Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-04-08
CONGRESS-.
The Senate Tasses n BiIl Providing
for a M onunlent for Lincoln.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, March I.-Aftcr routine
business the senate took up the army eficien.
cy bill Logan explained in detail the pro-
visions Of the bill arguing that II adopted
hey would increase the efficiency OF the war.
Remarks were also made by Teller. The de-
cate ON the army bill then closed and Plat adj.
lresscd the senate on the Washington terrific
rial bill and earnestly urged Its passage. Mr..
Voorhees, introduced bill for the admission
of the territory of Montana instead of the bill
originally introduced by him. The bill now
introduced, Voorhees, said, is an enabling act,
while the first bill provided for the immediate
admission Of the territory Vance gave no.
ticc that after the morning business to-mor-
row. he would call I'D his bill for the reoeal Of
the civil service law, FOR the purpose OF 40
| dressing the senate upon 1t.
At4:l5, on motion Of Mcpherson, the sen.
ate went into executive session. At $40 the
doors were reopened and the senate adjourn
ed.
The house In the morning hour resumed
consideration Of the bill to regulate the com
pensaton Of the United States district attor-
ney, marshals and commissioners, and pend
| ing action it went over. The house then went
| into committee Of the whole on the postofilce
| Ceration BILL Tingley made q strong
speech fayoring fair compensation. for mail
service, and criticised the postmaster generals
policy, which, II continued, we would in due
time see the last American steamship in the
foreign trade. After some debate the commit
| tee rose.
Randall pennsylvania asked unanimous
consent TO offer the following resolution:
| Resolved, That a committee Of five members
be appointed, whose duty 1t shall be TO investi-
gate the circumstances and causes attending
the killing on the 18th of March, 1886, In Car
| roJlton, Miss, Of number Of colored citizens
of that state.
Regain, Of Texas, objected, on the ground
| that congress had no jurisdiction over the
matter. Randall then asked to have the reso
| luton referred hut Rea9an ohiected. notwitb-
standing the request made by Barksdale, OF
Mississippi in behalf of the Mississippi dele
CATION, that there might be no objection. The
house then, at 4:5O, adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.--The army etficieu-
| cy bill was taken up and Logan at ohce took
| the floor to reply TO some personal remarks
made by Teller yesterday. At O'Clock the
chair laid before the senate the Washington
territorial bill, but Dolph, who had the floor,
| yielded to Vance, who wished to speak In
support Of his bill to repeal the civil service
law. Dolph then address theed senatei n sup
| port OF the bill for the admission OF Washing
| ton territory. At 5:25 the senate went into
executive session and at O'Clock adjourned.
HOUSE.
Ths bill sppropriating $4,000 for the state
| university was taken up. Mr.. Story spoke
against it. He was followed by Mr. Ball, who
| favored the bill. Mr.. Redman moved to strike
out all appropriations except $l0,O 900 TO sup
plement the endowment support. Speeches
made By Keatley, Ranck, Rusted,
Berryhill, Roach, Walker, Holbrook, Cousins,
Redman, Cole ana others After various
amendments the bill was ordered engrossed by
the vote, yeas IS, mays 20.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The committee on
Library reported favorably on the bill for the
| erection Of monument to Abraham Lincoln.
| The bill passed. 1t appropriates $500,00o for
monument at Washington to the memory Of
Lincoln. At the suggestion Of Logan an un-
Outstanding was secured by which his army
bill win DO taken up Monday next after the
morning business, and Its consideration con-
t.nued throughout the day, and II necessary
from day to day until oisposcd Of