Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-01-23
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
LIv. CONGRESS.
First SessfOn.)

In the senate, on the 18th, Senator Nor
gan dem, Ala-) spoke two hours on the
free silver substitute for the house bond
bill. A concurrent resolution empowering and
directing the president OF the United States
to receive a deputation from the Cuban
revolutiontsts and to extend belllgerent re-
ccgnition to them, offered by Mr. Kyle (pop-,
S. d. was referred to the committee on for
eign relations In the house, it being the
second Monday in the month, District OF Col
umbia business was taken up and two bills
of local interest were passed. The pension
appropriation bill carrying Sal .325 800, $4,000
less than the last bill, was taken up in COM
mittee of the whole
IN the senate, on the 18th, two bills, rail-
road and private pension bill. were passed.
The latter bill provoked an unusually inter-
esting debate, which was followed by a pre-
pared speech on the house bond bill and the
free silver substitute by Mr.. Butler tpop-. n.
c.. LIN the house four hours was occupied
in the debate on the general appropriation bill.
the feature of which was the philippe OF Mr..
Cummings (dem.- n. " against the policy OF
the pension bureau. The military academy
appropriation bill was reported and placed on
the calendar.
IN the senate, on the 18th, two long speeches
were delivered against the further issue Of
United States bonds and in favor Of the
use of silver money, by Messrs- Mills (dem.,
Tex and PETER tpop., Kas-). joint reso-
luton was introduced by Mr.. Pugh (dem-,
principal and interest, at the pleasure of the
government, in standard silver dollars go. In
the house the venerable ex-speaker, Galusha
A Grow delivered an earnest protest against
the encroachments OF the head of the execu-
tive department upon the prerogativeS of the
house. Most of the session was devoted to a
discussion of the pension appropriation bill,
the administration of the pension bureau being
severely criticised.
In the senate, on the 10th. resolution was
offered by Mr.. Sewall {rep., n. j. condemning
the course of the president in the Venezuelan
boundary dispute. and declaring that the Mon
roe doctrine, as originally intended. was not
involved in the dispute. A resolution was
agreed to calling on the secretary of state for
Information regarding the alleged detention
by the Turkish government of American citi-
5000 copies of a compilation of the customs
law. and authorizing the leasing of school and
educational lands in Arizona General debate
on the pension appropriation bill was conclud-
ed. The death Of. ex-Congressman Cogswen,
OF Massachusetts,. was announced, the usual
resolutions adopted, and, as further mark Of
respect, the house adjourned.
THE senate was not in session on the nth -.
In the house the general pension appropriation
bill for the year ending June 30. 1897. was con-
sidered under the five-minute rule and passed.
message received from the president
asking prompt legislation to enable the attor-
ney-general to prosecute litigation in reference
to the granting Of patents to land lying within
forfeited railroad grants. The invocation in
the chaplainS prayer that this government do
what it can to aid in securing liberty to the Gu
bans was followed by a wave OF applause