Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-02
SENATE.


iHdiutT gave uOtlCo luut NC WDulN cNlt up
the Senate bill to encourage the hokEng
Of the National Exposition of Arts. Me,
chanics and products of the colored race
throughout the United States in 1888 and
1880. The Senate resumed consideration
OF the sundry civil appropriation bill
Several amendments were acted upon,
and then the bill went over A bill grant.
ing the right of way for a rapid transit
railway through the military reservation
ut Fort l.eavenworth was reported and
placed on the calendar Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House proceeded to the further
consideration of the bill for the erection
OF postotlicc buildings, but the hour cx-
pired without any action being taken
Representative Conccr, of Iowa. from the
Committee on Agriculture reported a
substitute for the Buttcrworth bill to
regulate tho manufacture Of compound
lard, In its report the committee says
the object Of the bill Is to compel the
branding of compounds sold MS lard so
that the purchaser may be advised of tho
real nature of the article he purchases.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on general appropriation bills
and clash instantly occurred between
the various hills on the calendar Voor-
hees, of Washington Territory, IN behalf
Of over 200. 900 DISTINGUISHED citizens OF
the Republic, advocated the admission of
Washington Territory into the Union.
Pending debate on the bill the committee
rose and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 80. The Senate re.
sumpd consideration of the sundry civil
appropriation bill and several unimpor.
tant amendments were agreed to. Bowen
| offered an amendment approprinting
$3.50, 600 for the purpose OF investigating
the extent to which the arid region of the
United States can be redeemed by irriga.
iion, and briefly addressed the Senate in
its support. Allison thought this appro-
priation would be but an entering wedge
TO much larger sums yet to be appro-
priatcd, before such works can be com
pletcd. Teller favored the amendment.
Mr. Plumb opposed ii and said the meas
ure was conceived in utter disregard of
The riparian rights of those who dwelt on
the Lower Platte, Arkansas and Mississip.
pi rivers Finally the discussion cos ii
aud BOwcn's amendment as amended was
| agreed to. Yeas 20. nays Is. SIooncr
offered rs an amendment an apprnpra-
tlon of $15. 600 for a public building nj
Atchison, Kansas. Without any action
upon the amendment tho Senate al.
journcd.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Struble, Of Iowa. the
Senate bill was passed for the erection of
a public building ut Sioux City. Iowa. at
Il cost Of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. A conference was ordered on
the Senate amendment 10 the navy APP
preparation bill. The House then went
into Committee Of the Whole on the
deficiency appropriation bill. Aftermath
ContrOv rSy an Arrangement was arrived
at under which II general debate on the
bill (with the exception Of the French
spolitiOn claims section) was limited 10
one hour. The bill was then read by
paragraphs for amendments. Kerr, of
Iowa, in Offering formal amendment,
spoke OF the obligations upon the general
Government TO care for cN-s0ldiers Tho
committee rose. leaving the appropriation
bill pending. Dibhlc presented the con
ference report in the Omaha public build.
ing bill tixng the appropriation at $780,
600 but before il could be considered the
House adjourned.