Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-31
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

DOlNUS Uf CUNUhESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.--The Senate
ut l:S0 resumed consideration OF
the tariff bill, tho pending question be-
! ing the amendment offered by Reagan
| to the wool section. Morrill, read some
general remarks In which no criticised
tho course OF the Democratic Senators
in opposition tho bill. Reagan made
au argument in favor OF his amendment,
changing the duty ON all grades and !
kinds Of wool TO % per cent ad valorem.
After the remarks OF Iurpie against
and Harris for the amendment offered
by Reagan, u vote was taken and the
amendment was rejected. Various
other amendments were offered and
| reported, after which n vote was taken
and the Senate substitute was agreed
TO. On the passage OF the bill the
vote stood yeas. 80; navs. 30.
HOUSE.
Crisp, OF Georgia, endeavorcd to
have the Smalls-Elliott election case
considered. while Randall thought the
river and harbor bill should have pre-
cedence. Tho House refused To con-
slider the election case. After delay
OF half an hour, caused by iilibustering
tactics on tho part OF Sheadle, oil In
diana, the House went into Committee
OF tho Whole on tho river and harbor
appropriation bill. Aforementioned
iilibustering, McAdoo, OF New Jersey,
moved to strike out the appropriation
for tho improvement OF the Ahnapce
river. After II lengthy discussion by
advocates OF other appropriations tho
motion was lost and the House soon
adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.- Senator
on Foreign Relations several amend
ments to the diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill. The Census Com
mitteo reported back with sundry
amendments the House bill to provide
for tn taking OF the eleventh and sub
sequent censuses, and Haleg gave notice
that he would at an early day ask the
Senate to proceed TO its consideration.
On motion Of Hoar tho concurrent
resolution for counting tho electoral
vote was taken up and passed. pro-
vides that tho two Houses of Congress
shall assemble in the hall OF tho House
OF Representatives on tho afternoon OF
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1889. to receive
the vote OF the Electoral Committee.
On motion Of Sherman, the bill TO do
clare unlawful trusts and combinations
in restraint OF trade and production
was taken up for consideration and
amended by striking out OF the first
section the words that companies with
| any similar articles upon which duty
is levied by tho United States" and
| inserting In lieu thereof the words, sin
tho course OF trade" Ho then pro-
posed that the bill go over until to-
morrow to allow Hoar to ofror some
amendments to II. The bill accord
ingly went over until tomorrow. The
bill passed for tho relief Of the State
National Bank OF New Orleans, former
/ ly tho Louisiana State Bank. II Is
House bill, and several amendments
were made by the Senate. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill Immediately after tho
reading of the journal. LEwler, OF
Illinois, offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 for repairs and the
preservation OF the custom house build
ing at Chicago. Agreed to. Landes,
Of Illinois, moved to strike out the
clause in the bill providing for tho uso
of steam presses In the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing and royalties
shall be paid not exceeding cent per
thousand impressions. A long dis
cussion ensued us TO the relative merits
OF hand press and steam press work.
Pending discussion of the bill the
House adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. PA message
from the House OF Representative an
nouncing the death of Representative
Burns and the appointment of aselect
joint committee OF seven Representa-
tiyes and three Senators, was received
and laid before the Senate. Coclsrell
offered u resolution declaring tho deep
sensibility OF the Senate mt tho an
nouncement, and concurring In tho
resolution OF the House. The resolu-
ton was agreed TO, aad then, on mo-
ton of Vest, as an additional mark OF
respect TO the memory Of the deceased,
the Senate, at l2:35. adjourned.
HOUSE.
Dockery, OF Missouri, announced tho
death Of his colleague, Burns, and
then offered resolutions framed at a
meeting OF tho Missouri delegation,
and they were unanimously adopted.
Accordingly at 1910 the House adj
iourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.--The creden-
tials of Senator Cullom were presented
by Farwell and placed on file. The
consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was reported. Allison moved that
the senate insist on its amendments TO
70 the tariff and asked for a conference
with the House on tho bill. Agreed to.
Tho pension appropriation bill was
then taken up and passed, as was also
the military academy appropriation
bill. The Senate then proceeded to
the consideration OF tho bill reported
from the finance committee TO declare
unlawful trusts and combinations In
restraint OF trade and produce. Several
amendments were adopted, and the
bill as amended, was ordered printed.
Tho bill to es ablish two add tiona'
land districts In the State OF Nebraska
was passed. The District OF Columbia
appropriation bill passed; also the fol-
lowing bills: TO provide for the sale
OF land allotted and patented to certain
members of the Black Bole band Of tho
Shawnee Indians; to authorize bridge
across The Mississippi rivcrat Lacrosse.
Wis. To authorize the conveyance to
certain absentee Shawnee Indian lands.
About twenty pension bills were pass
ed. After executivssession the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE