Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

In the senate. On the 10Th, the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill and the
district Of Columbia bill were passed. and the
agricultural appropriation bill was reported
from committee In the house resolution
ENDORSING the action OF the president in sup
pressing lawleSsness in connection with the
great railway strike was almost unanimously
adopted being opposed principally by Mr.Pence
| tpop-, Coli Senate amendments to the naval
appropriation bill were non-concurred in. and
the bill was sent to conference. Discussion of
the Gill TO establish uniform system of bank
rupfcy occupied the remainder of the days ses-
sion.
IL the the senate on the nth the agricultural
Dill being under consideration. almost the en-
tire session was taken up in the discussion of
an amendment appropriating sI-oO0 900 to be
used in the determination of the Russian cac-
tuS or thistle which was finally carried by a
vote of q to "A. and the bill was then passed,
after which the Indian appropriation bill was
taken up. .---- In the house after the transac-
| ton OF some unimportant business, a bill au-
thorizing the appointment of third circuit
| Judge in the Eighth judicial circuit, and one
making all railroad corporations for the pur-
poses OF Jurisdiction, citizens of any state into
which their tracks or leased lines may or
in which they do any business and in which the
| cause of action may occur. were passed
In the senate, on the 18th, the Indian appro-
priation bill occupied almost the entire ses-
sion. going over finally without action. The
conference report on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed TO. Several bills were passed.
including one to encourage the reclamation of
arid lands and their cultivation and sale in
small tracts to actual settlers In the house,
after an animated coloQuy bet ween Messrs.
Reed, Terry and Richardson and Speaker
Crisp as to the different methods in vogue for
counting quorum in this and the fifty-firSt
congress- several bills OF no general interest
were passed. and the agricultural appropria-
ton bill was sent to conference.
In the senate. on ,he 18th the Indian apDro-
priation bill finally passed. The confer
ence report on the diplomatic and consular bill
was agreed to- At p. IN. a message from the
house asking a further conference on the tariff
bill was laid before the senate. followed by an
oral report from Mr.. Voorhees,. chairman of the
finance committee, to the effect that the con-
ferces had been unable to agree $780,. In the
house Mr.. Wilson chairman of the committee
on ways and means. reported the failure OF the
conferees on the tariff bill TO agree and moved
that the house insist upon its disagreement to
the senate amendments. The conference
ports on the naval and diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bills were reported and
agreed to.
IN the senate. on the Goth, the entire days
session was taken up by speeches provoked by
the presentation of message from the house
asking for further conference on the tariff
bill Mr.. HILL who was the leading speaker.
declared that democratic senators would have
to rally around the president or else they
would go to the wall No vote was taken on
any OF the propositions submitted In the
house eight bills from the committee on the
judiciary were passed one of them providing
for the inspection OF immigrants coming to the
United States at the port of departure and one
to prevent the Interference by United States
courts with the collection of state taxes levied
against railroad corporations notwithstanding
their being operated by receivers appointed by
United States courts.