Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-12-13
D0INGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lQ.--Among doc
uments presented was ono from the
Secretary OF the Interior, in response
TO u resolution offered by Davis, re-
curing Information rs to alleged out
RACES and restraints OF liberty practiced
against Indian women In Alaska. The
Secretary says the Department has no
information on the subject except
newspaper reports OF uncertain value,
He intimates that tho stories have
arisen from the highly magnifylng
power in the visual lens of travellers.
The Senate resumed consideration OF
the tariff bill, After some debate the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Under call OF the States the fol-
lowing bills were introduced: by Law
Ter, OF Understanding pension Of
Sl2 n month to honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors who are sixty years
Of age. BY Morse, OF Massachusetts, &.
To repeal the interstate commerce law.
by Mcdonald, Of Minnosota--For Il
constitutional convention In the tcrri-
tory Of North Dakota. by T. j, Camp
boil, OF New York--Providing the
grade of Lieutenant General in the
United States Army. BY Dubois, of
ldaho--For the admission of the State
OF Idaho, BY McAdoo. OF New Jersey
Proposing II Constitutional amend
ment providing for uniformity us to
the day for choosing Presidential
Electors, and forbiddtng tho voting for
any other officers save Representative
in Congress on that day. The House
then went into Committee OF tho Whole
on tho District Of Columbia appropria-
ton bill. The bin was laid aside after
short debate and the committee pro-
ceodcd to consider tho pension appro-
priation bill. This accustomed no do
bate and tho committee arose; both
bills woro passed. and tho House nd
i0urncd.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Doe. Tho Com
mittee on appropriations reported the
invalid pension appropriation bill and |
it was referred to tho Committee OF tho |
Whole, The COMMITTEES on Elections !
submitted report in tho South Caro-
lima contested election case OF Smalls |
against Elliott and IL was placed upon |
tho calendar. 1t finds In favor OF con-
tcstee, Elliott. A minority resolution
was presented by Rowell OF Illinois,
and also placed on tho calendar. which |
provides for the seating of Smalls. The
House then went into Committee OF the
hn ,Nntu IN al
pending business being the Senate bill
to incorporate tho Nicarauguan Canal
company. Several amendments were
adopted, nfter which tho Committee
rose. An evening session was held for
the consideration Of private pension
bills. Ten were passed and the House
adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.--Ph,mb gave
notice that he would, mt an early date,
ask tho Senate TO consider the Dos
Moines river lands bill. The Senate
resumed consideration Of tho tariff
bill, beginning with the schedule which
covers earthenware and glassware.
Plumb called attention TO the para
graph as to silvered glass (No. 1859 and
said such glass was largely used by
furniture manufacturers and was al
most all OF foreign make, because the
silvering OF such glass In tho United
States was not durable. The duty
added two or three dollars TO the cost
OF bureau, and II tho article was not |
made in this country he did not know |
why tho duty should not be reduced. |
Allison did not know why such glass
could not DO properly silverod In the
United States, and suggested 1t might |
be on account OF the duty being too |
low, II being only equal TO ten per |
cent ad valorom. The Senate then |
proceeded to the consideration OF she'd |
ule G, relating to metals. Aldrich.
Reagan, Harris, Hoar, Butler. Plumb |
and Payne continued the discussion,
but no vote was taken on the pending
amendments and the bill was laid
aside, the progress for tho day being
about eight pages. Adjourned until
Monday.
HOUSE.
The order relative to the considefa-
ton OF the direct tax bill was so modi-
fed as to mako the measure special
order for to-day, Tuesday and Wednes-
day next, 1t being tho desire OF many
members that adjournment DO taken
over Saturday. The House then went
into Committee OF the Whole, SPRING
or Of Illinois in the chair, on the direct
tax bill. Caswell explained that the
simple purpose OF the bill was to re-
fund to States and individuals who
paid the tax that portion Of the direct
tax which was collected. After care
full computation he was able TO state
that the bill carried $l5, 227, $50. This
did not include 10 per cent commission
the States on persons who paid
the tax. After some discussion, pend
ing, debate the Committee rose, and
the House adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.--Several reso-
lutions we're offered and referred. The
tariff bill was then taken up, and Iiar-
ris, OF Tennessee, moved TO lay on tho
table the amendment TO the House bill
proposed by the Committee Of Finance
and demanded the yeas and nays. The
motion was rejected by a strict party
vote. Various other amendments were
offered and rejected. A vote was
finally taken on McPherson's motion TO
strike out all OF the section us to alco-
hol used in manufactures, and II was
II; nays, "a. Thirty
pages OF the bill wero disposed Of. The
Senate then proceeded TO executive
business and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House the following bills were
introduced: To regulate immigration;
to divide the State of California into
two States; to establish graduated in
come tax. the proceeds OF which shall
be applied to the payment OF pensions.
Payson, from the Committee on Public
Lands, reported as privileged matter
the bill to quiet the title OF settlers on
the Dcs Moines river lands In Iowa.
After some discussion the chair (Cox)
held that the bin presented matter !
Of privilege and was before the House !
Tor consideration. Payson proceeded
10 argue In favor OF the bill and