Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FiFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

IN the Senate, on the 10th, the conference
report on the Fortifications bill was agreed
to. Mr.. Mcconnell spoke in adv ocacv of his
bill directing proceeding of condemnation
against the Union and Central Pacific rail-
roads. The House joint resolution to cor
rect an error of punctuation in the Tariff
bill of 1890 (relating to twine) was passed.
Mr. Quay addressed the Senate in refuta
ton of charges circulated against him, after
which the Hawaiian Cable amendment to
the Diplomatic bill adopted. In the
House Mr. +. B. Taylor. of Ohio, apologized
for remarks made against Mr.. Fithian. The
conference report on the Army Appropria-
ton bill was then adopted. Resolutions OF
sorrow at the death of General Sherman
were passed.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the credentials
of w. y. Pfeffer as Senator elect from Kan
sas, were placed on file. The conference re
port on the bill granting right of way to the
Junction + ort Riley Street Railway Com
pany through the Fort Riley Military Reser-
walton in Kansas was agreed to. The Dip
lomatic and Consular Appropriation bill
was then taken up. The Senate committee
on finance submitted an adverse report on
| the bill providing for Governmental loans on
real estate The committee in its report
hold that the experiment would result dis
astrously- The Diplomatic bill was then
passed and the Copyright bill was taken up,
but the Senate adjourned without taking
dctiOn on H. lIl the mousse Il RESOLUTION W as
reported for the impeachment of Alexander
BOarman, United States District Judge for
the district of Louisiana. The resolution
Was ordered printed and recommitted. The
conference report on the Fortificatons bill
was agreed to. The Indian Appropriation
bill was considered in committee of the
whole. and its engrossment and third read
ing ordered
IN the Senate, on the 18th, the Copyright
bill was taken up, amended and passed. The
T.e
house in New York was passed. The bill
providing for the payment of claims arising
from Indian depredatons then taken
up and discussed until p. m, when a recess
was taken until eight o'clock. =. In the
House Mr. Payson, of Illinois. was elected
Speaker pro TEN, in the absence of Speaker
Reed, who was detained at home by sick
ness. Conferences were ordered on the Dis
trict of Columbia and Military Academy APP
preparation bills; after which the Indian
Appropriation bill was considered and
passed and the Post Office Appropriation
bill was carried into committee of the W hole
but was not disposed of.
IN the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. ingalls,, in a
brief address, rendered his resignation as
president pro tenn. of the Senate, to take
effect the election of his successor.
Several bills of an unimportant nature were
passed, after which the Indian Depredations
bill was discussed and passed The Mica
ragua bill was made the unfinished bust
ness ..... In the House, after three hours had
been consumed in consideration of the
Claims bill, the Post Office Appropriation
bill was taken up in committee of the whole,
but without dispOsng of the bill the House
at p. III. took recess until eight O'Clock,
the evening session being devoted to the
consideration of the llnmi grafton bill.
IN the Senate. on the 20th, after the pas
sage of $50 House Pension bills and the
transaction of other routine business, con
sideration of the Nicaragua Canal blu was
resumed. Mr.. Vest made a long speech in
opposition to the bill, taking the ground
that the Bulwer- Clayton treaty be
tween the United States and Great Britain
was still in force. No action was taken on
the bill. In the House, after objection
and filibustering by the Democrats, a reso-
luton for the immediate consideration of
business reported by the committee on the
judiciary was adopted. and the bill for the
relief of the Supreme Court, with Senate
amendments, was taken up, the amend
ments non concurred in and conference
ordered. The House then proceeded to the
consideration of the bill to fix the salaries
of United States district judges, but without
disposing of it n recess was taken until
eight o'clOck-the night session being for
the consideration of pension bills.