The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-07-25
COL. WARNOCK.
TOok High Rank in Congress
From the Start.
Cur. rrh,na r1mes .cI,,zrn

Washington, ID. c, July l6.-The
heautiful white structure Of majestic
proportions, situated upon Capitol Hill,
is now only frequented by visitors TO the
city and number of the capitol EN-
ployes, who perform their duties during
the recess. The flags upon the Senate
wing and the other upon the House ex-
tension have been lowered from their
signal stats, denoting that no sessions
OF either branch OF Congress are being
held. These signals will again appear
the first Monday in December at II
O'Clock noon. The Senators and Rep
resentatives have all left the city for
their five months vacation.
Hon. William r warnock, our rep
resentative in Congress from the Eighth
Ohio district, Is now enjoying rest
fromShis Congressional duties at Ur-
hama. He will spend a part of the sum
mer upon his farms, having five OF them
in his district.
During his first seven months of
has been busily engaged upon the floor
of the House, hard worker In the
committee rooms, and has also trans
acted a great amount OF departmental
matters, which consumed considerable
time smong the numerous executive
departments
Daring the session he introduced
|seventy-two bills, which IL nearly dou-
ble the average; beside sending 10 the
Speakers desk 8 large number oI
petitions, resolutions and memorials.
There were Is, 1858 House bills pro.
sented by the 352 members in the
House Of Representatives. A number
Of the bills introduced by Judge War.
mock have become laws. the most nota-
ble being the public building act,
which authorizes structure to be
built at Findlsy, o., by the govern
ment, and for which there was appro
priated over $4,000. Col. warnock,
being always interested in the welfare
of the old veterans, had introduced
quite n number of special pension act:
for veterans throughout his district oI
six counties. Every one of the :5.
members of the House. and each Sena
tor, numbering 20. had special pension
acts for one or more OF their constitu
ents, making the total number over
| 10, 900 such special acts introduced. II
4 t. -. ~ hax
such a large number OF bills properly
considered. even in the committee, and
for that reason and in order to be per
fectly fair to each member, the com
mittee had adopted the ruling OF allow
ing one, two, or at the most three
special pension acts for each member o.
Congress. There were only l,5Il
House and Senatel private pension
bills reported upon by the House com.
mittee during the past session.
Our representative in Congress wa:
assigned TO three committees by Speak,
er Henderson, and while serving upor
each one gained considerable emf
nence. He took an important part il
| framing the numerous bills before the
three committees. The Committee or
Labor. consisting OF thirteen members
Committee on Expenditures in the Wal
Department, with seven in number
and the Committee on Revision OF tn,
Laws, with thirteen members, were tn,
ones he had the distinction OF serving
upon during the first session of the 57ti
| Congress. One of the prominent bill
reported favorably by the Committe,
on Labor was an act creating a com
mission TO inquire into the condition o
the colored people of the Unite'
States" Representative Warnock ha'
the honor OF writing the report ol tn
committee upon this measure. Tn
bill which was OF most interest in ih
labor world-'-that eight hours shal
constitute days labor''-was discusse'
pro and con before this same commit
tee. Among the numerous bills re
ferred to the Committee on Revision G
the Laws, was one for the re-examina
tion for correction OF the criminal law:
His maiden speech upon the floor c
the House was delivered on March
during the consideration of the ''Rurs
Free Delivery bill" His address cor
tained ,, $50 words. His second speec
was during the discussion of the 'Arm
Appropriation bill" on March26 Quit
| a number of The newsuapers through
out the United States published thi
address, and he gained considerable
prominence among the military soci,
ties throughout the country. Fac
, IN all brought in hundreds OF reqnes
for copies OF this speech, and he W.
compelled to have printed, Mt privar
expense, 5000 copies for distribution.
IL contained 1917 words, with ihrs
pages OF tabular matter, giving The ii
of regiments, battles, numbers engages
losses in killed, wounded ard mis>ini
and the per cent OF loss His thii
! address before the House, June !, W:
: during the consideration of Senate hi
No. 1858 for the protection of u
President of the United States" Th
I speech contained 3,O19 words.
Beside these addresses before Il
members OF the House and the occ
papts of the galleries, he occasional