Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-13
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
e1FTY-FIRST CONGRESS

IN the Senate. on the Sd the bill fixing the
salaries of United States District judges at
So ,G6j per annNm, was passed, and the Edu-
catSonal bill sTas further discussed reso-
tction raising the Turkish MisSioR to the
second class, salary $4,000, was passed. a
ferief session for the consideration of ex~
1cutive tasineSS was held In TIE HouSe'a
petition eli Seventh Day Advertsts wF-h
25S, 600 Signatures protesting against the On
actmentNsf any Sabbath Observance law eSas
presented. The rules were suspended and
a joint resolution authorizing the appoint
ment OF thirty medical examiners ir the
PenSic1 Bureau was adopted. The con-
tested election case of FeatherstOnevs. Cate
was @then taken up and occupied the
maipder of the session.
IN the Senate, on the 9Th, the reSoluti ion
offered by Mr.. Voorhees, in regard to the
lease of the fur-seal islands in Alaska to the
North American c commercial Company, was
reported back adversely from the finance
committee and indefinitely postponed. AL
s,ost the entire day was consumed in an
+" cutive session inqGirng into the leakage of
l!secret session Procecdings.-..In the House
p the only business considered was the Feath
at the hour Of adjournment was not vet dis
| posed of.
In the enat a. on the 5th, Mr.. Stockbridge
presented petitions said to have 30S,000 sig
natures of adult citizens of the l. United States
against the passage of the sunday Rest bin
| Lack of q quorum prevented further bust
ness, until two O'CLOCK when consideration
| of the Educational bill was resumed. I'm
| the House the contested election case OF
| FeatherstOne'vs.'Cate was taken up, and the
| contestee, Mr.. Cate. took the floor in his own
| behalf other speakers on both sides were
! heard after which Mr.. FeatherStone was
| seated by ayyote of l45 to l35, and the oath OF
| Office was administered to him.
| IN the Senate, on the 9th, after the intro
| duction and reference of a number OF bills,
a bill giving pension of So a month to the
daughter of Major General w. J. Worth, and
| another increasing to 500 a month the pen
sion of the widow of Major General q. X.
| Warren We're passed, and the Senate went
| into secret session to cons ider the question
| of imprsoning the newspaper men who
| have been guilty of publishing the bust ness
| of the Senate in executive session, and OF re-
| fusing to tell where this news was obtained
| . In the House several public buldiue
| appropriation bills were passed, despite the
| opposition and dilatOry mott on OF Mr. Can
| non, of Illinois.
IN the Senate, on the eth, a number of pub
| lie building bills were passed. The bill APP
| propriating 100000 for a building at Salt
| Lake City gave rise to debate, MI. Plumb de-
! string to have the appropriation reduced to
| S401,000 The bill went over and the Educa-
| tiOnal bill was taken up In response to in.
| QurieS, Mr.. Blair said he could not fix a day
for voting on the bill. Several Senators
| were still to speak, am png them Mr.. Evarts
| wAO to conclude the debate In the
| HOUSE the resolution declaring Mr.. Clark. Of
| Alabama, entitled to his seat, adopted
| and several measures on the private calen.
| dar were disposed OF.