Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.



WASHINGTON, April l3.--Platt took tho
floor on his resolution relating to open execu-
tive sessions. Tho question was political
one, he said, but Ia no sense question of
party politics. 1t rose above all party cues
lions. When Plat had concluded his remarks
Butler obtained unanimous consent TO address
the Senate after the morning business to-mor-
row upon the subject OF executive sessions
Logan desired to follow Butler on the same
subject The fisheries resolution was then
placed Before the Senate and Frye took the
door; After Considerable debate Frye's 1850
l1tion was brought to a Vote and agreed to-
Yeas 81, nays 10. The resolution declares 10
to be the same OF the Senate that Congress
should not provide for any joint commission
to consider and settle the fisheries question.
The Interstate commerce bill was then
placed before the Senate In order that It may
have the right of way at O'Clock tomorrow.
After an executive session the Senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE.
The Ohio Contested case; Ifurd vs.. Eomeis,
was called as q special order; Doyle opened
the debate In support of the minority report,
and noted from the evidence to support him In
his position, as there was not only no ground
for uns !ating Romeis, but scarcely any ground
Tor contesting the scat After the debate, In
Guiding speeches by Darsey and Rowell In adj
vocaey of the rights OF the contested and by
Henderson IN % IN favor Of seating the con.
testant the house adfourfied.
SENATE
! WAsnrNGToN, April THE Char lad be-
| fore the Senate d letter from Senator jackson
saying he had accepted the y, 8 Judgtslip Of
the Sixth Circuit and his seat IN the U s SEN
ate had become vacant and requesting the
| President pro tenn 10 So inform the Executive
of feRRessee, The Chair said the information
would b. accordingly sent NJ the Governor OF
| Tennessee The Chair also laid before The Sem
ate the memorial Of the wool growers conyen-
| ton, held at St. Louis, complaining Of the
proposition to place wool on the free list. Re-
| ferred On motion Of Blair the Senate took
| up the bill reported by him from tie Commit
| tee on Pensions "fur relief Of soldiers OF the
hate war honorably discharged after six months
service, who are disabled aud dependent upon
their own labor for support aud OF dependent
| parents of Soldiers who died in rvice or from
| disabilities contracted therein" Blair said
the bill was substantially the same Ms tho bill
that had been passed by the Senate at the last
session, but had failed in the House. At Q
o'clock the matter went over for to-day aud
| the interstate commerce bill was laid before
the Senate. After executive session the Sen.
| ate adjourned.
fiOGsk!
Morrison, from the committee on rules, rca
ported resolution granting leave to the COM
tiiitttet on public lands, at any time during
the present session, rfter the morning hour, to
call up for consideration The bills reported
from that committee for the forfeiture Of
land grants to railroads aud other corporations
TO prevent speculation in public lands, and for
the reservation Of public lands for the benefit
OF actual and bona iidc settlers, the same not
TO interfere with the special orders or with rev.
etfue and appropriation bills Referred The
house then rcstimed the consid ration of the
Ilurd-Romes contested election case. The
majority resolutions confirming Romeis' right
to his seat were agreed to without division.
The agricultural appropriation bill was then
taken up and passed. The river and harboi
bill was made unfinished business and the
house adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April t5,-<In the senate Lo-
gan took the floor in support Of the movement
for open executive sessions Of the senate. He
favored his own proposition because 1t was
broadly for open sessions In all matters OF CON
frm&tion and nomination Secret sessions
were not in accord with the spirit Of the con-
stitution. In a peoples government why
should not the people know ths reasons for
senator's consent-which meant the peoples
respect-to ga nomination. Secret sessions,
Logan insisted, were demoralizing. Riddle
berger withdr>w his substitute for the open
executive session resolution. Rlddleberger
thought the newspapers got considerable in
formation from private secretaries. In open
sessions, said Riddleberger, the senators adj
dressed themselves to the country, and not TO
"a smoking congregation Of this body"
When Riddleberger concluded the resolution
but after a brief consideration 1t went over,
and at two o'clock the senate went into execu-
tive session. When the doors were reouened
at 5.45 u. M. the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House today number Of bills were
reported from committees and appropriately |
referred. Mr. McCreery, from the committee |
on foreign affairs, presented majority report |
concurred In by all the members of the COM |
mittee except the chairman (BelmonD, In |
favor of bill to provide for an international, |
Central and South American congress In |
Washington to consider plan for information. |
al arbitration and the development Of business |
intercourse between tbeUnited States and |
these countries, and appropriating $4,000 |
therefor.
The House then In committee Of the whole |
took up for consideration the river and harbor |
bill. Willis explained the provisions OF the |
bill Anderson (Kansas) criticised various |
items of the bill as extravagant Hepburn |
uowa) characterized some OF the appropri, |
atoms as prodigai. wastcful. and throwing |
away the peoples money. Jones (Ala.) e.
Tended the provisions Of the bill, and san II |
was bill to furnish cheap transportation Tor |
the people, Reid (Me) criticised the appropri-
alton for the Mississippi river Without
reaching point of action the committee rose,
and the House at o'clock adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 16-After routine busi- |
ness the Interstate commerce bill was placed
before the senate, and Camden took the floor.
The bill before the senate, in the main feature,
Camd, thought, meets the views Of the senate
and the people. Beck offered resolution
appointing George to q membership OF the
senate committee on judiciary In the place Of |
jackson, resigned.
After the executive session the senate ad- |
journed till Monday.
HOUSE.
Worthlngton called up for consideration the
senate bill to provide for the sale OF the Bride
well property in Chicago to the Chicago q
Great Western Railroad Company. The bill |
passcd with the amendment that all noncom-
netting railroads not having the right OF way L