Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-07-19
NEWS AID NOTES.
a sunma- y Of Important Events
FFTcTAlRD CONGRESS.

ia th' Senate. On the 9th, the naval appro-
Pi'"' .na bill was passed. TherchaplaiE- in his
Ope Ling prayer, invoke. divine restraint upon
ID violence OF lawless men who set the mselves
'Lp asnlnst the statutes of their country. Mr..
PeEer c.ered q Series Of resolutions looking to
government ownership of Interstate railroads
and coal beds; TO the supply OF money by the
government alone: to Z uniform rate Of inter-
est, and to raising ali the revenue of the gov
eminent by taxes on real estate. 49,. In the
house, after the transaction of some routine
business the remainder OF the session was
taken UP with the consideration of district of
Columbia business in committee of the whole.
IN the senate. on the 10th the post Office aD-
propriation bill was passed; also house bill for
the admission OF Utah as state. the latter
not even requiring the calling OF the yeas and
nays. Most Of the session was taken up in a
fruitleSs discussion of Mr.. PETERS resolutions
for government control OF railroads. coal
mines. etc------In the house bill to amend
the land-grGnt-forfeiture law OF September %.
1890, greatly extending its operations and re-
storing about 80 600 Goo acres of land to the pub
lie domain. was discussed but not disposed OF.
In the consideration morning hour number OF
bills OF more or less private or local nature
were passed The conteSted-election case Of
Thrasher VS.. Enloe. from the Eighth TenEes-
see district, was decided in favor of the latter.
IN the senate, on the 18th. the diplomatic and
consular. the invalid pension and the military
academy appropriation bills were passed with
out opposition The pension bill appropriates
S150.OO0.OO0. The Daniel resolution indorsing
the action of the president in his efforts to sup
press lawlessnesS in connection with the Pull
man boycott strike was adopted without di-
vision 49,. In the house the bill to amend the
act of September %. 1890. providing for the for
fixture of certain land grants. increasing the
scope of the present law By including 81 900 900
acres Of land within its operations was passed.
IN the senate on the 18th, the army and the
Notifications appropriation bills were passed
without encounteriEg any opposition The re-
publican members Of the conference commit
tee on the tariff bill having been excluded from
the meetings of the confereeS, MI Hale offered
d resolution directing the chairman to inform
the senate whether 4 full and free conference
is being held The resolution went over under
the rules. In the house even dozen bills
of no general interest we're passed. and senate
amendments TO the bill to provide for the aG-
mission of Utah into the union and the post
office appropriation bill for the year ending
June 50 1885 were agreed to. Senate amend
mcEtS to the pension military academy and
diplomatic AID consular appropriation bills
were non-concurred il and conferences ordered
II the senate, On the 18TH, Senator Eale's
resolution directing the chairman of the sen
ATE conferees on the .arif bill to report why IL
free conference had not yet been held occupied
an hour aid half and was laid aside. Consider
alton of the river and ha-Dor bill was compet-
ed. and the Elll was passed and d conference
asked. The legislative. executive and judicial
appropra ton bill was considered. only the par
agraph providing for the reorganization of the
executive department being reserved. -. II
the house. beyond adopting the report OF the
confereeS on the pension appropriation bill the
entire days session was spent in consideration
of measures on the private calendar.