Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April The judiciary COM
mittec reported back the ant. trust bill In the
form OF substitute IL was read aud Ed
munds said that as soon as the Montana cleo
ton ease was disposed the bill would be taken
up The senate then proceeded to the consld-
Grafton of the Montana election cases, After
some discussion without conclusion, the death
Of Representative WILDER was announced, and
the senate adjourned
The bill passed for a bridge across the Mis-.
souri, river bctwS iowa and Nebraska. The
hill passed continuing in force the act author
iIng the construction Of bridge across the
Missouri river ut Forest River, :, u. The
Idaho admission bill was taken up and Dorsey,
of Nebraska, In charge OF the hill, made
speech In It's favor. Pending debate the matter
went over and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
WAsuINorpN, April D. Rlalr introduced
hill TO regulate per diem lahorSrs employed by
the government, liking the lowest wages ut 81
per day, and had II referred To committee ON
education aud labor. The Montana election
case was taken up AZ unfinished business and
Gray resumed his argument In support OF the
claim OF the two Democratic claimants. After
executive session, the senate adjourned,
HOUSE.
A petition from the New England shoe and
Leather Association ugainst the imposition ot
duty upon hides ard sklns was produced
printed, and on the second reading OF the petit
tlon II was received with applause from tho
Democratic side The house resumed consid.
Grafton OF the Idaho admission bill The bill
finally passe l--yeas, 100; nays, |, the speaker
counting quorum, but Democrats RETAINED
from voting
HOUSE.
WAsuiNaToN, April after the reading Of
the Journal the house proceeded To the consid-
Grafton Of various private pension bills, In
speaking OF one Of these bills stone OF Missouri
said no people had been so dcspoilcd and bur
dcned under the name OF patriotism and under
the guise OF pension laws us had the people OF
the United States He denounced the demands
Of tho q. A. r., and asserted that the prcsdcn.
cy was put mp and sold to the highest bidder.
At the evening session thirty private pension
Hills passed.
SENATE
WAsnINcToY, April The house bill to pro
vide for town site entries Of land IN Oklahoma
was taken from the calendar, amended, aud
passed. After n short executive session, prl-
vate bills on the calendar were taken up and
ll3 bills were passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
hill was passed, amending the articles OF
war so as TO provide that In times of peace gem
crRl courts martial for trial of commissioned
officers shall be appointed only by the prcsi.
dent, general commanding the army or general
officer commanding the military division, and
that the Judge advocates must not he present
nj any dcibcraton Of courts martial In close
session.
SENATE.
NAsHINGTON, April THE house amend.
mcnt 10 the joint resolution for the removal of
the naval magazine from Ellis Island, n. y,
was conculred In. platt presented memorial
for the admission Of New Mexico as state but
without committing himself, he said, to the
views set forth In II, Asser executive session
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Morrill,, OF Kansas, moved to suspend the
rules and pass, with substitute, the senate bill
granting pensions 10 soldiers and sailors who
are incap0cltatei from performing labor and
providing for pensions 10 widows and minor
children aud dependent parents. After con.
siderable discussion for and against the I'LL
the question was put toa vote The vote re-
suited; Yeys iG9; nays 81; not the necessary
twO-thirds vote In the Affirmative. The bill
passed under suspension OF the rules to cstab,
fish two additional land districts IN Nebraska.
The house went into committee Of the whole
on the naynlGppropralion bill. without nctOl
the committee rose and the house ADJOURNED.
sE,.ATE.
WAsrINGToN, April S.--'rhc house bin to rl-
init free Of duty articles Intended for the st.
Louis exposition in 1890, that may be imported
IRON Mexico, WIS hnchucu 30 Us u Ttau, 'Null
other republics and the domain Of Canada"
The bill was then passed and conference
asked.
HOUSE
The bin passed providing that persons Get.
Ting on the second plat of the Northern Pa
ciic railroad grant between August, 1857, aud
January, 1889 may transfer their entries from,
that tract to other government land subject 10
entry After some oSLsr business the house
| adjourned.