Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-04-21
CONGRESSIONAL

SENATE.
Washington, April lB-Chinese exclu-
sion bill was reported from committed
Stewards silver resolution was taken up,
and Morgan spoke tavoring free silver
Tho resolution went over and the senate
took up bills on the calendar A number
OF bills of minor Importance passed, and
after executive session tho senate adjourn
cd.
After routine business the house went
into committee Of the whole on the naval
appropriation bill Items for additional
battle ships aid other naval improvements
were opposed by Holman aud pending
action the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
Washington, April lI-Cnlendnr was
taken up and fow bills of minor import
ance passed. Quincy Puntoon Bridge
Company was authorized To build and
maintain pontoon bridge across the Mis-.
sissippi river at Quincy Bills passed or.
tending free delivery system to towns OF
not less than 5000 where the gross receipts
for previous year amount to 5000. Bill 10
regulate jurisdiction OF courts passed
After executive session senate adjourned
till Monday.
Considerable time was consumed in do
| bate relative to certain matter that had
been given space In the Record. After the
controversy had ended the naval appropri-
alton bill was taken up and Boutelle OF
| Maine advocated strongly the amendment
providing for two additional battle ships
and ten torpedo boats. Without action
house adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, April i5.--Thc proceedings
were without interest. Bill to promote
safety 81 national banks was referred to
oh DO T.
Private calendar was taken up but after
some time had been spent In consideration
of bills u roll call showed no quorum and
the house adjourned.
| house.
| Washington, April 10 After routine
business the house went into committee OF
| tho whole on the naval appropriation bill.
The advisability OF increasing the navy
was discussed, pro and con, and pending
| further discussion, the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
SENATE,
Washington, April ia resolution was
Agreed to asking the secretary Of state to
obtain Information concerning the use Of
electricity In propulsion Of farm machinery
| in the propagation OF plants In foreign
countries. Senate then took up the calen-
dar. After executive session two judicial
bills passed, after which the senate ad-
journed.
Motion to suspend rules and pass bills to
adjust swamp grants was defeated House
then went into committee of the whole on
the naval appropriation bill After vario
amendments for construction OF vessels OF
different kinds had been defeated, the com.
mittee rose and reported the bill TO tho
house which passed the measure. Ad'
| journed.
SENATE.
Washington, April 10 "A motion to
strike out OF the funding bill the clause re-
dulribg payment OF interest IN gold and in-
| sert '.ih lawful money 81 the United States
prevailed This was an Indirect test OF the
| feeling toward silver. The Arizona fund.
| ing bill was passed Resolution in relation
| to low prices of cotton was agreed to.
| After executive session senate adjourned.
HOUSE,
The committee on rules reported feso,
luton directing the committee on civil
service reform to report whether any Off
cials In baltimore, found by tho investiga-
ton Of the civil service commission to have
violated the law are still In Office, and
whether any such officials have been in
dicted and prosecuted for such violation
Adopted Contested election case Of Noyes
vs. Rockwell, Of New York, and after dis
cussion, without action the house adjourn