Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-07-26
FIFTIETH CONGRESS-.
The IIouse Adopts the Free Wool
Clause OF the Tariff Bill.
The Wills Tariff BnI sun Under Dis
cuss;sa.-The Fisheries Treaty
I'm the Senate.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
WASHINGTON. July 1L--Allison report.
ed back the sundry civil appropriation
bill and said he would soon call it up for
consideration. The Senate proceeded to
the consideration of the bill to place Jno,
| G. Fremont on the retired list as Major
General of the Army. Reagan and
Cockrell opposed the bill Wilson, OF
Iowa asked Cockrell whether he had not
voted to put Fitz John Porter on the re.
tired list. Cockrell admitted haying done
SO, but IL he had done wrong on that
occasion it would not justify him In
doing wrong twice. Wilson said If the
Senator admitted he had done wrong In
the Fitz John Porter case, he would not
press him any further, Cockrell said
! Fitz John Porter had nothing to do with
the case. II the Military Commission had
examined Fremonts record and reported
that great wrong had been perpelrated
| on him, he would vote to restore him his
rank. Wilson suggested that that could
never happen, as Fremont had not been
dismissed from the army. Cockrcll said
the record showed that John G. Fremont
had been court martialed and dismissed
from the army. After some further
discussion the bill was passed. The bill
| for the admission OF the State Of Wash.
ington was taken up and will he untinish.
ed business, and the Senate then adjourn.
ed.
| HOUSE.
| The House after transacting some un.
important business went into Committee
Of the Whole on the tariff bill, the pend
ing feature being the internal revenue.
After some debate the committee rose,
The vote on the final passage Of tho bill
will not be taken until Saturday. The
House then took a recess until o clock,
the evening session to be for the consid.
GRAFTON OF bills reported from the Com.
mittee on Commerce
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Thc resolution
instructing the Committee on Interstate
Commerce to inquiry into the propricty
| Of extending the Interstate Commerce
law to telegraph and express companies
and to railroad companies not now sub
| ject to II, to sit during the recess OF Con.
grcss and to appoint clerk aud stcno'
grapher, was offered by Cullom and re.
ferred to the Committee on Contingent
Expenses. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration Of the Senate bill for
the formation and admission into the
Union of Washington, to be composed OF
the present Territory of Washington and
a part Of Idaho Territory. CullOm offer
ed a substitute for the bill, combining the
area Of the new State to that Of the pres
cnt Territory of Washington. Vest
doubted the power Of Congress to refer the
matter Of annexation Of Northern Idaho
to the people thereof. Cullom favored i'm
mediate admission Of the new State, but
| IA ne nf
Idaho. Stewart read large number OF
resolutions, letters and stat cmcnts IN sup.
port of annexation of North Idaho
Without action on the hill, the Senate
proceeded to the consideration of eXecu.
tive business, and soon adjourned.
HOUSE.
After unsuccessful efforts had been
| made TO secure the consideration of
| number Of bills for the erection of public
buildings the House went into com
mittce of the Whole on the tariff bill.
After debate Oh several paragraphs Of the
bill the House adjourned,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July l9.-Tbe following
bills were taken up aud passed: House
bill 10 provide an additional Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court Of Dakota
Senate bill amcndat0ry OF the act of the
| 18th of June, 1883, as to postal crimes.
Declaring non malable all matter on any
part of which, exterior or interior, in.
decent. lewd, dcfamatOry or threatening
dclineations, cpithets or language is writ.
ten nr printcd.) Senate bill to prohibit
members Of Territorial Legislatures from
holding certain Offices Senate bill re.
lieving municipalities in Territories In
certain cases. authorizing village and
city corporations to issue bonds for
necessary improvements to an amount
not exceeding 4 per cent OF assessed.
valuation, In addition to their bonded in
debteCtness on the lst OF January. 1888.
House bill supplementary to the Pacific
railroad acts with amendments0
HOUSE.
| After li.tle routine business the House
went into Committee of the Whole on
the tariff bill, the pending amendment
being that offered by Mills restoring the
present rate of duty on tobacco. The
amendment was agreed to without further
discussion. The present duty was restor'
ed on all smokers articles not otherwise
provided for. The next few items were
passed over quickly and the amend
ments restoring the present rate
of duty on various other articles were
voted down without division. At 2:3O
the debate closed with an animated
political discussion, and then the Com
mittee arose amid applause on the Demo
cratic side the bill was reported favorably
to the House. Its consideration was then
postponed until Saturday at 1870 a. m.
The only bill of importance passed by the
| Il use this evening was one providing
| hn hnll hp
whenever the Secretary Of War shall so
direct. H.H
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. July 20.-The Senate
proceeded TO executive business, the con
tirmation Of Fuller to be Chief Justice
being under consideration. He was con
firmed by vote OF Al to 20. When the
doors were opened Chandler offered the
following, which was laid over:
Resolved, That the power to make
, treaties aud appoint all high public Off
GERS, being vested in the President and
Senate Jointly. the President Inns no right
of making preliminary negotiations OF
treaties, to appoint. without concurrence
of the Senate, private citizens as plenipo'
tentiaries to make and sign such treaties,
, and that the most recent appointment by
the President, without the consent of the
Senate. of James Il. Angel and VIM. l..
Putnam as special plenipotentiaries t.
make and sign the proposed fishery treaty
. with Great Britain, was unwarrauted By
the constitution.
J Dolph called up the bill to prohibit the
, coming Of Chinese laborers into the
United States. A debate between Dolpb.
Mitchell and Morgan followed. and with
out action the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House the conference report
on the river and harbor bill was present.
ed. AS agreed upon in conference the
bill appropriates $22, 277. f16. After con.
sideraton of some private bills, without
action, the House took recess until 8 p.
m. The House at the evening session
passed twenty.four private pension bills
and at 1890 adjourned.
SENATE. M. .... f. ..s.
WASHINGTON. July 21.--Thc bill to re.
imLurse the depositors of the Freedman's
bank was discussed and passed, II ap'
propriates one million dollars. The Sen
ate then proceeded to the consideration
of the fisheries treaty in open executive
session aud Teller addressed the Senate
in opposition The Senate then proceed
| ed IN consider hills authorizing the con