Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-02-14
F.FTIETti CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on the 4th the credentials of
Mr.. Henderson were presented and placed on
| file. The Texas Election cases, the British Elk
tradition treaty and the Antitrust bill were
each taken up and discussed. The Pacific
Funding bill was then brought forward and its
considerat on constituted the chief business OF
! the days session. conference was ordered
| on the Consular and Diplomatic bill and the
Senate adjourned. In the House, the call
ing of the roll for the Introduction of bills was
interrupted by fillibustering tactics-to pre-
vent consideration of the Union Pacific Fund
ing bill The Senate amendments to the Con-
sular and Diplomatic Appropriation bill were
non-concurred in and conference asked. An
evening session was held at which no important
business was transacted
In the Senate, on the 5th, the Oklahoma bill
was referred to the committee on Territories.
The House joint resolution for the payment of
10000 TO the representatives of the late James
B. Eads was passed. The Legislative, Exec
utive and Judicial Appropriation bill was taken
up and amended, and the conference report on
the Interstate Commerce law was presented
and read, but neither measure was finally dis
posed off,. In the House the Nicaragua Canal
bill was considered. Objection was raised to
the House receding from the amendment re-
quiring, on the obligations of the company. a
proviso declaring that the Government should
not be liable on account of the company, and
discussion Of the question occupied the remain
der of the session.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, various bills grant
ing right of way through Indian reservations
were passed. The Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill was taken up-the
pending question being the amendment to in
crease the clerical force of the Civil-Service
Commiss;on-and long discussion ensued,
which turned principally upon the derel ctious
of the Post-office Department. the
House, the conference report on the Nicaragua
Canal bill was taken up, discussed at length
and passed resolution was adopted calling
on the Secretary of the Treasury for informa-
ton concerning orders given to the commander
of the United States revenue cutter Rusk in
regard to the protection of the seal fisheries in
Behring's sea for 1887 and 1883.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the conference re-
port on the bill to incorporate the Maritime Ca
nal Company of Nicaragua was agreed to. The
House amendment to the Senate bill as to the
cutting of timber Indian lands was con-
CURED in. The Legislative, Judicial and Con-
sular bill was further considered. lin the
House, Senate bill providing that the public
lands now subject to private entry shall be dis
posed OF according to the homestead laws only
was taken up, amended and passed. The
bill increasing the pension of the widow of
Brigadier-General w. II. Emery from $50 to $50
per month was taken up and passed. The
House then went into committee of the whole
en- the Army Appropriation bill. and, pending
a decision certain amendments proposed,
ordered a conference on the District of Column
bia Appropriation bill, and adjourned
In the Senate, on the Sth, the Naval and For
LITIGATION bills were reported and placed on the
calendar. The House bill to quiet the titles of
settlers on the Des Moines River Lands in
Iowa. was taken up. amended and passed.
message from he President on Samoan affairs
was read. and after the passage of a number of
private pension bills, the Senate, at 5 30 p. m,
adjourned. In the House, the Army Appro-
prlation and Agricultural bills were passed.