Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-28
F,FTIeTn CONGRESS.

II the Senate on the 18th, there were but
half dozen Republican AND less than score
of Democratic Senators present throughout the
days proceedings. House bill for the repre-
sentation of the executive departments of the
Government at the Columbus co. Centennial
EXPOSITION was passed, with an amendment
appropriating $4,000. number Of unim-
portant and private bills were passed, and the
treaty providing for reopening of claims of
American citizens against the Venezuelan Gov
eminent was ratified In the House, consid-
Grafton OF the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill
took up most Of the day. Under the point Of
order of no quorum, the House was prevented
from passing resolutions appropriating &25 600
for the celebration of the Twenty-fifth anniver-
sary of the battle of Gettysburg, and authoriz-
ing the loan Of tents, ETC., to the Army of the
Potomac on the same occasion. Several bills
Of no general Importance were passed
IN the Senate. on the 10th, bills were passed
authorizing contracts with the Pneumatic Gun
Carriage Company TO supply gun car
riages to the Government and appro-
priating 100000 therefor; and appropriate
ing S5ol0OO for fire-proof building foa
the use of the National Museum to be erected
In the Smithsonian grounds. In the House,
two private pension bills were returned by the
President without his approval. Consideration
OF the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was re-
sumed, the pending paragraph being that relat-
ing to the new Congressional library During
the debate it was claimed that the original es-
Inmates for the building now being construct-
ed were S3,O0a 600. Later estimates showed
that it would cost from g., 600 900 to e12 0oo Oo0
A resolution in the form of an amendment was
adopted directing the Senate and House COM
mittees on public grounds TO invite plans for q
library, not to exceed S. 900 600 in cost from i've
eminent architects and to report to the next
session; meanwhile the work on the library
building to be stopped, and the Library Com
mission to be dissolved.
In the Senate, on the 10th, q message from
the President was read vetoing the pension
bill OF a widow on the ground that her husband
had died Of consumption. The bill to enlarge
the act of June, 1872. providing for the dis
trIbution OF the awards made under the con-
vention with Mexico. July, 1863, was reported.
A minority report was presented. and Mr..
Brown read speech on it for an hour Bill
and reports laid on the table In the House.
discussion Of the Sundry Civil bill was re-
sumed, in committee of the whole, and on mo.
ton Of Mr.. McAdoo Of New Jersey, an item
was inserted appropriating $4,000 for a post
office building at Hoboken, N. j.
In the Senate, on the s1st, a brief secret ses
sion was held, after which, on motion of Mr..
Blair, the body adjourned in eommemoration
of the one-hundredth anniversary of the rati
hcation of the Constitution by the State OF New
Hampshire, and the consolidation OF the States
which had up to that time ratified it In the
House, consideration of the Sundry Civil bill
was resumed. During the debate on the bill.
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, said that the most
stupendous lie he ever heard had emanated to.
day from the Chicago convention. which had
declared that the Democratic party had never
forfeited any of the land grants, whereas, it had
recovered 100000 acres of the public land
Several amendments of minor importance were
adopted, but consideration of the bill was not
finished up to time Of adjournment. at p. m.
THE Senate was not in session on the ED. 49,.
In the House joint resolution was passed ex-
tending to Florida and Louisiana the provisions
of the act of May IA, 1888. relating to the dis
posal OF public lands. Consideration of the
Sundry Civil bill was resumed in committee Of
the whole. and after discussing several amend
ments, some Of which were adopted, the COM
mlttee rose, and the bill was passed. The
Naval Appropriation bill was amended and
passed. An evening session was held, at which
thirty-segen private pension bills were passed.