Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-28
F.FTIETH CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 18th. on motion OF Mr.
Vest, q message was sent to the House re-
QuestIng the return Of the Drect-Ta4 Dill
, Concurrent resolutions returning thanks o.
!; Congress to the Governor and people OF michi-
gan for the statue of Lewis CaSs, accepting the
| same in the name of the Nation, and assigning
| it place in the old Hall of Representatives
| were offered, and speeches euloglstic OF MT
Cass were delivered, after which the resolu-
tons were adopted UNANIMOUSLY MI Coke
concluded his speech on the Texas elections
outrage resolution, and the resolution was laid
aside. The bill to provide for taking the
Eleventh census was taken up, amended and
passed In the House, the most important
item of business called up-consideration OF
the California election case of Sullivan against
Fenton-was defeated by persistent flibuster
ing.
In the Senate on the 10Th, Mr.. Vests motion
to reconsider the vote by which the conferees'
report on the Direct-rax bill was adopted was
lost, and the Senate proceeded to the consider
alton of the Sundry-Civil Appropriation bill
The Senate amendment to pay Mrs. Waite
sS,745 the balance OF one years salary of the
late Chief-Justice Waite, was agreed to. The
amendment appropriating $4,000 each for stat.
ues of General Philip Fl. Sheridan and General
John A Logan in Washington was also agreed
to In the House, pursuant to agreement,
the floor was accorded for one hour to the com
mittee on printing. Several joint resolutions
were passed, and the House went into com.
mittee of the whole on the Post-Ohice Appro
priation bill
IN the Senate. on the Goth, consideration OF
the Sundry-Civll Appropriations bill was re-
sumed, but was interrupted by the presenta-
ton of the conference report on the bill for the
admission Of South Dakota State, and for
the organization of the Territory of North Da-
kota- The clerk read the substitute agreed
upon by the committee, looking to the admis-
sion as States of North Dakota, South Dakota
Montana WachinOfnn Uh fforo law
debate, was adopted. In the House. the
contest over the Direct-Tax bill was resumed.
and, together with the bill for the admission OF
the Territories. was adopted. The House then
went into committee of the whole on the Post
Ofice Appropriation bill, but without making
much progress adjourned.
IN the Senate. on the 21st. the conference re-
port on the Legislative. Executive and Judicial
Appropriation bill was agreed to. The resolution
for the investigation of alleged election outrages
in certain States was then taken up, but at two
o'clock was laid aside for consideration OF I'M
finished business-the Sundry-Clvil bill, which
was literally amended, but failed Of final
passage for want of quorum. In the
House. the first important business was the
consideration of the Post-Ofice Appropriation
bill, which was finally passed. The conference
report on the Legislative, Executive and Judi
cial Appropriation bill was agreed to, and the
Deficiency Appropriation bill was taken up,
pending consideration of which the House ad.
jourEed.
IN the Senate on the 2ad, several House
amendments to Senate bills we're concurred in.
The resolution in relation to election outrages
was taken up but soon after laid aside, and
consideration of the Sundry-Civil Appropria-
ton bill was resumed. and after amendment in
several important particulars, passed. House
amendments to the Senate bill for pension to
the widow OF General Sheridan were non-con-
carret; in. and u conference asked. .....In the
House Mr.. Randall reported the new rule
adopted by the committee rules for opening
the sessions at ten o'clock. which was adopted.
Senate bill granting pension to Irene Ruc1er
Sheridan, at the rate Of 81 $50 year, subject to
the provisions and limitations of the Pension
laws, was passed. The bill for immediate re-
tirernent of VIM. S. Rosecrans, with the rank
OF Brigadier General, was taken up and passed