Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-06-11
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
LIV. CONGRESS-.
First SesSiOn.)

SCSSlOns)
In the senate, on the LIST, the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill was fur
thur discussed, but without action. Confer
ence report on the Notifications bill was pre-
sented and agreed to. The bill to prohibit the
further issuance Of Understanding bonds
without the consent OF congress was taken up
at two o'clock and discussed for some time,
but finally went over without action. ..... In
the house the coutested-election case OF john
SON VS.. Stokes from the Seventh district Of
South Carolina, was disposed OF by declaring
the seat vacant A few bills were passed I'M
der suspension Of the rules, others being con-
sidered and referred. Asupplemental report on
the sundry civil appropriations bill, showing an
agreement upon all items save the a2propria-
tfons for several public buildings, was made
by Mr.. Cannon (rep, Ill and agreed to.
In the senate, on the I'd, Mr.. Morrill,, OF YER
mont, chairman of the finance committee, made
speech in favor OF the Dtngley emergency
tariff bill. The conference report on the In
dian appropriation bill (as to Indian citizen
ship occupied the remainder of the morning
hour. when the bill to prohibit the issuance of
bonds without the consent of congress was
taken up and occupied the remainder Of the
session. All amendments were voted down
and the bill was passed. 80 to 25......In the
house the river and harbor bill was passed
over the presidents veto, 220 to 60. The con-
tested-election case from the Eighth New York
district was decided in favor Of the contestant
Conference report on the naval appropriation
bill was agreed to.
IN the senate on the 3d. after four hours
discussion, in which the president was very
severely criticised for his action in veto
ing the river and harbor bill and the veto
power was denounced as relic of the past
the bill was passed over the veto by vote of
Sc to 5. The conference report (partia) the
naval appropriation bill was presented and
discussed, and went over for one day 80. In the
house the motion to strike out the names of
several beneticiaries under the appropriation
in the general deficiency bill to indemnify vic
Tins OF the Ford's theater disaster was adopted
-153 to g. The conteSted-election case of Muir
ray against Elliott, from the Charleston Is. c.
district, occupied most of the session, and
when the house adjourned at five o'clock o vote
on the question was pending.
IL the senate, on the 4th, much Of the time
was taken up with action on various confer
ence reports The report on the naval appro-
priation bill was agreed to and a further con-
ference ordered. The same action was had
the report on the Indian appropriation bill.
The filed cheese bill passed, without
amendment as it came from the house. The
final conference report on the general def
cheney bill was agreed to, and a bill for the
scientific investigation of the fur seal fisheries
was passed In the house the contested
election case OF Murray against Elliott, from
the First district of South Carolina, was de-
cided in favor of the contestant who was
sworn in. The final report of the confereeS on
the general deficiency bill was agreed to, and
several private pension bills were passed
In the senate, on the 5th, Mr.. Morgan (Ala.)
spoke earnestly upon the duty of the Amer
lean government in the Cuban matter that, on
motion OF MIR. Sherman. the galleries were
cleared and the doors closed. ana the remain
der OF the speech delivered in executive ses-
sion. The immigration bill was discussed brief
", the proposed constitutional amend
ment to have United States senators elected
by the people direct, instead OF by state legis-
latures joint resolution for final adjourn
ment the 9Th was offered and referred to
the committee on appropriations. In the
house the day began with q two-hours' strug-
gle over the adoption Of a resolution calling
upon the heads of departments for detailed
statement of all the removals and changes in
their departments since March 4, 1894. The
conteSted-election cases of Martin (pop.)
against Lockhart (dem.). from the Sixth dis
trict of North Carolina. and Rinaker (rep)
against Downing (dem.), from the Sixteenth
Illinois district were decided in favor of the