Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-21
FiFIiETH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 18th. the Fisheries
treaty being under consideration, Mr.. Ora,
Del) occupied most OF the days session in
speech In favor Of the treaty. The ere
dentials OF Senator Gibson for hi
next term were presented and laid OF
the table. In the House, MIR. Herbert {Ala.
introduced bill providing for an assistant
secretary OF the navy. During the debate OF
the Tariff bill, Mr.. Woodburn New made
bitter personal attack upon Mr.. Cox On. W t.
which the latter made q comparatively tame
response. bill to increase the police force O
the District Of Columbia was passed Unani
nous consent was asked and objected to by Mr.
Breckenridge (Ala.) for the immediate consid
eratlon OF the joint resolution appropriatinf
sa5.ooc for the celebration of the twenty-fifti
anniversary of the battle OF Gettysburg.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Stewart gave
the Legislative Appropriation bill. and Mr..
Chandler offered a resolution looking to an in
veStgatton into the alleged election frauds
perpetrated in the late election In Louisiana
Senator Cullom addressed the Senate at some
length in favor of the proposed amendments to
the Interstate law. The District of Columbia
Appropriation bill was also taken up and dis
cussed. 49,. In the House, after two and a half
hours of heated debate, the adverse report of
the post~off1ce committee on the Taulbee reso-
luton, asking the Postmaster-General for in
formation on the disallowed postmasters'
claims was agreed to, and the resolution laid
on the table.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the Fisheries
treaty furnished the principal subject of debate
the leading feature of which was the speech
of Mr.. Hale, of Maine, in reply to the resolution
offered by Mr.. Morgan a few days ago. The
District of Columbia Appropriation bill was
passed. MI. Stewards resolution calling on the
Secretary OF the Treasury for information in
regard to bond sales since April ], 1888 was
passed. In the House q sharp political col
loquy occurred between Messrs. Spinola,
Weber and Nutting, and Brumm and Russell on
the respective merits of Governor Hill and
President Cleveland Discussion OF the TarifI
bill was resumed, and occupied the remainder
of the session.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Sherman,
from the committee on foreign relations, re-
ported an amendment to the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill, appropriating S224, 500 for the
survey and relocation of the boundary monu-
ments on the Mexican border, as required by
treaty stipulation. number of appropriation
and other bills were passed, after which the
Senate went into secret session for half an
hour, and when the doors were reopened, the
bill appropriating &275, 600 for the reconstruc-
ton Of the Government dam at the Rock Island
Arsenal, was passed......In the House, the
greater part Of the day was passed in discuss
ing the Tariff bill, on which considerable pro-
gress was made. Unsuccessful motions were
made to strike tin plate, glue and GELATIN,
giyceflne, e1tracb Oh nemiock, phosphorus,
soap stocks and a large number of other arti-
cles from the free list; but on motion of Mr..
McMillen, OF Tennessee, fish glue or isinglass
was restored to the existing rate. The dis
cussion on amendments occupied the entire
day.
THE Senate was not in session on the 18th.
80. In the House, Senate amendments to the
bill authorizing the construction of bridge over
the Tennessee river, near Knoxville, were con-
Cured in and the bill was passed. couple Of
private relief bills were passed, and the House,
on motion of Mr. McCreary, passed a resolution
of coincidence on the death Of Emperor Fred
erick, and immediately took q recess until p.
m, the evening session being devoted to the
consideration Of private pension bills.