The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-03-02
.FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
D. eSu,t b ss.on.

once appropriation b1li was under dfscuBsf0n
in the senate the time bo ing consumed largely
by Mr.. Butler tpop.. n. c. and Mr.. Fettigrew
(sil rep. s. d. In an amen, ment providing
that the postal commission should present its
final report to congress by March ], 1sN0 II
was defeated 20 to ". Agreement was reached
70 vote on the bill and amendthent ~
o'ciock Tuesday. At o'clock Mr..
Hawley. chairman Of the military affairs
committee, moved 70 take UP the army reor.
ganixation bill, unanimous consent having
been refused t. take up the measure without
displacing the unfinished business--the anti.
scalping bill Mr. Hawley's motion prevailed,
- to 20 thus making the army bill the un I'm
ished business 1t Is agreed that this action
disposes finally Of the anti scslping bill for
the present session.
HousE-A separate bill sppropristing $780,
Goo for payment 70 Spain under the pro-
visions OF the treaty OF Paris was passed MoA-
day under suspension OF the rules. No amend
ment was in order ar d m attempt to secure
unanimo Gus consent to offer an amendments
declaratory Of our policy not ermanentiy to
Wheeler Ky), upon whose point Of
order the appropriation went out o he sundry
civil bill, m de the only speech In open hostil-
ity to the measure, but upon the roll call -
members-3l democrats. popuiists and
silver republican voted against it The senate
bill to reimburse the governors Of states for
expenses paid by the states in organizing vol.
unteers for service In the war with Spain be-
fore their muster into the service Of the
United states, also was passed under suspen-
sion of rules.
WASHINGTON, Feb. eo-sENATE-Torma
discussion OF the Huli-Eawley army reorgan-
ization bill was begun in the senate Tues
day afternoon. Mr. EGwley and Mr.. Warren
reps.), supported tue measure and Mr. Mitch
ell and Mr.. Cockrel (dems) opposed it, while
MIR. Proctor rep) addressed the sen te in IA
vor of some amendments which he had pro-
posed to the bill, The OfiCe
tion bill was passed. The conference re-
port on the legislative. executive and judi
cial appropriation bill was agreed to- The
joint resolution amending the act of June 49,
1873. by adding to II a provision that whenever
any bond or note shall be secured by mort
gage OF deed of trust out one stamp sh.ll be
required. that being the highest rate required
for either pal er was passed. Post office ap-
propra,io1 bill passed.
HoUSE-Tne house reached the last page Of
the naval bill Tuesday. and adjourned with q
point of order pending against provision fix.
ing the price of armor rlale al s54o per ton.
WASHINGTON. Feb Observation-Disclosures
Thursday. night sessions of congress will be
heia almost uninterruptedly until the adjourn
nent on March 1t is possible too that con-
gress may remain in session on Sunday il it 10
found that the exigencies of the case demand
But eight full working days now remain. be-
SIDES the forenoon of Saturday. the d Y Of ad-
journment and while it is possible to finish all
absolutely needful work 10 DO so will require
expedition and the improvement of all avail.
able time.
HoUsE--The house Wednesday listened to
the reading of Washinston's farewell address.
Two hours were devoted to the naval appro-
prlation bill but seemingly only the threshold
OF the debate upon the cost OF armor plate has
been passed. Mr. Boutelle's amendment fixing
the maximum price Of srmor plate at
S45 per ton but restricting the pro-
vision to the appropriation made in the
present bill was ruled to be in order where.
upon another proposition was offered by Mr.
Underwood (Ala,) for the erection of an armor
plate ant by the government point OF or.
der against the latter proposition was pending
when the consideration of the naval bill was
suspended to allow the members OF the house
to pay tribute to the memory Of the late Sem
ator Morrill,, Of Vermont
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24-SENATE-During
the entire session Thursday, until O clock the
senate had under consideration the river and
narbor DILL Good progress was made, 80 pages
! having been disposed OF. with the exception Q
! one amendment. The bills under considera.
tion will be resumed Friday at II o'clock.
HoUsE-The naval appropr!a ion bill finally
passed the house Thursday afternoon. after
| -FOUR days Of ACRIMONIOUS debate, most of
| which was spent upon the que ion Of rehab.
| itating the naval academy at Annapolis in &C
cordance with the scheme inaugurated by the
| appropriation OF half million in the last
naval bin and the proposition to increase the
maximum price to be paid for armor plate to
| S545 per ton, existing law limiting it to eiol
Upon both propositions the naval committee
suffered signal defeats. The amendment to
| build great armor plant was ruled out upon a
, point Of order.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-SENATE-Amonp
| the bills passed Friday were the following:
| Authorizing the legislative assembly Of the
| territory Of New Mexico to create an additional
nhn1,f a.ly.ny FNr 81.
| ing of the territorial capitol; authorizing re-
survey OF certain lands in Cheyenne county,
Nebraska. Considcra tion of the river and
harbor bill was then resumed.
| HoUsE-After q session Of nearly eight hours
| Friday the senate Friday evening at $50
| O'Clock passed The river and harbor bill by the
| decisive vote of 81 20 81. The measure was I'm.
| der consideration throughout the day and on
! several OF the committee amendments deter
mined fight was made. but in every IN
stance the opposition svailed nothing.
The sharpest contest arose over the
| Nicaragua canal bill amendment A
! point OF order was made against il that 1t WAS
general legislation but the senate to which the
vice president submitted the point overruIed
It, 1t was then at acked as not being revelant
to river and harbor measure but this too.
was overruled by the senate Mr. Pet,igrew
(rep. S. d., Mr.. Rswins (dem. Utah and Mr..
Teller tsil-rep. Col), vigorously at
| gacked the bill, their opnosir,on
being directed especially againss
the canal amendment During The afterrc con
! Mr. Sewcll, of New Jersey. delivered a speech
| in support OF the Hull-Hawley army reorga nj
zation bill He expires sed the belief that ID
| would require an army of so 600 men TO control
| the Filipinos and that we were likely yet to
have serious trouble IN Cuba.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.- SENATE-A ter two
hours devoted to the consideration o. bills ",
the Calendar Saturday, the senate at o'clock
| b. gan the consideration OF the comprorn 50
army reorganization bill which lad l. en-
| agreed upon by the members of the military
| affairs committee. The objection to
| the bill l. permanent increase OF the
| army bills passed Appropriating s25O, 900 for
! the purchase OF a site for the Carnegie library
| in the city Of Washing ton; enabling the city
| Of Albuquerque, N. NJ. 10 create certain in
debtedness; authorizing the construction OF
| three bridges across the Conecuh river q nav.
igable stream in Escambia county Alabama
HoUsE-The house continu cd work on the
| army appropriation bill Saturday but failed TO
complete it. Considerable animosity was de-