Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-16
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFT-THIRD CONGRESS.

IN the senate. on the 9Th, Mr.. Chandler s
resolution to investigate the Dominion Coal
Co. of Nova Scotia. and the substitute offered
by Mr.. Hill. were the subjects of lively de-
bate during the morning hour but went over
without action. House bill providing for the
inspection of immigrants by United States
conSuls. with the substitute reported from the
committee on immigration for the exclusion
and deportation of anarchists, was taken up.
After lengthy debate. the Subtltute was
agreed to- with amendments. the bill passed
and a conference asked ..... In the house most
of the day spent in discussing the confer
ence report on the Indian appropriation bill
Without conclusive action, however, the house
adjourned.
IN the senate. on the 9TH. during a short and
unlm pOrtant session. some half dozen DIS
were passed. one of the greatest public inter-
est being bill to facilitate the collection or
state. county and municipal taxes from cor
porationS in the hands of receivers under or
ders of a United States court. The house
bankruptcy bill was reported back from COM
mitree with amendments. and placed on the
calendar. ..... In the house. consideration OF
the Indian appropriation bill was completed,
the house receding from disagreement to SEN
ate amendment relating to the ratification OF
the treaties with the Sfletz, Iankton-Sloux
and Nez PerceS Indians for the purchase OF
portions OF their reservations. Several senate
amendments to the tariff bill were agreed to-
and quite number of bills were passed
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action by the tariff conferees. an utter indiffer-
ence to all other matters of legislation was
manifested. Some dozen bills were passed by
unanimous consent. and the conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill was presented
and agreed to. Mr.. Allen introduced bill i'm
posing penalty by fine and imprisonment
upon professional lobbyists In the house
the resolutions providing for an investigation
of the charges against Judge Kicks OF having,
when clerk, sequestered fees OF the court. was
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tuting Mr.. Hills anti-anarchist immigration
bill for Mr.. Stones bill providing for consular
inspection of immigrants non-concurred
in. and the matter sent to conference. Joint
resolution for the investigation of the effnct of
machinery on labor and appropriating $4,000
therefor was passed
IN the senate. on the 9th. among the private
bills passed in the morning hour was house bill
for the relief of Louis Pelham, who. during
war times. under contScation proceedings. paid
So 600 for = 900 note Of a party in Kentucky
supposed 20 be diSloyal. The confiscation pro-
ceediug> afterwards being set aside. Pelham
was out the 5000 he had paid the United States
marshal. The bill passed was to reimburse
him In the house Mr.. Boutelle criticised
the administration Hawaiian policy. The bill
to increase the efficiency of the militia was
taken up. and gave rise to discussion in
which the recent riots in Chicago and the en-
plOyment of federal troops by the president
We're discussed. Six private claims bills were
passed.
IN the senate. on the 10th Mr. Hill caused a
lively discussion by Offering resolution. which
was rejected. directing the senate conferees to
report progress on the tariff bill. Mr.. Harris.
one of the democratic confereeS on the part of
the senate. made statement of the status of
the bill. Mr.. Chandler offered resolution
(Which went over looking to an investigation
Of the recent election in Alabama, and whether
IL resulted in the choice of legislature en-
titled to choose United States senator. In
the house the session was almost wholly taken
up with consideration of the first conference
report on the sundry civil appropriations bill.
Discussion of the public land question occu-
pied the rest of the day.