Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
SENATE.

the interstate commerce bill the question be.
Ing on agreeing In the senate to the amend
nents adopted in committees Of the whole. A
piotracted debate arose on the various amend
ments, especially or the long and short haul
clause. Riddlebe.ger moved to lay the bill on
the table, on which motion he was the only
senator voting in the affirmative. Edmunds
moved to restore to the long and short clause
the words struck out by the Camden amend
ment, namely, "from the same original point
OF DEPARTURE and to add to these further
wo DIS, ''or the same point Of arrival" The
Edmunds amendment was at first rejected,
yeas 90, nays "a, but Edmunds again offered
it later, and 1t was agreed to- Yeas q, nays
"a The bill then came TO vote and was
passed-yeas Al, nays4 The negative votes
were those of Brown, Colquitt, Morgan and
Ransom. number of pairs we're announced
The bankruptcy bill was then laid pro forma
before the senate, but Hoar yielded in favor
OF the pension bill, which latter accordingly
remains unfinished business for 3 o'clock to-
morrow. At 6:47 the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house IN committee OF the whole re-
sumed consideration Of the army appropria-
ton bill. Rockwell Mass moved to Increase
from $3.50, 900 to $400, 900 for the manufacture
OF arms at the Springfield armory. Rockwell's
motion was agreed to-. the committee rose and
the house killed the amendment, thus revers-
Ing the action of the committee of the whole,
and The bill was passed. The house then went
into committee Of the whole (Hatch, of Mis-
souri, in the chair) on the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. Cannon took occasion
ha 70 for In al. ~.
appropriation sfor steam launch for use at
the legation at Constantinople from 81, 600 to
Sl,SC0, not that he objected to the appropri-
alton ITSELF but wanted to call attention to the
fact that in prior years this steam launch had
given rise to long discu slons on the Their slice
about republican extravaganza. Morrison
moved to reduce the appropriation to $1,000
This led to quite long, good-natured politi-
cal discussion, and Minister Cox's letter sug-
costing appropriation for the launch was re-
ferred to, and the increase was defended b:
Reid, Hiscock and other republicans, and by
Hewitt on the democratic side. Finally on the
vote, Morrlson's motion was lost yeas IS, NAYS
81. Morrison remarkng that as his republic
can friends were voting against him, and his
democratic friends were at the races he would
not raise the point of no quorum.
Pending further action, the committee rose
as O'Clock and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 13-Mitchell (Oregon)
offered a resolution which was referred, re-
questing the Secretary of the interior to sus-
pend action of the land Office in all cases in
yolying the rights of innocent purchasers of
land, after and entry, and before
the Issuance Of patents until congress shall
have legislated on the subject. Frye called up
the Staten island bridge bill, but the senate,
by vote of 10 against IL, decided to consider
bills on the calendar in their order. num-
Der Of bills were passed, among them one Gre
ating a new judicial circuit of the United
States, which will comprise Minnesota, Iowa
and Missouri to be known as the 9th circuit
A new judge is to be appointed for this circuit.
After short discussion on the order of bust
ness the bill to give military telegraphers in
the late war a Certificate of honorable dis
charge on assimilated'' rank, proportioned to
their pay, came up After SONS debate it was
recomm anded to the military committee.
The chair laid before the senate the first an
bureau. At 2 O'Clock the general service pens
ion bill was called up. A number of amend
mcnts were submitted to be printed. At 4 80
the senate went into executive session, and
fifteen minutes later when the doors were
,copcned, adjourned,
HOUSE.
In the morning hour, the house In commit
tee of the whole resumed consideration OF the
joint resolution appropriating $4,000 to it,
demnify Chinese subjects for tina losses SUI
tanned in the Rock Springs massacre.
Rice Mass etrnnulv sup,,orfad thu rosoI,
ton.
McCreary Ry.), Phelps New Jersey and
Clement (Georgia) made brief but spirited
speeches in favor of the resolution.
Carey (Wyo.) moved to amend by limiting
the appropriation to 'as much as may be ncces-
sary," and took occasion, as did most OF the
other speakers, to denounce Chinese immigra-
ton.
The morning hour expired without action on
the resolution and 1t was relegated to its place
upon the calendar The house then went into |
committee of the whole on the consular aud |
diplomatic appro priation bill. After some |
debate the bill was reported to the house and |
passed. 1t appropriates about 81, 100000.
The house then went into committee of the |
whole on the bill charging the powers and |
duties of the department of agriculture. |
Weaver Qowa) favored the bill, which would |
give labor a status which it had not yet en-
joyed. Pending discussion the committee rose |
and the house at p. m. adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Amcng the petit
lions presented in the senate was one from q
dozen citizens of Iowa, presented by Allison,
praying for the abolition of the American
house of lords Referred. Frye, from the
committee on commerce, reported favorably
his bill to limit the privileges Of foreign YES
sells in ports of the United States and In for
eign ports, and the privilege accorded to YES
sells Of the United States in foreign ports He
said he would at the proper time give this bill
as an amendment to the house shipping bill
calendar. The bill authorizing the extension
~ n" custom house at Kansas City and ap-
$4,000 for this purpose. The
following bill passed, approprating the
amounts indicated for the purposes named:
the limit of the cost on the De-
troit public buildings to $1,000, 900; to erect
q public building at Lafayette, Ind, $4,000;
to erect bonded warehouse at St. Paul, $780,
900; extending the limit of the appropriation
for public building at Denver, S575,0Oc.
The following bills were then passed; For
public building at Fort Dodge, Iowa, 500, 900;
to increase the appropriation for public build
Ing at Marquette, Mich, to $12, 500; to extend
the limit of appropriation for public building
At Terre Haute, Ind, to S17S, 900, and several
minor bills.
The general pension bill was taken up.
Morgan submitted an amendment to be moved
by him at the proper time, providing that the
pensions covered by the bill and not provided
Tor by existing laws should be payable only
,ut of money to be derived from the internal
revenue, and requiring the secretary Of the
treasury to report to congress in December,
1886, what percentage Of taxation on the capt. |
al stock Of corporations would be sufficient
% pay the expense incurred by this act; but
lot to includ, corporations organized to pro-
note religion, charity, education, morals or
health, nor any corporation of less capital
tock than $4,000. On motion of Cameron
he Senate at 3:45 went into executive session.
At 5: 30 the doors were re-opened and the SEN
tic adjourned till Monday.
aOUsE.
The mouse this morning passed the bill ap-
ropriating $50, 600 for the completion of the
ublic building at Wichita, Kansas, and then ]
'ent into committee Of the whole on the pri- Q
ate calendar.
bill proposing an extension Of patent q