The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-12-20
.FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS


Washington. Dec. 12. - Senate
Bills introduced Tuesday: BY Sen
ator Scots. directing the secretary Of
thr treasury to pay Edward Tear
rcv. OF jefferson county. West Nir-
-i,ia, and Walter Shirley, also of
Jefferson county. West Virginia.
%f243 and S6.f39 for supplies taken
ry United States troops during the
civil war. The first speech in oppo-
81 ION to the ship subsidy bill in the
senate was delivered by Mr.. Clay.
The oleoniargarne bill. Just passed
by the house. was referred to the
committee on agriculture.
ITouse-l'ills introduced Tuesday:
To pension T. y. Leblanc at S24 a
month: to pension Jahn p. c. Shanks.
colonel of thc 7th Indiana cavalry. at
the rate of $50 months: directing
The secretary of The treasury to pay
10 G. w. Ratlctf. of Ivy. w. Va. $3.50
ior bailding material taken by United
latcs troops during the civil war.
he debate on the war revenue re-
duction bill opened Tuesday.
Washinrt on. Dec. 13.-Senate-No
business was transacted Wednesday.
The members went over to the house
TO participate in the centennial cele-
bration over the removal of the ma
tional capital to Washington.
Ilouse-No business was transacted
owing to the centennial celebration
ceremonies in the house.
Washington. Dec. 14.-Senate-In
executive session en- Thursday an
amendment to the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty was passed. This amendment
IN the essence will permit the United
States to defend an isthmian canal,
but not to fortiiy it. For nearly
three hours Thursday Mr.. Hanna, of
Ohio. addressed the senate on the
pending ship subsidy bill. While he
had spoken heretofore on the floor
of the senate, his effort Thursday
really was his first formal s"""ch to
the body since he became :.Imber
of it.
House-Bills introduced Thursday:
To pension William Gould at SIS a
month; to pension James Mantack
at $40 month; to pension Anthony
Mccall at $40 month: George j.
Wilson. Joseph Farnsworth. Nancy J.
Marple at $50 a month; Ben. amin j.
Devices at $24 month; to pension
William II. II. Miller at $50 month;
to pension Fannie Wigginton at $50
a month; directing the secretary of
the treasury to pay $3.50 to Nancy
Gates for supplies taken by United
States troops.
Washington, Dec. 15.-Senate
Nearly all of Friday the senate was
in secret session. discussing the Hay
Pauncefote treaty. No business of
Importance was transacted in the
|, .saf hn lon
ton of the house resolution provid-
ing for holiday recess to extend
from Friday, December 21, to Thurs
day, January 3.
House-The house adjourned Fri
day without disposing of more than
half the war revenue reduction bill.
An effort to reduce the tax on beer
failed. Mr.. Smith (Mich.) had an
amendment passed compelling the ex-
press companies to pay for stamps
on express receipts instead of the
shipper. A reapportonment bill was
introduced making the membership
of the house 357.
Washington, Dec. 17.-No business
of Importance was transacted in the
senate Saturday.
House-The house Saturday passed
the war revenue reduction bill. The
amendment placed in the bill to tax
express receipts was defeated by a
vote of 1926 to 139. Mr.. Powers (Vt.)
offered an amendment providing that
the income tax would not be levied
on the estates of persons who died
prior to June 13, 1898. 1t was adopt
ed--S4 to 43. The pension appropria-
ton bill, carrying $145.745,230, also
passed. Representative Norton intro
duced the following bill: Providing
that. any regularly enlisted soldier of
the war of the rebellion who served
by detail or assignment. on duty as a
commissioned officer, shall be enti-
tied TO the same pay as a regularly
commissioned officer for duties so
performed, and shall be considered as
promoted and mustered to that rank,
whether commissioned or not. and
shall be entitled to the same grade of
pension as is provided for officers of
the rank in which SAID soldier was as
signed to duty.