Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-04-24

WASHINGTON. April Mitchell gave no
tee that he would address the senate next
Tuesday ON hio constitutional amendment Tor
the election OF senate by tbs people The
Montana case was again taken up aud resolu.
TORS declaring Sauuers and Powers "cntitled
upon merits OF case To seats In the senate
hom Montana were agreed TO by strict party
vote--yeas -, nays %, The oath Of Office was
admins cred to the new senators, and after
an executive session the senate adjourned
HOUSE.
The committee on commerce reported back
adversely the resolution directing that a com.
mittce be appointed TO reorganizc the life saw
ing system, The contested election case Posey
VS.. Parrett, First Indiana district was taken
up, The committee on elections reported
unanimously In favor Of the sitting member
ard the report was adopted. The contested
election case Bowen VS.. Buchanan, Ninth Nir,
einla district, was next called up, and the res
olution confirming the right of the sitting mem
Der adopted, Adjourned,
SENATE
WASniSaToN, April i7.--Sanders aud Pow.
ers, the new Montana senator's were In their
seats this morning Among the bills intro
duced was oae by Reagan proposing an umcnd-
ment TO the constitution for clccti ln of sena.
tors by vote of the people, The house bill
for the appointment and retirement OF John
I, Fremont as majGrgeneral In the army
passed
After the reading OF the journal the house
adjourned ont Of respect to the memory of
Randall whose funeral was held to-day
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April lSThc senate spent
nearly the whole day In secret session Plat
introduced bill for the admission Of New
Mexico 10 statehood, Several appropriation
bills were passed At the evening session.
HOUSE.
Henderson Of Illinois, reported the river and
harhor bill, and II was referred to the commit.
tee of the whole, The house then went into
the committee OF the whole on the private cal.
endar. The house then, at o'clock, took u
recess until y. m.-thc night session 10 be for
he consideration OF private pension bills.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, April Henderson intro.
duced two bills that We're referred to the libra.
ry committee for the purchase of Matthews
portrait of Abraham Lincoln and TO accept
from the q. a. H. statue of L. \. Grant aud
pedestal to be placed In the statuary hall Of the
capitol, The senate bill approprating 500.
100 for the equestrian statue OF General Grant
II Washington passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker laid before the house various
public building bills, with senate amendments.
Henderson of Iowa reported from the commit.
tee on appropriations reported bill to provide
vaults aud safeguards for the security of pub.
lie money In the custody of the United States
treasurer.
WASHINGTON, April 81. On motion Of lIaw.
ley the senate proceeded to consider the house
bill to provide for celebrating the four hun.
drcdth anniversary Of the discovery OF Amerl-
On by holding an international exhibition
After lengthy debate, and consideration of
several amendments the senate ad ourned
HOUSE,
On motion of Strublc. of Iowa. the bill pass
ed amending the act authorizing the construc.
ton of high wagon bridge across the Mis-
souri River at Sioux City Strublc submitted
the conference report on the bin to provide
for the temporary government OF Oklahoma.
The reading OF the report occupied an hour
aud half, at the conclusion OF which II was
adopted Morrill, moved suspension Il the
rules 10 pass the bill pensioning prisoners Of
war, but after lengthy debate II was defeated
yeas l43, nays rs, not the necessary two
thirds. Adjourned
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, April 22.--COclrell offered
resolution, which was agreed to, directing the
superintendent OF census to communicate to
the senate the forms of rules and regulations
adopted by him for obtaining statistics ms to
farm mortgages Mitchell dressed the sen
ate In favor of the constitutional amendment
proposed hy him for the election of senators
by popular vote. The District of Columbia
appropriation bill was passed, and after cNesu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE
The committee on ways and means reported
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