Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-04-08
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Especial Sessfon.)


IN the senate, on the 18th, during a short open
session, bill was passed appropriating $3.50 900
TO be expended in saving life and property in
the flooded district OF the Mississippi valley;
also a bill TO approve compromise and settle
ment between the United States and the state
Of Arkansas Two hours and half was spent
in executive session discussing the arbitration
treaty In the house, during the discussion,
in committee Of the whole, of the tariff bill, the
high rates of duty imposed in the cotton and
WOODEN schedules were attacked by Messrs- Nc
Call and lowering, of Massachusetts, and de-
Tended by MesSrS- Grosvenor (O), Russell
Comm and Dingley (Ae.). When the commit
tee rose the house passed senate joint reSolu-
ton making Immediately available $4,000 for
protection OF life and property in the lower
Mississippi valley.
In the senate, on the SOth. Mr. Allen pop,
Neb.) spoke more than an hour to prove that
congress does not possess the constitutional
power to impose tariff duties on articles of
daily consumption for the express and ayowed
purpose of increasing the private fortunes of
one class Of citizens at the expense of the
masses" House amendments to senate joint
resolution appropriating S250,0Oo to aid in pro-
tecting life and property in the Mississippi
floods were concurred in and the joint resolu-
ton sent to the president. In the house
the day was nearly all spent in disposing of
amendments to the tariff bill offered by the
committee on ways and means, principally to
correct the phraSeology or to make the claSSif1-
cation clearer Among others, an amen0menC
putting books, maps and charts for the use Of
schools, colleges and public libraries the
free list was agreed to; also one restoring the
Mckinley rates on horses and mules
IN the senate, on the 31st the only matters OF
public interest treated of in open session were
two resolutions upon the subject OF Cuba, both
of which went over without action At 12:25 p
m. the senate proceeded to the consideration of
executive business, including the arbitration
treaty and the question of filling the vacancies
in the standing committees. --.-.I In the house,
the debate on the tariff bill under the five-min-
ute rule having ended by limitation of rule, the
vote on the measure was taken and resulted:
Yeas, POS; nays 121; present and not voting, 81
The affirmative vote was composed of 1893 re-
publicans, including Speaker Reed, four demo-
Gratis and one populist; the negative vote of liz
democrats and four populists.
In the senate, on the 1st, during the hour of
the opening session, joint resolution was
passed authorizing the secretary OF the navy to
place war vessel and a chartered merchant
vessel at the disposal of the collector Of the
port of New York for transporting supplies to
relieve the furnishing poor of India The reso-
luton, offered by Mr.. Morgan dem. Ala-), as to
letters of Maxine Gomez to President Cleve-
land and President Mckinley was passed: as
was the resolution, offered by Mr. Mills dem.
Tex.), as to the obligations assumed by the
United States toward the people of Cuba in as
sorting and maintaining the right to prevent
the acquisition of the island by any European
power. The senate was in executive session
from p. m until 5:15, when it adjourned to
the 5th The house was not in session on
he 1St