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 HoIidays


senate, Dec. Ia.
Observation-Disclosures the memorials pre-
sen'ed was one by Spooner from the German
Ald SIC ely OF Wls,oas n expressing idea
that there was no further nee ssty for stimu-
iatng Immigration to this country, and that
no satisfactory reas N can be, assigned for al
wing foreigners TO vote and hold Office after
one years residence ana before they are nat
urailzed: and suggesting the enactment OF
laws making naturalization aud suffrage con-
form TO uniform standard. Referred. The
committee on finance reported back favorably
the bill for the retirement and re-coinage of
the trade dollar, and the bill to prevent auds
on American manu- acLurers. Calendar Among
the bills Introduced and referred were the fol-
lowing: BY Harrison, To increase the pens .ous
OF thos" who have satellites equI-slcnt to
loss OF hand or loot. On motion { uoar
ainrnulnenJs 10 eiecJora count ON were nom
concurred in and Q conference asked for
Hoar, Edmunds and Pugh were appointed
conferees on part OF Senate. Mcpherson In
troduc ID bill to amend the oleomar rarine
bill. Referred. Also a bill for presentation
of medal to each Of the officers and soldiers
who volunteer for three m)uths' service I'M
der the Presidents call of April II. 1861.
HOUSE.
The Speaker laid before the House 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
e,gn Affairs reported back the resolutlo 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, when 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
nsh impor ed fresh, shall be taxed at the rate
Of fiitt cents per hundred pounds; also reaues-
ting him to transmit copies of all official cor
statement Of the duties collected each wear
nee 1865 on several descriptions Of the fish
cIught on the lakes of Canadian tribu aries
thereof, or In the North Atlantic. Adopted.
Senate. Dec, IL
-a,,oro tho raror,o,s rra-
sentad was one bv FRA From tba Roth uo}ne
had If irade ogairst tna adm;ss;on Of for
ion bnilt sbine 10 Amarico, registrr Amcng
tn. biis int ndncei and reterre3 were the fni,
! w mr.. Ry Vance m renraI cha, Ter 81 ~
az q - 1854 ralat no ~ The cvu sAry,no Tna
{, II WING h lie were renorted from The ost.
oil =, rnmm,,tsa and niacad ON the col pdar.
IN cmard The nos al mcnev orjer ava em ami
/, ayrrrd The frrn delivery srstem Van w, oh
of,er a a res In ION calm :; on the sscretaru
nj War for inf ,rmation as e. how the Mis-
sou,i r,v'.r oomm;ss on hos ON, nrtionaa Gov
10 n norevs an,,ro r'atad In 10 river and
harhor blIl for lie imnrovement Of the Mis-
,olri river MT OMAHA and o,ber noints in Ne
con- iderahle scnsson. Beck called NJ the
hi rohibting Senat 'rs or Represen natives
l. ON acting as attorneys Tor subsidized rail-
road com anies, question being on subst-
tute reported from the judiciary committee.
b OK opposed the substitute and advocated
tie bill as introduced by himself. Pugb,
member OF the judiciary committee,
Justlhed the substitute. lie was opposed to
an such legislation, put II u was 10 De enacted
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w I"oie iCaenInS 49, .ne 'nn,o Nent inCo
"a oa;n eeeS'n ahu "hen VIC oooiS ieopeh-
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hooSE'
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
tour, 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
M, tie rose, the morning hour having expired,
and the b II went over as unfinished business
On m tion of Warner, OF Missouri, bill was
saotio k1oI nh;ab n u N,,ia vi
hanks in ,artatn ctf'as IN R.an an hans in
mrnav Of n q a sum annoi n OK nar nan, -
their q rcnIation and dennsit POI S'A' VI
Se"Ase' Doc' 10.
WAsHINGToN-Among the bills intro
dnced and referred were the following:
By Van Wyck: Proposing an amendment TO
tie Consttut Oh in relation to the election of
United States Senator'S VanWyck called up
his resolution, offered yesterday, calling on
the Secretary OF War for information as to
how the Missouri River Commission appor-
toned the money appropriated in the last river
ana barpor Dill ror tne mproyement OF the
Misso mi River. After remarks by Van w ok
the resolution was read and adopted. The bill
granting a benson TO Mrs. barbara Fuchs
IstepmSther of a soldier was orn Ised nv Cock.
rell as establishing a new princ,nle and was
defer ded by Edm1nds. Blair and Plat The
hin was passed and motion IN reconsider
was rejected. yeas. 4. NAYS as van wSck
moved To make a special ord ar for the second