Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-10
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

States and to provide for writs OF error
in capital cases. Passed. The Com
mlttee on Public Lands reported tho
bill to establish tho Lincoln land dis
trict In the Territory of New Mexico,
Passed, The resolution reported from
tho Committee on Foreign Relations In
reference TO tho Panama Canal was
then taken up. and on motion Of Ed
muuds tho Senate went into 70 ret SEES
sion In consideration Of that subject,
The secret session continued until $40
whom the doors re-opencd, II was
then found that discussion had been
carried on by Senators Edmunds, Sher-
man, Morgan, Gray, and Jones, OF
Arkansas, and that joint resolution
had been adopted,--yeas 40; nays 3,
Tho resolution reads ms follows: Re-
solved, by the Senate and House OF the
United States In Congress- assembled,
that the government Of the United
States will look with serious concern
and disapproval upon any connection
of any European government with the
construction or control OF any ship
canal across tho lsthmus OF Daricn, or
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gard any such connection or control
as injurious to tho just rights and in
forests of the United States and M
menace to their welfare, and that tho
President be and Is hereby requested
to communicate this expression Of
views to tho Governments of the coun-
tries OF Europe. Tho thrcc Senators
who voted against the resolution were
Blackburn, Hampton and Vance. I'D
iourned.
The business before the House wns
the proposed change In the rules abol-
ishing the call Of States. On call OF
the roll 1t was found that no quorum
was present. A motion 10 adjourn
was defoated. When 3 o'clock arrived
under the rule the session ended,
SENATE
J WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Edmunds Of
fercd two resolutions, which wero
agreed to, calling on tho President for
information as TO the Venezuelan
awards and rs to what stops II any
have been taken by tho United States
Government to collect tho monthly
quotas of Caracas customs receipts.
sherman called up the joint resolution
reported by him from the Committee
on Foreign Relations, declaring tho
sense Of Congress In relation TO tho
connection of the Egyptian modern
movement with tho Inter-ocean Canal
and asked that IL DO passed Immediate
ly. After some discussion the rcsolu-
ton went over and the tariff bill was
taken up. Various amendments were
discussed but were all rejected. When
paragraph 1876, referring to laces, ETC.,
was reached. the Senate.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Indian Affairs ro-
ported bin TO divide the Sioux In
dian reservation into separate reserva-
tons. blouse Calendar.) Reed, Of
Maine, then called up u resolution to
abolish for the remainder OF tho ses-
sion the call Of States for the introduce
ton Of bills on first and third Mondays
OF each month. On ordering tho pre-
vious question the vote stood, yeas 9S;
nays 20; no quorum, and tho call OF
tho House was ordered. Quiet and
Incidence reigned until 1880, when
adjournment was moved. Pending tho
motion to adjourn Springer, Of Illinois,
introduced joint resolution proposing
u constitutional amendment authoriz-
ing Congress to make uniform law
Of marriage and divorce. Referred.
Motion TO adjourn until 2:l5 p. IN. pro-
: vailed.
WAsuTSGToN, Jan. fisherman,
from the Committee on Foreign rela-
tiOns, reported resolution (Which was
agreed toy calling on the President for
tho correspondence and information
touching tho recent occurrences In the
island OF Hayti, both as regards the
state of the government and to tho
seizure and delivery Of tho American
vessel Haytien Republic. Sherman
, also, from the same committee, report
ed back favorably tho Edmunds reso-
luton, us to the Panama Canal, regard
ing the connection OF foreign countries
with the construction or control OF that
canal. The resolution was placed on
the calendar, andSherman gave notice
that he would tomorrow ask for Its
consideration. The Senate resumed
consideration OF the tariff bill. After
some discussion and votes on Several
amendments the bill was laid aside. A
short executive session was held and
then the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Dunn, OF Arkansas, then called up the
Nicaragua canal bill, with the amend
! ments agreed to in the Committee OF
the Whole, upon which the previous
question was ordered before the holt
day recess. After several amendments
the bill was passod--yeas l57; nays "a.
The bill Is Senate bill, and now goes
to the Senate for action upon the
House amendments. After long de-
bate on resolution reported by the
Committee on Rules abolishing during
the remainder Of the session the call
of States for the introduction and refer
cnce OF bills upon tho first and third
Mondays OF each month, the House I'D
iourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.--The resolu-
ton heretofore offered by Voorhees,
calling on the Secretary OF the Interior
: for list OF all tho homestead timber
culture and presumption entries to
public lands cancelled after the issuance
OF final rcceiptand certificate therefor,
during the present Administration, for
causes other than voluntary relinquish-
mont, was taken up and agreed to.
The tariff bill was resumed. Several
amendments proposed were rejected.
The Senate having disposed OF three
and one-half pages of the bill adjourned.
HOUSE.
Reed, OF Maine, from the Committee
on Rules, reported resolution. pro-
viding that during the remainder OF
the present session Of Congress there
shall be no call OF States and Territor-
les on first and third Mondays OF each
month. Anderson demanded the yeas
and nays, on ordering the previous
question, when no quorum voted. A
call of the House was then ordered.
The call showed the presence Of Ill