Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-28
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
CIV. CONGRESS-.
Rirst Session.A

n the senate, on the 18th, the resolution for
the appointment OF a select committee to in
vestfgate last years election in Alabama and
report whether republican form of govern
to House bill to regulate the price OF gas in
the District OF Columbia was amended and
passed. In the house, although IT was sus-
pension day, the greater part OF the session
was taken up in passing Is pension bills under
unanimous consent A few bills were passed
under suspension of the rules, and time,
until o'clock Of the Goth, was set apart for the
consideration of immigration bills.
In the senate. on the 10TH almost the entire
day was devoted TO consideration Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia appropriation bill, which
carries about seven million dollars. oue-half
to be paid from the treasury. and the remain
der from taxes collected by the District COM
mfssiouers. The bill was amended and passed.
IS TO 13. In the house much OF the session
was occupied in consideration OF several bills
to impose additional restrictions npon immi-
grafton. some one Of which 1t Is expected will
meet the approval OF the house W. c. Owens
(dem-) was confirmed in his seat from the
Seventh district Of Kentucky, contested by
George Denny, Jr. trep-). Messrs. Steele trep..
Ind, Cousins frep,. Ia and Mcclellan fdem..
n. W were appointed visitors. on the part OF
the house, to the military academy at West
Point.
In the senate. on the Goth. a conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill was pre-
SeuteQ anu 8u cUCEt uauc 10 get lmmcQ18L6 &C.
ton on 1t. This was resisted. however, and
the report went over. The Notifications APP
preparation bill was further considered and
passed It carries nearly eleven millions Of
dollars, about five millions more than when 1t
passed the house ..... In the house the Mccall
educational test bill. together with the Corliss
bill, to protect lake cities from Canadian
competition, were passed The consular in
spection bill was rejected An order from the
committee on rules setting aside Thursday and
ia 1or-
the consideration of measures reported from
the committee on labor was adopted
IN the senate. on the 21st, almost the entire
session was occupied in action upon confer
ence reports on various bills still pending final
agreement, among them the river and harbor
bill. the legislative bill. the Indian appropria-
ton bill and the sundry civil bill, the confer
ence report on which was agreed to- Mr. But
Ter On. CD moved that the senate proceed to
consideration OF his bill prohibiting the issue
Of government bonds without the consent Of
congress, but this was prevented by filibuster-
ing tactics by Messrs- Hill On. W and Chan
der On. h -..... In the house the bill grant,
ing pension of $50 a month to Francis Hoov-
er, was passed over the presidents veto-la6 to
A. Consideration begun of the Phillips
was agreed TO directing the printing of 1000
copies Of she immigration bill passed on the
2Ist
In the senate. on the 22d. spirited debate
toOR place on tne Dill pronloiting the issue OF
government bonds without the consent of con-
gress. Mr.. Hill led the debate against the
measure. which was also denounced by Sem
ators Sherman, Hawley, Lodge and Baker;
while it was advocated by Senators Mills.
Teller, Stewart and others. The bill went
over for one day The final conference report
on the river and harbor bill was presented and
agreed to. In the house the days session
was exhausted by consideration OF conference
reports on appropriation bills The partial re-
port on the riv-r and harbor bill was agreed
to-15e to 81 The house voted to insist upon
its disagreement on the sundry civil appro-
priations bill. The conference report fixing
the pension voted to Brig.-Gen- Joseph P.
West. formerly United States senator from
Louisiana, was agreed to.