Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-03-27
AUDUBON AUDUBON CO., IOWA, THURSDAY, MARCH p. 1890
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March lp.--The resolution
offered 10y Voorhees,, Monday, Ms TO lgricultur-
al depression, was taken up and Voorhees, AL.
dressed the senate, The Blair educational
bill WAS then taken up aud Pierce spoke In OPP
position TO IL. Allison, from the finance com.
lnittee, reported, with amendments, the house
bill In relation to the collection Of revenues.
Calendar Adjourned,
HOUSE.
In the house to, day the Maryland contested
case OF Mudd vs.. Compton was called up La
ccy OF Iowa opened the discussion with argu.
mcnts in support OF the claims OF the contest.
ant DalEell and Greenhalgc advocated the
case of the contestant and the ease OF the ait
ting member was upheld by Moore and Gibson.
Pending vote, the house adjourned.
SENATE.
WAsuIS0roN, March a0.-The Blair educn.
ional bill was taken up After brief remarks
Bates, Blair closed the debate. The senate
hen proceeded To vote on the bill and amend.
mCnts. The first vote was on the amendment
offered by Moody, OF South Dakota, 90 the
effect that the illiterates among the Indians
shall he included IN the calculations. The vote
on engrossnent was years III; nays 81 Blair
entered Il motion Ia reconsider the vote and
then, on motion Of Edmunds, the senate pro.
cecded 10 executive business aud soon after
adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house to-day the senate bill was pass
ed(with an amendment striking out the adpro-
piiating clause) FOR public building ut Bur
lington, Iowa, at a limit OF cost Of SlO0,0O0.
The Mudd W, Compton election case was re-
sumcd, and the majority resolution was adopt
eli by a vote Of l59 To li5, seating Mr.. Mudd.
He took the oath Of Office, Pension approprl-
alton bills were considered In committee the
whole Adjourned.
SENATE.
WAsnINoroN, March 2l-Numerous petit
tions aud memorials were presented against
the employment Of aliens ON government work.
Some were for free and unlimited coinage Of
silver. One from Nebraska was against tho
extension OF time FOR tho payment of the Pa.
Cihc railroad debts TO the government. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house went into committee OF the whole
on the pension appropriation bill, aud Cheadle
of Indiana, spoke AT length In favor Of the ser
vice Ct the pension law. After further debate
the committee rose and the bill passed. AT the
evening session the house passed fifteen private
pension bills and adjourned.
SENATE
WAsHINGroN, March ~. When the senate
took up the calendar the first bill reached was
one approprlating s3O0,OOO for q public build.
Ing at San Diego, Cal. After somc discussion
the bill passed. and also tho bill TO establish
port OF delivery at Sioux City. Adjourned.
HOUSE
me PHI was passed authorizing the secretary
OF tne Inferior 70 negotiate Tor the sale To tho
Ihiteu states oi thc western part OF the crow
inuian reservation IN Montana. In the morn
ing nour, on Tue motion OF raSson, OF Illinois,
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SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March q. Several petitions