Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-09-20

a conference ordered sherman, from
the Committee on Finance, reported q
bill TO declare unlawful the trusts aud
combinations in the restraint of trade and
production. The House bill for the al
lowance Of certain claims reported by
the accounting officers of the Treasury
known as Fourth of July clams) was
taken from the calendar and passed.
The Senate then resumed the considera-
ton of the Chinese exclusion bill. and
was addressed by Stewart In favor of 1t.
He was followed by Tcllcrwh criticised
the manner in which the bill had been
introduced and hnrriedly passed through
the House. Finally the bill went over
without action. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House resumed consideration OF
the sunday civil appropriation BILL the
pending amendment being that relative
to the reclamation Of arid regions. Van
dever of California, and Symes. of Col.
Orado, favored the Senate amendment.
which was attacked by Herbert, of
Alabama Finally the debate ended and
the appropriation in the Senate amend
ment was reduced from $3.50, 900 to $780,.
600 adjourned.
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.--Georgc offered
an amendment to the trust bill reported
yesterday from the Committee on FL
nance. The amendment consists of four
additional sections, the most important
| of them being one, making it the duty of
the President when satisfied that the
price of any article of mercL andise is
raised in consequence of agreements or
Ia 4, Il.
suspending temporarily the collection of
import duties on such articles. He sup.
ported his amendment in speech at some
length. Spooner offered a resolution re-
citing the fact that Joseph Hoffman, Of
Brennan, Washington county, Texas,
prominent Republican and witness be-
fore the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections, had been recently shot
down in cold blood in that city; that his
assassination was believed to be directly
attributable TO his political views aud ac-
hvity, and to the fact that he had given
strong testimony before the committee
investigating the alleged election outrages
and that it is If the utmost importance
that the witnesses before the Congre sion
al investigation Committee may, without
danger to their lives. freely and fully tes-
lfy, and inStructing the Committee on
| PRIVILEGES OF Elections to investigate the
| circumstances of the killing of Hoffman.
with special reference to ascertaining
whether it was due in any sense to his
testifying before the Committee The
| resolution gave rise to an extended
and heated political discussion, the
speakers being Senators Spooner. Pugh.
Coke, Teller. Evarts and Reagan. The
House amendment (merely vcrbaD to the
Senate bill relating to postal crimes was
concurred in Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House Immediately resumed the
| consideration of the conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill The
Senate amendments were concnrred in
! The Senate bill amending an act to postal
crimes was passed Springer, of Illinois,
moved the House go into Committee of
of the whole, but this was Intellectual as
no quorum was present After vain at.
tempts to obtain o quorum the House ad-
| journed.
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Sept 13.--At the sugges-
| ton of Allison, Beck was excused from
serving Ton account Of sickness) on the
| Conference Committee on the Sundry Civil
| Appropriation bill, and Cockrell was ap.
| pointed in his place. Allison had receiv-
cd telegram from Beck at Fortress Mon
roe asking for change and saying he
was improving slowly. The Spooner res
olution rs to political murders in Texas
was referred to the Committee on Con-
| tingent Expenses The Chinese exclusion
! bill was taken up, and Jones of Nevada
proceeded to address the Senate on the
subject in support of the bill After
Jones finished his speech 1t was agreed
that the vote on Blair's motion TO reconsd-
er should be taken at 2 o'clock tomorrow
| Adjourned
| HOUSE.
On motion of Forney, of Alabama, a
| Joint resolution was passed, extending
| until October lst the existing appropria-
| ton for sundry civil expenses of the
Government The House resumed con.
| slderation of the Senate bill amendatory
OF the inter-State commerce law Ander.
son. OF Iowa, offered and advocated sew.
eral amendments which were adopted.
The bill was then passed The contest
over the Oklahoma bill was then resumed
The motion made by Springer, Of Illinois.
that the House go into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration of that
measure disclosing no quorum call of
Inc House was ordered. Only 1913 mem
beri responded; and Sowden, of Pennsyl-
vania, offered resolution reyoking all |
leaves Of absence except those granted on |
account of sickness. This precipitated II |
spirited political debate, which was par.
tcipated in by dozen members. With. |
out further action on the resolution the |
House adjourned.
SENATE. ...
WASHINGTON. Sept 14.-Platt's reso-
luton Of yesterday in reference to the |
copper syndicate was taken up. and there
was an extended debate upon it. After
debate, the resolution was laid aside
without action, and the Senate took up |
the Chinese exclusion bill. A vote was
taken on Blair's motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was passed. There
being no quorum voting or likely to vote
il was arranged by unanimous consent
that the next vote should be taken at one
o clock next Monday. The House bill
to enlarge the duties of the Department
of Agriculture and to create an Executive
Department Of Agriculture was taken up
and discussed at some length, and final
action on it postponed till Monday next.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: House bill providing for boards Of
arbitration TO settle the differences be-
tween interst ate railroads and their en-
ployes upon the written application of
either party to the application; providing |
penalties for violation of quarantine
regulations. The Senate then adjourned
until Monday.
HOUSE.
Twelve private bills were agreed to by
the Committee and passed by the House
Forney. of Alabama. submitted the con-
ference report on the Sundry civil bill.
Payson. of Illinois, earnestly opposed its
adoption, basing bis antagonism upon The
clause making appropriation for a new
library building. Finding it impossible
to secure action on the report to day, For
new withdrew 1t The House then took
a recess, the evening session to be for the
consideration Of private pension bills.
The House in evening session passed
thirty-two private pension bills, and at
1890 adjourned until Monday.