Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-12-23
CONGRESS-.
A Vote OF the House Refuses to Consider
MOrrison's Revenue Bill.
hut Little Important Business Likely
10 be Transacted Until AFTER
the H0Iidays
senate, Dec. Ia.

Senate, Dec. IA.
MISUNDERSTANDING the memorials pre-
sened was one by Spooner from the GermaL
Ald SIC ely OF Wls,ols expressing / Q 'dea
that there was no further nee ssity for stimu-
latng immigration to this countrv, and that
no satisfactory reason can be signed for al
wing foreigners to vote and hold Office after
one years residence ana before they are nat
urallzed: and suggesting the enactment OF
laws making naturalization aud outrage con-
form to a uniform standard. Referred. The
committee on finance reported back fayorably
the bill for the retirement and re-coinage OF
the trade dollar, and the bill to prevent Il auds
on American manu- acJurers. Calendar. Among
the bills introduced and referred were the fol-
lowing: By Harrison, to increase the pensions
OF those who have d satellites equi-alent to
loss OF hand or loot. On motion uoar
ainrnuments 10 eiecuora count OH were nom
concurred in and conference asked for:
conferees on part OF Senate. Mcpherson in
troduc ID bill to amend the oleomar garine
bill, Referred. Also a bill for presentation
OF medal to each Of the officers and soldiers
who VOLUNTEERED for three m Dnths' service I'M
der the Presidents call Of April II, 1861.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House q letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury submit ny
tue book of estimates for the fiscal year Of
War transmitting the report OF the test of iron
and steel. Referred. The Committee on For
egn Affairs reported back the resolut on call
ing on the Secretary of the Treasury for infor-
nation as to what Interpretation 10 given by
the Treasury Department to the tariff law Of
1883, wnlcn in on, section declares that fish,
fresh for immediate consum ton, shall be free
OF tax on arrival at our sea and lake ports, and
In another section declares that foreign caught
| fish impor ed fresh, shall be taxed at the rate
OF fifty cents per hundred pounds; also reques-
ting him to transmit copies OF all official cor
respondence on the subject, together with d
| statement OF the duties collected each year
nee 1865 on several descriptions Of the fish
caught on the lakes of Canadian tributaries
thereof, or In the Nolth-Atlantic Adopted.
Senate, Dec. Is.
MISUNDERSTANDING the memorials pre-
scented was one by Frye from the Bath, Maine,
heard of trade against tde ADM 'sion OF for
eign built ships to American registry. Among
the bills int oducel and referred were the fol-
! wing: By Vance, to repeal cha ter "a OF
&C ~ 1883, relat ng to the civil service. Toe
f. II wing b lis were reported from the ost-
Office committee aud placed on the cal ndar:
To an ard the pos al money order sys EN- and
t extend the FREQ delivery system. Van Wa ok
offer d a res lution calling on the Secretary
OF War for inf rmaton as to how the Mis-
soul river commiss on has apI ortioned GER
ia moneys appro rated in the river and
harbor bill for the Improvement Of the Mis-
oari river at OMAHA and other points In Ne
Jraska and Iowa. TIE resolution ave rise to
cons iderahle scnssinn. Beck called ~ the
hi / rohibitng Senat RS or Representatives.
4 ON acting as attorneys for subsidized rail-
| road conn anies, question being on a subst-
tute reported from the judiciary committee.
B ok opposed the substitute and advocated
tie bill as introduced by himself. Pugh,
a member Of the judiciary committee,
justified the substitute. He was opposed to
all such legislation, but if II was to be enacted
he would have it carr ell out to its full extent.
Without reaching a vote the Senate went into
executive SESSION and when tue doors reopen
ed adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Speaker appoint, Caldwell, Eden and
Cooper conftrrees on the electoral count bill.
After the transaction Of some unimportant
| routine business the House in the morning
| -FOUR, went into committee OF the whole on the
| b II for the allotment Of land in severalty to
| the Indians. Pending consi leration, the COM
| mite rose, the morning hour having expired,
| and the b II went over as unfinished business
| On m ,tion of Warner, of Missouri, q bill was
passed, br nging the cities IF Atlanta, Calves
ton, St, Paul, NJ nnpapolis, Indiana OILS, Kan:
| sas City and Omaha under the Irovis ON of
section 519l R. s.. which requires National
banks in certain cites to KEEP on han1 In
money of u s., sum equal to Is per cent Of
their c rculation and deposit
| Senate, Dec. 10.
| WASHINGTON Among the bills intro
dnced and referred were the following
By Van Wyck: Proposing an amendment 10
| tie Constitut Oh in relation to the election OF
United States Senators. VanWyck called up
his resolution, offered yesterday, calling on
| the Secretary of War for information as to
| ctp
toned the money appropriated in the last river
ana harpor Dill ror tine Improvement OF the
| Misso lr River. After remarks by Van W. ok
| the resolution was read and adopted. The bill
granting a pension to Mrs. Barbara Fuchs
| (stepmother Of soldier) was OPP lsed by Cock
| rell as establishing new principle and was
defer ded by Edmunds, Blair and Platt. The
bill was passed aud motion to reconsider
was rejected. Yeas, .; nays, 80. van wycH
| moved to make special ord Ter for the second
| Tuesday in January the bill for relief of set
tiers and purchasers of lands in Nebraska and
Kansas adjoining the Denver 81 St. JOSEPH
railroad Mo ION agreed to- The senate then
| took up the unfinished business of vest 'rdsy
it being bill to repeal the tenure Of office act
| HOUSE.
The Senate bill was passed providing that
Admirals Rowan AMI Wardea NAV, after, N
years OF service, be retired IRON active serv G.
| on LheH own hppilcatlOn W tn Tue nlSnest pay
| of the grade to which they belong. ID ngley o.
Maine presented remonstranees against th,
Dunn Free S ip bill ir I'm several firms aud as
sociatIons throughout the United States. [Th,
remonstrances, which were appropriately re
ferred, represent that the ado Dtlon Of tie free
shio policy would dastro. the ship build IL itl-
dustry IN the Unlted states ana make III
country dependent on the British yards TO
ships for commercial purposes an(
for defense in time Of war
The House then, In the morn ne hour, in tn,
GRAFTON OF the Senate bill for the allo men %
lands in severalty to the Indians. After sew
eral amend nents the bill passed. Burns, o
Missouri, called up the urgent deficiency bi
for public pr ming reported yesterday from
the committee on appropriations The bill
was passed@and the House went into com
mittee of the whole, with Hammond of Geor
gia, in the chair, on the sundry C vii bill. AT
ter debate committee rose and reported the bill