Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-08-09
D0INGS In CONGRESS.
Resolutions In Honor OF Gen. Sheridan
Passed in Both Houses.
The Fisheries Treaty In the Senate--
several Appropriation Biils Under
Consideration.
SENATE.

Tor the settlement OF claims growing out
of the issue OF bonds TO secure the pay
ment Of all Indebtedness. Mr.. Riddle.
berger from the Committee on Manufac
lures, reported the bill providing that
the surplus from the appropriation made
for the Centennial Exposition of the Ohio
Valley may DO used for the Exposition at
Augusta aud Richmond. Referred The
Senate resumed consideration of Sundry
Civil appropriation bill. After long
discussion the bill went over, aud the
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
When the House met to day the Chair.
man laid before il letter from the
Speaker announcing his enforced absence
from the city for few days on account
Of important business. and upon the
motion of Mr.. Mills, of Texas, Mr.. Nc.
Millm, of Tennessee, was elected as
Speaker pro TEN. and took the chair amid
applause. On motion Of Mr.. Holman the
bill was passed for the revocation Of the
withdrawal Of lands made for the benefit
of certain railroads. Che bill, which ap.
plies only to Iowa and Minnesota, author
ICES the Secretary of the Interior when.
ever land grant is adjusted aud there is
found TO be an excess Of indemnity lands,
10 restore such excess TO the public do
main.) Tho House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the Army appropriation
bill. Pending action the committee rose
and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Plumb, from
the Committee on Agriculture, reported
back the House bill to enlarge the powers
and duties Of the Department Of Agri,
culture and to create an Executive De
pnrtment to be known as the Department
of Agriculture. The following bills were
taken up and passed: House bill to
authorize the Winona & Southwestern
railway company to build bridge across
the Mississippi at Winona. MINI. House
bill TO protect purchasers OF lands lying
IN the vicinity of Denver heretofore with
drawn by the Executive Department ms
lying within the limit Of certain railroad
grants and afterwards held TO lie without
such limits Senate bill to grant to the
city Of Chadron, Neb., right to lay pipe
lines across certain tracts of lands was
passed The Senate resumed conSidera.
tion of the sundry civil appropriation bill
After some progress the bill went oyer
and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
After disposing of unmportant business
on the Speakers table, the House went
of Illinois. in the chair on the Senat
amendments to the army appropriation
bill. Various amendments were acted
upon, but without disposIng Of the bill
the Hou@e adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Thc Senate pre-
siding officer announced the appointment
of select committee under Hoars resolu-
tons Of commerce and business between
the United States and Canada, as follows;
Senators Hoar, Allison, Hale, Dolph,
POUCH, Eusis and Blodgctt. A Confer
ence Committee was ordered appointed
on the naval appropriation bill, and Sen
ators Hale, Farwell and Beck were APP
pointed as the conferecs on the part of
the Senate. A resolution instructing the
Committee on Indian Affairs to contil ne
the investigation into Indian matters
with the authority to visit Indian reserva-
tons, was reported and agreed to-.
Stewards resolution offered yesterday,
calling on the Secretary of the Interior
for Information rs 10 the cancelled desert
land applications was taken up and
adopted. Several unlmportant bills were
passed, and the Senate adj Uurned.
HOUSE.
The House proceeded to the considera-
ton of the Senate amendments to the
army appropriation bill and they were
non. concurred in and q conference was
ordered The House then went into
Committee of the Whole springer, of
Illinois in the chair on the deficiency APP
preparation After some discussion on the
bill the debate turned upon the tariff qnes'
ton and the rebel battle flags, Without
further action the Committee rose and
the House adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.--The House bill
to grant to the Gulf IL Chicago Air Rail.
way Railway company the right to con
struct bridge over the nayigable water
courses was reported and placed on the
calendar. Vest offered a concurrent res.
olution (Which was agreed toy requesting
the President to return to the Senate the
enrolled bill amendatory of the statutes to
punish postal crimes. Cullom offered a
tuC SOIlllllltltC VII
Interstate Commerce to make full in.
vestigation into the relation of Canadian
railroads with the transportation across
the continent of the Commerce which
naturally belongs to the United States
The discussion of this resolution took a
political turn. but the resolution was final.
ly adopted. The fisheries treaty was
taken up. and Teller addressed the Sen
ate in opposition TO its ratification. Vance
obtained the floor and the Senate resumed
legislative business. Senators Allison,
Plumb and German were appointed con.
ferees on the Army Appropriation bill.
Adjourned till Monday.
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted assinging
Tuesday, August 81, for consideration of
concurrent resolution accepting the
statues and returning thanks to the State
Of New Jersey therefor. Private business
having been dispensed with the House
went into Committee of the Whole
springer of Illinois in the chair on the
deficiency appropriation bill. Laird, OF
Nebraska, offered an amendment appro.
priating 81 300. 900 TO pay arrears of sol
diers' bounties and back pay. Burnes, of
MISSOuIl' iuibCu pOiut VI OIuCI iBdiHSt
the amendment, and 1t was sustained.
Pending discussion the Committee rose.
The House at the evening session passed
thirty private pension bills, and at 1880
adjourned till Monday. ..
.t SENATE.
: WASHINGTON, Aug. O. AS soon as the
reading Of the journal was concluded
Edmunds rose and said: ask unanimous
consent TO offer at this time resolutions
on subject that every Senator will
understands:
Resolved, That the Senate has learned
with profound regret of the death of p.
Ii. Sheridan, late General of the Armies
of the United States.
Resolved, That the Senate hereby OK
presses its grateful sense of his great
and patriotic services III the cause of his
country, It's deep sensiblity of the loss
which the Nation has sustained in his
death, and its sympathy with the family
in their bereavement.
Resolved. That a copy of these resolu-
tons he forwarded to the family of the
deceased.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously. Subsequently a bill was intro
duced by Farwell and referred TO the
Committee on Pensions granting pen
sion Of 81, 000a year to Mrs Sheridan
The Senate then resumed consideration