Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-02-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

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WASHINGTON, Feb l2,-The senate passed a
.esolution congratulating the people OF Brazil
on the formation OF Republican form of gov
eminent. Also q resolution inviting the king
of the Hawaiian Islands TO send a delegate to
the Pan-American congress. After executive
session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE. a.. -
The debate on the code of rules was CON
tinued, and members spoke on Both sides.
Henderson, OF Iowa, Buchanan, Walker and
Others spoke in defepse Of the speaker course.
Manson, Lane, Rogers, Springer and others
denounced his rulings Adjourned
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l3-Two bills were re
ported and placed on the calendar for the es-
tablishment and maintenance of Indian indus
trial schools In Michigan and South Dakota.
The senate bill approopriating 100000 for a
public building in Portland, Oregon was pass.
ed. The senate then resumed consideration of
the bill to provide atemporary government for
the territory of Oklahoma, the pending CUES.
tion being Pumb's amendment to comprise
No Mans Land within the territory. The
amendment was adopted The bin passed, and
the senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Consideration of the code of rules was res,lIn.
ed. Several amendments were acted upon, and
hen the house took a recess until tomorrow.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IA number of bills
were called up and passed, Including the house
hill for the relief Of sufferers by the wreck OF
the United States steamers at Samoa; also q
bill appropriating S25,0J0 for relief of the Sioux
Indians at Devils Lake Agency, North Da.
kota.1 Altogether there were sixty bills passed
After executive session adjourned.
HOUSE.
The committee on worlds fair reported aud
i II WAS ordered urint cd M rappmmittn1 The
consideration of the rules was then proceeded
with. The rules were adopted bv a strict party
yote-yeas 16l, nays 145, and the house al.
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-The senate amend.
rlents to house bill fixing the duty on ribbons
were concurred in. Public business was then
suspended, and the house listened to eulogie!
to the memory of Representative Richard w.
Townsend, of Illinois, Then as q mark of re-
spect the house adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.--Dawes presented
240 petitions from. Massachusetts stating that
more than s00,000 gallons of Intoxicating
liquors arc annually exported from the United
States to Africa, demoralizing the people there
and being detrimental to all legitimate COM
merce with that people, and praying that
under that section Of the constitution which
authorizes congress to regulate commerce with
stopped. Arguments were continued on the
Blair educational bill The bill authorizing
the president to confer the brevet rank on
officers of the United States army for gallant
services in Indian campaigns was passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
A resolution making the bill TO provide a
temporary form of government for the terri
tory of Oklahoma the special order for consid
Grafton tomorrow was passed. The bill for the
relief Of the Sioux Indians at Devils Lake
agency, North Dakota, passed Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1S.-Bills were presented
and placed on the calendar as follows: Making
an appropriation for deep water harbor at
Galveston to establish port of delivery at
Sioux City; appropriatng 500 go for public
building at Grand Forks, n. d., and for the
admission Of the state OF Idaho. Executive
business was then considered, after which the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Yesterdays journal was approved without
objection. Saturday afternoon, March 18th,
was set apart for euioges upon the late Repre-
sentative Kelley. Blair continued his speech
on the educational bill. The bill for the relief
of the Sioux Indians at DEVILS Lake Agency,
n. D., passed Adjourned.