Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-07-15

over. Rlddleberger's resolution OF April l2 In
relation to open executive sessions, being OBJ
jected to 1t went over The Senate took up the
river and harbor bill, the pending amend
ment being the Hennepin Canal appropria.
ton OF $500, 600 Several speeches were made
for and against the amendment, but without
reaching q vote the senate went into executive
session, and soon after adjourned.
The speaker laid before the house message
from the president vetolng a. bill granting
pension to Daniel B. Ross Conger, of Iowa
reported on the presidents vetoes Of bills
granting pensions to Elizabeth Luce and
Catharine Mccarthy, which were order d
printed. The reports recommend the passage
of the bills twithstanding the objections OF
the president. The house resumed consider
alton of the general deficiency hill, the peud-
ing amendment being that to refund to Ger
tain railroads the taxes Illegally collected
The amendment was rejected. The clause
granting an extra months pay to the house
and senate employees was stricken out. Nor
rison for the ways aad means committee report
ed adversely the Randall tariff bill, and II was
referred to the committee Of the whole. After
several amendments the general deficiency bill
was passed--yeas, 1854; nays, 81. Morrison
from the committee on rules, reported rcso-
luton that Tuesday July l3th be set apart for
the consideration Of such business as may be
presentcu bg the committee on ways ana
means, not to include any bill for raising rev.
enue, and II any bill shall be under consider
alton not disposed Of when the house adjourns
on said day, consideration Of said bill shall be
a., la., aal at
After some discussion the resolution was
adopted-yeas, lS4; nay. a.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 12th.-The chair (by re-
auesD introduced a bill to stop all payments
Of public money to James b. Eads, his asso-
ciates or assigns for past present or future
work at the mouth of the Mississippi river I'M
til further ordered by congress. Referred.
The senate resumed consideration of the
calendar aud objection Of Riddlebergcr last
Saturday not being interposed) the senate bill
to prevent obstruction and injurious deposits
within harbors and adjacent waters of New
York City, by dumping or otherwise taken up
atrequest of Miller and passed. The house
bill granting pensions TO soldiers and sailors
Of the Mexican war was reached on the calen-
dar and an objection made by Teller, but on
appeal to him by Wilson of Iowa and on the
statement by Harris that no democrat In the
senate would consume any time in discussing
the bill, 1t was withdrawn. The bill was then
considered and passed. The bill as passed d.
reefs the secretary Of the interior to place on
the pension roll the names OF surviving officers
and enlisted men including mariners. militia
and volunteers.
The senate then resumed the consideration
Of the river and harbor bill, the pending ques-
ton being on the Hennepin canal ana Michigan
and Illinois canal amendment Allison argued
In favor Of the amendment He believed II to
be as important provision as there was In the
bill. Finally the discussion closed and the
senate proceeded to vote on the amendment.
1t was agreed to-yeas 81, nays %, as follows
Yeas--Allison, Blair Brown, Butler, Call,
Cameron, Conger, Cullom, Dawes, Evarts,
Gibson, German, Hale, Hawley, Hoar, Kenna,
Logan, Mcmillan, Malone, Henderson, Miller
NJ tchell of Oregon, Palmer, Payne, Ransom,
Sawyer, Spooner, Stanford, Teller, Van Wyck,
and Wilson, of Iowa-3l.
Nays-Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Cockrell,
Coke, Edmunds, Frye, Gray, Harris, Hearst,
ingalls,, Maxey, Plat, Plumb, Pugh, salisbury
cucrlldn, Vance, NeSI, foornecsi NditnaH
WhitthOrne-22.
Allison, from the committee on appropri-
atoms, reported back the sundry civil bill with
amendments. 1t was ordered printed. Sem
ate adjourned.
HOUSE.
A bill was passed authorizing the Secretary
OF War to loan tents TO Southwestern Iowa
and Northwestern Missouri Soldiers Associa-
ton and to the tr-state Veterans Association
Of Ohio, Indiana and Michigan for reunion
purposes. Under the call of States the follow
ing bills were introduced and referred: By
Hall of Iowa for the relief OF settlers on Des
Moines River lands above Raccoon forks; by
Robertson Of Kentucky, appropriating Sl0,-
900 for the erection of granite shaft
to mark the birth place OF Abra-
ham Lincoln; by Lowering Of Massachu-
sets (by requesD, to abolish the importa-
ton of Italian or other slaves or laborers under
contract and held TO involuntary servitude In
the United States. The house went into COM
nittee Of the whole with Blount of Georgia,
in the chair, upon the senate amendments to
the lcgi' lative appropriation bill. The senate
bill passed to credit the state of Oregon with
Sl2, 1856 for ordinance and ordinance stores.
The consideration Of the amendments was
completed in committee, but pending action
by the house an adjournment was taken.