The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-04-26
FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.


Washington, April 16.-Senate-The
entire session was taken up discussing
the Alaskan civil code bill. The
amendment providing for the mining
of gold along the beach in the dis
,rict was perfected after a discussion
lasting nearly four hours.
House-Consideratio of the naval
appropriation bill was begun with the
prospects of a severe struggle ahead
over the question of arnor plate,
building ships in government yards,
and the provision in the bill for the
coast and geodetic survey. The bill
carries $13,O00,O00 more than any
previous naval bill.
Washington. April 1s.-Senate-Fcr
,ncre than three hours Mr.. Hoar. ti.n
senior senator from Massachusetts,.
occupied tn, ettention of the senate
with spec iii in opposition to the
policy of "imperialism' upon which,
embarked. Nothing was accou'-
plished.
House--Th, second days debate up
on the naval appropriation bill wug
confined closely to the subject matter
OF the bill. {; nd was as a rule devcld
of interesting features. The questions
of armor plIte and the building ot
Ns rships in government yards 1T
t;acted most atten lion. General de-
bate was closed.
Washington. April 1s.-Senate-A
resolution was adopted authorizing
the secretary of the navy to have
struck bronze medals for distribution
among certain officers and men of the
North Atlantic squadron, commemo.
rating naval engagements between
the forces of Spain and the United
States in the waters of the West In
dies and off the Cuban coast. 1t car.
ries an appropriation of $4,000. The
rest of the session was taken up in
discussing the Alaskan civil code bill.
House-The debate on the naval
appropriation bill under the five-min-
ute rule drifted into politics, and for
a good portion of the session MEM
bers fought hammer and tongs across
the political aisle. Some progress was
made with the bill, but most of the
controverted points went over.
Washington, April 19.-Senate-A
joint resolution was passed providing
for the administration of civil affairs
in Porto Rico, pending the appoint
ment of officers under the Porto Ri
can government law recently enacted
der consideration, the debate contin-
lling on the Hansbrough alien miners
amendment.
House-The entire session was
taken up debating proposition in
the naval bill designed to turn over to
the navy the survey and charting of
the waters of Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines. The bill carried an
appropriation of 100000 for this pur-
pose.
Washington, April 20.-Senate-The
conference report on the Hawaiian
civil government measure took up the
greater time of the session. The Alas
kan civil code bill was considered fsr
n brief time, and Senator Foraker
pronounced eulogy on the late Lo-
renzo Danford, a representative from
Ohio. Suitable resolutions were
adopted.
House-The entire session was
taken up in discussing the naval ap-
preparation bill. But little progress
was made.
Washington, April 21.-Senate-Res.
olutions were adopted calling upon
the secretary of war for information
as to the allowances made to army Of
ficers stationed in Cuba and Porto
Rico and the sums expended in pro-
viding quarters, equipages and other
conveniences for them. Consideration
of the Quay case was resumed, and
Mr.. Perkins presented an argument
favorable to Mr.. Quay's claim to a
seat in the senate under the govern
or's appointment.
House-The naval appropriation bill
was passed. 1t provides for two bat
tie ships, three armored cruisers and
three protected cruisers. The $545 fig
ure on armor was stricken out. Other
bills passed were: Fixing the COM
pensation of the United States com.
missioners in Chinese deportation
cases; for bridge over the Big Sandy
river, Kentucky; for bridge across
the Tallahatchie river, Mississippi.
Eulogies on the late Representative
Evan E. Settle, of the Seventh Ken
tucky district, occupied the enain-
der of the session.