Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-03-26
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
LIv. CONGRESS-.

Rirst Sessfon.)
In the senate, on the 10th, three speeches on
as many different subjects were made: BY ME-.
Lodge (Mass.l, fayorfng such a change In the
immigration laws as will keep out flhterate
and ignorant foreigners; by Mr.. Pugh (Ala).
In favor OF the coinage OF silver with the same
rights IS gold, and by Mr.. Morgan (Ala). IN
support Of the conference report on the Cuban
belligerency resolution In the mouse, II
being suspension day, q number Of bills OF no
speciaffmportance were passed under suspen-
sion of the rules The house agreed to take
up, on the 18th, the report of the foreign anatrs
committee regarding the speeches delivered BY
Ambassador Bayard at Edinburgh and Boston,
England.
In the senate, ON the 18th. Mr. Morgan Gala }.
In four-t ours speech. closed his defense OF
the action of the committee on foreign rela-
tions in reporting the Cuban resolutions. SEN
ator Pugh (Ala) also brought to close his
speech in favor Of the free coinage OF silver.
In the house the entire session was de-
voted to the consideration, In committee OF the
whole. of the bill reported from the committee
on ways and means, providing for revision
Of the customs administration act No sub
stantial amendment was made to the bill
which was reported to the house and passed
without division.
IN the senate, on the 18th, during a short de-
bate upon joint resolution directing the sec
rotary Of the interior to execute the law FOL
opening to settlement some two million acres
OF leaQ IN the eastern part OF CC00, the Secre-
tary was severely censured.by several speak
ers for his attempt to nullify the act of con-
gfess. A number OF bills unobjected to were
passed. In the .house number of private
bills were passed, but only one of public i'm
portance-a senate joint resolution instruct
ing the secretary of war to transmit an esti.
mate of the cost Of deepening the channel from
Hampton Roads to the Norfolk navy yard
The Bayard censure resolutions were takeI
up. and their passage advocated by Mr.. Cous
ms and others, and opposed by Mr.. McCreary
dem, ky)-
In the senate, on the 10TH the debate on tn
report Of the conference committee on the Gu
ban resolution occupied nearly the entire ses-
sion, and was participated In by many sen.
ators, the majority expressing themselves In
favor OF prompt action by the United States II
behalf OF the struggling patriots In the
house the debate on the Bayard resolution o.
censure was continued, and toward the cloSs
OF the session descended into an exchange o.
personalities between Messrs. Sulzer (dem., n
va and Gibson trep., TENN at the enc
of which the former apologized for offensive re
marks INDUCED In in the heat Of debate.
IN the senate, on the Goth, the debate on tn,
Cuban question occupied most of the day S seS
sion. A motion that when the senate adjourn
it be to the sd. was adopted by large major
ity-42 to (Which was taken to indicate tn.
sentiment of the senate on the question unde
discussion 1890. In the house the three days
battle over the resolutions censuring Ambas
sador Bayard for the use of certain expires
sions in public speeches in Scotland and En-
gland, ended in the adoption of the resolution
by a vote of 1870 to Il.