Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-25
CURRENT TOPICS.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
FlFTY-SECOND CONGRESS,

In the senate. on the 18th, the bill to improve
the navigation of the Mississippi river and to
prevent destructive foods was reported from
the committee commerce resolution pro-
viding for an investigation of the immigration
laws was passed, was bill for government
dock at Algiers, La, and bill authorizing the
construction of bridges across the Missouri,
Mississippi and Illinois rivers. The printing
bill was passed and the pure food bill was taken
up as continuing order. In the house the
resolution instruct1ng the committee on agri
culture to report the effect upon agriculture of
the present law for the collection of revenues
by means of duties upon imports was adopted.
A resolution for a joint committee to investi-
gate the immigration laws, especially in con-
nection with the recent typhus importation,
was adopted, and the bill for government dry
dock at Algiers, La, was passed.
In the Senate. on the 10Th. Mr.. Sherman's Gre
dentials on his election to the sixth term were
laid before the senate and filed The urgent de-
ficiency bin was taken up and, after argument,
passed Bills were passed appropriating $780, =
600 for military storehouse at Omaha, Neb
and $4,000 for public building at Salt Lake
City. Consideration Of the Dubois Claggett
contest case occupied the remainder of the ses-
sion. -. In the house a resolution was passed
calling for an account from the treasury de-
partment of expenditures and Of the reception
and care Of immigrants and other persons un-
der the immigrant laws, and for the report of the
Europe last year. The house soon after got into
q tangle over the question of what business was
next in order, and the discussion occu pied the
remainder OF the day.
In the senate, on the 18th, q resolution request
ing the president to return to the republic of
Mexico the battle flags captured by the army of
the United States during the war of 1s4S was
adopted. Bills increasing the appropriations
for public buildings at st. Paul, Mimi and
Omaha Neb. to 81 400, 600 andSS00 600 respectively
disposed of, the senate resumed the discussion
of the Idaho contested election case. 80. In the
house a resolution was adopted calling upon the
postmaster general for information relative to
contracts made under the mail subsidy act.
The house then went into committee of the
whole on the Indian appropriation bill.
In the senate, on the 18th. the presidents
message on the Choctaw and Chickasaw claims
was presented and ordered printed and laid on
the table for future disposition. resolution
was passed instructing the committee on for
eign relations to report such provisions of law
as will empower the federal courts to try causes
involving the consideration of international
questions. Sena or Voorhees, presented petit
ton from citizens of Veedersburg, Ind, pray
ing that the Pinkerton detective force be either
abolished by law or incorporated into the mill
tary forces of the country. After eulogies to
the late Senator Plumb the senate adjourned
49,. In the house the presidents Indian claims
message was received and laid on the table. A
communication from the secretary of the treas
ury stating, in answer to a resolution of the
house, by what authority the 4l2 per cent loan
had been extended, was read. After some fur
Their business of minor Importance the house
went into committee of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill.
IN the senate, on the 10th, the vice president
submitted the opinion of Secretary Foster that
the transfer of the revenue marine to the navy
department would be inexpedient and unwlse
Referred to committee on naval affairs. The
bill extending for ten years the existing pro-
visions as to Chinese immigration was passed
Thirty three relief and one public building bill
from the calendar were passed. The bill
amending the law concerning the inspection Of
steam vessels was also passed. go. In the house
the morning hour was dispensed with, and, it
being private bill day, the house Immediately
went into committee of the whole for the pur
pose of considering bills on the private calen-
dar. Messrs. Harter and Bland occupied most
of the session in discussion of the formers
circular in opposition to the latter's free coin
age bill.