Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28

WASHINGTON, June 10, The Scnats
took up tho calendar aud u number OF
bills of minor importance were passed.
among them one authorizing the con
struCton of u railroad bridge across the
Red River Of the North. Adjourned.
HOUSE,
Tho House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill, and after debate the provision ap-
propriating $500, 900 on the library build.
ing was stricken out. The COMMITTEES
rose after passing the bill authorizing
the appointment Of an additional Ass"-
cia,e Justice for Dakota Adjourned.
SENATE.
W AsuINaToN, June 90. -Fnrwelfs
bill directing the President to prohibit
the importation Of products of foreign
States in certain cases was reported nj
vrrsely from the committee on Foreign
| Affairs. The House bill appropriating
| $50, 900 to complete tho public building
at Wichita, Kansas. was taken up and
passed with an amendment increasing
the appropriation To 800, 900. The Senate
| then took up tho pension bills on tho
calendar and passed all Of them, ninety.
two in number. Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
After the routine Of business ihc
| House went into Committee OF the
| Whole on the Sundry Ciyil Appropriation
| bill In the course Of the debate upon the
| itcid relating 10 the Special Agent OF the
administration Of the Land ONCE under
| General Sparks, II was severely criticised
| by Laird of Nebraska, but his admins.
lration was stoutly defended by Holman
and others The debate was then con
tinted. Weaver OF Iowa, declared the
| Republican party had always defended
the railroads and had followed that
policy In making rhurston chairman Of
the Chicago convention, Ii they
would nominate Thurston and
Dcpcw they would sweep tho
country At the evening session tho
| House passed bills authorizing tho con
sruclion Of bridges across the Mississippi
At Wabasho. MINI; across the Missouri
at or near Sioux City; across the NJ Is
souri, ut or near Ponca, Neb. across the
Mississippi at or near Burlington, Iowa;
| across the Mississippi at or near Clinton,
Iowa; across the Mississippi at or near
Mnscatinc, Iowa, across the Missouri In
Montana, across the Missouri near Mino.
M, Dakota, and across the Mississippi at
Ouunka, Illinois. Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
WASHINGTON. June %. The conference
report on the bill increasing the limit OF
the cost OF the Wichita, Kansas. public
building was adopted, II accepts the
Senate amendment fixing the limit Mt
| 800, 900 Tho House then went into
Committee Of the Whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill The committee
arose and the bill passed The House
again went into committee on the Naval
| Appropriation bill. Without making any
substantial amendments the committee
| arose and the bill passed At the even
| Ing session the House passed thirty seven
private pension bills Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAsuINGToN, June 90. Belmont pro.
scented the conference bill. Agreed To.
lie also reported the bill introduced by
| him to give effect to the Chinese Treaty.
| The only amendments were provisions
taken from the Morrow bill. making the
| bill take effect upon the ratification OF
the treaty, wiping out the section allow
ing six months, during which time the
Chinese may return upon the certificates.
| The report Ia unanimous, Morrow con
| scnlinp TO the recommendation that his
| bill lie upon the table. The whole after
| noon was spent In an effort TO get
quorum, and failing to secure one on the
| proposition to report the bill to construct
a public building at Portland, Oregon.
favorably, the House at 24O adjourned.
| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON. June 2j.-lIousc amend.
! mcnt to Senate bill authorizing railroad
bridges across Snake river and Clear
| Water river by the Oregon Railroad and
| Navigation Company were concurred ill.,
Senate then went into executive session
and soon afterwards adjourned.
| HOUSE.
After some unimportant business the
| House took up the bill to secure 10 actual
settlers public domain, etc The re.
maindcr Of the day was spent in detailed
consideration of the large number Of
amendments which were offerc when
the bill was before the House Adjourned.