Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-21
NEWS AND NOTES,
A Summary Of Important Events.
|. uv. CONGRESS.
FirSt Session.)

= FifSt Session.)
In the senate on the 18th, the river and har.
Dor bill being still under consideration. the
amendment offered by the chairman of the
committee, Mr.. Frye CMe.l, designating Sants
Monica as the place for q deep-sea harbor
was discussed at length by several senators
the debate not being concluded when the bill
was laid aside for the day. ..... In the house 9
number of miscellaneous bills were passed
and a preliminary report upon the Indian ap-
proprtation bill was agreed to and further
conference ordered. Mr.. Maddox (dem.) was
confirmed in his seat from the Seventh dis
trict of Georgia. contested by w. p. FeltoI
(fusion). The rest of the day was devoted te
consideration Of District OF Columbia bust.
ness.
In the senate, on the 18th, the question OF
locating q breakwater and deep-sea harbor In
southern California was disposed OF by a COM
promise providing for a commission to exam.
Inc the rival harbors Of San Pedro and Santa
Monica. their report to be final. and contracts
to be made in accordance herewith by the
secretary Of war In the house an hour and
q half was occupied In discussing the right OF q
member to insert matter in the Record fol
which no permission had been given. The
matter was finally ordered to be excluded
The rest of the day was spent in discussing the
contested-election case Of Rinaker vs. Down
ing, from the Sixteenth Illinois district. with.
out arriving at ascision up to the hour of ad-
journment.
Dor appropriation bill was passed, leaving only
three Of the annual appropriation bills yet tc
be disposed of. AS 1t passed the house, the
bill appropriated Sl0,594.716. As reported tc
the senate from committee it carried 2,61I.-
$50 to which, before passage, was added various
items, including the provision for the deep-sea
harbor in southern California. =. In the house
almost the entire session was occupied in the
discussion OF the Riuaker-Downing contested
election case, which was recommitted to COM
aIA ~, fr,-fr t{rr,c
rec cunt the parts of the vote deemed neces-
sary. - -s 49,. ...,s .-s =
IN the senate. on the 14th, two speeches were
made on the bill to restrict immigration BY
the illiteracy test, after which the bill
was laid aside. bill providing for an in
crease Of duty on sugar was briefly consid-
cred. The question of Mr. Dupont's right to
a seat in the senate from Delaware was taken
up, Mr.. Platt (Conn.) speaking in favor of Mr..
Dupont's right. Sixty pension bills were
taken from the calendar and passed In
the house the days session was spent. in CON-
mittee OF the whole. considering private PEN
sion bills. So of which were acted upon favora-
bly, and reported to the house for passage.
The contested-election case OF Cheatam
against Woodland from the Second district OF
North Carolina, was decided in favor of Wood
ard. 1s~
In the senate. on the 18TH by a vote of 81 to
30 the claim Of Henry A. Dupont to the vacant
seat in the senate from Delaware. was re-
jected. Mr.. Gallinger IN. H. offered a resolu-
ton declaring revision OF the tariff law to be
imperatively demanded. Mr.. Bacon (Ga.)
made a long speech advocating the repeal OF
the act of 1875 (the resumption act) under
which authority to issue bonds is claimed by
the president and secretary Of the treasury
100. In the house lol private pension bills
previously favorably reported from commit
tee Of the whole, were passed. and "a others
were laid aside to await engrossment before
final action. The Hogue-Otey contested-elec-
tion case from the sixth district Of Virginia
member. ----