Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-02-23
F!FTIETH CONGRESS.

IN the Senate. ON the 18th, a re solution was
agreed to, instructing the committee in report
ing the River and Harbor bill to outline the
facts bearing upon each item. Mr.. Plumb S
resolution. inquiring into the causes of bad
mail service, was discussed at some length,
but without action gave place to the Blair Edu-
cational bill, which was adversely discussed by
Senator Hawley, and went over. The bill pro-
viding for an Indian school at Carson CITY,
New. was passed. and the bill providing for the
education of Indian children was dis
cussed, but without disposing of it the Senate
went into secret session, and at $40 D. m,
adjourned. In the House q Joint resolution
was passed appropriating s625 for the printing
of twenty-five thousand copies of an executive
document on the subject of cattle and dairy
products Bills for the erection, enlargement,
and purchasing sites for public buildings al
various places were reported and referred, and
the House went into committee of the whole on
the General Deficiency bill, and adjourned al
five o'clock.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Senator Frye re
ported favorably the bill authorizing the Presl-
Dent to invite an international maritime con-
ference to meet in Washington to insure
code of signals and other precautions 1or the
safety of vessels at sea. The Blair Educational
bill was taken up and argued briefly by Messrs
Hale, Morgan, Butler Call and Salisbury. fol-
lowed by Senator Blair, who closed the DEBATE.
The Plumb amendment. proposing to distrlb-
ute the money appropriated by the bill. on the
basis of population instead OF lllteracy, was
lost, as were several minor amendments, ana
the bill was passed by vote OF yeas, ~, nays,
2o Senator Barbour introduced as sue
cessor of Mr.. Riddleberger, of Virginla1n
the House, resolution was adopted, providing
for the appointment Of a committee to lnvesti-
gate the cause of delay in the construction OF
the new library building. The House then
went into committee of the whole on the
urgent deficiency bill, and adjourned at 5:l5
o. m.
IN the Senate, on the 16th, Mr.. Henderson
introduced bill to authorize the wearing OF
the badges of the Grand Army of the Republic.
A bill was passed appropriatlng 100000 for the
erection of a lighthouse at near Diamond
shoal, Cape Hatteras, n. c. Mr.. Plumb's
resolution directing an inquiry as to the
causes of inefficient mail service, was
agreed to. After long discussion
the resolution requiring the Secretary of War
to furnish to Senators, their request. lists of
persons to whom copies of the Records of the
Rebellion to be issued was adopted. One
hundred and six private pension bills were
passed, after which the Senate went
into executive session, and, at AS
p. m, adjourned until Monday In
the House reports from various commit
tees were received and referred, and
the Senate's amendments to the House bill for
the appointment of eleven superintendent of
the railway mail service were concurred in.
The House then went into committee of the
whole on the Urgency Deficiency bill, and a
long debate on the internal revenue law fol-
lowed, and, pending final action, the House took
q recess until eight oclock-the evening ses-
sion to be for debate only on the Pacific Rail-
road Telegraph bill.
IN the House of Representatives, on the nth,
petition was received urging that bill be
passed providing for the erection of post-office
buildings in every town of three thousand in
habitantS or over, a basis of $4,000
for each one thousand inhabitants.
The Blair Educational bill pre-
sented and referred to the Education COM
mittee. The bill for the relief of Nathaniel
Mckay and the executors of Donald Mckay as
passed, and at Ais p N. the House adjourned
until the GOTH The Senate also stands ad-
journed until the same date.