Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-12-20
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
iSecond SESSION.

toecOuO Session
IN the senate, on the 10TH the main feature
OF interest was Mr.. Morgans speech favoring
the Nicaragua canal bill. Mr.. Mitchell (Ore. }
also favored the bill, but expressed doubts as
to the extent to which the United States
should become involved. Resolutions were
offered by Mr.. Cali (Fla.) looking to the indie
pendence of Cuba and to the settlement OF the
Japanese-Chinese war. In the house the
days session was devoted to consideration OF
business pertaining to the district OF Columbia
but nothing was accomplished
IN the senate, on the 18th, Mr. Morrill, (Vt.)
delivered a witty speech on the subject of pop
nlfSt1c panaceaS for financial troubles. MeSSrS.
Dolph and Sherman spoke in favor of the
Nicaragua canal bill. Mr.. Call (Fla) delivered
his usual TRADE against newspaper correspond
ents. A message was received from the preSi-
dent on the subject of the alleged Armenian
atrocities and referred to the committee on
foreign relations. In the house the bill to
permit railroads to pool their earning was
passed, 166 to no. A resolution was adopted
ordering the printing Of 10000 copies Of the re-
port of the secretary Of the treasury for the
use Of the house .
In the senate, on the 18th, motion to take up
house bill making sugar free with the finance
committees amendment, imposing q fat duty
OF 40 per cent was defeated. The attempt to
take up Mr.. Vests cloture bill was also defeat
ed. The Nicaragua canal bill was discussed
for q couple of hours and the bill to organize
the territory OF Indianola was referred to the
committee On territories. Bills were passed
giving pensions Of 800 month to the widows
Of Generals Banks and Crittenden and to
Maj. Gen J. c. McCiernand. In the house
the motion to strike from the urgent def
cheney bill the item of S245,Oo5 to enforce
the collection OF the income tax provision
OF the tariff law, was defeated, 127 to IS.
Dates were fixed for the exercises in con-
nection with the erection OF statues to
Gen. John Stark and Daniel Webster and the
delivery OF eulogies upon the late Representa-
tive Wright. OF Pennsylvania.
In the senate on the 18th. the bill to estab-
lfsh the university of the United States and
several speeches were made on each measure,
but action was taken on neither. An amend
ment to the latter bill was sent to the clerks
desk by Mr.. Cali fla }, but no one there could
decipher 1t and it was not read. 800. In the
house bills appropriating g., 0O6 ,595 to meet ur-
gent DEFICIENCIES for the current fiscal year
81 .S79 l057 for Notifications and coast defenses
for the year ending June 80, 1896 and $457 .676
for expenditures at the West Point military
academy in the same year, were passed as they
came from the committees. Action en- the
contested-election case of Williams VS.. Settle,
from the Fifth North Carolina district, was
further postponed.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th -.
In the house the pension appropriation bill
was taken up. discussed for four hours and
passed without amendment. The army appro-
priatfon bill for the year ending June 80, 1896,
was placed on the calendar. A resolution ask
ing the secretary of state for the correspond
ence relating to the promise of this govern
ment to pay Great Britain $425 600 on account
of claims made by Canadian sealers growing
out of the Behring seal controversy was
adopted A night session was held for the
consideration Of private pension bills, and the
house adjourned until the 18th.