Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-02-25
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
FIFTY-FoURTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.


In the senate, on the 18th, after considerable
PAIRING, the joint resolution TO
declare the Clayton-Bulwer treaty abrogated
was considered in secret session until two
O'Clock, when the executive session began,
which lasted until p m. when the doors
were reopened and the bankruptcy bill was
taken up as unfinished business. the senate
substitute being read in full. Twenty-four
private pension bills and a lot Of other miscel-
laneous bills were passed. In the house. 1t
being suspension day. a large number OF bills
were passed, among them the Sundry civil ap-
preparations bill; the senate amendments TO
the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill
were coucurred in, and the agricultural ap-
preparation bill was sent to conference An
evening session was held for the consideration
Of private pension bills.
In the senate. on the 10th. Mr.. Chandler
(rep-. N. HI delivered three hours speech
IN support of his resolution declaring it to be
the sense OF the senate that the United States
should not permanently acQuiesce in the single
gold standard. The bankruptcy bill was then
taken up, but no action was had upon it,.
In the house a number of bills granting pen
sions, which had been amended In the senate,
were laid before the house and the amend
ments agreed TO. A bill was passed regula-
ting and making uniform the jurisdiction of
circuit courts In cases OF infringement OF let
tiers patent About 25 private pension bills
were passed
In the senate. on the 18th, after four-hours'
debate. the conference report on the bill to
amend the immigration laws was agreed to by
q vote Of 81 to 81, after which the senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of executive BUSH
ness In the house the conference report on
the legislative, executive and judicial appro-
prIation bill was agreed to. The bill provid-
ing that all reservoir sites shall be open to use
and occupation under the right-of-way act OF
March 3, 1891, was passed. The contested-elec-
ton case from the Tenth Kentucky district
was taken up.
In the senate. On the 18th, bill entitled "A
Bill to Extend the Use of the Mails was
passed, although admittedly comforting mo-
nopoly. House bill for the free admission OF
needlework imported by the New York Asso-
citation of Sewing Schools for exhibition pur-
poses was also passed, after which the senate
went into executive session. In the house
the contested-election case Of Hopkins (rep.)
against Kendall (dem) from the Tenth Ken
lucky district, was decided in favor OF the con-
testee, against the recommendation Of the
committee. The rest Of the session was given
up to the passage OF bills by consent.
In the senate, on the 18th, two conference re-
ports on pension bills were agreed to, giving
$50 month to the widow Of Gen. Stoneman,
and SIS month to Gen julius II. StahL SEN
ator Daniel was designated as reader of Wash
ington's Farewell Address the 22d. A
bill to remove the political disabilities from
Col. D. E. Sims, OF Kentucky, was passed. At
1880 the senate went into executive session
$3.50 In the house the deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up and gave rise to long dis
cussion. At o'clock the house took recess
until p H., the evening session being for the
consideration of private pension bills