Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-12-14
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

IN the senate, on the 4th. after the opening
prayer and roll-call, members OF a joint COM
mIttee to wait upon the president and inform
him that congress was organized and ready for
business were appoint ed. After unimportaat
business and couple of recesses the presi-
dents message was received and read; soon
after which the senate adjourned out of re-
spect to the memory OF Messrs. O'Neill and
Lilly. representatives from Pennsylvania de-
ceased 49, In the house the usual committee
to wait upon the president was appointed, and
the intervening time devoted to minor
matters until the reception and reading OF the
president S message. after. which. the death OF
Messrs. ONeill and Lilly, of Pennsylvania,
having been announced, the house passed the
usual resolutions and adjourned.
In the senate, on the 5th. Mr.. Sherman pre-
sented n large number of petitions from SOL
diers of the late war without regard to party,
praying for an investigation into the pension
bureau Mr. Hoar offered a resolution calling
upon the president for additional information
in regard to Hawaiian affairs. and Mr.. Dolph
made a long speech criticiSing Mr. Cleveland's
Hawaiian policy -. In the house q large mum Der
OF executive documents. including number
of annual reports of chiefs of bureaus and heads
OF departments were presented and referred.
number OF minor bills were disposed OF and
the bankruptcy bill was taken up. several
members speaking for and against the meas
ure.
In the senate. on the 9Th two bills relating
to pensions were introduced by Mr.. Voorhees,
and referred. Mr.. Cullom offered resolutions
of thanks to the governor. legislature and peo-
pie of Illinois for the gift OF q statue of Gen.
James Shields. and spoke in eulosy OF that
eminent soldier. jurist and statesman and was
followed by other speakers in the same vein.
Mr.. Hoar's resolution calling on the president
for further information in reference to Ha-
waiian affairs was, after q long discussion,
adopted. In the house several matters of
minor importance were disposed of, when, the
hour OF 30 having arrived. the special order,
being concurrent resolution accepting the
statue of Gen James Shields in the name OF
the United States, thanking the governor and
state of Illinois for the gift, and assigning it q
place in Statuary hall. WAS taken up The res
olution was adopted. and several speeches re-
counting the virtues of the deceased were
made.
IN the senate. on the eth. the bill to reim-
burse the state of Nebraska for expenses in
Cured in repelling 4 threatened invasion and
raid by the Sioux in 1891 was passed. as was
house bill to amend the railroad forfeiture
acts and senate bill granting to the state of
| North Dakota for the use of its militia certain
| lands heretofore set apart as n wood reserva-
| ton for Fort Totten military reservation, to-
| gether with, n few private bills In the
| house the most important business was the
| discussion of the bankruptcy bill. at the close
| OF which Mr.. Oates gave notice that when the
| bill is taken up tomorrow it will he under the
| five-minute rule, general debate having been
| terminated"
| THE senate was not in session the Sth
| . In the house the morning hour was con-
sumed in filibustering against a motion to con
| slider in committee OF the whole, the bill for
| the admission of Utah Dilatory motions con
tinued to he made throughout the session, the
| only business transacted being the striking out
| of the enactipg clause of the bankruptcy bill
| The house then adjourned over until the llth