Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-01-16
NEWS AND NOTES.
s Summary of Important Eyents.
FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on the 9Th, number of bills
and resolutions were introduced y resolu-
ton was greed to, directing the manag-
ers of National Soldiers Homes to report on
the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a hospital at
Hot Springs, Ark, for disabled Union SOL
diers. The bill increasing the pay of census
supervisors from 500 to $1,000 was passed, as
was the bill increasing the pension OF SOL
diers and sailors totally helpless to Sl2
month. In the House, the CHIEF feat
ure of the days business was the intro
duction of bills under the call of States
The chaplain invoked Divine protection Tor
MIR. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, who is serious
ly ill, and the Speaker was authori zcd to ad-
minister the oath of office to Mr.. Randall at
his home.
IL the Senate, on the eth, Mr.. Faulkner in
troduced a bill to provide for the holding of
the Worlds Fair in 1892 at Washington.
After the introduction of a few bills and res
oIutions, Mr.. Morgan addressed the Senate
on the bill for the emigration of colored peo-
pie from the South advocating their return
to Africa and settlement in the Congo coun-
try as mutual benefit to the emigrant and
the country. In the House, the Speaker an
nounced that in accordance with vested au-
thorty ne had administered the oath of Office
to Representative Randall, of Pennsylvania,
Mt he latter'S Washington residence. Several
bills and resolutions were introduced and
referred, when Mr. McComas moved that the
House go into committee of the whole on the
District of Columbia Appropriation bill, the
committee to proceed under the rules of the
last House. MI. Breckenridge (ky.) raised
the question of consideration, which the
Speaker decided was out of order. and a dis
cuSsion of the Speakers ruling occupied the
remainder of the session.
IN the Senate, on the Sth Mr.. Voorhees,
called up his resolution for the investigation
of the BLOCKS of Five scandal, and pro-
ceeded to debate the same at considerable
length. Mr.. Edmunds offered a substitute
resolution. and cOntrOyertcu
gunentS of Mr.. Voorhees,. At the close of
the discussion, Mr.. Ednunds' amendment
was agreed to by Il party vote of 81 to n and
after disposing of some routine matters the
Senate went into secret scsSiOn.-..1n the
House the day was almost wholly devoted to
consideration of the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill, which was passed, and the
House adjourned until the 10th.
IL the senate, on the 9Th, the Vice Z resi-
dent presented communication from the
Attorney General in response to the Senate
resolution, in which he stated that no in
structions, oral or written, had been sent by
the Department of Justice to Dis trict- Attor-
ney Chambers, of Indiana, in reference to
the arrest of WV. Dudley, ana that no com
muncation upon the subject had been
ceivcd from District Attorney Chambers.
The communication was ordered printed
and referred to the committee on the judi
ciary. 4 joint resolution was passed APP
prODriating $4,000 for the removal of OBJ
structious from the Missouri river be-
tween st. Joseph, Mo, and its mouth.
a resolution was adopted directing the COM
mi ttee on the District of Columbia to in
quire into tho expediency of purchasing the
works and property of the Washington Gas
Light Company, etc. After a short executive
session the Senate adjourn ed until the 18th.
....-.The House was not in session on the 9Th.
THE Senate was not in session on the 10th.
-. In the House the chaplain in his prayer
made a feeling allusion to the death of
the Father of the House." and Immediately
after the reading of the journal, Mr.. ONeil
Pa.) addressed the Chair in voice trem-
bling with emotion, reciting the fact of the
death of Judge Kelley, his long and intimate
friendship with the deceased, and his dis
tinguShed services to his district and
and the country at large for so many
years. Mr.. O'Neil offered Il series of reSolu-
tions (Which were adopted) expressive OF
the grief of the House over the sad event;
appointing the 18th, at noon, as the time, and
the House of Representatives as the place
for holding an appropriate service in honor
of the deceased; that Il committee of the
House and Senate be appointed to attend
the funeral in Philadelphia, and hat the
House adjourn further mark of respect
to tile memory of its oldest member. The
House then, at 12:lo p. m, adjourned.