Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-12-15
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SENATE.
Washington, Dec. Hill introduced o
bill to repeal the sherman silver purchase
act OF 1890 Joint resolution for appoint
ment Of commission to make an agree
ment With the tribes in Indian Territory
for taking lands in severalty and settiin,
up.the remainder of their lands was tater
up and Vest addressed the senate. Laid over
without action. Senate then ad journed as
mark OF respect for the late Representative
Mcdonald
bill in effect repeating law which pro
vides for reduction of force of engineer
officers of the navy 10 10 was taken M anC
passed, but a motion ia reronsider pre-
vented final action Senate luil relative
to public printing and binding consumed
remainder of the day,
SENATE
Washington Dee S.-The senate in ex
ecttive session ratified the agre >ment be.
tween the United States aud Cli / for set
Element of tho Claims Of the Cnjt,d state,
against Chill. Among nominations con
firmed were those of J III Gear rs assistant
secretary of the tire lsury; .. IT, RHker NJ
consul at Copenhagen; VIM " Stona as
commissioner of the lHud Ollie al from
Iowa. Senate. MS a mark of respect TO the
memory Of Representative Warwick, al.
journed
HorsE.
house llHSSeu Dill lefIllnAt' DG tNC Fpfillc-
ton in the engineer corps OF the navy de.
partment After disc ssiop on the bill ex.
tending for three years the p-nr 81 Dns of
the act for muster and pay pi certain vol
un;eev officers and enlisted men, house re-
sumed consideration Of the bill on printing
and binding. without disposing Of the bill
the house adjourned
HOUSE,
sW ashington, De-. 9--Number of appoint.
ments were announced 10 fill vacancies on
committees Consideration of the public
printing and binding bill was resumed and
finally passed. 4 petition for repeal OF
Gesry Chinese act from citizens of Mass1-
chusetts was presented and ordered printed
Adjourned till Monday.
SENATE
Washington, Dec. l2--Stewart intro
duced bill amending Sherman silver act
providing for free coinage. Vest III
troduced n bill to aid proposed electric
railway from Chicago TO St Louis Wash
burn anti-optIon till came up, but went
over for reprinting. Executive session;
adjourned.
Army appropriation bill was reported
and referred to committee Of the whole.
Committee on labor reported bill to prohib-
1t employment of contract labor on pub
lie work calendar. Cummings introduced
a resolution, which was referred to com
mittee to investigate. citing charges by
New York Sun against the postmas ,cr.
general and sup rintsndcnt of the census
for illegal use OF the mails Adjourned,
SENATE.
WAsHINGToN Dee l3.--Scnator Calling
er INTRODUCED a BIZ for Suspension of immi-
grafton under certain circu Instances, and
Mitchell one TO provide for national en-
campment OF militia Mt Worlds Fair
Consideration OF the ami option bill was
then resumed, aiii Gco-ge spoke in its fa-
vor. Executive sessio1: adjourned
y IHOtsE.
Committee on rules reported favorably a
resolution directing the conn itteeon ways
ana means to Inquire aud report the res.
Iept condition of the treasury and mt re
kf>sgble revenue under existing las. hc
e;ss'ss-lion wil 10 made arconi .ne 1,
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