Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-02-07
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FlFTY-THIRO CONGRESS.
Second SESSION.

IL the senate, on the 18th, the presidents
special message. urging prompt and effective
action by congress for the restoration OF conf
dence and for the prevention Of business disas-
ter and universal disturbance. was read and
referred to the committee on finance House
bill TO disapprove the treaty with the Southern
Cte Indians was passed. The bankruptcy bill
was again taken up and made the unfinished
business for the 18th -..... In the house. after
the reading of President Clevelands message,
Nj Springer (dem-. I'LL presented his new bill
TO revise the currency and banking systems.
which was referred to the committee on bank
ing and currency for examination and report.
The bill to repeal the diIerential duty of one
tenth OF a cent a pound on sugar imported from
countries paying an export bounty was further
considered in committee Of the whole
IN the senate. on the 18th, resolution look
ing to the readjustment Of the finances of the
country was introduced by Mr.. Henderson
(rep Neb.) and referred to the committee on
finance. The bankruptcy bill was discussed
Tor couple of hours. and the commercial
travellers bill following the issue of 5.0oO-mile
mileage tickets) was passed In the house,
by the decisive vote Of 80 to 81, the bill re-
pealing the dinerential duty of one-tenth OF a
cent pound on sugars imported from coun-
tries paying an export bounty on that article
was passed. all amendments to the bill being
voted down by decisive majorities.
IN the senate. on the 30th. Mr. Vest. in pre-
senting resolutions of the St. Louis Mer-
chants exchange favoring legislation on the
lines OF the presidents recent message, took a
firm stand against any such legislation, and in
answer to question said there was not the
slightest possibility Of the finance committee
agreeing upon any plan: in which opinion he
was supported by Mr.. Sherman, who thought
the house should take up the question itself
and give necessary relief to the country.
-.-.--1n the house a resolution from the COM
mlttee on rules providing for the consideration
Of the Reilly Pacific railroad bill was, after
acrimonious debate and modification, agreed
to by common consent The agricultural ap-
preparation bill for the year ending June 30.
1886 was reported and placed on the calendar.
IN the senate, on the 31st all proceedings of
any public interest circled around the finan-
cial situation. A resolution of inquiry pre-
viously offered by Mr.. Allen pop, Neb.) as to
why United States notes were not paid in silver
coin was discussed. While discussing the dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill, Mr.. German
tdem-. Md declared that If financial relief were
provided in no other way the senate would,
before midnight on March 8, place on an appro-
priation bill provision that would save the
country from impending disaster. in the
house a bill was passed establishing a code of
regulations governing the navigation of the
great lakes and connecting waters; also senate
bill fixing the time of holding courts in North
Dakota. The Pacific railroad refunding bill
was then taken up and debated until the hour
Of adjournment.
In the senate. on the 1st. the District of COL
lumbia appropriation bill being under conSid-
Grafton Mr.. Teller occupied most of the session
by a speech in which he scored Mr.. German
(Md.) for having threatened to annex finan-
cial bill to an appropriation bill to give needed
relief to the country. declaring that such action
would be vicious and should be prohibited by
the constitution. In the house. while Mr..
Breckenridge Ry.) was trying to secure the
floor to speak upon the Hawaiian question,
Mr.. Heard (Mo.) moved the previous question.
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Kentuckian. and a fstic encounter was only
averted by the interference OF members Both
were arrested, and later apologized to the
house. Several unimportant bills were passed.
and a new currency bill was reported by Mr..
Springer from the committee on banking and
currency.