Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-02
D0lNGS IN CONGRESS.
The Long Struggle Over the Tariff Bill
Closed IN the House.
Ii Goes TO the senate 10 Encounter
Another Period OF Debates
Oiher Legislation.
SENATE.

State of Nebraska, and in Quincy, Illinois.
were reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee aud passed. The resolution to
print 5000 additional copies of the report
of the Senate Committee on Pensions, on
the subject of vetoed pension bills, was
taken up, the question being on Cockrell's
amendment to print 100, 600 copies of the
Presidential vetoes in the last and present
Congress. After considerable debate the
matter went over without action and the
Senate proceeded to the consideration of
the naval appropriation bill Several
amendments were considered aud the bill
went oyer llcar offered u resolution
(Which was referred to the Committee on
Contingent Expenses for the appoint
ment of committee Of seven Senators to
inquire into and report upon the relations
of business and commerce between the
United States and Canada Adjourned.
HOUSE. ..-.
On motion Of Lawler of Illinois, the
Senate bill was passed appropriating
5000, 600 for the erection of public
building in Chicago to be used us au ap.
praisers' warehouse. The Senate bill was
passed prohibiting the transmission
through the mails in transparent en-
yelopes Of matter which would be pro-
hibitcd If printed or written on the out.
side of the envelope. Springer of Illinois,
submitted a conference report on the bill
providing for additional Associate JUS
tees of the Supreme Court of Dakota
The report. which states that the bill now
provides for two additional Justices, was
agreed to. The bill to forfeit lands in
Minnesota granted to the Hastings Il
Dakota Railroad Company passed. The
House then went into Committee of tho
Whole on the Oklahoma bill. Baker, of
New York, opposed the bill. Warner, of
Missouri, advocated the bill. Springer
said the only persons who opposed the
bill were members of five civilized tribes
and the cattle syndiCatCs. Pending further
debate the committee rose and the House
took Il recess. At the evening session
the House passed number Of unimport-
ant bills, and at 10 o'clock adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 25--Cullom offered a
preamble and resolution recitng the pub
lished statements that the Minneapolis,
Sault Ste, Marie e Atlantic Railway have
passed into the control of the Canadian
Pacific Railway company; that these two
railways control all the approaches to
the bridge over the s. Mary's river. ON
the boundary line between the United
States and Canada, etc. The resolution
went over. The Senate then resumed
consideration of the naval appropriation
bill, the pending question being on strik
ing out of the bill the item for the cx-
pcnses of commission to locate a navy
yard and docks on the Gulf coast. After
some amendment the bill passed. The
Senate bill apppropriating $40, 600 for q
public building at Allentown, Pa. was
passed. THE Allentown bill vetoed by
the President. Appropriated 800, 900.
The Senate then proceeded to pass the
private pension bills on the calendar, and
disposed of all of them, 1877, in fifty min
utes. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House proceeded to consideration
Of bill referred from the Committee OH
Private Land Claims After amendment
the bill passed The House then went
into Committee Of the Whole on Okla
hOma bill. No gentleman was prepared
to proceed with discussion and the Com
mittee Immediately arose. Several mem
bers with bills then sought to secure recog-
milton for unanimous consent from pre-
siding officer. A couple of private bills
successfully ran the gauntlet of object
ions, but no measure OF public importance
was passed and the House took a recess.
An evening session was held to consider
war Claims. All the measures that came
up were objected to, and the House ad-
iOurned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July ga number OF
bills were reported from Committees and
ala ha 10. al. a.,
Allison moved to proceed to the consider
alton of the army appropriation bill.
Allison's motion was agreed TO and the
Senate resumed the consideration Of the
army Appropriation bill. After some
amendment the bill passed. and the fish
cries treaty was then taken up and Will
son of Maryland, delivered speech in
favor of its ratification. A spirated de.
bate followed, which was participated in
by Teller, Wilson, salisbury, Morgan
and Others. After lengthy discussion
the matter went over without further ac-
ton. The Presidential vetocs were read
and referred and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE. ~
After the business of the morning hour
the House proceeded to the consideration
of the bill to provide for postolfc build
ings. The report accompanying the bill
provides for buildings of Il uniform char
acter which shall be used exclusively for
the postoliice department. The provisions
operate only in places where the gross
receipts amount to $4,000 annually for
two successive. years, The extreme limit
of cost to the United States for any build
ing shall not in any case exceed S25, 600.
Subject to these limitations it provides
for three classes of buildings varying IN
cost according to the amount of gross re-
ccipts. The Oklahoma bill was taken up
and read by paragraphs for amendment
in Committee of the Whole. Pending
vote the Committee arose. The House
passed bill authorizing iuries of the
United States Circuit ana District Court
10 be used Interchangeable; also bill to
extend the Jurisdictions of the United
States Circuit and District Courts over
the great lakes and adjacent waters. Ad-
iourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 27.--Cullom's reso-
luton as to the consideration of the Pa.
cifc Railway went over until Monday
next without discussion. The Senate
then proceeded TO the consideration of
The fisheries treaty in open executive ses-
sion and was addressed by salisbury in
favor of its ratification. At the close of
Saulsburys speech the fisheries treaty
went over without action. and the Sen.
ate proceeded to consider the Sundry
civil appropriation bill. An amendment
Ia strike OIL the item for the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, with the proviso
that there shall not be any increase in
the number of steam printing machines
in that bureau. was rejected and the pro-
viso retained. Several ether amendments
were reported and agreed to. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
Townsend of Illinois, from the Com
mittoc on Military Affairs reported back
the army appropriation bill with the Sen
ate amendments, and it was referred TO
the Committee of the Whole. The House
then went into Committee Of the Whole
on the private calendar. The Committee
remained in session all the afternoon.
considering a dozen private war claim
bills, which were subsequently, passed by
the House. On motion of Hovey of In
diana, the bill was passed for the erection
Of marine hospital at Evansville, Ind,
at an ultimate of 100000. The House
then. at five o'clock took recess. At
the evening session the House passed 36
private pension bills. and at 1890 adjourn