Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-04-21
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-sEcoND CONGRESS.

In the senate, on the 11th, Mr. Stewart intro
duced some resolutions obviously designed to
get at the facts upon which Mr.. Sherman based
his recent statement that silver certificates were
not issued dollar for dollar for silver dollars but
that there was dollars value in gold behind
every dollar of silver certificates issued. A
memorial was received from x-Senator Blair
asking an investigation of his rejection as min
lister to China All the rest of the business was
done in secret session In the house bills
were passed to make West Point. Va sub
port OF entry and delivery, and to repeal the
act authorizing the secretary of war to lease
the pier at the entrance to the Chicago river.
-Four District of Columbia bills were passed.
IN the senate, on the 1eth. Mr.. Palmers reso-
luton for the election of United States sena-
tors by the people was referred to the commit
tee on privileges and elections after occupying
almost the entire day in a debate at times de-
cidedly personal The senate subsequently
took up bills on the calendar In the house
an urgent deficiency bill, appropriating 81, OH :
SO for various deficiencies in the government
service. including $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses of collecting customs, and 10000 for
the census Office. was discussed, after which the
naval appropriation bin was considered for two
hours in committee of the whole.
IL the senate, on the 18th, the greater part
Of the day was passed in the consideration of
bills on the calendar, quite number OF which
were passed The Geary Chinese exclusion
bill was adversely reported, the senate insist
ing upon its own measure continuing existing
avs Mr. Morgan delivered another speech on
the silver question - In the house the bill
granting the right of way to the Gainesville.
Oklahoma & Gulf railroad through the Indian
territory was passed The remainder of the
session was devoted tn consideration of the
naval appropriation bill, which Was still pend
ing when the house adjourned
In the senate. on the I4th, senate bill extend
ing the free delivery system to towns of 800
population was passed A long and interesting
debate bill to increase the number of
judges of the court of claims, which brought up
the question of the expediency of giving judges
retiring salaries, occupied the time until adj
journment 80 In the house debate the re
solution to eIpunge from the Congress ional Rec
ord the extracts from the book of Henry George
Protection or Free Trade, interjected in the
speeches of several democratic members. was
the incident of the day The remainder Of the
session devoted to the naval appropriation
bill
The senate was not in session on the 18th.
In the house nothing whatever in the way of
legislation was accomplished NumberlesS bills
were reported for the erection of public build
ings and the house then went into committee
of the whole on the private calendar. The bill
before the committee was the well known re-
lief bill for the heirs of Henry II. and Char
lotte ". Sibley, which has been before the
house for the last three weeks on private bill
day. Not being able to make any Roadway af-
ter repeated roll calls for adjournment and two
calls of the house. it finally decided to take
a recess until o'clock p. m for the considera-
ton of private pension bills At the evening
session but one bill was passed.