Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-11-09
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FuFTY-TAIRD CONGRESS.
Extra SESSION.


LIZ the senate, on the 30th Legislative day OF
the I7th), the silver purchase-repeal bill was
taken up. and after . whole day spent in
speech-making on the part of the repeal men. a
ballot was reached at 7:30 o'clock and resulted
in the passage Of the bill by a vote OF 43 to g.
.....- In the house resolutions on the death OF
Carter Harrison. mayor of Chicago and An ex-
member OF congress. were passed.
In the senate. on the 3lst. the only important
action taken was the passage OF the New York
bridge bill. In the house the senate joint
resolution to transfer to the state of Illinois
the model battle ship Illinois was passed as
was house bill authorizing the Arkansas &
Fort Smith Railroad Co. to construct certain
bridges. The discussion OF the naturalization
bill then occupied the house until the morning
hour expired. when the bill went over. The
joint resolution to remit duties imposed on
war munitions imported by the navy depart
ment at the time of threatened trouble with
Chill was passed. The house then went into
committee OF the whole for the consideration
Of the bankruptcy bill.
favorably reported from committees and placed
on the calendar. Several bills. unimportant or
OF local interest, were passed. Mr.. Hill onered
two amendments to the rules intended to cur
tail the power OF obstruction. A memorial
from Miss Clara Barton president Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross association. asking the assist
ance of congress for the relief OF the sufferers
from the cyclone on the Sea islands and on the
coasts of South Carolina and Georgia, was read.
The Chinese bill was then taken up and some
time was spent in its consideration, when, after
q brief executive session. the senate adjourned.
...... In the house the silver purchase repeal
bill was passed by q vote of 1893 to "a.
In the senate, on the I'd. among q number OF
bills passed was house bill providing for the
construction OF steam revenue cutter for
service on the great lakes at a cost not to ex-
coed $4,000. Consideration Of the bill for the
relief Of the cyclone sufferers on the coast OF
Georgia and South Carolina and on the Sea
islands was objected to by Mr.. Cockrell. and it
went over without action. House bill to ex-
tend the time for the enforcement OF the Chinese
expulsion act was then taken upand passed..
In the house joint resolution to adjourn on the
Sd. at D. M, was passed, as was the Worlds
fair prize-winners' exhibit bill Fiiibuster
ing occupied most of the session.
In the senate. on the 3d. Mr. Cockrell re-
ported back from the committee on appropria-
tions the house joint resolution for final ad-
iournment at 8 D. m There was feeble OPP
position to the resolution, which however,
was agreed to without division. House bill in
aid of the Worlds Fair Prize Winners exhibit
tion passed. The usual resolutions of
thanks were passed and responsive speeches
made, and after a short executive session the
senate adjourned. In the house the only
substantial achievement was the final dispo-
sition of the bill allowing a rebate on Worlds
fair exhibits acquired by the Columbian mu-
scum, the greater part of the three hours seS-
sion being spent in wrangle over pay and
back pay Of congressional employees. At 3
O'Clock, with the fall of the speakers gavel,
the house adjourned.