Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-09
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

In the senate on the Both. the conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation bill
with the senate appropriation for the exHr-
patton of the Russian thistle yet undisposed
Oh was agreed TO. House joint resolution ex-
tending present appropriations up to and in
Guiding August IA, was passed, as was house
bill for the publication and distribution of pub
Tic documents .-.-.. In the house. after the
passage Of a few bills Of comparative unimpor-
lance, reported from the committee on mill
attempt to secure consideration of Mr.. Nc
Rae's bill, entitled "A Bill to Protect Public
Forest Reservations
IN the senate. on the 31st the bill to pur-
chase site for the government printing Office
was considered but went over without action.
The conference report on the Indian appropri-
alton bill, showing agreements and disagree
ments. was presented and adopted and fur
Their conference ordered. The general def
cheney bill and the house bankruptcy bill were
placed on the calendar-thc latter to be taken
up for consideration Oh August g. Some half a
dozen bills were taken from the calendar and
passed. In the house several bills. most OF
them from the committee on naval affairs and
nearly all unimportant, were passed. The
house voted to adhere to it's opposition to the
senate amendment to the agricultural bill
appropriating II coo 900 for the determination
of the Russian thistle.
IN the senate, on the 1st. most Of the day was
occupied in the consideration of amendments
Il.
The question Of railway stations and depots in
Oklahoma territory was taken up. and the SEN
ate amendment favorable to the railroads)
was receded from The conference report on
the agricultural appropriation bill (the senate
conferees receding from the 81 900, 900 Russian
thistle amendment) was agreed TO. .... In the
house the conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill was agreed to, and the con-
tcStcd-election case of Moore VS.. Funston was
taken up. and the resolutions offered by the
minority that Moore was not elected and that
Funston was were defeated by party vote, af-
ter which the house adjourned.
II the senate. on the I'd. Mr. Chandler spoke
hour and a half in favor Of the adoption of
his resolution for an investigation of the his
tory OF the Dominion Coal Co. of Nova Scotia.
The resolution was sent to the calendar. The
Sundry civil appropriations bill was amended
and passed. Senator PETER offered a resolu-
ton looking to the employment by the United
States of ali unemployed citizens at the min
irnum wages of TWO dollars per dag. a bill for
the exclusion of anarchists was reported from
the committee on immigration and placed or
the calendar. In the house very little BUSH
ness of Importance was transacted. The con-
ference reports on the Indian and district of
Columbia appropriation bills were agreed TO.
and Mr. Moore (dem) seated III place OF
Mr.. Funston (rep.). from the Second district of
Kansas.
IN the senate. on the 3D. the general def
cheney appropriation bill was passed ana sent
to conference. House bill for the admission of
the territories of New Mexico and Arizona
was reported and placed on the calendar. The
conference report on the river and harbor bill
was presented and went over. in the house.
after the passage of couple Of private relief
bills. the conference report Oh the river and
Earbor bill was agreed to. and a conference was
ordered on the SunGry civil appropriation bill:
also upon the bill regulating the printing and
publication of public documents.