Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-03-15
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

TN the senate, on the '5th, the seigniorage
bill was received from the house and laid on
the table. A resolution was adopted calling
on the secretary of the treasury for state
Uens as TO repayment by states of interest
paid by the government ON state bends for the
Cherokee fund Mr.. Voorhees, reported from
the finance committee . compilation OF the
coinage laws of the goverhnent from 1792 to
1894, which was ordered printed. In the
house the session was opened with prayer BY
Evangelist Dwight L Moody. The day was
taken up in discussion 81 the policy OF the
administration in pension matters.
In the senate, on the 9Th. MIR. Hill offered a
resolution calling on the finance committee to
amend the tariff bill SO rs to increase the rev.
enue to cover the current deficit OF s7S.0oD,OOo
and to omit the propos ed internal revenue an
directtaX features Mr. Stewart spoke on the
-seigniorage bill. Several senators arose to a
question Of personal privilege, denying that
they had obstructed the work in committee on
the tariff bill to seolre protection to local in
tereses. as charged In New York paper. AT
ter an executive session the senate adjourned.
I'm the house, after unimportant morn
ing business. . resolution vacating several
appointments to tte naval academy at Annap-
oils. Md. made by the secretary OF the navy
in violation OF the rights OF congressman, was
passed The house went into committee OF the
whole on the pension appropriation bill, and
soon after adjourned.
In the senate, en- the 7th q bill for the re-
equipment vas passed. Some unimportant
bills and resolutions were passed. and the SEN
9se took up the seigniTage BILL which vas
pRshed through its various stages until q
vote was pending its final passage.
when. upon the earnest protest OF Senator
Sherman against undue haste in passing a
bill of such importance, the bill was allowed to
so over for one day After a short executive
session the senate adjourned. In the house
the pension appropriation bill was taken up
in committee OF the whole. and discussed I'M
der the five-minute rule. Several amendments
were rejected, and when the commit tee rose
the bill was reported to the house and passed.
IN the senate, Son the Sth. q large number of
private pension and other hills were passed.
after which the Bland seigniorage bill was
taken up, and Messrs. Sh erman, Henderson
Allison and others spoke in favor of the
motion to reconsider the vote of the dsy pre-
yious ordering the engroSsment and third
reading of the bill. MesSrs. Faulkner, Harris
and others spoke against the motion. After a
short executive session the senate adjourned
49,. In the house several minor bills were
passed and the District of Columbia appro-
priation bill was discussed for two hours and
went over.
IN the senate on the 9Th. consideration of
Mr.. Harris asked and secured unanimous con-
sent for u final vote on the bill at p. on
the 18th. provided Mr.. Allison's motion to re-
consider was lost. The remainder of the open
session was taken up in the discussion of the
measure. In the house almost the entire
day session was devoted to the District of Co.
lumbia appropriation bill. An evening
sion was held for the consideration of private
pension bills.