Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-02-12
CONGR ESSIONAL
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, req, lin the senate this
morning, in reference 70 presentation Of petit.
tons as to the Congcr bill a colloouy took
place, going TO show that all these petitions
emana,e from the same source and so back TO
that source before they are forwarded to sen,
ators aud that hey are distributed from tho
central agency and seem 10 be the result, not
Of n spontaneous movement, but Of solicita.
tons, The fertilization bill was taken up, and
after amendment passed, The military acad-
my bill passed with one amendment, The
PENSION appropriation hill was taken up and
went over Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The house then went into committee OF the
whole on the diplomatic and consular appro.
priation bill. After discussion fine committee
rose and the bill passed
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. BIN the senate 10. day
among the bills reported aud placed on cal
endar, one for increase pension for the widow
OF General Custer 10 500 per month Ingalls,
spoke TO u question of privilege, defining his
position on the closure rule and election bill,
lie was not in favor Of the former, but would
vote for the latter In u modified form, The
pension appropriation bill was taken up ana
finally passed. A number Of bills were taken
from the calendar and passed.. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the honse today, on motion Of McKin.
ley, II was ordered that during the remainder
of the session the house shall meet ut II a. IN.
The house then went into u committee OF tho
whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
After some discussion the committee rose aud
the bill passed. Adjourned,
N,suxo,ox Loh poaa,,,, ,,o.o,,.,
resolutions OF the Nebraska house against the
Ccnger lard bill. The naval appropriation
bill was reported, Morgan spoke In favor OF
the bill to aid the Nicaragua canal The
senate resumed the eight hour bin, and Mcr.
was }ajI .siaa mn i.,sr was r"s"mca ana s.r'
c,nl on,enIm,onts cnnsiaa,aa I, No. n,au,
agr,ej the Mi shnuiI ho d,snosa, ~ ,nr"ns
row kdS,urneJ w " '''''''
uousr
Mckinley asl,a unanimous co,sc,, for IN,
nothing In the tariff nct shall he held To r,neal
or lmpair the recjnrocItv treaty with tho 'Ua
wnIian islands, The senate hin amendmend.
ing the land forfeiture ACT Of sent III lSOO
was laid before The housc and was pass,d with
verbal amendments The bouse then went
into committec of tho whole an thc s,nIr.
Augmentation hill, After lorg debate tho
hon 81 took n recess
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Fen. Inc Joint resolution
10 correct an error IN punctuation IN the tarifr
NV wv Whs .hhcn up, out went over Inc order
,or nlSni sessions was agreed TO- The house
biil Tor the adlustncnt OF the accounts Tor
worknen, etc, under the eight hour law was
rcconhhll'ou 10 tnc coWiUitIce on education
ana Iaoor-ycns, ~ nays, "a Inc death OF
Congressman l'helan, OF tennessee, was an,
houneeu, and tue senate us marx OF respect
ADJOURNED
HOUSE,
lne conference report ratiiyihg the agree
n,taI "'sn Wv Ha,a a' NJ, "' io"'s, w
mo comnItt.c n Tho whnin -, ~" s,n1rv
civil augmentation hu Various amend
ments wrre ncirI mon md ,hc Wor,J,. mi,
claim wns nvrccd IN int wi,bnu, fnishiny ,hc
iii tho committee rose McWilIIn nT Tcn, a.
see onnCuncad tho jc,Ih ~ Gnnac,ssn,, :,
phplnn and ne n mnri, ~ rosner, ,hc 5ousn al
iourneJ
SENATE
wos,j,,to, po, 20 "a, o,. ~, ,.,,,. 90
nav, 30 ISo a,,ato rn,,,soa y, VIZ VI ysa' 80
wa ~ saiu,,Iau reca n,,,I,,n w ~ oh, W.,
iii 20 Tho cn,n,,I,,ao on odISsa ~ S , ab,
aud ia nj m"rosro aI"', . anu nuD,'
rha sono,o ,han ,r",.oI, y" ~, ,aItura
ton of the conyrIpbt h,II Several amendment
were disposrd of. nud the senate adjourned.
uousE.
The house went into committee of the Who'll,
on the sundry civil lJlI It's conaideratInr
complete l. the COMMITTEES procecded to m,
discussion of the legislative appropriatIon nm
General debate was postponcd untll 10 morrow
ana the bill was read by paragraphs 10,
amen nent. Hayes, of iowa, offered mn
amendment proyldinu for session clerks I'd