Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-14
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FiFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
tSecond Sessicn.1

IScCOHU SeSS1Cn.t
In the senate on the 4th. consideration Of the
Ulstrlct OF Columbia appropriation bill occu-
pied the Whole of the session up to o'clock
out did not reach a final vote. An amendment
approprlatiDg $4,000 for bacteriological lab
oratory and dislnfecting service for the prop
egation OF diphtheric anti-toxine for distri-
pullon In the district was agreed to. In the
house the programme of business outlined by
the committee on rules was, after discussion,
re1ected-145 to 95. An order assigning the 5th,
9th and 7th for the consideration of the admin
lstration currency bill was after hot debate
adopted The agricultural bill was taken up
and discussed for two hours The 26th was set
apart for the delivery of eulogies upon the late
Representative Post, of Illinois, and the 23d
for like honors to the late Senator Stockbridge,
of Michigan.
In the senate, on the 5th, the district of Co
iumbia appropriation bill was passed, and the
diplomatic and consular bill was taken up not,
however. displacing the bankruptcy bill as the
unfinished business. Before adjournment, a
brief executive session was held In the
house the principal feature of the days ses-
sion was Mr.. Reeds speech presenting his SUBJ
stitute for the currency and banking bill re-
ported by the finance committee. The substi-
tute provides that the secretary of the treas
ury be directed to issue per cent certificates
OF Indebtedness to meet the deficiencies in re-
celptS. the gold reserve to be used only for the
redemption Of greenbacks. Before the cur
rency and banking bill was taken up several
private bills we're passed.
In the senate. on the 9Th. Mr.. Clark, senator
elect from Wyoming, appeared and took the
oath of Office. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill was taken up, and after a
long debate upon the amendment for the con-
struction and maintenance by the United
States government of a telegraph cable be-
tween the United States and Hawaii, and ap-
propriating 100000 as part of the cost, went
over without action. The senate substitute
for the house bill appropriating 100000 for
the Chicago post office was agreed to. and the
bill was passed and a conference asked for.
5000. In the house several bills of minor i'm
portance were passed. and the banking and
currency and gold loan bill was discussed five
hours under the five-minute rule. Numerous
amendments were proposed, severa! of which
were adopted only enc Or two, however, being
of any importance
IN the senate. on the eth, the diplomatic bill
was under consideration until the hour of adj
journment when it went over without action
on the item for the construction of a telegraph
cable between the United States and the Ha-
waiian islands In the house. by an uneX-
pectedly large vote-159 to 97-the order for
grossment and third reading of the amended
Springer bill was rejected. A large number of
amendments and substitutes, including that of
Mr.. Reed. were also rejected. a bill was passed
authorizing the reopening of the abandoned
military reservation at Fort Jupiter, Fla. and
another granting q pension of $50 a month to
the widow of the late Gen. John c. kelton.
IN the senate on the Sth, two very important
conmunica lions from the president were pre-
Sented and referred One giving notice that a
4-per-cent. 30-year coin bond issue had been
arranged for. subject to action by congress
within ten days: and the other in reference to
the death sentences imposed upon American
citizens in Hawaii for participation in the late
rebellion The diplomatic appropriation bill
went over. In the house.a senate bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the relief of the poor of the
district of Columbia was passed: also fourteen
private pension bills. The legislative, execu-
tive and judicial appropriation bill for the year
ending June 80. 1896, was taken up.