Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-12-13
FlEIIeIn CONGRESS-.

UPON the re-assembiing of Congress. on the
Sd, the principal feature of the days proceed
fngs in both Houses was the reading OF the
Presidents annual message. In the Senate, q
resolution was adopted instructing the clerk to
inform the House that the Senate was In ses-
sion. Messrs. Morrill, and Salisbury we're APP
pointed members, on the part of the Senate, of
o committee to wait on the President with the
Information that Congress was in session, after
which the Senate took recess from 12:iT D. m
to half-past one O'Clock, when the Presidents
message was presented The reading occupied
an hour and twenty minutes. Att conclusion
the message was laid on the table and ordered
printed, and the Senate, at 1:5S D. m ad-
journed after notification by Mr.. Frye that
he would call up the Union Pacific Settlement
bill on the 4th: by Mr.. Chandler, that he would
ask for action on his resolution to Investigate
the Louisiana election Of April last, and by
Mr.. Allison, that he would ask the Senate to
proceed with the Tariff bill, and would even
Uf the discussion became too protracted)
call 1t up during the morning hours OF the ses-
sion. In the House, prayer was delivered
by Chaplain Milburn, and the clerk called the
roll, Mt the conclusion of which q resolution
was adopted instructlng the clerk to inform the
Senate that the House in session. The
Speaker appointed Messrs. Holman, of In
diana; Turner, of Georgia, and O'NeilL Of
Pennsylvania, as a committee to join u similar
committee appointed by the Senate to wait
upon the President and inform him that Con-
gress was ready to receive anv communication
he might desire to transmit. The House then,
ut half-past twelve o'clock, took q recess for nm
hour, when the annual message was received
and read by the clerk. When the reading was
completed Mr.. Mills offered resolution, which
was agreed to- referring the message to the
committee of the whole and providing for its
printing, and the House adjourned
In the Senate, on the 18th, various annual re-
ports, including that of the Secretary of the
Treasury, were presented and appropriately re-
ferred. Mr.. Frye made an unsuccessful at
tempt to have the Union Pacific Railroad bill
considered. The Tariff bill was then taken up,
but its consideration was postponed until the
5th. go. In the House, the Speaker presented
the annual reports of the Secretary OF the
Treasury and the Comptroller Of the Currency,
which were referred Mr.. Mcdonald. OF MIN
nesota, presented petition of citizens OF
North Dakota for the immediate admission
into the Union of South Dakota and Montana.
IN the Senate, on the 5th. several resolutions
OF inquiry were offered and adopted The
Senate Tariff bill was taken up and of the
various amendments offered few were Adopt
ed and many were rejected. The Union Pacific
Funding bill received brief consideration The
Tariff bill was then again taken up, and after
disposing Of thirty pages of the bill, the
Senate went into secret session, and at
$3.50 p m. adjourned. .....I In the House a
number OF bills were introduced and ap-
propriately referred. The bill to adjust
brought up and discussed, and the bill to quiet
titles of settlers upon the Des Mones river
lands in Iowa, was considered and passed, anu
the House at 4:30 p. N. adjourned.
In the Senate, the 9th, Mr.. Sherman
raised the question of the constitutionality of
the law of Congress under which secretaries of
State required to forward to both houses
certified copies of the credentials of presi-
Dental electors chosen in their respective
States Consideration Of the Tariff bill was
resumed, eight pages being reviewed. joint
resolution proposing a constitutional amend
ment extending the presidential term of office
to six years was introduced and laid on the
table. In the House, discussion of the Di-
rect-TaX bill was begun. An effort was made
to reach some agreement touching the Offering
and tendency of amendments to the bill, but it
proved futile. The District of Columbia APP
preparation bill was reported and referred.
THE Senate was not in session on the nth. 80.
In the House, the Invalid Pension Appropria.
ton bill was reported. Majority and minority
reports on the Elliett-Smalls contested cleo.
ton case was received and placed on the cal
endar. The remainder OF the day was taken up.
in committee of the whole, in consideration OF
the Senate bill to incorporate the Nicaragua
Canal Company. Several amendments to the
bill were adopted. brief evening sess on
was held, at the close of which the House adj
iourned until the 10th.