Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-01-22

Washington, Jan. Is. The finance bib was
taken ur. aud Ingalls, began speech, lie
spoke over two hours, aud was applaudcd AT
the close, both from the floor and the galleries.
Jones, of Nevada, next addressed the senate,
Several amendments were acted upon, and the
senate adjourned.
norsE.
The house went into committee OF the
whole on the army appropriation bin, Atte
some further debate the committee rose and
the army bill passed. The house went into
committee OF the whole on the District of Col
nmba bill, but little was done, the committee
rose and the house adjourned,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan, l5.--Dawes, from the
committee ON Indian affairs, reported reso
luton, directing an eXhausting inquiry into
the condition of the Indians Of North and
South Dakota and Montana and elsewhere.
Henderson introduced bill TO establish A
branch mint ut Omaha, Nebraska, and Me
Council one for mint at Boise City, Idaho.
Morgan introduces q preamble ana Joint reso
luton on the subject Of the recent proceed
ings IN the supreme court concerning the
Behring Sea dispute. The election bill was
taken mp and Evarts spoke at length In advo
cacy of It, Pasco obtained the hcof and the
bill was laid aside Informally. lloar gave no
tice that tomorrow he should ask the senate
to remain in session until the bill Is passed
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the house o-day the free coinage bill was
received from the senate aud Its reception was
greeted with applause from the Democratic
side The speaker announced the appoint
ment of n special committee to investigate the
silver pool as follows: Dingley, Payne, Rowell,
Dockery and Cakes, Dockery, however, re-
signed, and Peel, of Arkansas, was appointed
In his place. The conference report Ola The
Sioux Falls, s. u, public building bill was
agreed 10. The senate sycr,bill went to the
speakers table. After considering some othe"
conference reports the House adjourned,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan l6.--Supplemental petit
tltions were received against the passage Of the
election BID from various states, Mitchell In
troduced bill providing for temporary gov.
ernment for Alaska. Referred. Conference
reports were agreed TO on bills for public
buildings ut Mankato, MINI, 500, 900, and ut
Sioux Falls, ). d., 100000, The yicepresi-
| dent laid before the senate as unfinished bust.
ness the election bill and Pasco argued against
| It, The rest of the day was spent In discussing
the bill, the senate baing still In session at the
! close Of the evenings report.
HOUSE,
resolution was adopted giving the silyo:
| pool committee permission 10 sit during the
| sessions of the house and granting IL power to
| conduct the investigation outside OF Washing
| ton IL desirable The house then went into
! committee of the whole on the District of
! Columbia appropriation bill. The house at the
I
sion of $50 u month to General Franz Seigel
and one granting pension of 500 month to
! General N. z. Banks The passage Of the lat
! Ter bill was greeted with general applause on
both sides Of the house.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE session of
| Friday continued considering the election bill
| After Thirty hours session the bill was laid
aside informal, aud The senate ats O'Clock
Saturday morning adjourned TO II II. IN. Mon,
! day.
! The house went into commlt.e9 OF the whole
| on the District Of Columbia appropriation
| bill A long discussion foreign 10 the bill en-
sued Richardson, of Tennessee, sent up IA
| number Of clippings from Ohio newspapers re-
porting outragcs upon negroes In Ohio, Gro
sevenor said the outrages occurred in strongly
Democratic districts. The debate continued at
some lengt and pending the disposition Oft
bill the committee rose and the house ad-
journed,
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9--The senate election
bill was taken up, and George spoke ut some
| length. The vice president laid before the
senate message transmitting The agreement
| with the Crow Indians forthe sale of the west
! ern part OF their reservation. lloar moved
that the adjournment until noon to-day be
given until noon tomorrow to give the senL
tors an opportunity 10 attend the funeral OF
Mr.. Bancroft Agreed to. George resumed
his speech, but yieldcl for an executive SEES
sion, aud the senate adjourned.
HRusf.
The house consumed great portion OF the
da ON motion of Mills to amend the journal
relative 10 the refusal Of the chair TO
! recognize his motion 10 reconsider the
vote by which Fridays journal was APP
proved Alter long discussion the journal
was approved Then the senate bill was
IA sed Tor the relief of Sara T.. Perinc. Al
lOulnca.
SENATE.
WAsuiNoToy, Jan. 2U--hfter the morning
business was disposed of the senate consld-
| cred the resolution 60 change the rules, whe
at :! o'clock the elections bill came up an
George took the floor TO continue his speech.
After he had spoken three hours and a half
Butler asked him 10 weld the floor while he
read chapter of the rev sed statutes relating
to the subject Of elections. George assentcd,
but after tho secretary had read for some
time, Butler discovered the chapter was not
the one he meant, and he said he would read
1t himself After long discussion the senate
adjourned.
house.
After the reading Of the journal, Blanl
made the point that IL had not been read In
fill, and ueman led that description OF the
various executive communications, resolutions
bills anl petitions be read, the reading not
being q mpIctel until o'clock. The speaker
then stated the question to be oe the approval
of the journal 1t was finally approyee--l4i
to l0}. The home then went into committee
ID tho Who'll, on the District of Columbia bill.
No Progress was made, and the committee
RISE. Adjourned.
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