Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-12-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FlFTY-FlRsT coNGHtss.

In the Senate, on the 10th, re solutions max
ing changes and additions in the personnel
OF the various committees, made necessary
by the accession of new Senators, were
adopted. concurrent resolution providing
for holiday recess from December 10 to
January was adopted. In the secret ses-
sion number of consular and diplomatic
nominations were confirmed, among them
that OF solomon Hirsch to be Minister to
Turkey, and the judiciary committee report
ed favorabty the nomination of David j.
Brewer to be Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court of the United States. -. In the
+ House the clause in the Presidents Message
relating to coast defenses and Notifications
was referred to the committee on appropria-
tons The Senate concurrent holiday reso-
luton was referred. The elections commit
tee was instructed to take up the Clayton
Breckenridge contest in the Secont district of
Arkansas.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the Small Def
cheney bill, appropriating Sl50,OoO for public
printing and binding and $3.50, 900 for prelim
mary printing for the eleventh census, was
adopted. resolutions was adopted calling
on the Secretary of the Interior for informa-
ton as to the disposition of lands compris ed
within military resery atoms that have been
Felinquished by the War Department The
House joint resolution to pay officers and
members of both houses their December SAL
aries on the 10Th inst, was passed. In the
House, the chaplain, in his morning prayer,
referred feelingly to the death of the wife of
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, and invoked Divine
protection on the bereaved husband and the
motherless children. Several bills we're in
troduced and referred, but it becoming evil
dent that no business could be transacted,
the House, at IL 80 p. M, adjourned.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, joint resolu-
ton was passed, extending to the LIST OF
March, 1880, the time for holding the Inter
national Marine conference. A Joint resolu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Morgan and referred.
recognizing the Republic of Brazil as free,
sovereign and Independent state. Mr.. Coke
offered a resolution calling on the Attorney
General for information as to the attack on
Justice Field in California, and the killing of
David S. Terry by Deputy Marshal Nagle.
Many other bills and resolutions were re-
ceived and disposed of, and the Senate went
into executive session In the House, the
most of the day was devoted to the introduce
ton of bills and joint resolutions under a
call of States. resolution to offer reward
of 5000 for the arrest and delivery to the
marshal of the District of Columbia of C. E.
Silcott, the absconding cashier, was adopted.
The deaths of James Laird, of Nebraska, S. S.
Cox, of New York, and Il. w. Townshend, of
which, as a mark of respect to the memory
of the deceased members. adjourned
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the House holt
day recess rsolution was agreed to. An ad-
verse report was made on Mr.. Blair's joint
resolution for a constitutional amendment
comforting ON the District of Columbia rep
resentation in the two houses and in the
ELECTORAL college. MIR. Chandler's resoiu-
ton in regard to organization among naval
officers was the cause of a lively discussion,
at the conclusion of which the Senate pro-
ceeded to executive business, and, after con-
firming large number OF nominations, at
4:30 p. IN. adjourned.