The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-01-31
fIFTY-sIx1H CONGRESS


Washington, Jan. 23.-Senate--The
senate Tuesday adopted appropriate
resolutions on the death of Queen
| Victoria. of England. During the sit
ting of the senate in open session
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was completed so
far as the, committee amendments
were concerned.
House-Before the announcement
of the death of the queen the house
passed the bills to send to the court
of claims the claims of Cramp & Sons,
amounting to something over $1,000
900, for alleged damage done to the
company on account of the failure of
the government to promptly furnish
armor plate and other material used
in the construction of naval vessels.
| The senate bill to extend the placer
mining laws to saline lands was
passed after u rather spirited debate.
The District of Columbia appropria-
ton bill was taken up and some prog
ress was made with it. Appropriate
resolutions on the death of Queen
J Victoria were adopted, and out of re-
spect the house adjourned.
Washington, Jan. 24.-Senate Con
sidcration of the shipping bill was re-
sumed Wednesday. At the instance
of Mr.. Frye (Me.), who relinqushed
the chair temporarily to take charge
of the measure on the floor. it was
made the unfinished business of the
senate, thus restoring it to its privi-
legged position.
fIouse--The house Wednesday pass
ed the District of Columbia apprc-
priation bill and entered upon con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
| bill. There was some discussion of
the extent to which the navy was t.
he increased ultimately in the course
| of which Mr.. Wheeler (ky.) and n
member of the committee. declared
! himself in favor of a navy large
| enough to meet "all comers.'' Se,-
cral provisions of the bill were knoc',
ed out on points of order, including
| that to give warrant officers the com
mutation for quarters allowed second
| .ieutenants of the marine corps.
! Washington, Jan. 25.-Senate The
| senate devoted Thursday to the In
lian appropriation bill and made only
| mir progress. The chief feature of
he debate was sharp attack by Mr..
| l'ettigrew on the Dawes commission,
| Vt the opening the senate adopted
| he Pettierew resolution conccrniE =
he reported deportation of A. Ma
| .ini, citizen of the Philippines. to
| uam.
iiouse-The house considered the
avail appropriation bill all day and
Completed IT,, with the exception 81
ne paragraph. Fhe item for incrccso
| # the navy will remain as reported.
namely. two battle ships and two
'ruisers. Some opposition was man
tested to any increase of the navy.
and Mr.. Cannon Qil) sounded noty
| If warning as to the size of our an
| aual appropriations, and added that
With the present appropriation, $780,
100000 would have been spent on our
Jew navy, and we should stop.
Washington. Jan. 26.-Senate-Sen-
;itor Depew (N. W delivered in the
senate Friday characterstically
'orceful and eloquent address in
support of the shipping bill. The
address, which occupied just an hour,
was in the nature of an appeal for
| the upbuilding of the American mer-
chant marine by the granting of sub
sidies, as provided for in the pending
| measure.
Iiouse-The house Friday adopted
the conference report upon the army
reorganization bill. The contest over
| it was brief. Mr.. Hull, chairman Of
! the military affairs committee, pre-
venting prolonged debate. The CON
slIlar and diplomatic appropriation
bill, carrying something over 81 ,100.-
900, was reported. 1t provides $4,000
| for purchasing land at Pelling for the
United States legation there, Min
lister Conger having advised the ex-
tension Other changes made by the
bill are: Salary of minister to Bo.
livia increased from $1,000 to $500:
consulate established at Neu Chwang.
China, at $4,000, and at Moscow, Rus
sia, at $500; consulate at Chung
King, China, abolished; consul gen
eral at Constantinople made United
States agent at Sofia, Bulgaria, and
salary raised from $4,000 to $1,000.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-Senate-No
business of Importance transacted in
the senate Saturday.
House-The following bills and res
olutions were introduced Saturday:
BY Representative Berry, directing
the secretary of the treasury to pay
to Margaret Kennedy, sole heir and
eXecutrix of John Kennedy, STAG for
fences and property destroyed by
| United States troops during the civil
war. By Representative Smith (Ky.)
authorizing the appointment of Geo.
n. Jesse as a special employe of the
house of representatives at salary
OF $1,000 a year. Representative
| Southard introduced resolution in
the house, making special order,
after the revenue cutter service bill,
OF the Hill bill. to maintain the parity
OF gold and silver. The house COM
mittee on rules refused to report fa-
vorably on the resolution unless the
senate should guarantee that the bill
would receive attention in that body
during the present session. The lat
ter having been refused, it is likely
that the Hill bill will not become a
law at this session. The house passed
the bill introduced by Representative
Berry to pension Mrs. Mary Connery,
OF Falmouth, at the rate of SIS u
month.