Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-26
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Bill to Indemnify Dcs Moines River
Settlers.
A Number of Other Important Measures
Introduced In Roth Houses
ofCongress.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan, l1.-Mandcrson of,
ferrcd resolution calling on the Score.
tary OF War for information as to the
bridge authorized to be built between
Omaha and Council Bluffs, and whether
il Is being constructed as combined rail-
way and wagon bridge, or as Il wagon
bridge only. Laid over, Wilson. of Iowa,
offered resolution which was adopted
calling on the Secretary of the Trea,ury
for a 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 and dis
Sussed. afterwhich the Senate adjourned
SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. tS.-The morning
business being finished, the bill for ro.
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 rs u set.oif
| against any State Indebtedness Tho
amendment was agreed to, Tho bill
| directs the Secretary of the Treasury to
each Stat@and Territory and to the Dis,
| trict of Columbia sum equal to all col
leclions made therefrom, or from citizens
or inhabitants thereof, or other persons,
under the direct tax of August 8, 1861. 1t
RENTS all money still due to the United
States under such act. and II appropratcs
| amounts necessary for reimbursement
The sums collected directly from individ.
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 appropriates 1855,
| 600 to establish agricultural experiment
stations in connection with colleges es.
tablishGd In the several States under the
provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862
| The committee rose and the bill was
| passed The banking bill was called up
rs unfinished business and an effort made
to get the friends and opponents Of the
| hill to stop filibustering tactics. Weaver,
of Iowa, would not give up his right to
antagonize the bill at any time, and the
House adjourned.
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. TO- -JIawlcy ofreraG
a resolution, which was adopted, direct
ing the Secretary of the Inferior to report
plan of legislation thought by him to
be needed for the disposition of public
timber lands, so as to secure the prcserva-
ton OF the national forest lands at the
| Ia, Of, l1 nd Ia M
within the rights Of settlers legal means
for providing themselves with timber for
'l'r" 'hoir houses The resolution
offered by Henderson FEW dhys ago
calling on the Secretary Of War for in
formation as to the construction Of u
bridge between Omaha and Council
Bluffs. was taken up ana adopted
Among the bills reported from the Com
mittec and placed on the calendar was
)ne to authorize the construction OF u
railroad, wagon and foot bridge across
the Mississippi river, near Burlington.
Iowa.
| HOUSE.
The House resumed in Committee OF
ihe Whole the consideration of the joint
resolution accepting the invitation to the
| United States to participate in the Mel
bourne exposition. After long debate
the invitation was accepted. The Com
mittee on Appropriations reported an In
valid pension appropriation bill and II was
referred TO the Committee OF the whole.
The Portraits Of Theodore Scdgwick
(oseUh b. Varnum and n. p. Banks, for
mer 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
HOSE.
| 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, Thocbe
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 ma jUrity of the committee. which
confirms the title of Carlisle to his seat.
The majority resolution was adopted
yeas 40; nays 3; no quorum. The Re
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.-Iloar presented
the petition of the Governor Of Massachu'
sets, the Mayor Of Boston. Presidents
of colleges and large number of other
distinguished persons, representing Il
mass meeting held November 18th last To
welcome the British peace deputation.
Beck presented 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 b. presented. Senat Stewart in
troduced bill to vest all legislative pow
or in the Territory Of Utah in the Cover
nor and Legislative Assembly OF twelve
citizens of the Territory, 10 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.
| HOUSE.
A resolution IN the house confirming
the title of Carlisle to his seat was adopt
ed. Yeas, 1854; 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
Townshcnd, pensoning teamsters OF the
Mexican war; by Lawler, appropriating
$780, 900 for statues in Washington of
Generals Shields and Logan; by Durham,
(by requesD appropriating $3.50. 900 to A.
DE Baussel. 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 cost
of 100000 each, at Springfield, No,
Monroe, La. and Portsmouth, Ohio. Adj
journed.
| Two Failures.