Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-12-30
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

DEC. 1.-THE Senate passed the .Educa-l
tfonal bill and adjourned till Monday.
The House dispensed with the morning hour
and went into Committee of the Whole on tho
private calendar. "A number OF pension bills
were passed, among them one granting Dent
sion to the widow Of Mai. Gen. Heintzelman.
DEC. 1s.-The Senate was not in session.
The House passedthe Military Academy APP
preparation bill. The Diplomatic Appropria-
ton bill was completed in Committee and IT,
ported to the House, but did not pass on ae-
count of the absence of quorum,
DEC. 20.-The Senate passed the House
resolution providing for q holiday recess from
December % to January5 s.. MIR. Cockrell pre-
scented the petition of certain citizens of Mis-
souri, and Kansas, reciting their citizenship,
their desire to settle on lands in the Indian
their stoppage by United States troops,
and asking for permission to settle on
sar aoa as 10 tine
should go to the Committee on Territories or
on Indian Affairs, it was ordered to lie on the
eling all the points involved was pending in
former committee (the Oklahoma bill. 81.
introduced ob iii declaring n Certain pub
lie lands subject to homestead settlement,
and asked that it be referred to the Commit:
tee on Public Lands. Mr.. sConger (R., Micil.)
on Indian Affairs, and it was SO ordered
bill passed. Mr.. Price (R. Iowa.. under the
direction of the Committee on Banking and
Currency. moved to suspend the rules and
made that the. bin had not
to the Committee on ways and Means. A
long discus sion ensued relative to the subject
Being taken to suspend the rules II was ios
thirds. Several biIls passed under a sus-
pension of the rules, among them being one
to establish an assay office at st. Louis 's'
DEC. 21.-In the Senate, Mr.. Beck intro
duced bill tosauthorizei the issue of legal
tender notes of the United States upon depos-
its of gold also, bill to repeal all laws which
banks and bankers and on bank checks; and
Mr. II ingalls, ais , one for the adm mis-
bill extending to sixty days the sessions
of the Territ oral Legislatures passed.. In
the House, at the expiration Of the morning
go into Committee on the Funding bill. Mr..
kobeson Or, Nd rose to question Of priv 1y,
method of conducting the Electoral count. The
Speaker decided the question to be a prfvf-
legged one. but by party vote the House re-
the exception of Mr.. Laid (Ne.) voted with
the Republicans. The House then went
m INTO on the ams s h
debate bst , was, nnsucssssfnL AZ exeitieg
spoke strongly in OPPOSITION 70 considering
the bin before the holidays, and stated that
iiam liam G means in their power Mr.. Weaver
Democrat; party for inconsistency on
the financial question. 49, Mr.. Bland
replied, charging Mi. Weaver with acting in
the interests of the Republicans and likewise
with inconsistency and bad faith. Dur
ing the debate sharp passage occurred be-
tween Messrs. Weaver and Sparks 3D., III J, i'm
which the former called the latter liar and
the latter reiterated by Branding the former
as a scoundrel and q villain. Weaver there
upon advanced toward Sparks in a threaten
ing manner. but friends intelposed and the