Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-14
F.FTlETH CONGRESS-


IN the Senate, on the 4th, large number Of
bills chiefly pension bills, were taken from the
calendar and passed; were number of bills
CARRYING appropriations for public buildings.
The Senate bill creating an additional retired
list OF the army for eight officers now on the
active list but incapacitated for active service
was passed; also the Senate bill authorizing
the retirement of General w. w, Averill, and
the House bill authorizing the retirement of
General Alfred Pleasanton. both with the grade
of Major In the House bills were passed
making Inauguration day a legal holiday; to
prevent distractions and injurious deposits in
New York harbor and adjacent waters; and
authorizing the construction of bridge across
the Missouri river in Winona and Berk coun-
ties, Ia An early adjournment followed a
failure to go into committee of the whole on
the Tariff bill.
In the Senate. on the 5th, the entire day was
passed in consideration of the Diplomatic and
Consular Appropriation bill. An item of SIS, 900
was inserted in the bill to provide for a
scientific commission to visit and report upon
the commercial resources of the Upper Congo
basin. One or two minor amendments were Of
fered and disposed of, and the bill went over.
$3.50. In the House q diversion was created by
the waving of bandana handkerchief by re-
portorial wag in the press gallery. The day
was mostly passed in consideration of the
Tariff bill.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, after q brief secret
session, the Diplomatic aud Consular Appro-
priation bill was taken up and passed, with the
Call amendment increasing the salary of the
Minister to Paraguay and Uruguay from Is, 900
to u, 800 The Senate bill authorizing the pur-
chase~of site near the Capitol for the use Of
the United States Supreme Court was passed.
Mr.. Stewart gave notice that he would to-mor-
row offer certain amendments to the Diplo-
matte and Consular Appropriation bill. -. In
the House insignificant tariff debate took up
nearly the entire day. A great connection was
caused by the announcement of the renomina-
ton of the President.
IN the Senate, on the 7th, Mr.. Morgan 1naug-
gurated a new departure by reading. as a part
Of his speech on the Fisheries treaty, speech
delivered by him previously in executive ses-
sion, which he persisted in doing in defiance of
the ruling Of the Chair that he was out of Or
der. The House went into committee of the
whole on the Tariff bill, MI. Dingley, of Maine,
speaking in opposition to Mr.. Breckinridges
amendment to the proviso attached to the lum-
Der schedules of the free list which proposes to
admit Canadian fish free of duty, upon allow
ance by that country of commercial rights to
our vessels, and also for reciprocity in the ex-
change of products between the United States
and Canada. After protracted debate, the
lumber schedule was completed without
change.
THE Senate was not in session on the Sth 20.
In the House, the most important business
transacted was the adoption of the Dingley
resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information as to whether an or
der is now in force by which United States
vessels passing through Canadian canals to
American ports, when they make their voyage
by the ST. Lawrence, pay less tolls than
when they make it by way of Lake
Ontario; and whether further legislation
is necessary to authorize the Secretary to inn
pose additional tolls upon vessels passing
through the Sault Ste. Marie canal bound to
Canadian ports, in case Canada continues dis
elimination against vessels bound to American
ports. The most of the time of the House was
taken up in discussion Of the salt schedule of
the Tariff bill.