The Iola register., 1891-02-06
GENERAL HAPPENINGS.
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CONGRESS.

CONGRESS.
SENATE. Monday. Jan. 26-Senate
met in continuation of previous Tues
day session the pending question L
amend the rules by providing for the
closing OF debate. Motion of Mr.. Wal
colt TO take up appropriation bills wa:
passed by b to "a amid wild applause
Pension Bill of Mrs. Ann Dougherty
vetoed two years ago by President
Cleveland and of Gen. Banks and Gen
Seigel were reported and placed on the
calander. Mr.. Plumb offered a resOlu
tion calling on the Secretary for infor
nation in regard to amount of coin in
existence: amount held by the treasury
by each of the banks and the amount in
the hands of the people.
Tuesday. Jan. Credentials of Sen.
ator Stanford and Mr.. Irby, senators
elect. presented and filed. Bill to pre-.
vent counterfeiting and the manufacture
of counterfeiting tools reported and
passed. AppOrtiOnment bill pro-
viding for $50 representatives taken up
without action.
Wednesday. Jan. 2S.-In the Senate
the appropriation bill was taken up and
he would ask for vote upon it to-mor-
row.
Thursday. Jan. 29-The apportion-
ment bill was taken up as unfinished
| business. The amendment to increase
| the representation of Arkansas from six
to seven was rejected. Also an amend
ment to increase Minnesota's represen-
tation from seven TO eight, and similar
amendments in regard to other states.
| The bill was then passed exactly as it
came from the house: Yeas. 81: nays,
a, Ia strictly party vote.) The bill to
adjust the claims of laborers. working
men and mechanics arising under
| the eight hour law was taken
up and laid aside tempOrarially
to consider the army appropriation bill.
| Mr.. Hawley moved TO strike out of
! the bill the proviso that no officer shall
receive pay as an officer on the retired
list while receiving salary as govern
ment official. The motion was agreed
TO and the prOvisO stricken out. The
bill and amendment went over without
action, Mr.. Allison giving notice. how
ever, that he wOnld expect both the
army appropriation bill and the fortiti-
cation bill to be passed tomorrow. On
motion of Mr.. Hoar the Senate bill APP
propriating $4,000 for life-saving
station at Brant Rock in the town of
Marshfield, Mass, was taken from the
calander and passed. After short eX-
ecutiye session the Senate at $50 ad-
journed until tomorrow at IL a. IN.
Friday, Jan. 3C.-In the opening
prayer the sudden death of Secretary
Window was referred to by Chaplain
Butler in the senate to-day. AS soon
as the journal of yesterday was read
Mr.. Morrill,, in voice tremulous with
emotion, moved that the senate adjourn.
The senate adjourned till tomorrow
at IL o'clock.
Washington January 31.-The house
resolution for the appointment of a
committee of nine to attend the funeral
of Secretary Window was laid over by
the senate. and Mr.. Morrill, offered a
resolution for the appointment Of a COM
mittee of seven senators to Join the
house committee in attending the funer-
al and to take such other action as may
be appropriate in honor of the memory
Of the deceased and manifest the re-
spect and appreciation of congress for
his public services. The resolution
was agreed to and Messrs. Morrill,,
Washburn, Sherman, Allison, Harris,
Payne and German were appointed.
Mr.. Morrill, also offered resolution
(which was agreed to- for the adjourn
ment of the senate on Monday at 2 p. m,
to enable senators TO attend Mr.. Win
dom's funeral.
The army appropriation bill was then
taken up.
The amendment Of the committee on
appropriations which was under dis
cussion last Friday, ito strike out the
provision that government tranSporta-
ton on land in aid of railroads shall not
exceed 30 per cent of the charges to
private parties was agreed TO.
There were 10 bills passed, among
them one giving a pension of $50 q
month to the widow of General Edward
| 7. Noyes; also the house bill granting
pension of 800 month to General
Franz Sigel. The bill to pension Mary
Ann Dougherty was objected to and
went over.
The message Of the president in re-
lation to the vacancy created by the
death of the secretary of the treasury
before the senate, was read and referred
| to the committee on finance.
Senate bill to provide for allotment oi
lands in severalty to the Quapaw In
dians in the Indian territory.
After a short executive session, the
senate adjourned till Monday, at :
o'clock p. IN.
HoUsE.-Jan. 26.-After the journal
was approved Mr.. BOutelle of Maine,
moved that the house 60 into commit
tee OF the whole on the navy appropria-
ton bill The yeas and nays were
ordered and the clerk had called but a
few names when Messrs. Mansur and
Heard of Missouri, returning from the
senate side, spoke a few words to their
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