Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-08-28
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on the 18th. Mr.. Quay gave
formal notice of his desire to change the
rules, but the matter went over under OBJ
lection by Mr.. Hoar and Dir. Edmunds. Tho
General Defic iency bill was considered and
passed The tin plate paragraph in the
Tariff bill was discussed further without
action, and after transacting minor business
the Senate adjourned. In the House the
conference report on the bill to reorganize
the customs district of Puget Sound was
agreed to. Senate bill was passed granting
leaves of absence to per diem employees of
the customs service. The Mississippi cleo
ton contest of Chalmers against Morgan
was determined in favor of the sitting MEM
Der in accordance with the committee's
report. Several minor bills were passed
and the House finally adjourned for want
OF a quorum
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Mr. Ouay's res =
olution to change the rules and fix n nro
gramme for the session went over by ar.
rangement for one day. The Senate passed
the bill granting right of way through lands
In Utah, and the House bill authorizing ne.
gotfations for the purchase of the western
part of the Crow Reservation in Montana
The Tariff ELL was taken up. and Mr.. Plumb
withdrew his amendment to the tin plate
paragraph temporarily. Some progress W as
made with the bill. I'm the House the
Alien Land bill was debated for an hour
without action. An order reported from this
committee on rules setting aside five DAYS
for the consideration of business from the
committee on agriculture was adopted. The
Agricultural bill was taken up and passed.
IN the Senate. on the goth, the Quay reso-
Tut; on providing for an order of business
was debated, and at the end of the morn in e
hour the whole subject went over and the
Tariff bill was taken up and one page d IS
posed of The House amendments to the
Agricultural College bill and the Meat In.
spection bill were concurred in, and Senate
1,rf.t,
vile, and House bill to relieve settlers on
Northern Pacific indemnity lands were
passed. ....I In the House most of the mornin g
spent debating the Alien Land Law
bill. which was finally laid on the table.
The b IL to pay claims of laDorer5 under the
Eisht-IIour law was taken up, but went
over at the end of the morning hour with.
out action. The resolution from the
committee on foreign relations calling
on the President for information con-
corning the enforcement of the Russian
cdict against Jews aioDted Senate
bill providing for the inspection of meats
for export was taken up and passed, and the
Lard bill was debated but without final ac-
ton.
IN the Senate, on the 2Ist Mr. Plumb's res
olution to prevent the sale OF liquor in the
Senate wing OF the Capitol was debated but
finally went over for one day and the Tariff
bill was taken up. Mr.. Coke and Mr. +. ulk-
n"r made Sc. speeches against tn" bin.
the Mississippi Dust passed) Were agreed 10.
:. Ia the House Senate bill t. change
the time of sessions of Federal courts
in Western Missouri. and Senate bill for
bridges across the Mississippi between the
mouth of the Missouri and the mouth of the
Illinois rivers were passed. The bill for the
adjustment of accounts under the Eight
Hour law was debated without final action,
and the Lard bill was discus Ied at len gth.an
evening session being devoted to still fur
ther debate on the bill
IN the Senate, on the 22d, cons ideration of
the Tariff bill was resumed, and nine pages
of the bill were disposed Of Several
amendments were offered and rejected. The
Senate then proceeded to the consideration
of executive business In the House the
conference report on the bill akins an ap-
propristio for an Increased clerical force
to carry out the provisions of the Dependent
Pension law was agreed to. The report of
the committee on rivers and harbors on the
Senate amendments to the River and Har-
Dor BILL re commencing non concurrence in
these amendments and agreeing to the con-
ference asked by the Senate, was considered
in committee of the whole, but no action
was reached night session was held for
the consideration of private pension bills