Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-01-15
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

In the Senate, on the 5th, the credentials
of Senator elect Dubois, of Idaho, were
pIaced ON file and Senator Mcconnell, of
idaho. was sworn in. The conference report
on the Pennsylvania Railroad bill was
agreed to. When the Elections bill came up
the Senate, on motion of Mr.. Stewart, by
vote of 81 to %, laid it aside and took up the
finance committees bill, which was debated
at length by Messrs. sherman, Reagan and
others. -. In the House the conference re
port on the Urgent Deficiency bill was agreed
to. The motion to suspend the rules 20 pass
the bill for retiring mates in the navy was
lost-SS to 101. The rules were suspended
and the Senate bill for building at Dan
vile, Ill, was passed; also bill for IA building
at Richmond, Ky, and bill for the relief OF
the bark ''Xenophon."
IN the Senate on the 9Th, consideration of
the Financial bill was continued until three
O'Clock when a secret session was held
which lasted until adiournment.-....I the
House number of bills were passed, among
them the bill authorizing the President to
suspend tonnage dues. The Shipping bill
was then taken up in committee OF the whole
and debated without action.
IL the Senate, on the eth. senator ShOup
of Idaho drew the term ending in 1896 and
Mr. Mcconnell that ending March next. The
conference report on the Urgent Deficiency
bill was agreed to-. The bill for education in
Alaska was discussed, but not disposed of.
The Financial measure was then discussed,
Nessrs Daniel, Plumb and Hiscock speak
ino at length. $3.50. In the House some minor
military measures were passed and the de-
bate OF the Shipping bill was continued.
| IN the Senate, on the Sth, notice was given
| by MesSrs Plat and Allison of their inten-
| ton to call up at an early day the Copyright
and Lard bills. House bills We're passed for
public buildings as follows: Akron, o., 49,
| 900: Charleston. s. C., an increase OF $4,000
Savannah, Ga. 100000 additional appropria-
i ton. and Davenport, Ia, 100000. Senate
| bill to provide a patrol steamer on 1T. Mary 5
| river i'll Michigan,was also passed An agree
| ment was reached by which general debate
| on the Financial bill will be closed on the
| 18th and Il vote taken the following day. In
| the House the bill authorizing the issuance
! of certificates of service to telegraph opera
| tors with the Union army in the late war was
| passed. The House refused to pass Il resOlu
| ton limiting debate on the Shipping bill, and
| discussion of it continued until adjournment
| Mr.. Grosyenor speaking in favor of it.
| IL the Senate, on the 9th, House bill to re
| Iieye Major Wham and House bill providing
an additional associate justice of the SUI
| nremc Court of Arizona were passed. Mr..
| blackburn and Mr. Morgan addressed the
Senate on the Financial bill. In the House
| the bill to authorize Oklahoma City to issue
| bonds for a railroad right of way through
| the CITY was passed. The entire afternoon
| was spent debating (without action) bill
| for the relief of the Citizens Bank of Louis
lana A night session was held devoted &c
| nSin