Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-04-10
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summa-y Of Important Events.
FiFTY-FIRST CONGRESS

IN the Senate. on the 3lst (meeting under
the new rule at II a. IN. J, the principal bust
ness transacted was the passage of the De-
pehdent tension bill by vote of ~ to II.
The Montana contested election case
made the unfinished business and the Sen
ate went into executive sesson...-..I In the
House large number of local or special
Oils and resolutions were passed, and the
House went into committee of the whole on
the Army Appropriation bill which was aft
crward reported to tL5 House and passed.
Mr.. Springer (IIl.) introduced joint resolu-
ton authorizing the President to retire Cen
eral y. L. Bank with the rank of Major Cen
eral, which was referred
IN the Senate, the lSt, the House nIIl
authCriZfn. the Mississippi River Coinmls-
sion to purchase or hire such boats as may
be Immediately necessary to rescue inhaDlt-
ants of the overfiowed districts, ana TO use
the boats for that purpose, was passed,
after which the Senate went into executive
session In the House Il large number of
Senate and House bills and resolutions were
passed and the House went into committee
of the whole on the Fortihcations Appro-
Driation bill, which was passed without
division. The bill appropriatng S292, 900
for improving the Geological Park in the
District of Columbia was passed with an
amendment providing that the District shall
bear half the expense
IN the senate, on the ID, a substitute for
the Antitrust bill was reported back from
committee and discussed. The conference
report the Urgent Deficiency bill was
presented and agreed to- and the Senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of the Montana
election case. 1t was agreed that and
after the 9TH the daily sessions of the SEN
ate should begin at noon In the House
q number of bridge bills were passed; also a
bill amending the act to aid vessels wrecked
or disabled in waters cOtermnous to the
United States and the Dominion of Canada.
The House then proceeded 10 the considcra-
N Tf TI.thn Admission
IN the Senate, on the Sd, after the trans
action of routine business the Montana
election case was taken up, and MI Gray
finished his argument in support of CLARK
and MaginniS the Democratic claimants. The
matter then went UVer......1n the House
Senate bill concerning the fur-seal interests
WAS passed and the Senate concurrent rcSO-
luton requesting the President to invite
arbitration with foreign governments to
settle disputes or iffcrcnccS which can not
be settled by diplomacy, was agreed to. The
Idaho Admission bill was then taken up,
discussed and passed: Yeas, 1873; nays, l.
The Democrats refused to vote and the
Speaker counted Il quorum.
The Senate was not in session on the 4th.
......In the House, after the Onsderati on
and passage OF five private pension bills,
pending from previous night session, the
body went into committee of the whole on
the private calendar. The bill for the al
lowancc of certain claims for stores and
supplies used by the United States army.
under the provisions of the Bowman act,
was discussed at length, mainly on points of
order. but pending action the committee
rose and the HO use took recess until eight
O'Clock 1t the night session thirty priyat c
pension bills were passed.