Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-24
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
The Senate Committee Reports Against
the Fisheries Treaty.
Tho House Passes tho River aud Har-
Dor bill, but Continues TO Discuss
the TariI bill.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Bill for the ad.
mission of Washington Territory. North
| Dakota and Montana into the Union were
made special orders for Thursday Of next
week. The pension appropriation bill
was then taken up. An amendment was
reported increasing the amount of the APP
preparation from $40, 900, 900 to $50. AT.
900 and was agreed to. Several other
amendments were acted upon and the
bill went over The House bill to cstab-
lish Department of Labor went over
without action, and the Senate adjourn.
ed.
The Speaker appointed Henderson Of
Iowa, Clements of Georgia, and Butter
worth of Ohio, as Conference Committee
on the Northwestern Exposition bill. The
House after some unimportant business
| went into Committee of the Whole
| springer Of Illinois in the chair on the
Tariff bill and was addressed by Butter.
worth, of Ohio. Henderson. Of Illinois,
| supported ii, as did also Stone OF Ken.
| lucky. Grant, of Vermont opposed it,
and Seymour of Michigan, spoke In
favor Of the system of protection. AT
the evening session the House was adj
dressed by Abbott of Texas and Owen Of
Indian in favor Of the bill, and Darlin gton
of Pennsylvania and Jackson of Pennsyl.
vania against the same Adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 16-The Senate
proceeded to pass bills on the calendar,
among them The following: Senate bill
to authorize the construction of a rail
road, wagon and foot passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river at Clinton.
Iowa. Senate bill authorizing the con-
struction of a railroad, wagon and foot
passenger bridge across the Mississippi
river at Muscatinc, Iowa. Senate bill
fixing pensions for the loss of one eye Tor
sight thereoD at $40 per month and pro-
portionately for the loss of both eyes.
Senate bill allowing aid to State Homes
for disabled soldiers at the rate Of 800
per year for each disabled soldier and
sailor maintained there, and appropriating
$3.50, 900 for that purpose. After an exc
cutive session the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House after preliminary bust
ness went into Committee of the Whole
on the tariff. Baker, of New York,
spoke against the bill Bound, of Penn.
sylvania regarded the Mills bill as long
stride in the direction of free trade, and
as an Inauguration of a tariff policy
which must eventually prove ruinous and
| disastrous to many important industries
in which his people were largely interest
ed. Farquhar, of New York, thought
there was no fairness, business or com.
mon sense in having the great CONNER.
cial, financial and industrial questions of
the country committed to the Ways and
and Means Committee, composed of
| eleven lawyers, one cotton planter, and
one railroad manager. Rayne, of Penn
sylvania, criticised the President for not
having permitted the House to formulate
| proper bill for a revision of the tariff.
| Weaver, of Iowa, said the Mills bill was
| a fair and reasonable measure. He de-
| clared that the Republican party was in
| fight and busy burning bridges and fell
| ing trees along the road over which the
Democratic party must advance for the
relief of the people. He inveighed against
| the trusts and combinations which had
grown up under protective tariff.
| Speeches were also made by Laird. OF
Nebraska. McRac. of Arkansas. Fitch.
of New York. Allan. Of Michigan, and
others, after which the committee rose.
In the evening speeches were made by
Wickham, OF Ohio. Montgomery, of
Kentucky and Shrivey. Of Indiana.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-The Senate
passed the pension appropriation bill. The
calendar was then taken up under the
rule providing that only unobjected meas
ures shall be considered After passing
thirty FIVE bills the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
Henderson, of Iowa, presented the con.
ference report on the Cincinnati exposi
| ton bill and it was agreed to. The House
then went into Committee of the Whole,
Springer, of Illinois, in the chair on the
tariff bill, Peters, of Kansas. spoke against
bill, and was followed by Anderson, of
| Illinois and Breckenridge, of Arkansas, in
favor of it. Stewart, of Vermont, spoke
against the bill, and Cox, of New York
| in favor of it. Mason, of Illinois made
| long speech against, and Herman of
| Oregon. followed on abe same side At
! the evening session FELTON, of California,
Marsh of Pennsylvania. Spooner of Ri ode
Island, Romeis of Ohio, Sawyer OF New
New York, Nichols of North Carolina,
and Lane of Illinois addressed the House
on the Mills bill. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The House i'm
mediately after being called to order went
into Committee of the Whole on the
tariff bill. Anderson, of Iowa, spoke in
opposition TO the principle Of protection.
| At the close of his remarks Randall took
the floor, and spoke at length against the
| Presidents tariff message and the Mills
bill He was followed by Mckinley, Of
Ohio, on the same side. Breckenridge,
| of Kentucky. spoke in favor of the bill.
| At the conclusion of his speech the COM
mittce rose and the House took a recess
At the evening session thirty-four pension
bills were passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Honse con-
tnued the debate in Committee of the
Whole on the tariff bill. Reed of Main,
spoke in favor of protection. and was re-
piled to by Speaker Carlisle. who made
the closing speech in favor of the bill and
in favor OF freetrade. Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-The river and
harbor bill was reported to the Senate,
ordered printed and recommitted. Among
bills introduced was one by Blair to
secure to the people the enjoyment of
! the first day of the week as day Of rest
and to permit its observance as day for
| religious worship.
HOUSE.
The Senate amendments TO the pension
appropriation bill were non .concurred in,
and a conference was ordered A resolu
ton was adopted directing the Committee
on Merchant Marine and Fisheries to in
vestigate the fur seal fisheries of Alaska.
A resolution was adopted setting apart
tomorrow for the consideration of the
bills reported by the Committee on
Labor. The House passed the Depart.
of Agriculture bill-yeas, 232; nays
IL. 1t creates an Executive
Department TO be known as the
Department of Agriculture. under the
supervision and control of the Secretary
Of Agriculture, and provides for the APP
pointment of First Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture. 1t also transfers the
weather service of the United States Sig
nal Office Bureau from the War Depart
ment To the Department Of Agriculture.
The House then went into Committee of