Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-04-05
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Bills for Public Buildings In Iowa Of
Several Places.
Various ways Proposed 60 Get tid
Of the Large Amount OF surplus
in tho Treasury.

between men who had been disloyal, In
appointments TO civil office. ECmnnds
opposed the second reading of this bill
vigorously Without disposing OF the
question the Senate took up again the
House bill TO provide for the purchase Of
United States bonds. pending question
being on an amendment offered by Stew.
art, authorizing the deposit Of gold or
silver bullion aud the issuance of coin
certificates therefor The bond bill went
over on u motion by Palmer to reconsider
It. Adjourned
HOUSE.
The II luse to-day adopted the rcsolu'
ton of the committee ON Elections In the
contested election case OF Worthington
versus Post, from the Tenth Illinois
District, The resolution confirms the
right OF Post, sitting member, to the
seat, In the morning hour the House took
up the Union Pacific Railroad funding
bill, After few remarks by Outhwaitc.
of Ohio, the bill went oyer. A number
OF measures were reported from com
mittecs among thema bill TO provide
for asccrtaining the propricty and the
feasibility Of construction gulf and
lake water way. Also the election OF
Senators by the legal votes Of the State,
The Military Academy appropriation bill
passed and the general public land bill
was called up Payson, of Illinois, offered
nm amendment providing that no patent
TO mineral lands shall issue, except 10 n
citizen of the United States. Pending
action the House adjourned,
SENATE
WASHINGTON, March 20. The Senate
then proceeded 10 the consideration OF
bills on the calendar Among the bills
passed were the following; To amend net
OF March 3, 1873, providing additional
regulations for homestead aud pre- emp.
ton entries OF public lands, Appropriating
$3.50, 900 for n public building AT Sioux
City. For the relief Of purchasers and
other grantees of tho United States OF
certain swamp and overlooked lands, and
to rc.cmburse and indemnify certain
States. Adjourned till Saturday.
HOUSE
The House then went into Committee
OF the Whole on the Indian appropriation
bill, and Nelson, of Minnesota, took
advantage of the general debate to speak
upon the tariff He spoke in favor OF
II tariff revision. and had read n letter
from &. A. Pillsbury, Of Minneapolis,
Gratis and - per cent of the Republicans
Of Minnesota agreed with him (Nclson)
in his views, Nelson said he would put
free sugar, free salt aud free lumber
against free whisky and tobacco. and 81
would n great measure Of the American
people. lie took his seat without reply
ing to Mr., Funston's challenge rs to why
he did not put wheat on the free list
The committee rose and the House I'D
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 30--Thc Senate
amendments were not conCurrcd In 10 the
House biz authorizing the President 10
arrange Il conference for the purpose OF
encouraging reciprocal commercial reln-
tons between the United States aud
Mexico, Central and South America and
Brazil. The House bill granting n pen.
| sion of 81, 900 per annum to Mary \,
Logan and the Senate bill increasing the
pension Of Appolin A. Blair to $1,000
were then taken up. After some discus
| sion both bills passed-the former by l54
to % and the latter by l40 to o. A Joint
resolution appropriatng $95, 900 to en-,
abe the United States TO participate In
the international exposition In Spain was
adopted.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 3l.-VOOrhees In.
| lroduced bill for the issue Of specie GER
tifcate redeemable half In gold coin and
half in silver bullion. The House Joint
resolution accepting the invitation Of the
| French Republic to take part in the In
| ternational Exposition In 1889 was passed
with amendments. Among the bills passed
were the following: Requiring notice Of
deficiency in accounts Of principals to be
given I'd sureties upon bonds OF United
States officials and fixing the limitation
Of time at five years. within which suits
shall be brought against said surietics
upon said bonds. Abolishing the Office
Of United States Surveyor General for tho
district Of Nebraska and Iowa. Appro.
priating 800, 900 for the completion OF
quarters, barracks and stables ut Forts
Robinson and Niobrara, In Nebraska.
Granting title In certain lands to tho
county Of Randolph In Illinois. lncreas.
ing the pension Of Mrs Gen. W. Is. Bur
nett to 500 per month. To amend act
OF March 3. 1877, rs TO removing disabili.
ties Of those who haying first participated
! in the rebellion afterwards enlisted in the
army and became disabled Repeating
the law which barred after n certain time
the claims to pensions OF State militiamen;
also extending the law 50 as TO include
those who served in Indian wars.
| HOUSE.
Struble, OF Iowa, asked consent for the
consideration Of the Senate bill for the
| erection of a public building at Sioux
City, but Mcmillan. of Tennessee, object
cd In consideration OF the morning hour,
| discussion was resumed on the Union
| Pacific funding bill. The measure was
opposed by Anderson, Of Iowa Dalzcll
OF Pennsylvania advocated the bill. which
he contendcd dealt in business like way
with the material and moral aspect OF the
problem presented. The morning hour
| having expired the bill went upon the
| calendar as unfinished business. The
| River and Harbor bill wa reported and
was referred to the Committee of the
Whole.
wAsuINGToN, April 1.-The House bill
give pension of $1,000 to the widow OF
| Gen. Logan was. on motion OF Davis.
passed. The Memphis bridge bill with
the Senate amendments, providing for u
foot and wagon way passed The Senate
then resumed as unfinished business, the
House bill for the purchase Of United
States bonds by the Secretary of the
Treasury, the question being on the
motion To recommit. with instructions to
the committee To report without delay a
separate bill allowing owners of gold or
silver bullion to deposit same and receive
coin CERTIFICATES therefor After some dis
custom, without action the Senate ad'
jOurned.
HOUSE