Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-21
CONGRESSIONAL
SENATE.


Washington, January l3-kyle intro
ducod a bill, which was referred, proposing
an amendment 10 the constitution TO regu-
late marriages aud divorces In the several
states. The calendar was taken up and the
hill passed to provide for the disposal of the
Fort Sheridan and Fort Mcpherson mill
tary reservations, in Nebraska, 20 actual
settlers under the homestead law. On mo-
ton of Stewart n bill to provide for FREQ
coinage OF gold and silver bullion was re-
ferred To the financial committee, Execu-
two session; adjourned.
HOUSE.
Bland introduced resolution which was
adopted, calling on the secretary of the
treasury for information as 10 why tho Az
per cent bonds were continued atterdue A
resolution was agreed to requesting tho
correspondence between the United States
and other countries regarding reciprocity,
Lewis introduced n resolution To repeal the
law creating sinking fund, Watson in
troduced a hill TO cover into tho treasury
the one hundred millions of dollars gold re.
serve now held for redemption OF United
States notes Bills were introduced for
building public buildings Mt Lincoln aud
South Omaha, Neh,
Washington, January H. "A bin was
passed providing for a hall Of records In
Washington, Vest introduced u bill for
tho Improvement OF the Mississippi river
from the mouth TO the Ohio, npproprinting
| sill 900, 900 Among other bills passed was
| one authorizing the construction of q bridge
| across the Missouri river at Chamberlain
| =. ID, After executive session, adjourned
| HOUSE.
BILLS were introduced referring 10 the
| special sugar bounty clause IN tho present
tariff law and looLing TO the scttlemcnt OF
the international disputes without resort
| ing TO war The Holman antisuhsily reso,
luton was then taken up for discussion n
| long debate ensued which was indulgod In
| by n large number of congressman, but the
matter finally went over till tomorrow,
| nOlSE,
Washington, January l5 Bills were in
! truduccd To test the methods OF spelling In
school and approprinting 800 600 TO cstnh'
| fish n spelling school at the Worlds Fnir(
| by Lane of Illinois, placing salt lumber
nails cotton ties binding twinc aud ngIt'
cultural implements ON the FREQ list for al
! mission of Arizona ASA state, Holman +
resolution regarding subsidies was adopted
] A resolution providing for thirty soyon
clerks of house committees was adopted
| Hatch, of Missouri, INTRODUCED bill
amending the presidential succession net 80
as to add tho Office of secretary OF ngfiCul-
turo after that OF secretary Of the interior,
Referred. Adjourned until Monday
| SENATE.
Washington January u.s. A petition
| was received fro n tho National League for
! Protection ui American Institutions asking
| for an nmendiuent to tho constitution To
| prevent the union OF church and state AMI
forbid tho appropriation of public money
| to any society under sectnrinn control Tho
house bill fixing the timo for holding dis.
| trct and Circuit courts of the United States
| In the north district Of Iowa, was passed.
| Bills were introduced by Potter, proposing
| an amendment tn the constitution for the
election of president and vice president by
direct vote of the people; by Wilson for
classification of clerks and other employees
of first and second class postoiliccs aud 60
fix their salaries; by Mcmillan, appropriat-
ing S!57 900 for building two revenue cut.
ters for service on the great lakes, Execu-
tive session; adjourned
HOUSE.
A resolution was adopted calling on the
| secretary of the treasury for information
as TO what amount Of money was nppropri-
nted and is available for the Worlds Elk
| position at Chicago and how much OF ~ has
been expended Following bills were IN
troduced BY Snow, Of Illinois, granting
lands to honornby discharged soldiers Of
the late war. BY Bontner Of Louisiana,
appropriating $4,000, 900 for repairing an |
extending the Mississippi river lcvecs ny
| Loud, of California, To absolutely prohibit
tho carrying of Chinese into the United
States, whether subjects OF the Chinese en-
piro or otherwise. Mr.. Turpin, OF Alabama,
lhlrouuceu " plli permitting nutiohui bhihr
to lend money on real estate.
SENATE
Washington. Jrn la.-Socfetary Blaine
gave report re ynrding the Mexican
awards 10 STD, 900 all OF which have boon
paid. A bill was placed on tac calendar
providing for d ion Of Sioux Indian
lands and the reling lishmant o, In linu
rule The enrolled house bill liking the
time of holding the session of the United
States courts in the northern districts oI
Iowa was signed, and Is the first net of Il Is
session to go to the president for his alp
proval. Adjourned
HOUSE.
In his prayer the chaplain invoked divine
guidance for tho president, his advisers md
members Of the two houses In the present
crisis. Consideration was resumed OF the
bill providing for public printing, binding
and distribution Of public documents.
LESSONS IN sHoRT-IIASD.