The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-02-22

sloNnAy. Feb. ii.-AkSArE. A number u
petitions. ffrm III parts of thr county, in favor II
; sixirenth amendment 10 the cunsiitntnn. pre-
hihitiHg statrs sruM aisfrwnrhirng rer,ans on a.-
count u srx, were presented AMI referred Mr..
fnnhlinR presented memorial u this New York
thAtnter of Commerce. against thc rcMonsttxxtlan
II silver. Mr.. Matthews presented . petltion
~ Chic bankers ,n favor u thc repeal ~
the As On hank dcrcrits Ai.n, pctuion u ssD
hNsins~~ nrn VI Cincinnati ~ favor of the pAaaae.
of the hlAnd silver blli. large nnmbcr VI other
petitions II the satnr character frn ctixrns "
To,,s counties In New York Siae we're prevented By
daced aud referred. ~ Mr.. Voorhees,, 10 ausli.r.
lac ths Secretary 81 War 10 Issue ordnance stersw
and eqnipAxe Tor she use ~ s'ndensS In
colleges and ether institutions of learning
where military instruction l. given; bs
Mr.. Ferry. 10 provide for water route II facilitate
transportation h~twesa Lake Michigan and iAk.
~ ana t y Mr s,rEs ussah.n sh
atc In support af the Hand silver hlll. Mr. Coke
Also advocated 81 Aosue length the repeal Of the
hesie- sesnmrsion ~, and Arpnrd thai tho uossrn
ncnt ~Asl no condition now ~ resume specie pay.
tnrnt. II was utterly inprAct!rable On any hasi-
and especially ON gold basic alonc.
Horax.--Mr. Leonard presented Tho concurrent
resontion of the Louisiana Assembly, expressing
ia satisfaction with the policy of President Mayes
-. The following bills were introduced. ny Mr.
Machey, prohibiting the secretary 81 the Tfvssnrs
irusn purchasing any bonds for she reduction et
pllanrs with Tho protislnns " the Law shalt rqnirs
": by Mr. Josce. d~clarin. forfeited I'll grants uf
public lands ta rAtlrosds ~ other corporations when
conditions ~ xrants hAvr i~cn Violated, aud ait.
pruprtAstna SID ixnds ~ the nxc of actual
s~ttlers; hy Mr. Jones, ~ chic. making r,ln,nM.@
duties q shs s.notns q one.1nArser rArt sh.re.
1.a.s, II al.irssa,S u H. several state.
the prnsseds " captured and abandoned props
~rty r~nainnT IN thc treasury: ny Mr. Mills, 4
rvsolntion making inquiry thtn ,hc action VI the
IN 4 rNUa "a Ia NJ
Nseyens. Tor ihr relief N Gen. Count n. ralaski Ill
prayidcs that there IT, ps,d ~ hlS heir legal repre-.
sentative md descendant the sum " tiM,,an,
" ~. rhIilils. ~ provide ior she survey II
and estitnasrs tor Hhr eanAl with STONE sides and
lHstt0M fron deep tide.watrr near the mouth III the
Mtsslsstppt river ~ ~. INMis. Mo-. with branches
" niesbusxh, Chicago. ~. paMl and umahA. !.
The llom~e then vent Into cnmMlttec " thr whnis
sMs. Nlsrkhurn In thc chAir) npnn tAc Military AcA.
rmy Appropriation bill, thc pehdinx amendment
u pay ~ First Ient~nAnts srtnN ~ Instructors i,
thr institution. After debate, Tho aasendnrMl wHs
defeated. There wAA spiriscd debate on thc prop
nstioA 10 reduce the nay of cadets from eAAU IL thh
snd " WAS nnaiiy rejected.
TUESDAY, Fob. ~. --HkxArE. Mr.. Christianc,
In presenting petitions from ciisens of Michigan
fasorin. sixteenth constitutional amendmsn, con.
ierrins the right u suffrage npon women. said thai
hr hoped that the Couii,ittec on Privileges aud Flee
tIuns wculd tahr np tho subject and vnport upon H.
when be should brnusne satisfied that majority oI
the women ot the country were IN fayui
in. until then b. would not. Me did no
think thcc pcslttoaa should be rfesesitsd Il
Gonxr~ss. The Legislatures u ntstee were ths
prnper tod,c~ 10 trcsent them TO-. Mr.. morrill,
frnin the Committee On ftnAhcw. reported fAynrab,
ths iiousc joint resolution declaring that The r.
darsicn Il the tAs On distilled spltits v lnexps,
dtsnt. He also reported : substitute Tor ths
henAl~ hill to provide Tor rannssinn on the sns
teet 0f use alcohol liquor tsshr !, Ar. harnsid.
from The cemmltsee On Military AGAiss. reported
1tristicas nov sxaiinx In regard " she enlissusn
NJ rlUsvd ritiS~ns Ia any II tAe United ktnss
Arsny. Mrstrr. Marcy aud csrArcil, ~ tha roM
nitse, announced that they did Aot Axrre with ths
majority " TN committee ~ rsporsins Obi. hill.
~. Thnrmaa preAsnsed petitions ~ ci.la*na u
Ohio In faser ~ thu decentralization ~ silver and
thu repeal " thc Resumption Law, - few tilis vi
minor Importance wcre inlr0ductd and = hill ~.
pss.~d n,shtns th* 33d ~ February legal holidA,
10 the District ~ Columbia. sft~r which ecnsisissa
tlnn wMA sesuu.ed ~ thc Nilyvr IT'LL. Kpcechcs
wefe made hy Mr. Mcdonald, NJ Indiana
aha Mr. MctAsrsou. ~ Nsw Jcr~cy ~-the furs,a~
IN fasv u and the latter ~ opposition u ths nieas
nre.
IIorxx.--Thc House vent through the ccrencn,
~ formally recrisinx carp~ntrrs rAinsnx % rrssi
dent IAncoir signing the emancipation prociaaaa
tim. aftes which thc Military bill ~ diseussed
Tue mnst motahle feature " the presentatI0n .Fe
nioniss wA~ An eloquent ~Mioxiun upon NJ. Lin
c,ln by Alexander n. Ntsphras, ex-virs rr~sisien
~ thr GonfrdeFAcy, In which hc confessed thA
slavery Wa1 weakness And Ayoweh his cofsfAn
conscientious belief III tho Union cause. ~ s,s,k
" ". Lincoln ~ hls friend, And enoHisah hi
petsonAi snd i'uiisieal virtues with HrsAt warmth
and energy.
"WEDNESDAY, Fob. IN. INMATE. Tho kenat,
renewed shr disemsioa ~ ths blAnd SILVER Litl
Epssohss wsss usas w Messn. Msrnrnon IN,