Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-05-31
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
The House Passes the Department Of
Agriculture Bill.
The Senate Passes Various Bilis for
Public Buildings Bill for buy.
ing Ground In Council Bluffs.

The Senate Passes Various Hills for
Public Bniidinss-- bill for Buy
ing Ground In CouuciI Biuns.
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May Sat the conclu.
sion OF the morning business several bills
were taken from the calendar and passed,
among them being the Senate bill grant.
ing to the Milwaukee. Lake Shore &
Western Railway Company the right OF
way through the Lac Dc Flambcau Indian
reservation In Wisconsin. The Senate
proceeded TO the consideration Of un-
finished misunderstanding the House bill to
establish Department Of Labor. Rea-
gan addressed the Senate In opposition.
At the conclusion Of his speech he moved
as substitute bill creating Depart
ment of Industry. On n vote on the sub
stitute there were nine yeas and twenty
seven nays Qess than q quorum.) Then
Reagan withdrew the substitute. Various
amendments to the BILL principally cor
rections in phraseology, were offered by
Edmunds and agreed TO. The bill was
then passed. A conference committee
was ordered and Senators Blair, Wilson
of Iowa, and George were appointed con-
ferees on the part Of the Senate. The
following bills were taken from the cal
endar and passed: The Senate bill
authorizing the construction OF railroad
bridge across the Missouri river at
Nebraska City, Neb. The Senate bill
appropriating S1e. 900 for the completion
Of the public building at Winona, MINI. 4;
increased to $l5, 200. The Senate bill APP
propriating 500, 900 for public building
at Vicksburg. Mass. The House bill
authorizing the purchase OF additional
ground for the public building in Council
Bluffs, Iowa, at u cost not exceeding &c.
900.
The floor was given to the Committee
on Labor, and o. Neill, Of Missouri, chair
man Of that committee, called up the bill
to confine the sale Of the products of
convict labor to the State in which they
are produced. After prolonged and
tedious debate, Cannon, Of Illinois, Offer
ed an amendment prohibiting the impor.
tation for commercial purposes of all
goods, wares and merchandise from any
foreign country to the United States,
which in whole or in part were manu-,
featured or produced by convict labor,
and prescribing penalties for the violation
of this prohibition. Adopted. The
previous question was then ordered, yeas
1876, nays A, on engrossment and third
reading Of the bill, and the House ad.
iourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, May 23-Several bills
were reported. after which the Senate
proceeded to executive business. When
the doors were opened legislative bust
ness was resumed. After the routine
business had been disposed of Spooner
moved that the Senate adjourn out of re.
spect of the death Of the wife Of Senator
SAWYER. Carried.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Hudd, OF Wisconsin, the
Senate bill was passed granting right Of
way through the Lac De Flambeau Indian
Reservation in Wisconsin to the Milwau-
kee, Lake Shore 81 Western Railway
Company. The House then went into
Committee of the Whole on the postofiice
appropriation bill. After considerable
thC VII WIS ltuu ny bttllDHS lOI
amendment Kerr moved to strike out
the appropriation for rent, light and fuel
for third-class postOiiices. Lost. McRae,
OF Arkansas, offered an amendment pro-
viding that fourth. class pOstmasters shall
receive the compensation OF $50 year in
addition to the compensation allowed by
the existing law. Ruled out on point OF
order. Adams, of Illinois. moved to in,
crease from Sd, 900 900 to SO. 200. 900 the
appropriation for free delivery service.
Rejected. Mcltae, of Arkansas, moved
to increase from s., 400. 900 to SO, 900, 600
the appropriation for the Star Route
service The motion was advocated by
Messrs. MCRac, Symcs aud Perkins. but
was rejected. Pending final disposition
OF the bill the Committee arousd and the
House adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 24.-Allison from
the Committee on Appropriations, report.
ed back the deficiency bill for expenses of
collecting revenues and the Indian appro'
priation bill He gave notice that he
would ask for consideration of, the for
mer tomorrow. Stewart called up the
joint resolution offered by him the 18th
inst, for constitutional amendment re-
duciDg 80 simple majority the vote nec-
essary 10 override the Presidents veto,
and addressed the senate on the subject.
The conference report on the pension ap-
preparation bill was then agreed to. The
special committee on Meat Products of
the United States was announced West,
Plumb, Henderson, Cullom and Coke,
and the Senate proceeded to executive
business and then adjourned
HOUSE.
An Intellectual effort was made 10 secure
the passage of joint resolution appro.
priating 1875, 900 for the celebration OF the
twenty-tifth anniversary OF the battle OF
Gettysburg, by the survivors of the Army
of the Potomac and Northern Virginia.
Objection was made by Kerr, OF Iowa.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the poStoflice appropriation
bill, which passed. Gay, OF Louisiana,
submitted the conference report on the
invalid pensions appropriation bill, and
il was agreed to. The bill Is the same as
it passed the Senate. A resolution was
adopted authorizing the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to inquire into the facts
connected with the Imprisonment in an
English Jail of John Curtin Kent, a
naturalized American citizen. The House
then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Blair intro
duced joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution to the
effect that no State shall ever make or
maintain any law respecting the estab-
lishment of religion or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof; and that every State
shall establish and maintain system of
free public schools, but that no money
raised by taxation shall ever be appro'
priated. applied or given for any school
institution, corporation or person, where
by instruction is given in any doctrine,
tenets, beliefs, ceremonials OF observations
peculiar TO any religious sect. 1t was
laid on the table at his own request. The
Senate bill for the confinement OF inc
briates in the Government Hospital for
the Insane was reported and placed on
the calendar. The Senate then proceed
ed to the consideration of the House bill
al On apnropriatinn IN cunnly III a