Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-06-24

demand Ior the yeas ana nays, ana the speak
| err ordered the clerk TO call the roll. The mo-
ton to 60 into the committee OF the whole OF
tariff bills was defeated-yeas 40, nays l57.
| Morrison gave notice that he would renew his
motion on Tuesday next, and Mckinley stated
that opponents OF the hill would be on hand.
| At O'Clock, on motion OF Herbert the house
went into committee OF the whole ON the naval
appropriation bill Hepburn made speech
inreply TO that made by Wheeler In relation to
Edward NJ Stanton, and then the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
WASHINGTON June lS-After the morning
| business Beck desired to call up Hawley's mo-
ton TO reconsider the vote by which the SEN
ate passed the bill prohibiting members OF
congress from accepting fees or employment
from railroad companies that have received
| government aid.
Senate proceeded to the consideration Of
| bills on calendar under the Ave minute rule.
| On reaching the Fitz John Porter bill II was
agreed that 1t be made a special order for next
Thursday. Platts resolution providing for
open executive session was objected TO and
went over. Among the bills passed were the
following: House bill reducing from s cents
| TO cents the fee on domestic money orders
for sums not exceeding So; bill prohibiting the
publication of lottery advertisements In the
District OF Columbia and territories; house
| bin to make allowance for clerk hire to post
masters to first and second class postoillces, to
| cover clerical work IN money order business;
DILL for the encouragement OF American NOR
chant marine and to promote postal
and commercial relations with foreign
countries. (rhis is the Frye bill, providing
for the payment OF 50 cents mile for carry
ing foreign mails OF the United States.
The substance Of the bill has already been
attached, as senate amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill; bill to provide for
the sale OF Fort Omaha, Nebraska, sale or re-
moyal of improvements thereon and for .
new site and construction OF suitabls buildings
thereon q bill authorizing the free transmits
sion of weather reports through the mails; .
bill to increase the efficiency Of the army OF
the United States.
| Belmont, from the committee on Foreiga
| Affairs, reported back the consular and dip.
lomatic appropriation bill with the recon-
| mendation that certain OF the Senate amend
ments there to be coucurred In, and others
non-concurred In agreed to. Belmont also re-
reported back the message Of the President on
the subject Of the Inauguration Of the statue
| Of Liberty Enllghtenng the World, In the New
York Harbor. Referred TO the committee on
appropriations. Private business having been
dispensed with the House went into commit
| tee of the whole on the naval appropriation
bill. The Stanton debate was continued by
| Hepburn OF Iowa, who severely criticised
Wheeler's speech on the late Secretary Of War,
and declared he could not tamely submit TO
have men who were embalmed in the hearts OF
their countrymen, and whose memory was re.
we're l, derded by such as the gentleman from
| Alabama. O'Neill submitted an argument
favoring liberal appropriations for navy, for sea
coast defense and torpedo service.
Savers defended the action OF the Secretary
of the navy in connection with the Dolphin,
and criticised the reports OF the advisory board,
the members of which, he said, II rightly dealt
with would be laboring under an indictment
for an attempt TO connive at fraud upon the
government Herbert offered AL amendment
to the clause relative to the pay Of the navy
representing S576, $50 of surplus on hand to
the credit of pay of the navy. Agreed to.
After completing the consideration Of one
half the bill the committee rose. The house
at Its evening session passed twenty six pri-
yatc pension bills.
Wallace took the house TO task for the small
attendance at uight sessions and gave notice
that on next Friday night he would demand a
quorum. The house at IL o'clock adjourned.
| HOUSE,
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The house passed
the following bills: Providing for an inspcct-
T of hulls and boilery at Duluth, Mimi; au-
thorzing tbs construction OF bridge across
the Mississippi at Dubuque. The house went
into committee of the whole on the naval APP
preparation bill. Various amendments were
acted upon, after which the committee rose
and reported the bill to the house. The
amendments were concurred in. Pending a
motion to recommit the bill 1t was laid aside
until Monday.
| Mr.. Morrow, Of California, offered reso-
luton expressing the sorrow with which the
house had received the news of the death Of
/ John r. Miller, late United States Senator
from California Remarks euloglstIc Of the
character OF the deceased were made by
| urosverner, holman, Cutcneon, fucker, put
terworth, McKenna and Morrow. The reso
lutious were adopted unanimously, and the
house as q mark Of respect for the deceased,
adjourned.
| WASHINGTON, June 21.-The bill granting
Dearborn rark, chicago, to that city for the
use and benefit OF public and benevolent in
situations, was taken up and passed A reso.
luton offered by Wilson Qowa) was agreed
to, inquiring Of tho secretary Of the interior as
to the cause of delay in replying to the re-
| cent senate resolution regarding the
| the removal Of Indian traders licenses. The
| army and consular diplomatic approprl-
alton hills we're received from the house with
| messages announcing non-concurrence In the
| senate amendments, and conferences were
ordered. The bill to repeal the pre- emption,
| timber culture and desert land laws, was then
taken up. Blair submitted an amendment
| providing that no more than $40 acres Of desert
land would be held in single ownership. At
| 5:15 the senate, on motion OF Cameron, went
| into secret session. At $40 the doors were
re-opened and the senate adjourned.
| HOUSE.
The senate amendments TO the pension ap-
preparation bill were non-concurred in and
conference committee was appointed The
house In committee Of the whole resumed con-
s!deration Of the naval appropriation bill. By
a vote Of 90 to 1871 the committee rejected the
motion made by Golf on Saturday to recon-
nit the bill with instructions to report an
amendment providing for the completion OF
the double turreted monitors. The bill was
then passed. The call Of states was then pro-
ceeded with. At the conclusion Of the call Of
states, on motion Of Randall, the house went
into committee of the whole on the sundry CIV
IL appropriation bill. After some debate and
amendment the committee rose.
| At special meeting Of stockholders and di.
rectors of the Chicago st. Louis 81 Pacific rail-
road, at Pacific Junction, Iowa, June 18th,
| they authorized the issue Of first mortgage 6
| per cent on gold bonds at the rate OF SIC, 600