Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-25

lore the senate letter from the secretary OF
the Navy, transmitting information, copies OF
drawings and reports of the recent survey OF
the Nicaragua canal route, made by Civil En-
gineer Menocal of the Navy. Referred, Cut
lom took the floor TO speak upon the Edmunds
resolution, but gave way 10 Morrill,, who ad
dressed the senate upon these resolutions re
quring the attorney general TO furnish certain
papers called for by the senate, Maxey fol
lowed Cullom. He opposed the resolutions
reported from the majority OF the committee
Following Maxey, Dolnh took the floor In sup
port Of the majority report. Senate adjourn 3D.
with Dolph retaining the floor.
Under suspension OF the rules the bill Passed
for the closing of business of the court OF com
mssioners OF Alabama claims. The senate
bill passed authorizing the comptroller
of currency to permit the receiver of ma
tional bank to use trust funds for the pur-
chase OF property upon which the bank holdsa
mortgage or other evidence of Indebtedness.
Bland, of Missouri, under instructions from
the committee on coinage, weights and meas,
ures, moved TO suspend the rules and adopt
the resolution making house bill 5000, "for the
free coinage Of silver" the special order for
Saturdays, the Goth and 21th iustants, and
saturday the 81 of April, and the same TO b
again taken up Tuesday, April 9th, after the
morning hour for the consideration OF bills re
ported by committees, and So TO continue from
day to day until disposed of, provided that
unless sooner ordered by the house, the pre-
vious question shall be pending thereon at 3
o'clock Thursday, April Sth, this order not to
interfere with revenue or general appropriation
bills, except on Thursday, April Sth, which Is
fixed for the final disposition Of this order The
motion was seconded-95 TO- 90. The motion to
suspend the rules and aC opt the resolution was
agreef to-Yeas ITO; nayIS7.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-van Wyck, of
Nebraska, offered u resolution, which was
adopted, directing the public land committee
TO examine into the destruction OF public
timber lands adjoining the Northern Pacific
railroad The electoral count bill was then
taken up. Hoar, OF Massachusetts, addressed
the senate in behalf of the bill. lie was fol.
lowed by George, of Mississippi, and at the
conclusion of the attcr's speech the bill was
read the third time and then passed without
new electoral count bill Hoar addressed the
senate on the bill and at the conclusion of his
remarks the bill passed without division.
The Edmunds resolution was taken up, and
Dolph continued his remarks in favor OF Its
adoption. Speeches were made also by Coke,
Wilson Of Maryland, Beck, Edmunds and 9TH
ers. After executive session the senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE.
In the house, Cripp, Of Georgia, from the
| committee on commerce, reported bill au-
thorizing additional life saving stations, to be
instituted. Burnes (MlssourD from the com
mittee on appropriations, reported back the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill, with sen
ate amendments, Burnes explained the re-
port of the committee. Concurrence was rec
commended in several senate amendments, and
In several others Inconvenience was recon-
mcnded-among them one appropratIng $780,
900 TO pay expenses attending the funeral OF
General Grant The report Of the committee
on appropriations was agreed to, and the
house went into committee Of the whole, Town
shend (IlIinois) In the chair, on the Indian APP
preparation bill. -.
Wellborn Texas), In closing the debate,
made vigorous defense OF the bill against the
criticisms made upon 1t during the course Of
the discussion. The bill was read by para
graphs for amendments, and shortly after
wards the committee rose and the house ad-
iourned at o'clock. :.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Cullom called up
| his motion TO make the Interstate commerce
| bill special order for March 30. Agreed to.
| Hoar's motion OF yesterday TO make the bank
| ruptcy bill special order for march 81, but
not TO antagonize the interstate commerce bill,
| was also agreed 10. Allison called up the ur-
| gcncy deficiency bill and the senate concurred
with the house that some Of the items making
| up the sum expended for the funeral obseques
Of General Grant were not properly Of an
| urgent deficiency character. The remaining
| senate items were insisted on. At 2 O'Clock
the Edmunds resolution came up, and Mr..
Brown took the floor In opposition 10 the adop-
ton of the resolution. The debate continued
until O'Clock, Spooer still having the floor on
the Edmunds motion, the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and half an hour later, when
the doors were reopened, adjourned
HOUSE.
number of reports from committees were
submitted, after which the house in the morn.
ing hour resumed consideration of the bin con-
ferring jurisdiction on the court Of claims
other than war claims against the United
States. Discussion ensued and pending de-
mand for the previous question the morning
hour expired and the bill went over as unin-
ished business The house then went into
committee Of the whole on the Indian appro-
priaition BILL Consideration Of the bill
dragged along slowly. No important amend.
mentswere offered and after finishing forty-two
OF the IS pages OF the bill, the committee rose
and the house at 5:55 D. IN. adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-in the senate IT,
day Dawes called up the bill authorizing the
president to appoint Lieutenant W. p. Ran
dali of the navy, who commanded the Cum
berand in her conflict with the Merrimac,
lieutenant commander, and to place him OIL
the retired list Bill was passed. Quite q
number OF pension bills were passed. At two
O'Clock the Edmunds bill was laid before the
senate, and Spooner resumed his remarks in
favor Of adopting the resolution. He was fol-
lowed by Salisbury, who spoke against the
resolution. Colqultt then obtained the floor,
but gave way for a motion to adjourn. The
senate then adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
After number Of bills Of a private charac-
ter had been reported from committees, the
house went into committee Of the whole on
private calendar When the committee rose
several private bills we're passed, and at AS
the house took recess until night
At the evening session the house passed