Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1890-03-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.


WASHINGTON, March 5.-StocLbidge pre-
sGnteltrcmonstrpnces signeIby 1885,; citizens
OF difltrcn states pnu territories against the
assuge OF any bill In regard TO the observance
~ the sabbath or Lords Day, or any other re-
lgious or ecrlCstcal institution or rite, The
Blair educational bin came up, aud Plumb
spoke against it, After executive session adj
journei,
EsUa HotsE.
The Arkansas election case, Featherstolie
vs., Cate, canseuS aud Gate was accorded tho
floor TO spealNp his own behalf. After some
further debate THE previous question was order
ed. A substitute for the first resolution re-
ported by the majority Of the COMMITTEES, de.
/ Glazing Feathcrstone not entitled 10 the seat
was rclectel-ycas las; nays i4l Finally u
vote was taken, aud declared Gate not ell, c,ed
--yeas l45; nays 49, and Featherstonc was
seated by vote Of lI5 yeas TO l35 nays. This
oath of office NuS administered to him IN the
speaker. Adjourned, tltEtN
SENATE.
WASHINGTON March 6,--Scvcral bills were
introduced aud refereed Among the bulls
! passed were the followng Giving q pension
of So a month 20 the daughter OF Major Gcu-
cral Worth, and increasing TO Sl0O n month
the pension 10 the widow of Major General
Warren. After some executive business. the
senate adjourned, s'.#.t
+ FL HOUSE. #k .tEkE.
petitto,fuf the WomanT Industrial league
was presented asking that two women be- np-
pointed on the worlds fair committee OF 1859 -
| referred The house spent some time In com
mittcc OF the whole ON publlc building bills.
Cannon made vigorous fight against the
Washington postoilce bill, aud raised the point
OF no quorum, The speaker counted quorum
and the hill passed, rs were Others that were
reported favorably, Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Murch Public building
bills for sterling, Illinois, so0,0)O llelcua,
Montana, SiQ0,O0p passed. The bill appropri
ating sNO, OOotof SAT- lake city, Utah, came
up, aud Plnmh moved 10 reduce II to SiOoO 900.
| The bill went over without action. After an
executive session the senate adjourned until
! Monday. S. 49, ~
llSugep, Of Wisconsin, from the COMMITTEES
| ON elections, reported u resolution In the coa-
| tested election case Of Threat W.. Clark The
| resolution, which was unanimously adopted,
| Cclarcs Clark entitled to his seat The house
| then went INTO committee Of the whole on the
| private calendar, The house at the evening
session passed five private pension bills aud
adjourned .."
4 1Ef#V8C HOUSE. EN"rg
WAsnHGToN, March s,--The bill proyidIug
! for the compulsory attcndanc, Of witnesses be-
4 fore registers antl1cCcivciS IN land casts wuS
! passed. The house In committee II the whole
/
printlons for public buildings, Among The
bills that came APP was one apnrupriatiug, 9ol.
| O)O for public building at Cedar Rapids. IL
was laid aside favorable after being amended
| by striking ont appropriation clause, and
reducing the limit N tlir cost 10 $40 COO The
| hill was fayOrubly recommended Tor public
| building at Fremont, Nrb,, TO cost SlO,OOO.
! When the committee rose there was no quorum
| 10 pass the bills, and the house adjourned,
| r.... - SENATE
| WAsulNGrONa harch 10 -Amopg the bills
| reported from che committees and placed on
the calendar wnsone Tor construction OF post
Olicc buildings In towns aud cities where post.
office Receipts have for the last three years ex-
ceedcd three thousand collars After some
| discussion Of the bill reported by sherman on
foreign relations 1t was laid aside without
action, aud the Blair bill taken up After lis
| cusSion the Senate adjourned,
HOUSE. GaU ..#.4
! The resolution cuncurrcd la providing that
| the senate COMMITTEES ON immigration and the
| house committee on immigration and natural.
| zatiOn shall jointly Investigate the workings
| Of the various laws Of the United States aud
| several states relative to immigration. The
| senate bin passed, Witty verbal alncndmcnts to
| prevent the Introduction OF contagious disease
| from one state TO another. Bills were passed
| authorizing the construction uf bridges nc O 5
the Missouri river at Pierre, ). D., and actoss
the Mississippi river ut Lyons, Iowa.
| SENATE.
| WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE credentials Of
| Allison, Of Iowa, for his new term. cdmmHlc-
| ing March 4, 1901, were presented aud place
| ON lile. Mitchell introduced ,lont resolution
proposing an amendment to the constitution
| for The election Of uuited States Senators by
| vote Of the qualified ELECTORS Of the States. \
resolution was agreed 10 directing the Sccft.
tary Of the Interior TO report any information
in possession Of the department In relation TO
! authorizing any lottery company by the IDdlan
| Territory government, or 81 the Greek Nation.
| There WIS debate over an alleged inttrpola'
tion In the official record by Cali, Of fluriaa,
but without disposlng Of the matter the sonat-
adjourned. f--
| house
| In pursuance Of an agreement made Satur-
day the public building bills which that day
passed the committee Of the whole came ~
with the previous question ordered. The bills
| we're passed, Baker, from the committee on
territories, reported the bill for the admission
OF Wyoming. lie asked immediate considers
tion Of the bill, which, under the new rules Is
privileged measure. Pending debate the
house adjourned!