Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-03-01
DOINGS in CONGRESS-.
Public Buildings In Sioux City and Bur.
llngton, Iowa.
The Battis-nag nesoiution---lsiair
Educational Biil--llomcs for Dis
abisd soldiers ana sailors.

educational biI-.NOmcs Tor Dis
abisd soldiers and sailors.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2l.--In the Senate
this morning messages from the President
with reports OF the Secretary of State, re.
latiyc 10 the invitation nf the imperial
German government 10 the United States
To become a party TO the International
Gcodctic association aud relative to the
Invitation of the Belgian government to
participate In the international cXposi
ton Of science aud industry ut Brussels
in May next, were presented aud referred
TO Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr..
Chandler offered two resolutions which
were agreed to, calling for information as
to the expen lure. employs. etc, Of the
tish commission.
The House held u short session, doing
but little business, Several bills making
appropriations for public buildings were
passed, Tho House adjourned until
| Thursday,
WASHINGTON, Feb 23.--The Senate IN
the morning hour passed Hills extending
the laws Of the United States TO the
public land strip, to amend tho alien laud
act so rs To permit foreign governments
to acquire property In the District Of
Columbia. aud to provide for protection
| Of submarine cables Among the bills
| introduced and referred was one by Man.
derson. to provide aid for State homes
| for disabled soldiers aud sailors, Senator
Plat, from the Committee on Territories,
to-day reported favorably upon the bill
to extend the southern and western
boundaries Of Kansas to include what IL
known rs the public land strip IN tho
limits OF the State. Spooncr reported
| favorubly ON the bill for the erection ofa
public building ut Sioux City, Iowa, to
cost $3.50. 900.
| HOUSE,
McAdoo offered resolution which
was referred 10 the Committee On Foreign
Affairs, requesting the President 10 send
| to the House, III not Incompatible with
| public interest, all correspondence he
| tween this Government and the Govern.
mcnts of Great Britain aud Venezuela
| relating to the question Of disputed
| boundaries between the British Colonies
andVcnczucla, The floor was then accord.
ed to the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds. Among the bills reported
and placed on the calendar was ono for
the erection Of public building At Sioux
City, Iowa. The House then went into
Committee Of the Whole aud the bill for
erecting public building NJ Birmingham,
Ala, at cost of $500 900 was agreed 10.
after considerable opposition by Bland Of
Missouri, who wished 10 reduce the
cost to 100000, In speaking against the
next bill for the erection OF n public
building at Duluth. Bland again took
occasion to inycigh against squandcring
money In this manner but the bill was
agreed to, as were also the Others, In.
| Guiding the one for the purchase OF
additional land nj Council Bluffs n, u
cost no, to exceed $40, 900 The commit
tee having risen the House passed the
bills agreed TO and then adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a. The bill TO pre-.
vent pool selling. gambling and betting
| In Washington was fayorably reported
A resolution was adopted calling upon
the President for information rs to
whether the French Government OK.
,cludes any American products from her
market. and whether any correspondence
has passed between tho two governments
| In reference to an invitation TO the
United States to participate In the pro-
posed Partisan exposition.
HOUSE
The Speaker pro TEN laid before the
| House n communication from the Secrc'
tary Of Treasury, transmitting an estimate
of $500, 900 for beginning the work OF
construction OF the new military post at
| Highwood, near Chicago Ill. Referred
! The Senate bill was passed to carry into
effect the international convention of
March IL, 1884, for the protection Of sub.
marine cables. Springer reported adverse
| " from the Committee on Territories, the
bills for the administration Of North and
South Dakota us separate States. and
Baker, OF New York, presented the
minority reports on the same measure.
Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Spnngcr, un.
der instructions from the Committee on
Territories, called up the bill for the
organization Of the Territory Of Okla
homa, and il was considered in Committee
Of the Whole. Mansur, of Missouri, spoke
| one hour In favor Of the measure. The
bill appropriating 1000 for the public
building at Chattanooga was taken up,
opposed by Bland He also opposed all
similar measures including an appro
priation of 81 300. 900 for u building ut
Omaha For this last be proposed n sub.
stitute appropriation of $500, 900 for the
purpose of n site, but making no nppro'
priation for the building By offering
numerous amendments he prevented a
vote being taken. The committee rose
| n Al. a, al
SENATE.
WAsIIISGToN. Feb. 2i--The bill to In.
corporate the Maritime Canal company,
| Of Nicaragua. was taken up and passed.
The company is organized for the con
struction, equipment. management and
operation Of "A ship canal from the Allan
tic to the Pacific ocean. either entirely
through the territory Of the republic OF
| Nicaragua or through Nicaragua and in
part through the territory of Costa Rica.
| The Senate then took up the bill grant
ing pensions to OK soldiers and sailors who
are incapacitated for the performance Of
manual labor aud providing for pensions
to dependent relatives Of deceased
soldiers and sailors. After considerable
discussion several minor amendments were
proposed and adopted Without finish.
ing the bill the Senate went into secret
session and ut $40 adjourned
HOUSE.
A number Of bills and resolutions were
introduced and referred. The floor was
then accorded to the Committee on the
District of Columbia, and after consider
ing and passing several district bills, Mr..
Wilson, of w. Va. offered the following
minutes: This being day set apart for
the consideration of business relating to
the District of Columbia. this house deems
il not inappropriate to place on record a
testimonial of respect for the memory OF
that eminent citizen, the late w. W.
COrcoran, who. as munlficent patron
of art, science and many public and
private charities both in the national
capital and in the country at large, has
left memory that greatly deserves to be
cherished not only by residents OF the
District of Columbia, but by the people
of the country, of the workings OF whose
institutions he was conspicuous illustra'
ton. The minute was unanimously order
ed spread upon the Journal aud the house,