Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-28

CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.

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Washington, January 20.--The senate
was at work on public building bills on tho
calendar. Six passed without objection.
Among them was one for SsOO,0O0 for Dead.
wood, $. ID. Platte introduced bill (by
requesD to enable New Mexico TO adopt
constitution and state government and DO
admitted into the union. Washburn in
troducod bin defining options and futures
and imposing special taxes. Referred to
Judiciary committee. Adjourned,
HOUSE.
The session of the house was short, and
but few bills, among them Springer's FREQ
wool bill, were introduced On motion Of
Stone, OF Kentucky, a resolution was
adopted calling ON the secretary of tho
treasury for a statement of all goods im-
ported into the United States from tho
Dominican republic and Porto Rico duti-
able or free; also statement of all goods
exported to those countries for ten years
previous to the passage of tho Mckinley
act. Adjourned
Washington, January 81. stanford nd.
dressed the senate IN advocacy of his bill
To issue 100000, 600 in national notes and
loan ii on land peflor made speech In
support of the measure, which was laid
aside The La Abra bill was taken up,
but without disposing of il the senate went
into executive session and soon adjourned
till Monday.
HOUSE
Two oil portraits or ex-Speakers Grow
and Randall were presented To the house,
Bland introduced bill for the free coinage
of gold and silver bullion aud the issue OF
coin notes. A resolution was adopted call
ing on tho secretary of the treasury for u
statement of drawbacks paid importers of
tin plate under the Mckinley bill. A bill
was reported appropriating $4,000 to cons
plete tho allotment of lands To the Cheyenne
I,,l Fl..l.
son advocated the measure, and made an
attack upon the Mckinley law, which no
hoped u democratic administration would
repeal. The bill passed Adjourned till
Monday,
Washington, January 25,-The presi-
dents message regarding the CHILEAN inn
broglio was received and read. On motion
of Sherman the message and accompany
ing documents were ordered printed and re-
ferred to committee on foreign affairs. A
report confirming the title of Chiffon OF
Texas, to his seat was handed in; also a
resolution declaring Call of Florida entitled
to his seat Calendar As a token OF re-
spect for the late Justice Bradley, the SEN
ate adjourned
HOUSE
| The presidents message was received and
read and was heartily applauded at its
| conclusion. On motion of Blouut IL was
| tien rcleTFcu 10 NHe COllllllllles on ioItiRi
affairs, which Immediately took il under
consideration. Adjourned
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 26.-After a brief ex-
ecutive session the senate resumed consid-
Grafton of the We'll and LaAbra claims.
Before adjournment the senate passed the
bill for completion of the allotment of
lands to the Cheyenne md Arapahoe In
dians.
HOUSE.
2 breckenridge of Kentucky asked for inn
mediate consideration of resolution request
ing the president to inform tho house
whether any correspondence had been ro-
ceived regarding the ultimation sent to
Chilli. Referred to committee ON foreign
affairs. The new code of rules was called
up. A great deal of argument was INDUCED
in regarding the rules, but without action
the house adjourned