Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-11
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events
FIFTY-FiRST CONGRESS.

| In the Senate on the lst, Mr.. Hoar and Mr..
Blair asked that labor bills be considered as
| appropriate to the day labor Day., but OBJ
lection was made The Tariff bill was dis
| cussed and the wooden and silk schedules
! agreed to substantially as reported from the
finance committee. In the House, under
| sussension of the rules, the bill providi ng
for Government inspection of coal mines in
the Territories; Senate bill extending Grim
insl Jurisdiction of Federal courts to the
great lakes; Senate bill legalizfug bridge
across the Missouri river at Lexington; a
bill to ratify agreements with the Sac and
Fox and Iowa Indians in Oklahoma, and a
substitute for the Senate bill granting right
of way to the Hutchinson s. Southern rail.
road through the Indian Territory were
passed.
IN the Senate, on the I'd, the sugar sched .
ule of the Tariff bill being under discussion
Mr. Carlisle gave notice early in the day
that he would propose amendment to
strike out the entire sugar bounty nara
graph. Mr. Hale brought up hisreciprocitv
amendment introduced last June and rnade
long speech in support of it, The discus.
sion, mainly on reciprocity lasted through
the ohtire DAY and was continued through
an evening session lasting until ten O'clock
$500. In the House the Brecknridpe. CLAW
ton contested election case from Arkansas
vast taken up, but after brief statements nv
Messrs. Cooper and Wilson, the case was
laid aside and Mr.. Cannon made a state
preparations are made for the fiscal year
1881. He estimated net surplus of $4,000 :
zoo. Mr.. Sayers, for the Democrats also sub
mitted an estimate in which he produced
figures which he claimed would show net
deficiency of ST., 900 for 1871
IN the Senate, on the Sd, a resolution of
fered by Mr.. Call declaring the Staying of
General Barrundia an insult to the Amer
lean flag referred to committee. The
Tariff bill was taken up and the Sugar
schedule discussed. Extended spec ches on
the general subject of protection were
made by Messrs. Evarts, voorhees, and
Gray. An evening session was held de-
voted to speeches on the bill. In the
House the bill to regulate the granting of
leases at Hot Springs, Ark. and the bill for a
bridge across the Savannah river by the
Georgia & Atlantic road were passed. The
Clayton Breckenridge caSewaS taken up an d
discussed with some acrimony but without
action, adjournment being delayed until a
late hour.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, consideration of
the Tariff bill continued under the
five minute rule. The amendment of Mr..
Davis to put binding Irvine on the free list
was agreed to, 81 to "a The Senate dis
posed of all the paragraphs in the dutiable
list except sugar......ln the House, Mr..
Cummings, rising to personal explanation
in connection with Mr.. Cannon's famous
"blacklist" resolution, made a long speech
In criticism of the Speaker and the rules.
The Clayton Breck inridge election case was
debated further without action. The House
passed Senate bill to authorize the survey
of the seventh standard parallel between
North and South Dakota.
IN the Senate, on the 5th, consideration of
the Tariff bill under the five minute rule
was continued. The free list was con-
sidered, and Mr.. Davis amendment to make
binding Irvine free was agreed to. Mica was
restored to the dutiable list. The cons dera-
adjournment.....I In the House the Clayton
Breck inridge election case taken up,
and Mr. Breckenridge made a speech in his
own behalf. Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania.
closed the debate for the committee, and
after Il motion to recommft had been de-
teated and the minority report rejected the
committee report (unseating Mr.. Bre ckin-
ridge) was adopted. The evening session
of the House was devoted to the considera
ton OF private pension bills.