The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-17
rlFTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
summary Of Leading Events.


Teller, in lengthy speech, urged the
senate to adopt his resolution extend
ing sympathy to the Beers, but no
vote was taken. The remainder of the
day was taken up considering the ma
val appropriation bill.
House-The bill to amend the gen.
eral pension laws was passed. 1t pro-
vides for aggregating disabilities un-
der the act of 1890, without regard to
service origin, and to increase the net
income widow may have without de-
stroying her right to pension from
500 to $3.50. The bill to increase the
appropriation for the national guard
from 100000 to $1,OO0,OO0 was also
passed.
Washington, May s.-Senate-The
entire session was devoted to the ma
val appropriation bill, the measure be-
ing completed, with the exception of
that section relating to armor and
armament.
House-Most of the session was de-
voted to the consideration of private
bills recommended from the commit
tee on claims, and ten bills were
passed. The most important was one
to remit the penalties imposed by the
government on the Union iron works,
of San Francisco, the builders of the
monitor Monterey, for her failure to
make contract speed. Unimportant
measures occupied the remainder of
the session.
Washington. May 9.--Senate--Prac-
tically the entire session was devoted
to the section of tie naval appropria-
ton bill relating to armor and arma-
ment. The debate largely hinged on
the proposition that the government
should erect an armor plant of its
own. A joint resolution making the
selection of a site and the erection of
a bronze statue in Washington. d. c.,
in honor of the late Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow was passed.
House-Thc entire session was oc-
cupied in considering the contested
election case of Pearson VS.. Crawford,
of the Ninth North Carolina district.
The report of the majority was
against the sitting member, demo-
crat, on the general ground that Mr..
Pearson's election was prevented by
fraud. intimidation. bribery and
bloodshed. The minority deny all the
allegations of the majority. The de-
bate was on party lines.
Washington. May 10.-Senate-The
L. N,
of Montana. was postponed until next
Tuesday. A bill was passed to pay
Mary A. Swift $4,000, one years sal
ary of her husband, John E. Swift.
who died while serving as United
States minister to Japan. The ses-
sion was concluded with eulogies on
the late Representative Samuel Bair,
of Louisiana.
House-By the very narrow margin
of two votes the house unseated Mr..
Crawford, of North Carolina, a demo-
crat, and seated in his place Mr.. Pear
son, of North Carolina. He is the
third republican to be seated by the
present house. The minority resolu-
tion declaring the sitting member en-
titled to the seat was defeated by one
vote.
Washington, May 11.-Senate-The
entire session was devoted to a discus
sion of the naval appropriation bill.
1t was decided to vote on the measure
at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
House-All records were broken in
passing private pension bills. There
were exactly 1S0 passed. The princi-
pal one among them was the senate
bill to pension the widow of the late
Gen. Guy v. Henry at the rate of $1O0
per month.
Washington, May 12.-Senate-The
session was entirely devoted to con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
bill, the main feature being defeat
of the proposition to erect govern
ment plant for the production of ar
NOR.
House-The session was brief and
OF no particular interest. A few bills
of minor Importance were passed.