Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-06-28
FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
The House Still Engaged on the
Tariff Bill.
Hut Finds Time 20 Pass the Army
Appropriation BiiI and
Few Others.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June 10. Tho Senate
took IN tho calendar aud number OF
bills of minor Importance were passed
among them one authorizing the con
struction Of n railroad bridge across the
Red River Of tho North. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House went into Committee OF the
Whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. and after a debate the provision ap
propriatiug $500 900 on the library build
inc was stricken out, The committee
rose after passing the bill authorizing
the appointment Of IN additional Assn
ciatc Justice for Dakota, Adjourned
SENATE.
W ARLINGTON, June 20.--FNrwclfs
bill directing the President to prohibit
the importation of products Of foreign
States In certain cases was reported al
vcrscly from the committee on Foreign
Affairs. The House bill appropriating
s5O, 900 to complete the public building
at Wichita Kansas was taken up and
passed with m amendment increasing
the appropriation to 800. 900, The Senate
then took up the pension bills on the
calendar and passed all Of them, ninety.
two In number Adjourned.
HOUSE.
After the routine OF business, tho
House went into Committee Of the
Whole on the Sundry Ciyil Appropriation
bill In tho course Of tho debate upon the
itcla relating TO the Special Agent Of tbs
administration Of tho Land ONCE under
General Sparks, 1t was severely criticised
by laird Of Nebraska but his admins
tration was stoutly defended by Holman
and others. Tho debate was then con
80 To- Il ngln ha
| Republican party had always defended
the railroads and had followed that
policy In making Thurst0n chairman Of
the Chicago convention II they
| would nominate Thursion and
| Dcpcw they would sweep the
country. At the evening session the
| House passed bills authorizing tho con
struCtion of bridges across the Mississippi
nj Wabnsha. Mimi; across the Missouri
M or near Sioux City; across the Mis-
souri, at or near Poncn. Neb across the
| Mississippi ut or near Burlington, Iowa;
across the Mississippi NJ or near Clinton.
| Iowa; across the Mississippi at or near
Muscntine, Iowa; across the Missouri in
| Montana across the Missouri near Mino
M. Dakota and across the Mississippi at
Oqunka Illinois. Adjourned.
| HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, June -. The conference
report on the bill increasing the limit OF
| the cost OF the Wichita, Kansas, public
| building was adopted. II accepts the
| Senate amendment fixing the limit Mt
800, 900 Tho House then went into
| Committee Of the Whole on the sundry
civil appropriation bill. The committee
arose and the bill passed. The House
| again went into committee on the Naval
yt,n
substantial amendments the committee
arose and the bill passed, At the cycn.
| ing session the House passed thirty seven
private pension bills, Adjourned.
HOUSE.
WAsnINgToS, June %. Belmont pre-.
scented the conference bill, Agreed to.
| lie also reported the bill introduced by
| him t. give effect to the Chinese Treaty,
| The only amendments were provisions
taken from the Morrow bill. making the
| bill take effect upon the ratification OF
| the treaty, wiping out the section allow
| ing six months, during which time tho
| Chinese may return upon the certificates.
| The report Ia unanimous, Morrow con
scniing TO the recommendation that his
bill lie upon tho table. The whole after
noon was spent in an effort TO get
| quorum, and failing to secure one on the
proposition to report the bill to construct
a public building at Portland. Oregon,
| fayorably, the House ut 2'40 adjourned.
| SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-iIousc amend.
mcnt to Senate bill authorizing railroad
| bridges across Snake river and Clear
Water river by the Oregon Railroad and
| Navigation Company were concurrod in
SENATE then went into executive session
| and soon afterwards adjourned.
| HOUSE
| After some unimportant business the
House took up the bill to secure to actual
settlers public domain, etc. The re-
maindcr Of the day was spent in detailed
| consideration Of the large numbcr Of
| amendments which were oiforc | when
| the bill was before the House. Adjourned.