaged in interstate commerce and their EN-.
ployers' .popularly known as the railway ar.
bitration bill. The most important amend-
ment to the measure was that offered by Mr..
Hoar (Mass.) which provides that courts shall
issue no Injunction against rail-
way employees which shall compel
them to give their personal service to a com.
pany against their will. bill was passed
removing all disabilities imposed by the Four
teenth amendment to the constitution upon
persons who were at one time engaged in re-
bellion against the United States. The war
revenue bill was reported to the senate and
notice was given that It would be taken up
next Monday for consideration.
HousE-The house Thursday effected but
little legislation An important me asure pro-
yiding for a special line of coast defense YES.
sells and the enlistment of men adeouate To
man them was passed. The senate bill to es-
taolish volunteer signal corps was passed
~,HiOu' n,1;O amenamen. an EN- resolution was passed
Information relative to the CONSTRUCTION Of a
ship canal at Sabine Pass. Tex, and its proba-
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