Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-02-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

| IN the Senate, on the nth the resolution
concerning the maltreament of Henry j.
r'aunce at Aberdeen, Miss, the roofer who
cut down the efligy of Secretary Proctor. and
! was beaten and driven out of town for SO
| dolnS, was taken up, and Mr.. Walthail de-
| liNered aspeech in opposition to its adop-
ton; being followed by Senators Chandler,
ingalls, and Hoar, in favor of the resolution
LIN the House bills were introduced APP
proprlating 3 1000 for post office at Chi
cago; repeating the cotton tax; to pension
widows and orphans of persons killed for
political reasons since the close of the war:
and resolution concentrating the people
OF Brazil on he assumption of self govern
ment- bill amend ing the Tariff act of
1883 was passed. The bill appropriating 81 =
100000 for the erection of three U nited States
prisons was passed.
IN the Senate, on the 2Sth. the bill to re-
lleVe the treasurer of the United States of
the amount now charged to him and deposi-
ted with the several States, was passed as
was, also, the Drect-Tax bill. The remain
DER OF the open session was consumed in a
heated discussion of the resolution regard
ing the late Aberdeen (Miss.) outrageIn
the House the bill granting certain public
lands to the city of st. Augustine, Fla for a
park, was passed. One or two other bills
were passed. and the House devoted itself to
discussion of a bill reported from the com
mittee on banking and currency to provide
for the issue of circulating notes to National
banking associations.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, he report or
the policy board" on the needs and require
mentS OF the navy was transmitted. \ res
olution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for information to amounts due
by Southern States Indian Trust funds
and the direct tax of 1861 was adopted and
Mr. Mitchell proceeded to address the Sen
ate on the bill for free coinage of silver.
In the House n scene of tumult and riot I'M
eQualed since the days of reconstruction
note of members present and not voting on
the Smith jackson CIV. Va election case,
and calling their names for record. The APP
peal from the decision of the Speaker had
not been decided when the House adjourned
IL the senate, on the SOth, the bill apprO-
priating 81 100000 to enable the superintend-
cnt of census to prepare statistics of farms
owners, renters, mortgages, interest rents,
etc, was passed. The silk Ribbon bill
was also passed. Mr.. Vance then addressed
the Senate on the Negro Emigration BILL fol-
lowed by Mr.. Hampton on the same subject
In the House the battle over the ruling
of the Speaker declaring Il quorum present
but not voting was renewed before full gall
lerics, Mcssrs. Carlisle, Springer, Brec..in-
ridge and Bland championing the cause of
the minority; while Messrs. Mckinley and
Butterworth defended the Speaker. The
ruling of the Speaker was sustained.
TIE Senate was not in session on the 3ISt
In the House the contest over the Speak
er'S ruling that members present but not
voting should be counted in aScertaining
the presence of quorum was promptly re-
newed, several of the speakers for the oppo-
sition working themselves into frenzy of
passion and denouncing the Speaker in Ian
gEage fOrciblc if inelcgant. Speaker Reed
held his position and his temper, and car
ried his points as on former occasions.
When quiet had been partially secured, Mr..
DalZell took the floor and began to present
the views of the majority of the elections
committee on the contested election case of
Smith against Jackson.