Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-12-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
ISecond SESSION.

tSecOnd Session.
In the senate, ON the 10th. the main feature
Of interest was Mr. Morgans speech favoring
the Nicaragua canal bill Mr.. Mitchell core
also favored the bill, but expressed doubts as
to the extent to which the United States
should become involved. Resolutions were
offered by Mr.. Call Fla-) looking to the indie
pendence of Cuba and to the settlement of the
Japanese-Chinese In the house the
days session was devoted to consideration of
business pertaining to the district of Columbia
but nothing was accomplished
In the senate, on the IIth. Mr. Morrill, (vt,
delivered a witty speech on the subject Of pop
ullstlc panaceas for financial troubles Messrs.
Dolph and Sherman spoke in favor of the
Nicaragua canal bill Mr.. Call Ola, delivered
his usual TRADE against newspaper correspond
ents- A message was received from the presi-
dent on the subject OF the alleged Armenian
atroc1tleS and referred to the committee on
foreign relations In the house the bill to
permit railroads to pool their earning was
passed, 166 to no. A resolution was adopted
ordering the printing Of 1900 copies of the re-
port OF the secretary OF the treasury for the
use OF the house
mousse Dill making sugar free with the finance
commlttees amendment, imposing q fat duty
OF ~ per cent was defeated. The attempt to
take up Mr. Vests cloture bill was also defeat
cd The Nicaragua canal bill was discussed
Tor couple Of hours, and the bill to organize
the territory OF Indianola was referred to the
committee on territories. Bills we're passed
giving pensions OF si0o a month to the widows
OF Generals Banks and Crittenden and to
MAI Gen J. C. McClernand .....-In the house
the motion to strike from the urgent def
cheney bill the item of e245.O95 to enforce
the collection Of the income tax provision
OF the tariff law. was defeated 1877 to IS.
Dates were fixed for the exercises in con-
nectfon with the erection of statues to
Gen. John Stark and Daniel Webster, and the
delivery OF eulogies upon the late Representa-
tive Wright. OF Pennsylvania.
In the senate, on the 18th. the bill to estab-
hsh the university of the United States and
the Nicaragua canal bill were taken up and
several speeches were made on each measure,
but action was taken on neither. An amend
ment to the latter bill was sent to the clerks
desk by Mr.. Call (F'la.). but no one there could
decipher 1t and it was not read ..... In the
house bills appropriating $2,006595 to meet ur-
gent DEFICIENCIES for the current fiscal year,
81 ,057 for Notifications and coast defenses
for the year ending June 30. 1896, and 3457 ,676
for expenditures at the West Point military
academy in the same year, were passed as they
came from the committees Action en- the
case Of Williams VS.. Settle
from the Fifth North Carolina district, was
further postponed.
THE senate was not in session on the 18th 900
In the house the pension appropriation bill
was taken up. discussed for four hours and
passed without amendment. The army appro-
prtation bill for the year ending June 30. 1896,
was placed on the calendar. A resolution ask
ing the secretary Of state for the correspond
ence relating to the promise of this govern
ment to pay Great Britain S425. 900 on account
OF claims made by Canadian sealers growing
out Of the Behring sea seal controversy was
adopted. night session was held for the
of private pension bills, and the
house adjourned until the 18th.