Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-03-20
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

IN the senate, on the 10th, q resolution was
agreed TO lnstructng the committee on
rules 10 report a rule defining the extent to
whlch senators shall be at liberty to revise
theIr remarks for publication in the Record
Inc OIL appropriatng 500. 900 for a publ c
building at Salt Lake City. Utah was passed
after which the Educational bill was taken
up. In the House after the transaction
OF unimportant business, q resolution for
the appointment of a committee to 90 to
Arkansas and make Il full investigation of
the Clayton Breck inridgc contested election
case was agreed to. The House then in
committee OF the whole. resumed considera-
ton OF the Oklahoma Territory bill.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the credentials
of Mr.. Allison, of Iowa, for his new term,
were presented and filed \ motion was
agreed to directing the Secretary of the
treasury TO report any Information in his
possession in regard to the authorization of
lottery company by the Indian Ter
r!torial Government of the Creek
Nation The remainder of the SEES
sion was taken up in consideration of
the resolution of the committee on privi-
leges and elections to eliminate from the
Record sentences interpolated by Mr.. Call
in the report of his remarks in debate with
Mr. Chandler some days ago, which finally
failed of passage for want of a quorum. .....
In the House public building bills involving
an expenditure of 81 .s45, 900 were passed
The bill for the admission of Wyoming was
asked, which, however, was defeated by
dilatory motions.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the concurrent
resolution for the investigation of hmm gra-
ton matters with House amendments was
submitted. The resolution to exclude from
the Record the interpretations made by Mr.
Call in the report of the discussion with Mr..
Chandler, was agreed to. The Blair Educa-
tional bill was taken up, and Thursday.
March 20, fixed upon for final action. ..... In
IInuSn nrDlh of ir,t.,p
passed, the Oklahoma bill was taken up,
and an amendment prohibiting the intro
duction of intoX icatng liquors into the Ter
ritory, until after the adjournment of the
first session of the Territorial Legislature,
was adopted by vote of 40 to ~.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, two bridge and
a large number of public building bills were
passed, after which the Educational bill was
taken up, and a speech thereon by Mr.. Blair
was followed by Il long discussion of the
laws of Southern Stat cS relating to colOred
people and the workings of the Fifteenth
Amendment at the South lin the House
bills granting right of way to various rail
roads through Indian reservations were
passed. and the Oklahom bill was taken up
in committee of the whole. Several amend
mentS were agreed to. when the committee
rose and the bill was passed: Yeas, 1907
nays, %.
IN the senate, on the 18th, the time until
two O'Clock was devoted to matters pertain
ing to the District of Columbia. The Blair
Educational bill was taken up, and Mr. Tel
Ter addressed the Senate in its support, the
kindness and tempcrateness of his speech
calling forth Il graceful acknOwlc dmcnt from
Mr.. George. EuIOgieS of the late Represent
ative Townshcnd, of Illinois, were delivered
by MesSrs. Cullom, Vest, Hall and Jones
(Ark. ).......In the House Mr.. Perkins cor
rected an erroneous impression that had
gone out by stating that it was the Public
Land strip and not the Cherokee Outlet that
had been opened to settlement under the
Homestead law by the passage of the Okla
homa bill. The House went INTO committee
of the whole on the private calendar. A
night session was held at which i number
of pension bills were passed.