Iron County register., 1890-05-15
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FlFTY.FiRST CONGRESS

IN the Senate, on the 5th. as soon as the
Journal was read, kr. Blackburn rose and IN
Il few eloquent words announced the dea'n
of his colleague MI Beck, of Kentucky, ana
offered resolutions looking to the participa-
ton of the Senate in the funeral oDserV-
ances of the deceased. which were adopted
and the Senate then mediately adjourned
-. In the House, Mr. Milburn, the blind
chaplain, feelingly alluded to the sudden
death of Senator Beck. The Senate amend
ments to the Customs Administrative bill
were nonconcurred in and a conference was
ordered. The rules We're suspended ana q
number of unmportant bills were passed.
The House also agreed to the conference re-
port on the oklahoma Town Site bill. The
formal announcement of the death of Sena-
tor Beck having been received, the House
took appropriate action and adjourned.
IN the Senate, the 9th, after a brief
prayer by the chaplain on motion of Mr..
blackburn, the clerk read the order of cere-
monies for the day, and then the Senate
took n recess until half past twelve O'Clock
at which hour the clerk of the Honse ap-
pearcd and delivered a message announc.
ing the action of the House on the death of
Mr.. Beck; and soon thereafter the chapIains
of the two houses, in the presence of the
Senators and Representatives, the President
and his Cabinet, the Justices of the Supreme
Court and the members of the Diplomatic
Corps, conducted appropriate religious
ceremonies, and the Senate adjourned ....
In the House, Immediately after the reading
of the journal, a recess was taken until u As
p M, and then the House adjourned and
proceeded in a body to the Senate chamber
to take part IN the services over the re.
mains of Senator Beck.
IN the Senate, on the eth, among the bills
of minor Importance passed was one
thoriZinS the Secretary of War to deliver to
the State OF Colorado the flags carried by
Colorado regiments during the war of the
rebellion. The bill to transfer the revenue
marine service to the Navy Department was
under discussion when, at two o'clock the
presiding officer announced that by agree
ment the Senate bill authorizing the issue
of Treasury notes on deposit of silver bull
ion would be taken up; but owing to the alb
sence of Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, the matter
was allowed to go over and the Senate went
into executive session.. In the House the
discussion on the Mckinley Tariff Reduction
bill was begun, Mr.. Mckinley opening for
the measure, and Mr. Mills opposed, fol-
lowed by several other speakers who occu-
pied the day and Il night session lasting
til half past ten O'Clock.
IN the Senate. on the Sth. nearly the entire
session was taken up in the discussion of
the House bill providing for the class i1fca-
tion of worsted cloths as woolens, which was
finally passed, the Silver bill, which was
the unfinished business for p. m, going
over until the 18th. The Appropriation bill,
appropriatng $4,000 ,76I, was taken up. In
the House after the reading of the journal,
the Tariff bill was taken up in committee of
ie whole, MCsSrs. Burrows (Mich-) and
Bavne pa speaking in support of the bill,
and Messrs. DOckery (Mo. ),McMillcn CTcnn.)
and Fower N. " against it. An evening
seas ion was also devoted to the same busi-
ness.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, the Pension APP
preparation bill was taken up, amended and
passed. The Military Academy bin was also
passed, and the Army Appropriation bin
was taken up. Mr.. Hale moved an amend
ment to the bill providing that no liquors,
beer or wine be sold or supplied to enlisted
men at military posts, and after lon% dis
cussion Mr.. Cockrell moved an amendment
to Mir. Halc'S amendment, striking out beer
and wine, but for lack of Il quorum vote
was reached on either......l In the House,
the bill granting pens ion of $50 per month
to Mrs. Della T. :. Parncll, the mother ofthe
Irish leader in the British Parliament, was
passed. also bill increasing the pen sion of
Brigadier- General Ayres to SO per month
was passed. The House then went into
committee of the whole on the Tariff bill