Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-05
C0NGR ESSIONAL
SENATE.


adjourned as mark of respect 10 the late
Senator Wilson, of Maryland.
tv. HOUSE.
The Immigration bill was taken up, tho
pending question being on Oates substitute,
which was rejected. The bill then passed
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the agricultural aspiration bill. AZ
ter considerable debate the committee rose
without disposlng OF the bill. The death OF
Senator Wilson was announced and after tho
appointment OF committee to take action In
regard 10 the funeral the house adjourned.
An evening session was held and the house
again went into committee OF the whole ON
the agricultural hill After considerable de
bate II was passed and the committee OF the
whole resumed consideration Of the general
deficiency bill, but adjournment was taken
before II was disposed Of
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--llouse amendment
to the direct tax bill was presented aud laid
on the table for the present The civil appro-
priation bill passed The legislative, cxecu-
tive aud judicial appropriation hill was then
taken up, but was finally laid aside ana tho
conference on the military academy approprl-
alton bill agreed %. The chair laid the Near.
aqua canal bill before the senate, but Paddock
insisted on the pure food bill, As no quorum
was present the senate AT 9;IS adjourned,
HOUSE
The senate hill passed for the relief OF the
assignees Of the late john Roach. The house
then proceeded In committee OF the whole to
general debate of the shipping bill. After
some general debate the committee rose An
evening session was devoted 10 considering
the general deficiency bill In committee OF the
whole, which was passed when the committee
rose. Adjourned.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-A message from the
president was presented, returning without
his approval the bin TO establish record and
pension Office Of the war department, and re-
ferred to the committee ON military niTairs.
The house bill passed fnr the relief of John
l.. Morey. The legislative appropriation bill
passed aud the pure food bill was taken up,
but was laid aside. Among the bills passed
were an amendment to the various immgra.
ton acts, aud u bill 10 amend the act of March
2, 1889, for the relief Of certain volunteers and
regulars OF the Mexican war, After some con
sideratIon of bills on the calendar the senate
adjourned
HOUSE.
In the house 10, day the senate bill passed
amendnlory OF the law proyliing FOR the Selcc-
ton Of school land The house then went into
committee Of the whole, resumlng consldcra.
ton of the shipping bill. The house substitute
for the senate bill was read by paragraphs for
amendment The subststutc Was agreed to.
The shipping bin finally passed after u long
radically different from that which passed the
senate,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb ga number OF bills
were reported aud placed on the calendar.
The house amendment 10 the direct tax bill
was agreed TO without division. The bill now
goes TO the president The house bill passed
granting pension Of 80 500 u year TO the
widow 6fAdmiral Porter; also the house bill
for the reorganization OF the artillery force Of
the army, The Indian appropriation bill was
passed. The postoillce appropriation bill was
s.iF. h..Ng a.l A.. a.
went into executive session When the doors
were rcopcned the death OF senator lleaIst
was announced. A committee was appointed
to attend the funeral anu the senate ad-
iourned.
HOUSE.
In the house today the shipping hill, the
sundry civil bill and the legislative bill were
sent to conference An understanding was
reached that no contested election case would
be considered The Hawaiian cable amend.
ment to the diplomatic bill was non .concurred
in aud conference committee appointed.
Conference reports were agreed TO TO the bills
to regulate the jurisdiction Of United States
courts, and 10 establish United States land
court. The senate bill to prevent bookmak-
ing aud pool-sclling In the District Of Colum
bia passed. The conference report ON the
depreciation bill was agreed TO. The death Of
Senator Hearst was announced, and the house
adjourned.
WAsuISGToS, March 2.--Thc tonnage sub.
sidy bill passed, and also several of the appro
priatiun bills A message from the house nn.
nounced the death of Representative Phelan,
of Tennessee and after eulogistc remarks the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The conference report on the senate
amendments TO the indian appropriation bill
was agreed to; also the conference
report on the timber culture law
n Al.
bill authorizing the secretary oi the treasury
to suspend for one year the provisions Of the
act requiring steamers on lakes and inland
waters to carry life line projeciiles. The house
then, at | o'clock took recess until to-mor.
row. IL
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The senate met
Immediately went into executive session.
When the doors were opened the general de.
tciency bill was taken up. After some amend
ments IL passed. Various conference reports
were agreed TO. All the house private pen.
sion bills were passed. The copyright bill was
considered but failed to pass
HOUSE.
Various conference reports were agreed TO
and some rejected Taylor, OF Ohio, moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill to pro-
vide for o committee Of five persons on the
subject OF alcoholic liquor traffic. and the mo-
ton was carried GO to- 81. The conference re-.
port on the Indian appropriation bill was
agreed to. The conference report ON thccopy-
right bill wac submitted and after "a brief dc.
bate agreed to-yeas 1T TO u.
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