Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-06-16
DOINGS OF CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The senate
passed the river and harbor bill over the
presidents veto 10y vote of 81 to ). The
measure is now law A motion to recede
from the senate's position relative to battle
ships ordered in the naval bill caused a
long debate, but no action was reached
HOUSE
The Murray Elliott contested election
case, for the First South Carolina district,
was debated for four hour The vote will
be taken tomorrow
WASHINGTON, June 4.-By vote of Il to
a3 the senate insisted Oh its amendment to
the naval bill, reducing the number of bat
tleships from four to two. In the Indian
appropriation the senate refused to recede
from its position on the appropriation for
sectarian schools by vote of 1, to -. A
joint resolution was passed authorizing
scientific inquiry into the condition of the
fur seals in the north Pacific to be made by
the government officials detailed by the
president. The senate by a vote of ~ 10 II
defeated the amendment offered by Stewart
to the filled cheese bill, placing duty of 10
cents pound on wool. The filed cheese
bill was passed as it came from the house
by vote of 81 to ID, thus completing the
legislation of this subject.
HOUSE.
BY vote of 153 to 33 the house decided
against the claim of William Elliott from
the First South Carolina district and gave
the seat to George w Murray Murray is
a colored man and in the Fifty-first con
gress was seated in place of Elliott. Final
conference on the general deficiency bill
was agreed 10.
SENATE.
WAsHINGToE, June Cuba, immigra-
| ton and election of senators by direct vote
of the people were considered in turn
| to-day, but no action was reached ON either
subject. A resolution for final adjourn
ment next Monday was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
HOUSE
! resolution calling on the president for
a detailed statement of removals from Office
March, 1893, and appointments since then.
| together with the number OF ex-soldiers
appointed, promoted, reduced or removed
was adopted. Martin, pop, of South Caro-
lima was seated in place of Lockhart, dem
and the Misunderstanding contest from the
| Sixteenth Illinois, district was decided in
| favor of Rinaker
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 6-The Indian ap
| preparation bill was finally disposed of, the
contract school item being modified so that
Catholic schools will be abolished July !,
| 1897. Conferees of the sundry civil bill
were instructed to insist upon public build
ings at the capitals of the states of Idaho,
| Wyoming and Montana.
HOUSE.
The house cleared its decks for adjourn
ment to-day by disposing of ali the essential
business before it, which consisted of con-
ference reports on appropriation bills. The
! speaker laid before the house a message
from the president vetoing the general
deficiency bill. A motion TO pass over the
veto failed to secure the constitutional
majority. A substitute was then passed,
excluding the French spolation claims and
southern war claims. The conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill was
| agreed to.
WASHINGTON, June S.-The new deficiency
bill was taken up and passed as it came
from the house. A bill was passed amend
ing the law for punishment for trespass or
selling liquor or wines under any other
than the proper name and brand. Final
report on postoffice appropriation bill was
agreed to-
In order to guard against the failure OF a
quorum the house revoked all leaves of alb
sence except for sickness. Final report on
postofiice bill was agreed to. Bill to facili-
tate the reorganization OF the Northern Pa
cific railroad passed. The purpose of the bill
is to enable the road to reorganize undor a
federal charter.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The senate to-day
agreed to final conference reports ON the
naval and industrial appropriation bills,
leaving only the sundry civil and District
of Columbia conference reports outstand-
ing. The bill to amend the law respecting
punishment for contempt Of court was
discussed by Hill and Allen, but final
result of the agitation over the imprison-
| contempt.
| The house to-day gave its final approval
| to conference reports on two of the four
appropriation bills which were in issue last
night, the naval and the Indian bills. In
| the contested election case of Aldrich and
Underwood, from the Ninth Alabama dis
trict. Aldrch was seated, the Tucker rule,
compelling members to vote, being used for
the first time during the session.