Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary of Important Events.
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.

IN the senate on the7th, the entire days ses-
sion was devoted to consideration of the
district OF Columbia appropriation bill with
out final action being reached...,-.In the
house the Hawley bill, providing for two addi-
tional regiments of artillery, was passed I'M
der suspension of the rules, with but three
dissenting votes, Messrs- Cox dem, TENN
Jones dem, Va-) and Todd (fusion Mich.)
bill appropriating $50, 600 600 for the national
defense was introduced by Mr.. Cannon. Dis
trict of Columbia business was then taken up
but owing to. flibustering nothing was &C
complished.
IN the senate, the sth, much time was
spent in further consideration Of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill, which, with an
amendment reducing to about one-hah the
present rates of telephone charges was passed
The bill appropriatng S2S8, 900 for the relief of
the Methodist Episcopal church (south) of
Tennessee was passed The bill appropriating
$50 900 900 for national defense, was received
from the house and referred to the committee
on appropriations In the house, in the pres
ence of crowded galleries, after four hours of
patriotic and eloquent speechmaking by 50
different members, the bill placing $50 900, 900
at the disposal of President Mckinley to be
used according to his judgment in view Of the
threatening attitude of Spain. passed:
Ayes, 81, nays, o. Pairs were diSregarded, for
the first time in the history of the house to al
low every member to go on record in favor OF
the measure.
IN the senate on the 9th without one word
of debate and by unanimous vote the bill ap-
propriating $50 1908, 900 for the national defense
passed. Party lines were swept aside and
all pairs were broken. Twelve minutes after
the bill was reported to the senate the vice
president announced it's unanimous passage.
...... In the house the session devoted to
routine business The executive. legislative
and judicial appropriation bill went through
its last stages in the adoption of the final con-
ference report, and the remainder of the day
was consumed in the consideration of the SEN
ate amendments to the Indian appropriation
bill
IN the senate, on the 10TH no business of
real Importance was transacted during the open
session, which lasted only an hour, the time
being largely consumed in disposing OF routine
business. A few bills of minor Importance,
however, were passed. .---.I In the house, after
a debate which lasted more than five hours,
the senate amendment to the Indian appropri-
alton bill providing for the free entry of ceded
Indian lands, was non-concurred in by vote
of SO to 1856. The senate amendment for the
ratification of the Seminole treaty was also
non-concurred in
THE senate not in session on the 18th
In the house the bill to pay the Bowman
Claims, aggregatiug Sl,2J0,0oG, for stores and
supplies furnished the Union army during the
war, was under discussion all day. progress be-
ing greatly retarded by dilatory tactics An
evening session was held, which was devoted to
pension legislation, after which the house ad-
journed to the 18th