Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-05-29
C0NGR ESSIONAL
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, MAY ai.--Thc resignation Of
Sergeant.at Arms Canlday was received and
laid on the table II is To take effect June 10.
After debate on the silver hill IL was laid aside
and the bill relating to liquor Imported into
prohibtory states was taken up and after
discussion was lail aside without action.
After executive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house went Into committee of the whole
on the tariu III, Various amendments were
acted upon, but the bill passed with but slight
amendment AS II came Jrom the committee
Inc vote on the passage stood yeas, i6i; nays,
li2. Adjourned.
SENATE.
WAsniSGroS, May IA message was pre-.
sentcj from the president with an accompany.
Ing communication from the secretary OF the
interior, on the subject OF the purchase from
the Creek nation OF Indians OF land for tho
SeminolCs. Referred 10 the committee on
indian affairs, On motion Of Spooner the
vote agrt cling t. the conference report ON the
Cedar Rapids public building bin was recon.
sidercd, aud the bill ordered to another con-
Terence. After executive session, adjourned
HOUSE,.
Dunnell Of Minnesota, from the committee
ON census, reportcda hill amending the census
act 80 MS to prescribe penalty upon any SUI
pcrvisnr or enumcrptor who shall receive or
any person who shall pay any Zee or other con.
such service rs enumtrator, Passed, Confer
enccs were ordered on tho army appropriation
bill aud the m li,nrY academy appropriation
hill. The house then went into committee of
the whole On the river and harbor hill.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. May ~ After the trausac-
ton OF some unimro,tant routine business the
consi lcratlOn OF the naval appropriation bin
was resume aud continued until 9 o'clock,
"a han thA lNs A. IV,Ni
minutes IL was laid aside to allow Stanford TO
address the senate ON his bill providing for
loans by the government on agricultural lands,
After executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
Flower, Of Nhw York, introduced u bill sub.
lccting olcomargarlno 10 the provisions OF laws
Of the several states. Referred The house
then went into commit tee OF the whole on the
river and harbor hill. The house, at the even
Ing, session, passed fortytwo private pension
bills. Adjourned.
SENATE
WAsniNGToN. May 2i.-Wilson, of Iowa,
asked and obtained unanimous consent that on
Tuesday next, after the routine morning husi
ness, the bill suhicctlng imported liquors to
the provisions of the laws Of the several states
shall b. taken up and it's consideration contin-
ued until disposed of. The naval npproprn
ton bill was taken up, After some discussiol
the bill was laid aside, and the senate adjourn.
cd.
HOUSE.
After routine business the house went into
committee of the whole On the river and bar
Dor bill. Public business was suspcnd, d at
O'Clock aud the house proceeded to pay fitting
tribute u the memory of the late David VII
bur Of New York. The housN asa mark Of
respect OF the deceased, n, 80 p m. al ioIln-
cd.
SENATE.
-. Dr
the reading Of the Journal the oath OF office
was administered by the vice president TO Car.
Isle MS senator from Kentucky for Bcck's I'M
expired term. Sherman pres 'ntcd petitions In
favor of excluding from the mails the Police
Gazette and similar publications. The senate
resumed consideration OF the naval apprOpra-
ton bill. After seine debate the b passed
Mitchell offered a resolution which was NJ sd
to, iustruCting tie committee on PENSIONS to
report an amen llncnt 10 the pension laws pro
viuing In more liberal manner for WIDOWS
minor children and dependent relatives Of
deceased soldiers, Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house wus called TO order and Burrows
Of Michigan, was elected speaker pro tenn
After the Transaction If some linimportart
business the floor was accorded 20 the commit
tee on District OF Columbia. The Rock Creek
park lin was called up, and tho votr by which
II was recently Il, fcatcd was recon- Tered aud
the bill PASSED
SENATE.
WAsuISGToN. MAY q. Allison Presented u
remonsirancc oI cit zens " burlington, Iowa,
against the impo itipn OF duties ou ores from
Mexico. SpoonCr called up the motion 10 ic-
consider the passing Of bill some weeks ago
To put $4,000 To Margaret Kennedy for sup
plies taken for the use Of the army. The bill
was indefinitely postponed, The conference
report on the bill To simplify the Inv in re-.
lntion to the collection Of revenue was re
srntcd and agreed to. After executive session
rdjourncd
HOUSE
Mckinley submitted tho conference fcrort
on the customs admins tratIye bill The house
then went into committee Of the whole on the
river and harEor appropriation bill! Pending
decision the committee rose aud the house al
journed.