Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-02-26
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

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FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
FEB. 1O.-Sendte-Mr. Burnside, from
the Committee on Education and Labor, re-
| ported bill to establish an educational fund
and apply portion of the proceeds of public
lands to public education, and provide for a
national colleges for the advancement
Of scientific and industrial educa-
tie, Placed s. do, on I'll. the calendar The
Treasury to ascertain the amount of land To-
Gated on military warrants in certain States
thorizing the Secretary of the Interior to de-
post Indian trust funds in the Treasury of
the United States, and to draw the inter
by law, in lieu Of investment, passed
House-Mr. Conger R., Mich.), from the Com
te e 0h for os
Passed. 1t provides that all charitable con-
| tributions imported for the relief of colored
! to other States shall be admitted free of du-
| ties, the act to take effect Immediately,
The bill to remit the appraisements on the
d Hot springs properly passed pa after long
hoover d., Pa.) introduced bill, which was
referred, providing for general amnesty. 1t
provides that all political disabilities of all
| third section of the Fourteenth Amendment
of the Constitution shall be forever removed
and discharged upon such persons filing with
the Attorney General of the United States q
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FEB. 11.-Senote-Mr. Hill Of Colorado,
from the Committee on Public Lands, reported
favorably on the bill for the reclamation of
| arid and waste lands. Placed on the
calendar. Mr.. Morrill, from the Com
| mittee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported bill for the
erection of public buildings at Denver. The
resolution offered by Mr.. Eaton, December 4,
requesting the President to transmit copies
| of all correspondence with foreign Govern
ments or their representatives in relation
House-Mr. Price CR., Iowa. submitted the re-
port of the Committee on Banking and Cur
rency upon the affairs of the German National
Bank of Chicago. In the opinion of the COM
mittee the principal cause of failure was that
the Directors utterly failed in their duty. The
Bank act be amended so as to hold all direct
Or5 to Il strict accountability and provide
that stockholders whose duty it is to
to creditors of their bank until they have
paid, not only the amount of stock held by
them, but also an additional sum equal to said
stock. The report was ordered printed and
laid on the table. The House then went into
Committee upon revision of the rules.
FEB. 12.-Senate-Mr. Saunders intro
duced bill to abolish all duties on the i'm
portation of salt. The bill for the ascertain
military warrants and for the payment
of per cent. of its value to the va
Mr.. Mcdonald spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. Garland introduced a bill to extend for
ten years the time for the completion OF the
Texas and Pacific Railroad. Mr.. Hereford,
from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported, with amendment, the House bill
for the construction of a marine hospital
at Memphis. Placed on the calendar 49,.
House-Mr. stephens ID, Ga), from the Com
nittee on Coinage, Weights and Measures.
IN in 20 TO hn mn
trio system of coinage. Ordered printed and
referred. After the disposal of some miscel-
was further considered in Committee of the
Whole.
FEB. 13.-iSendte-Not in session........
Homse-Mr. Wells 3D., MOI, from the Com
mittee on Appropriations, reported back
the bill making an additional appropriation
sa f % the fiscal e from II the
ported a resolution calling on the Secre-
tary of the Navy for all information and
Canal now in possession of his department
and not heretofore published. Adopted.
Committee reports OF private nature were
John Porter being the regular order, Mr..
Bright 3D., Tenn.) raised question of con-
fused-ayes Al, nays not counted-to consider
the bill. The House then went into committee
on private calendar.
FEB. 14.-,Senate-Not in session. House
"A brief session was held, for debate only.
FEB. 16-Sendte-After the expiration of
the morning hour, consideration was resumed
of the five per cent. military land warrant
bill, and Messrs. Allison and Edmunds spoke
at length thereon. .HOuse-Amongt the bills
introduced were the following: By Mr.. Towns
bend (R., Ill.)-To repeal the duty on medi-
cines by Mr.. Henderson (R., Ul)-Reducing
the duty on iron and steel; by Mr.. Rich
ardson d., S. C.)-To return to the
producers of cotton the tax collected by
the Government which has been declared by
the United States Supreme Court to have been
Illegally collected; by Mr.. Parsons ID, Ga)
Admitting free of duty machinery for the
manufacture of cotton fabrics; by Mr. Keifer
(R., O.l-Granting pensions to certain sailors
and soldiers of the late war who were con-
fined in so-called Confederate prisons;
by Mr. Baker R., nd.)-Amending statutes
prohibiting the employment of convicts in
the manufacture of such articles as may be
brought into competition with skilled labor;
by Mr.. Frost 3D., Mo ITO repeal certain sec
lions of the act of August, II, relative to the
use of Marshals and Supervisors mt the polls
and the act of 1872 on the same subject. A
bill prohibiting the publication of lottery
schemes in the District of Columbia was, after
considerable debate, ordered engrossed and
read third time.