Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-10-04
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m The senate. ON the 9th, Q bill allowing any
person who has abandoned or reiinquished q
| homestead entry before the expiration OF the
requisite six months to make another entry,
not exceeding . auarter-secticn OF land, was
| passed. A bill was passed approrriating e1o,-
900 for Inc completion OF the monument
commemorative the surrender OF Hurgoyne at
Saratoga. The General Deficiency bill was
then taken up, amended and passed. In the
House, bill was passed authorizing the con-
struction OF q bridge across the Mississippi
river at La Crosse, Wis. A joint resolutions
was passed extending until OCTOBER 10 the ex-
isting appropriations for the Sundry Civil ex-
penses of the Government. "A bill was also
passed prohibiting the sale or manufacture of
adulterated foods and drugs in the District Ct
Columbia.
In the Senate, ON the 25th, the most inter
esting item of the days proceedings was the
continuation of Senator Morgan,s speech in
reply to Senator Sherman on the relations OF
our Government with Canada. A resolution
was offered calling on the President for any
Information. received since the 7th inst, con
corning the recently negotiated treaty with
China resolution was passed extending I'M.
til October 10 the appropriations for the pres
emit year-the fifth extension for the year. The
House bill for the relief of settlers on the old
Camp Sheridan Military Re servation, and q
large number of private pension bills, includ-
Ing the bill granting O, 500 pension to the
widow Of the late General Sheridan, were
ia IN number. were also passed. In the
House number of measures OF minor import
ance, among them q joint resolution for the
creation of q commission to negotiate concern
ing the boundary line between this country
and Mexico. were passed.
In the Senate, on the 26th, the address of
Senator George on the question OF establishing
inquests under National authority and the
speech Of Senator Daniels on the Presidents
message and the tariff were the most marked
features OF the days proceedings The bill ap-
proving the settlement of the boundary line
and Rhode Island was passed. A confer
ence on the Deficiency bill was ordered,
and Messrs Hale, Allison and Cockrell were
appointed conferees. .....I In the House, a num-
Der of bills from the committee. on public
lands and the military committee were passed
portant bills passed was the Senate joint Feso-
luton appropriatng t10O, 900 for the prevention
of the spread of yellow fever and cholera.
In the Senate, on the 2sth, after the dis
cussion Of several yellow fever resolutions,
Mr.. Sherman reported from the foreign rela-
tons committee, without recommendation his
resolution OF inquiry into the state of the re-
lations between the United States and CIR at
Britain and Canada. The conference report on
the Sundry Civil bill was agreed to. A vitup-
erative debate followed between Messrs. Coke
and Gibson and Chapdler, Edmunds and
Spooner on political intolerance in Louisiana
and Texas in which the frst-named was sew
eral times called to order by the presiding off,
GER. The House accepted the report of con-
ferees on the Sundry Civil Appropriations bill
hot discussion occurred between Mr.. Bland
and Messrs. Sowden and Hopkins on the bill
providing for an increase Of clerks and salaries
IN the PostOflce Department
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
......I In the House, conference was ordered
on the joint resolution in aid of the suffer,
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special committee investigating the charges
against Representative Stahlnecker, fully vim
dicating the accused was ordered printed and
laid over. The House then went into COM
mittee Of the whole on the private calendar,
after which number of private bills were
passed, including one authorizing the con-
struction OF bridges across the Tennessee river
IN Kentucky.