Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-06-03
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

MAY 19.-Sendte-Mr. Coke, from the
Committee on Indian Affairs, reported q bill
to provide for the allotment of lands in sew
crafty to Indians on various reservations and
| and Territories over the Indians and for 9TH
| er purposes. Placed on the calendar. At the
expiration of the morning hour consideration
against o' the " committees on 4esolu sREans
! that Senators voting against the resolutions
would be governed by other consid era ions
than the 1aT the evidsnes g Or oonsti
etc, and that the honor of South Carolina
was impugned. Mr.. Butler inquired why the
| honorable Senator from Georgia had en-
ployed the hating language of innuendo or
poisonous words of ambiguity in so grave
tsan the by
other reason? If so, why has he not Said SO
Mr.. Hill wished to state that, as the Senators
| from South Carolina had insisted on miscon.
| constituting his remarks; he should at an early
day take the floor tcreply to their remarks. !.
House-The Agricultural Appropriation bill
passed. Among the amendments included i'm
$4,000 for sinking two artesian Wells on the
plains east of the Rocky Mountains; appro-
priating $4,000 to enable the Commissioners
upon the subject of forestry. Upon motion
of Mr.. Tucker d., va.) the House went into
ousIy stated his intention Of calling up the
Tariff bill. The Funding bill being first in or
der. Mr.. Tucker moved that it be laid aside
and the Tariff bill taken up. The motion was
1ost-yeas, 81; nays, &c. [This action is gem
orally regarded as a test-vote on the new
Tariff BILL
MAY 2O.-Senate. The bill to establish
retired list for non commissioned Army
officers passed. Mr. Garland spoke in favor
of the resolution unseating Kellogg, and was
replied to by Mr.. Kellogg himself. The Leg
islative: Judicial and Executive Appropria-
Se b b relief OF sesers npon
the Usage trust and diminished fre-
II to eary into
ond and sixteenth articles of the treaty be.
tween the United States and the Great and
the ''e committee on PaSic Ls n1r' xere
considered in Committee of the Whole
and several bills were disposed of.
MAY 2l.-Senate-Mr. Cockrell, from the
Committee on Claims, reported with amend.
ments the House bill making appropriations
for the payment of claims reported allowed
by Com missioners of Claims under the act of
March 3, 1871. Placed on the calendar. Mr..
Cockrell, from the Committee on Military At
fairs, reported adversely on the Senate bill
to reg ulate the promotion and fix the rank of
line officers in the army. Indefinitely post
Calendar and take up the Marshais so bill ill
Agreed to, and the bill passed by strict par
y,yote On motion of Mr. Morgan, reso-
taken up, but upon motion of Mr.. Davis, of
Illinois, the resolution was temporarily
laid aside for consideration of the Legislative
Appropriation bill, which was debated
at some length and passed. motion to take
up the Kellogg resolutions was defeated, 25
to a. the Senate deciding to give preference
to Senator Morgans resolutions, which were
then formally taken up....... House
The bill passed making appropriations
for the payment of certain claims al
lowed by tho Treasury Department..
Mr. Cox ID, n. W, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs reported back the res
olution calling on the President for inferma-
ton in regard to the expulsion of Israelite
citizens of the United States from st. Peters
burg by the Russian Government. Adopted.
The House then considered the bills reported
from the Committee of the Whole relative to
public lands, and passed several pension bills.
MAY 22.-Semgte-Mr. Paddock, from the
Committee on Public Lands, reported, with
amendment, the House bill for the relief of
certain homestead and pre- emption settlers
in Kansas. Placed on the calendar. Senator
Morgan's Joint rule for counting the
electoral vote was taken up and the Senator
made a speech in advocacy thereof.
Rouse-A motion was made to GO into Com
mittee of the Whole to consisier various bills
for the erection of public buildings. The Re-
publicans, by dilatory motions and refusing
TO vote, endeaVored to prevent action, but the
me- ton was finally carried. Before the first
bill on the calendar had been reached, how
ever, it became evident that no progress
could be made, and the Committee rose and
the HOuSe adjourned.