Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-26
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Bill TO indemnify Des Molnes River
Settlers.
A Number or Other Important Measures
Introduced Ia both Houses
Of Congress.
SENATE.

lerrcu u RESOLUTION Gazing on inc SoCre-
tary OF War for information rs to the
bridge authorized to be built between
Omaha aud Council Bluffs and whether
Ii Is being constructed rs n combined rail.
way and wagon bridge, or rs u wagon
bridge only, Laid over, Wilson. of Iowa,
offered a resolution which was adopted,
calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for report as to the amount OF revenue
collected from each kind Of liquor each
year since the passage Of the internal rev.
enue law, and from the special tax on dis
tillers and brewers. A few more bills of
minor importance were offered aud dis.
Sussed. afterwhich the Senate adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. Tho morning
business being finished, the bill for ~,
funding the direct tax of 1861 was taken
up, the question being Chambers motion
to recommit the bill. Berry offered an
amendment providing that no part of the
money collected from individuals shall be
retained by the United States MS a set off
against any State Indebtedness, The
amendment was agreed to. The bill
directs the Secretary Of the Treasury to
each StatSand Territory and to the Dis,
trict Of Columbia sum equal To all col
lections made thercfrom, or from citizens
or inhabitants thereof, or other persons,
under the direct tax Of August o. 1861. II
RENTS all money still due to tho United
States under such act, and 1t appropriates
necessary for reimbursement
The sums collected directly from indvid.
uals are to be held In trust by the State
for the benefit Of persons from whom
thew were collected or their legal repre-.
HOUSE.
The House went into committee OF the
Whole on the agricultural experiment
stations bill. The bill approprlates $685..
900 to establish agricultural experiment
stations in connection with colleges es
tablished in the several States under tho
provisions of an actapproved July 2, 1852
The committee rose and the bill was
passed The banking bill was called up
as unfinished business and an effort made
to get the friends and opponents of the
hill to stop tilibustering tactics. Weaver
of Iowa. would not give up his right to
antagonizc the bill at any time, and tho
House adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, -IIawley oircreG
resolution. which was adopted, direct
ing the Secretary Of the ln:srior to report
a plan of legislation thouSbt by him to
be needed for the disposition Of public
timber lands, SO rs to secure the prcserya-
ton OF the national forest lands at the
head water of navigable rivers and to put
within the rights of settlers legal means
for providing themselves with timber for
: 'l'n" 'hnir houses The resolution
offered by Henderson few dnys ago
calling on the Secretary Of War for in
formation as to the construction of a
bridge between Omaha and Council
Bluffs, was taken up ana adopted,
Among the bills reported from the Com
mittee and placed on the calendar was
,ne to authorize the construction OF o
railroad, wagon and foot bridge across
the Mississippi river, near Burlington.
Iowa.
..r- HOUSE.
The House resumed in Committee OF
the Whole the consideration of the joint
resolution accepting the invitation to the
United States to participate in the Mel
bourne exposition After n long debate
the invitation was accepted. Tho Com
mittec on Appropriations reported nm in
valid pension appropriation bill and II was
referred to the Committee Of the Whole.
The Portraits of Theodore Sedgwick,
Joseph b. Varnum and ~ =. Banks. for
mcr Speakers Of the House, were accepted
from the State of Massachusetts. Long,
Of Massachusetts,, made the presentation
speech. and Randall replied in acceptance
and offered appropriate resolutions, being
seconded by Breckenridge Of Kentucky.
Ho.sE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.--Crisp. oil
Georgia. called up the Thoebe- Carlisle
election case. Speeches were made sup.
porting both the majority and minority
reports. On motion Of Crisp, Thoebc
the contestant. was granted an hour in
which to present argument in his own
behalf. After his speech the previous
question was ordered upon the resolution
OF the ina jority of the committee, which
confirms the title Of Carlisle TO his scat.
The majority resolution was adopted
yeas l40; nays 3; no quorum. The te-
publicans with the exception OF three or
four, who voted in the affirmative. and
Brumm, Hovey and Ludlow who voted
in the negative, refrained from voting,
on the ground that they had not sufficient
information upon which to act.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-IIoar presented
the petition of the Governor Of Massachu'
sets, the Mayor of Boston. Presidents
of colleges and large number Of other
distinguished persons. representing
mass meeting held November 18th last to
welcome the British peace dcputation.
Beck presented a remonstrance OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company
against the passage Of the postal telegraph
bill Among the bills reported from the
committees and placed upon the calendar
was one for the admission OF the State OF
Dakota and the organization Of the Ter
ritory of Lincoln. The minority report
is to ba presented. Senatr Stewart in
troduced bill to vest all legislative pow
err In the Territory of Utah in the Cover
nor and Legislative Assembly of twelve
citizens of the Territory, TO be appointed
by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, but not more than six of them to
be of one political party. Blair spoke
for an hour on his educational bill and
then the Senate, after an executive SEES
sion, adjourned.
A resolution In the house confirming
the title of Carlisle to his seat was adopt
ed. Yeas, 1874; nays, z, Cannon, Cooper,
Davenport, McKenna Post and Steele.
Republicans, voted in the affirmative. and
Baker, of Illinois, Brewer, Buchanan,
Cheadle, Hovey, Kerr and Laidlaw, Re
publicans, in the negative Among bills
introduced were the following: BY
~, a., "a hnnI ,oncinnin0y taamstar. nf tho
Mexican war; by Lawler, appropriating
300. 900 for statues in Washington OF
Generals Shields and Logan; by Durham,
(by requesD appropriating $3.50, 900 to A.
DE Banssel, to build an air ship to convey
passengers through the air, referred to
the committee on ventilation. Bills were
reported and placed on the calendar for
the erection Of public buildings at a cost
of 100000 each, at Springfield, Mo-,
Monroe, La, aud Portsmouth, Ohio. Adj
iOllrned