Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-31
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-TH!RD CONGRESS.
lSecond SESSION.

lSecOnQ SESSION.
IN the senate. the 21st. the discussion Of
the Hawaiian question occupied the entire
morning hour. The senate voted to recede
from its amendments to the urgency deficien-
cy appropriation bill the subject OF the
income tax An arrangement was made
Nicaraguan canal bill at O'Clock on the 18th.
----.. In the house the major part of the day
was given up to the consideration of a number
of bills providing for public buildings in va
rians cities, several of which, including that
Tor Chicago. were passed Debate on the Ha-
waiian question was prevented by democratic
protests, and the point of no quorum finally
forced an adjournment
In the senate, on the I'D. the further discus
sion Of the Hawaiian question occupied the
morning hour. at the close OF which the Kyle
resolution. on which the discussion had been
based, was placed on the calendar. The re-
mainder of the days session was occupied by
Mr.. Turpie Qnd.) with a speech in opposition
to the Nicaragua canal bill In the house
the Indian appropriation bill was amended
and passed: the conference report ON the ur-
gency deficiency appropriation bill, carrying
appropriation for the collection of the income
tax, was agreed to. The house disagreed to
the senate amendment to the Notifications ap-
preparation bill, and asked a conference
thereon.
In the senate, on the 23d. Mr.. Burrows, the
newly-elected senator from Michigan. took the
Oatn OF ONCE 10 succeed senator HaLtOn- ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF Senator tockbridge. Two new financial
bills were introduced with remarks by their
authors. Mr.. Smith (dem-. n. j. and Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Turpie made sharp and bitter speech in
opposition to the Nicaragua canal bill. In
the house nearly all the session was occupied
in consideration of the sundry civil appropria-
tionS bill. about half of which was disposed of.
Mr.. Dingley (Me.) introduced bill directing
the secretary of the treasury to have killed all
the remaining seals in Behring sea and sell
their SKINS estimated to be valued at S100O0,-
coo.
(rep.). Of North Carolina, took the oath and the
seat Of Mr.. Jarvis tdem.). appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Senator Vance.
Mr.. Allen offered resolution in favor of TAX
ing immediate steps for the annexation of the
Hawaiian islands. Some twenty pension bills
were taken from the calendar and passed.
In the house the sundry civil appropriations
bill was taken up in committee of the whole
and the reading for amendments completed
but several matters previously antagonized
remaining undisposed of. the bill went over
A resolution authorizing an investigation of
the capitol architects Office was passed.
In the senate. on the 18th, the morning hour
was spent in debate over the Hawaiian queS-
ton. The long parliamentary struggle over
the Nicaragua canal came to close and the
bill was finally passed by vote of 81 to 21.....
In the house the sundry civil appropriations
bill for the year ending June 30. 1896 was final
ly passed after the adoption of important
amendments AS passed the bill carries an
appropriation of $50 036 I'll so, net increase of
1896. 600 over the amount reported from COM
consideration of private pension bills, was
held.