Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-06-12
DoINos OF CONGRESS-.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 4. BY vote Of IL to
SO the senate insisted on 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 u vote Of II to "a. A
joint resolution was passed authorizing
scientific inquiry into the condition of the
fur seals in the north Pacific to be mnde by
the government officials detailed by the
president. The senate by votAof 32 to II
defeated the amendment offered by Stewart
to the filed cheese bill, placing duty of 10
cents a pound ON wool The filed cheese
bill was passed as 1t came from the house
by vote Of 81 to 10, thus completing thu
legislation of this subject.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 5-Cuba, immigra-
ton and election Of senators by direct vote
of the people were considered in turn
today, but no action was reached on either
subject A resolution for final adjourr-
ment next Monday was referred to the
committee on appropriations.
HOUSE.
A resolution calling on the president for
Il detailed statement Of removals from office
March, 1893, and appointments since then,
together with the number of ex-solders
appointed, promoted, reduced or removed
was adopted. Martin, pop, of South Caro-
lima was seated in place of Lockhart, dem.
and the Rnaker-Downing 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 all 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 spoilation 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 camo
from the house. A bill was passed amend.
i,,or ba Inv fD,. fo,, ~
selling liquor or wines under any other
than the proper name and brand. Final
report on postoffice appropriation bill was
agreed to.
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
vote was not reached The measure is the
ment of Eugene v Debs and others for
contempt.
HOUSE.
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, Aldrich was seated the Tucker rule,
compelling members to vote being used for
the first time during the session.
Eifty-three bills and joint resolutions
we're passed, the most important of which
probably was the bill appropriating $780,
600 for the trans-Mississippi exposition at
Omaha. Conferences reports in the Dis
trict of Columbia and sundry civil appro-
priation bills were agreed to and the senate
resolution for final adjournment was
passed.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, June 10.-A number of
bills were passed during the day, including
the important bill giving trial by jury and
other safeguards in prosecution for con-
tempt of court Senate bill to increase
pay of mail carriers passed. Agreement
was reached on the sundry civil and
District of Columbia appropriation bills
and passed a resolution for final adjourn