Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-06-14
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FiFrY-THIRD CONGRESS.

IN the senate. on the 18th. the whole day
vas devoted to the discussion O. the sugar
schedule OF the tariff bill. 1t was
agreed that the vote the amend
ments liking the date OF the repeal
OF the sugar bounty be taken at l O'Clock
on the 5th.I that other amendments be under
the ten-minute rule. and that the sugar sched-
ule be disposed of before adjournment on the
9th In the house the bill to repeal the
state bank tax law was further considered. the
remainder Of the day being devoted to the
transaction Of miscellaneous business.
IN the senate, on the 9Th. after long, sharp and
sometimes acrimonious debate upon the sugar
schedule of the tarin bill and the pending
amendments thereto. the votes were taken
upon them in the order prescribed by the rule
adopted on the 4th. The various amendments
offered by republicans were voted down, and
the vote was then taken on the Jones amend
ment which resulted: Yeas. 49, nays, % .....
In the house the committee on rules reported
an order shutting OF general debate on the
pending bill and amendments to repeal the
state bank tax. its consideration under the
fve-minute rule and for vote early on the
morning of the 9th.
In the senate, on the 9th. consideration of
schedule F-the tobacco schedule-was taken up
and it's various provisions were amended and
passed, and schedule G-agricultural prod
ucts and provfsions-was taken up, the first
paragraph being 1e9, 400 percent. I'D valorem on
live animals not specially provided for To
graph PAT of the existing law, making the duty
on horses and mules $50 per head, horses
valued at $3.50 and over to pay duty Of 30 per
cent. ad valorem, which, after a long political
discussion, was rejected In the house.
after the morning hour, the bill to repeal the
state bank tax was taken up, and after further
discussion the vote was taken resulting in the
defeat of the measure. The house then took
up in committee Of the whole, the Indian ap-
preparation bill.
IN the senate. on the eth. Mr.. Hoar offered a
resolution inStructing the judiciary committee
to inquire and report whether the attempt of
the government to enforce the SIS 200 600 liza
bility of the Leland Stanford estate for the debt
of the Central Pacific Railroad Co. to the gov
eminent. should not forthwith be relinQuiShed
and put at rest, which went over without &C
ton. Practically no progress was made with
the tariff bill In the house, nearly the en-
tire day was given up to the consideration. in
committee of the whole of the Indian appro-
priation bill for the year ending June 80, 1895
A resolution was agreed to authorizing the
committee on immigration to ascertain and re-
port to the house what has been done toward
enforcing the immigration and contract labor
laws.
IN the senate, on the sth, Mr.. Hoar modified
his resolution in reference to relinquishing the
claim of the United States against the estate
of Leland Stanford, of California After some
debate the resolution was laid on the table. and
the tariff bill was taken up. several paragraphs
of the agricultural schedule being disposed of.
...... In the house, consideration of the Indian
appropriation bill was resumed with no partic-
ularly interesting feature. An evening session
was held for consideration Of private pension
and relief bills