The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-12-19
fIFTY-ssvENTH CONGRESS-,

4
Washinpton Dec IN soro,o
Among tbe hills Introduced Mnndov .
were the following. To enahio na va,
courts martial and nava, courts of In.
ouiry to compeI the attendance ~ ci.
william witnesses: to eouaIize Tho nav
of officers of the navy with those of
corresponding ranks in tbe army and
marine corps: to authorize an ipcrease a
in the enlisted force of the marine
CORPS: giving the United states iuris.
diction in cases of Iynchines and max.
ing the crime of participation in Ivncb.
ings punishable bv death. IN establish
mining experiment stations in Aid of
the development of the mineral re.
sources of the United States: prant.
ing 100 acres of land each for ,ba ,so
of the plants of Industrial ,nstitut,ons
| located on the public domain. author.
izing the use of s1OO 600 NJ tbo IN.
claimed funds of the freedmen.s bn.
reau for the establishment of a bon,a
for aged and infirm colored neonle
appropriatinp s1b OOO annna,,y frn,,,
the sale of pubIic lands for Tho s,,n.
port of an institution for tbe INDUS.
Chinese immipration. nrovid,ns for a
Nf
Hawaii. classifying tbe so,ar;o. ~
most office clerks and fix,ng an eioht.
hour day for most ofJIce emn,oves
Washington Noe 11-NSanota r,o
omen session Tuesdav vas dowotod to
routine bnsinees s,,cb as ,ho ,,ra -
tation of netitions memoriaIs ond
bills. The senate then went into eyec.
utive session on motion of Sonotor
=
Pauncefota treaty. and adiourped ~
1:55 o'clock. A bill was introduced
by Mr.. Clay providing for tho raneal
of the bankruptcy law senator Nor.
gan introduced bill providing for tho
The bill provides for an aggregate an.
preparation of s1SO,OOO 900.
House-A concurrent resolution pro.
vidlng for a holiday recess from ne.
cember 10 to January s was passed.
About 1.5OO bills and resolutions were
introduced Tuesday. most of them re.
prints of measures proposed at for.
mer sessions. Among the new bills
were those of Mr.. Shattuc (O.) for
the exclusion and deportation of alien
anarchists. and of Mr.. Wilcox. the del.
egate from Hawaii, for the retirement
of Hawaiian silver coinage. Repre-.
sentative Ryan IN. ", authorizing
the state department to expend such
amount as is necessary to secure the
release of Miss Stone, the missionary |
held by Turkish brigands. House ad. |
journed until Friday.
Washington, Dec. 49, Senate =
When the senate met Wednesday nrav. |
er was offered by Rev. Herrick John. |
rtop IF Cbicogo rbonIo;, asi,k,,-. r.
ing absent. The house concurrent res.
olution providing for holiday ad-
iournment from December 10 m lam.
ary 6, 1902, was referred to the com.
mittee on appropriations. Then, at
1922 p. m, on motion Of Mr. Lodge,
went into executive session to further
consider the Hay-Pauncefote treaty,
md at 2:55 pm. adjourned until Thurs.
lay.
Washington, Dec. 13-Senate-The
senate agreed to take a vote be.
Tore adjournment on Monday on the
new Hay-Pauncefote treaty for the ab.
'ogation OF the Clayton-B Bulwer treaty
and opening the way for the construc-
ion OF a canal across the Isthmus of
fanama Dy the United States. This
agreement was reached after four
,ours debate. sufficiently interesting
o insure the constant attendance of
most OF the senators. Mr.. Clapp
MIMI onered resolution providing
OF the conslueratlon or the Hay
-aunceiote treaty In open session. 1t
seh' 'o oyer until the new legislative
,'; ,ds me senate committee on 18th.
nan sanais authorized a favorable re-
~. upon oehator Morgan's Dill pro-