Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1894-07-20
DolNGs OF CONGRESS.

SESATE-Wa Washington, July la--lh,
army and Notification appropriation bill
were passed and some progress was made
on the river and harbor bill
HOSE Concurrence was ordered in sen.
ate amendments to Utah admission ant
| postoflice appropriation bills. severa
bills of minor Importance passed
SESATE-W Washington, July 13.--Rivel
and harbor bill passed aud the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
was put well on It's way toward passage
HoUsE-House agreed to the report OF
thesconferees on the pension appropriation
bill Reminder Of the day was devoted
to consideration of private bills.
l SENATE-W ashington, July 14-Consid
Grafton of legislative, executive and jn
dicial appropriation bill WIS continued
but no action was reached
HOUSE Bill for bridge across the Missis.
sippi at DUBUQUE passed. Much OF the
time was devoted to eulogies on the lite OF
the late Congressman Houk of Ohio.
SENATE w ashington, July l6-The leg
islative, executive and judicial appro.
priation bill passed and District Of Colum.
kia bill was discussed without action.
HOUSE House adopted a strong resolu.
ton approving the course of the president
in the strike. The day was spent in an eff
fort to pass the Bailey bankruptcy bill, but
the quorum failed.
Washington, July 17--House
bill for bridge across the Mississippi at
Dubuque passed. Agricultural appro.
priation bill came up and an amendment
appropriating 81 100000 for determination
of Russian thistle was adopted.
HOUSE Bailey bankruptcy bill passed.
Senate amendments to river and harbor
bill were rejected Bill creating an add.
tional circuit judge for the Eighth judicial
district passed. Also one making railroad
corporations citizens of the states through
which they pass
SENATE Washington, July 1S.-Bill to
reserve in each OF several states 1000, 900
acres of arid land to be reclaimed and sold
in small tracts to actual settlers, passed
Indian appropriation bill was discussed
but not passed.
HoUsE--Among the bills passed was one
TO regulate enllstments in the army; au-
thorize the board of managers of the
soldiers homes to transfer and maintain
the inmates OF any branch in case Of emer.
gency.
The renting of portions of the side
walks in Paris to proprietors of cafes,
who set out tables there, brings in a
rental to the city of 10000 francs q
year.
The tiger makes short work of the
buffalo in Sumatra. Therefore, to
avoid it's enmity, the buffalo rests at
night in the river, with only its nose
and horns above the surface.
In the matter of woman's rights
Abyssinia is far ahead of Europe. The
house and all its contents belong to
her, and if the husband offends she
turns him ont until he is duly re-
pentant and makes amends
Sand the prisoner, when arrested,
was disguised as a woinan?a said the
magistrate Yes, your honor. :" How
did you discover his identity?" We
told him his hat wasn't on straight
and he didn't pay any attention to
us
Travellers this here TIL bureau of
information? Railroad Clerk It is
Traveller Well, about six hours ago
~ Teller took my watch an sachel
around tn corner to git my name en-
graved on en-, so they wouldn't git
lost, an | wanter know if the engrav-
a,.~. of thisAere town are all ont ~, !