Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-04
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 18th, the House bill
for light house tower on Smiths Island
Va, was passed with large number OF
other lighthouse appropriations incor-
porated as amendments. The Senate also
passed Senate bill to repeal certain laws
lating to post Office bids and House bill re-
lating to oaths in pension and other cases
The afternoon was spent in discussion OF
the lead ore paragraph OF the Tariff BILL.
In the House the conference report on the
Sundry Civil bill-which retains the Senate
amendments relative to irrigation and sur
vey of public lands-was agreed to. but the
Senate amendments to the River and Har-
Dor bill were noncOncurred in. The death
of Representative Watson, of Pen n ylvania,
was announced, and the House, after
adopting the usual resolutions of regret
adjourned
IN the Senate, on tho 18th, the agreement
to end general debate on the Tariff bill Sep
TENDER and to vote on it September was
adopted by unanimous consent. The con-
ference report on the Sundry Civil bill was
debated and agreed to. The Tariff bill was
taken up and some progress was made in its
consideration In the House there was q
controversy over consideration of the Lard
bill and the Anticipation bill The Speaker
ruled that the Lard bill had right of way,
and the enemies of the bill flibustered on
an appeal from the Speakers decision, by
breaking quorum on roll calls and order
Ing calls of the House. The House finally
adjourned without determining the Ques-
ton of consideration.
IN the Senate, on the 9th, tho resolutIO n
offered by Mr. Plumb to prohibit the sale of
liquor in the Senate wing of the Capitol was
discussed and finally referred to the COM
mittee rules. The Tariff bill then
taken up and some progress was made with
it.--..In the House filibustering against the
Lard bill was continued There a
scene occasioned by "A remark made by
Mr.. Cannon which was Interpreted by the
House vulgar, and in a personal con-
troversy during its discussion, Mr.. Beck
with, of New Jersey, struck at Mr.. Wilson,
of Washington. Quiet was restored, and
Mr.. Cannon dSclaimed the vulgar con-
struction put upon his remark. The House
adopted a resolution directing the sergeant
alarms to arrest absenteeS and revoking
leaves of absence except those granted for
illness.
IN the Senate, on the 2Sth, House bills au-
thoriZing the construction of several rail-
road bridges in Tennessee and Kentucky
were reported and placed on the calendar
The conference report the Railroad
Land Forfeiture bill was presented, but
went over and the Senate resumed consider
alton of the Tariff bill, about sixty para
graphs OF which We're disposed off,. In
the House the decision of the Speaker as to
the right of way of the Lard bill was sus-
tained-130 to 46-and the bill was passed
126 to sI-the clerk counting a quorum.
After further personal explanations in re-
gard to the Cannon resolution directed
against hlibusters, the Eight Hour Law
Claim bill was taken up and discussed to
the end of the morning hour. The bill to
constitute eight hours a days work for
laborer5 and mechanics Government
work was amended and passed.
IN the Senate, on the 29th, Mr.. Edmunds
offered resolution (Which went over) for
Congress to take recess from September 10
to November 10 The Tariff bill was taken
up and the Senate (l5 to BY refused to ac-
cept the finance committee amendment to
the salt paragraph to strike out the pro-
yiso giving drawback on salt used in eX-
ported meat. The duties on brandy
liquors. wines, bay rum, ale. porter. beer,
cherry juice and prune Jul ce were increased,
and the duties on ginger ales, soda water,
etc, reduced. The wool schedule was dis
cussed at some length, but not disposed of
lin the House Immediately after the
reading of the journal, the private calendar
was taken up in committee of the whole,
the pending bill being the Omnibus South
ern War Claims bill, which WAS amended
by substitute and agreed to. Several bills
of minor importance were passed, and an
evening session was held for the considera-
ton of private pension bills.