Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-05-08
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY.FIRST CONGRESS

IN the Senate. on the 18th, discussion of
the relative value of the jetty and outlet
systems to prevent damage from floods in
the Mississippi river occupied much time,
but shed very little light upon the subject
After the conclusion of the morning DuSI-
ness the Land Forfeiture bill was taken up,
but went over without action. Senate Dill
to incorporate the Sons of the American
Revolution was taken up, and was pending
when the Senate adjourned. In the
House, Saturday, May 10, was fixed upon as
the time for paying tribute to the memory
of the late David WILDER. of New York. The
bill to allow Ogden, Utah, to increase its
Indebtedness wac returned from the PreSi-
dent without his approval. The Legislative,
Executive and Judicial APP preparation bill
was passed without division.
IL the Senate, on the 29th, after the trans
action of some routine morning business of
little public Importance, consideration of
the Land Forfeiture bill was resumed and
after the rejection of several amendments
and the adoption of one or two, the bill was
passed. The Mckinley bill was then taken
up. and was still under consideration when
the Senate adjourned. lin the House a
sh mp passage between the Speaker and
Messrs. Pierce and Mills occurred. The
Senate resolution was concurred in CON
cerning the irrigation of the arid lands in
the valley of the Rio Grande. Several bills
of minor Importance were passed, among
til IN Senate bill for the disposal of Fort
and Nebraska.
IN the Senate, on the 3Oth, consideration of
the Customs Administration bill was re-
sumed, several amendments being offered
ana disposed of. y resolution was agreed
TO for correction of the Oklahoma bill by
substituting the word east for the word
"west.' brief executive session was then
held. In the House the bill for the class i'll
cation of worsted cloths as wooden cloths
was passed. The Senate Service Pension
bill was amended SO as to reduce the age of
beneficiaries from sixty two 20 sixty years
and adopted. The Morrill, Service Pensio n
bill! was passed as 4 substitute for the Senate
bill, and the Senate bill, rs amended by the
substitute, was then passed. The bin en-
titles any honorabIy discharged soldier Ct
the rebellion who served ninety days or more
and has or shall have arrived at the age OF
sixty years (Or his widow at the same a9e)
to service pension of eight dollars per
month.
In the Senate, on the 1St, Mr.. Vest, from
the committee on meat products, made ii re-
port and accompanied it with an eXplana-
ton and four different bills for the consid-
GRAFTON of the Senate. The Customs Admin
istration bill was taken up, the pending
question being on the amendment securing
to an aggrieved importer the right to bring
a common law suit against the collector.
In the House Senate bill to protect trade
and commerce against unlawful restraints
and monOpOlieS was taken up. An amend
ment making unlawful any contract or
agreement to prevent competition in the
sale or purchase of any commodity trans
ported from one State to another was agreed
to, and the bill as amended was passed by q
viva voce vote with but Il single dissenting
vote.
IN the Senate, the 2d, the concurrent
resolution requesting the President to enter
into negotiations with the governments OF
Great Britain and Mexico, with view to
securing treaty stipulatiOns for the proven
ton of the entry of Chinese labOrcrS into
the United States was agreed to. The Gus
toms Administration bill was taken up, all
OF the committee amendments agreed to,
and the bill passed-yeas 30, nays lS-Mr.
Payne being the only Democrat voting III
the affirmative In the House n reSolu-
ton was adolscd setting apart Saturday,
June II, for the delivery of cuioSieS upon
the late Samuel J. Randall. of Pennsylvania Il.
Consideration of the Copyright bin WAS
then resumed, and it was still under discus
sion when the House, ut five O'Clock, took 4
recess. At the night session seventeen pri-
vatc pension bills were passed.