Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-08-02
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.

IN the senate, on the 23d. the event Of prin-
cipal interest was Mr.. Germans speech TAX
ing Up the gauntlet thrown down by the presi-
dent in his letter to Chairman Wi lSon OF the
house ways and means committee. He spoke
three hours in advocacy of the senate bill, and
declared that both the secretary of the treas
Try and the president had given their assent
20 the conference bill prepared by Senators
Jones and Vest In this he was corroborated
by both the senators named. Senator White
favored the motion to insist on the senate
amendments and to agree to further confer
ence. No action was taken on any of the pend
ing motions. In the house. it being impoS-
S1ble to secure a quorum On account of the at
traction in the senate chamber, no business
was transacted.
IN the senate. on the 9th. Mr.. Hill spoke two
hours in defense of President Cleveland and
his letter to Chairman Wilson. and in denun-
citation of the senators who had spoken against
the president Mr.. Canery Ua.) submitted a
motion for the restoration of sugar bounty
for 1894, and declared explicitly for himself
and his colleague that they would not vote for
the tariff bill if it put sugar on the free list.
..-...ln the house, fourteen bills reported from
the committee on public lands were passed.
The bill reinstating discharged postal clerks
as fast as vacancies occur was passed. An I'M
availing effort was made to consider the bill
for the repayment of the direct tax collected
from West Virginia, irrespective of claims Of
the government against that state.
In the senate on the 25th during the morn
ing hour ten bills were taken from the calendar
and passed: the conference report on the iegis-
lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill
was agreed to. The remainder of the session
was taken up in debate of the request of the
house for a further conference on the tariff bill,
which went over without action In the
house three bills of a general nature, reported
from the committee on invalid pensions were
passed: senate bill to pension Frances CorSe.
widow of Gen John NJ Corse- at the rate of 800
per month. was also passed. The conference
report on the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was agreed to.
IN the senate. the Goth, about twenty bills
We're taken from the calendar during the morn
ing hour considered by unanimous consent and
passed None of them were OF much public
Importance. The house message asking for a
further conference was taken up, and its dis
cuSSlOn (wlthout reaching concluSion) Occu-
pied the remainder of the session .--... In the
house the days session was devoted largely to
the consideration of business reported from
the committee on Interstate and foreign COM
merce. and eighteen bills were passed. The
conference report on the Notifications appro-
priatioa bill was agreed to. 1t now carries Il
total of E, IL 90. increase over that OF the
bill for the gear ended June so. 1891 of S.l6.9i9
IN the senate, on the 9TH. Senator Gray's
motion 10 insist and agree to q further confer
ence on the tariff bill was agreed to without
division, and the original seven confereeS
were appointed. The conference report on the
army appropriation bill was agreed to. and
some dozen bills on the calendar were passed.
I'm the house the tariff bill was again
sent to the cCnfereeS. and the conference re-
port on the military appropriation bill was
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