The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-04-30
CONGRESSIONAL.

APRIL 2O.-Senate- passed appro.
priating 500, 600 for public building at Den.
yer, $4,000 for the improvement of the Gov.
eminent building at Cleveland, and $4,000 fol
Marine Hospital at Memphis. Mr.. Bayard
from the Committee on Finance, reported ad-
prohibiting farmers and p planters se fr ,a%
selling leaf tobacco at retail di-
rectly to consumers. without special tax
At the request Of Mr.; Beck the bin was placed
the Geneva Award bill. .House-On motion
of Mr.. Anderson (R., kan.), the bill passed,
creating new land district in Kansas. Al
Mahon 3D., o., moved that the House
debate to be limited to five minutes
the Garfield amendment modifying the Mar.
shall law. Mr.. Conger R., Micb.), was opposed
to cutting off debate and the Republicans
by fhbustering tactics, managed to prevent q
vote upon the bill.
APRIL N.-Senate-The Geneva Award
bill was taken up, and Mr.. Hoar's amendment
to strike out the provision for the payment OF
claims of underwriters was agreed to-yeas
IS. nays 10. Mr.. MCPHERSON, from the Com.
ably on the House bill authorizing the
equipment of an expedition to the Arc.
tic Sea. Placed on the calendar.
House,Nearly the entire session was con.
Special Deficiency bill, the Democrats en-.
deavOrtng tn limit the debate to five minutes,
(Mich.), filibustered to prevent a vote being
taken. in which they were successful.
APRIL 22.-Senate- Post-route bill
was reported from committee. The Army
bill was read as it came from the House. Mr.,
Blaine moved to strike out the section pro.
hibi'ing the use of troops at the polls Re.
lected by strict party vote-20 to %. A num-
the Republicans, the effect of which would be
practic ally the same as striking out the OBJ.
jectionable clause. The Democrats promptly
voted down all such amendments, and the
House-The Naval Appropriation bin passed.
Consideration was resumed of the Special De-
ficiency bill, under an agreement that the de.
bates should be limited on the Republican
side to one hour and twenty minutes and on
the Democratic side to twenty minutes. De-
bate was postponed until tomorrow. An
evening session was held for consideration of
the Immigration bill.
APRIL 23.-Senate- Post-route bill
passed, after which the Spoford. Kellogg re-
port was taken up and Mr.. Bailey spoke in
favor of the resolution for unseating Kellogg.
The Senate bill to extend the time for COM
pletiOn of the Texas Pacific Railroad was re
ported without recommendation. On motion
of Mr.. Cockrell, the House joint reso ution
authorizing the Secretary of War to lend tents
to the Governor of Missouri for the use of
sufferers by the recent tornado in that State
was passed. Abound till MOnday.......
Ho~se-The Special Deficiency bill was taken
up and Mr.. Garfield a., o. explained his po-
sitiOn i'll regard to the amendment proposed
by him. for the equal distribution of Deputy
Marshals between the two principal parties.
He said that, whatever else of partisan
ship might exist, at least all parties should
meet at the ballot-box and unite in law
and in Justice. to enforce free, equal national
elections everywhere" Mr.. Refer (R., o.
disagreed with his colleague, MIR. Garfield. as
to the merits of the amendment even as an
independent proposition, regarding it as part
of intent to break down the powe
of the Government ut the very fountain
head of its strength. The amendment was
then cOncurred in and the bill passed.
Mr.. Waddill d., MOI alluded to the terrible
tornado which had swept over the town of
Mansfield, in his district, and which had left q
large number of persons homeless and desti-
tute, and introduced joint resolution direct
ing the Secretary of War to furnish the Gov
ernor of Missouri with $50 tents for the benefit
Of the sufferers. Passed.