Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-03-07
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 27.-The consideration
of the sundry civil bill was resumed, and
without arriving at any conclusion the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The senate amendment to the Joint res
olution prohibiting the importation of
goods in bond from the United States
through the free zone of Mexico, was
agreed to. The conference report on the
pension bill, reporting agreement on all
points, was presented. Several other
conference reports were presented and the
house adjourned.
SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 2S-Senate passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill, including
the Item appropriating over S5O00,OO0 for
sugar bounties, and provision for a com
mission to represent the United States at
an international monetary convention
The committee on appropriations reported
deficiency appropriation Eill leaving only
one, the naval in the hands of the com
mittee Chandler made speech on
Recent Election Methods of the Dem
ocratic Party" which was replied to by
Hill and others. At :25 Friday morning
the legislative and executive appropriation
bill was passed, and the senate adjourned
HOUSE.
In the house the rush of the closing hours
of congress showed itself to-day in the mis-
cellaneous character of the business trans
acted. The house, by vote of 1l5 to $50
decided to further insist on disagreement
to the senate amendment to consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, providing
for an Hawaiian cable, and soon after
adjourned.
Washington March In the senate the
nomination of Wilson to be postmaster
general was confirmed. The Boring sea
claims provoked an animated debate. The
deficiency bill was passed Eulogies were
pronounced on the late Representative
Lisle of Kentucky, after which the senate
adjourned.
The entire day was devoted to consider
ing bills on motions to pass them under
suspense on of the rules. The sundry civil
legislative and deficiency bills were sent to
conference without debate. The night
session was devoted to private pension
bills. sxExsS
Washington, March 2-The passage by
the senate of the general deficiency appro
priation bill left only one of the general
appropriation bills, that for the expenses
of the navy, still to be disposed of by that
body The naval bill was taken up to-day
and will probably be passed tonight. This
will leave no work to be done ON the ap
preparation bills except to pass on the
conference report on these and other bills
Consideration of these reports will neces
state Sunday session, as there will not
be sufficient time before adjournment
Monday noon to give them definite consid-
Grafton.
HOUSE.
The first session of the last days pro-
ceedings of the house in the Fifty-thlrd
congress lasted from noon until 6 p. m. In
that period considerable amount of bust
ness was transacted, nnder the operation
of the rule providing for a suspension of
the rules for The passage of bills hereunder,
and by unanimous consent.
SENATE AND HOUSE.
" uSuluRlOu, MARCH f-AI eSacUly
o'clock the senate adjourned sine die, and
at the same moment Speaker Crisp ad.
journed the house, ending the life of the
Fifty-third congress. The president had
already signed all of the appropriation
bills and there was nothing more to do.
But fourteen members were present when
the house was called TO order and in the
senate only six were in their seats. The
house passed the senate bill requiring en-
ployers to furnish seats for all glrls and
women in their employ when the latter are
not engaged in work. A debate on the
silver question followed. Grosvenor (rep.)
of Ohio scored the populists and said he
did not believe that the country would
agree to bi-metallism at l6 to l. He was
answered DO Simpson. Fifty six acts of
congress failed to reach the president in
time to receive his signature, and are
therefore of no effect