Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-05-27
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

MAY 12.-Senate-The Post-office Appro-
priation bill was reported. Mr.. Allison, from
the Committee on Public Lands, reported
favorably on the bill to graduate the price
| and dispose of the residue of Cherokee scrip
lands in Kansas. Placed on the
| calendar. Consideration was resumed
of the bill to provide for ascertaining
and the
| Spoford- Kellogg resolutions were taken up
| and Mr. Hill, of Georgia, concluded his argu-
Rouse-Among the bills introduced was one
| by Mr.. Hooker 3D., Miss.) abolishing the In
| dian Commission. The Legislative ApprO-
| priation bill was considered in Committee of
| the Whole.
| MAY 13.-iSendte-Mr. voorhees, submit
ted a resolution directing the Secretary of
the Interior to report to the Senate
the names of all railroad corporations in
| the United States to whom grants of land
have been made by compliance with
terms OF grants within the time specified
| earned land claimed by each of said
railroad corporations, and the period of time
when their right to them expired under the
| limitation contained in said grants. Adopted.
| The bin passed abolishing all tolls on the
| Louisville and Portland Canal after July l,
1880, and authorizing the Secretary of War to
| draw on the Treasury for the actual expenses
of operating and repairing the same: Mr..
resolutions. He opposed the unseating Of
Kellogg, on the ground that the case is
| res QG1udicQtG ana can not De re- opened. He
was followed by Mr.. Carpenter. who quoted a
| number of legal decisions to prove that the
decision of the Senate was final in the case.
Judicial Appropriation bin o was COM H
sidered in Committee of the Whole.
4 good deal of confusion s1 1,d was oeeasioned by
ton of privilege the right to present in open
House a number of petitions in favor of the
ned that the Petition must be
| through the petition box. Mr.: Cobb ID. Ind)
introduced biz a;ppr92priatinE 100000
present fiscal year, and asked for it's present
tested to this course, and it was finally re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. Springer then took the moor to reply to
| Ind.) in reference to the Venezuelan claims.
MAY 14.-Senate-The Kellogg Spofford
resolutions were further considered, and
Messrs. Pendleton and Cameron (ef Wiscon-
sim both spoke in opposition to the resoiu-
ton unseating Kellogg. After some mis-
cellaneous business had been disposed of the
Senate adjourned till Monday. =. House
bill passed after brief discussion OF
one or two sections: The, question
ton for adjourament, offered by Mr.. Gibson
d., Lao, from the Ways and Means Commit
nf Stating that he desired to
move the House resolve itself into committee
for the consideration OF the tariff bills. Upon
the question being put the House determined,
by q vote of 133 to 75: to consider the
resolution for final adjournment. Mr.
Mills o., Tex.) then moved that the adjourn
ment resolution be referred back to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, with instructions
to report bill providing for the free imper
tation of salt and printing paper before it re-
ports q resolution for final adjournment. The
motion was defeated-yeas 80, nays 1te. No
other action was taken and the House soon
after adjourned.
MAY 15.-Sendte-Not in session. House
final adjournment on May 81 was called up
being strongly opposed generally by those
members favoring the passage of the tariff
bill now before the House. vote resulted
in the adoption of the resolution by vote OF
III yeas to go nays. Those voting nay were
Bedford, Berry. Bcknell, Bright. Cabell, Caid-
well Calkins, Cannon, Carlisle, Chalmers
G. ark (NIo.), Cobb, Celerich, Converse. Cox
Cravens, Culberson, Daggette Davis q c.;
DunuelI, Elan, Ellis, Ewing. FELTON,. Ford,
Forney Giliette, Goode, Confer, Harris (va.),
HASKELL Hatch, Henry, Herbert; Hsoker
Jones, Kitchin. Knott, Lewis. Lowe, Martin
wv, Va1, Mckenzie, Mcmillan, Mills, Money
New, Parsons, Phillips. Phistsr, Reagan, Rob-
Rot ssse gimont es a@tara
5Miss5, slemons: smith SGa;l. SPRING
Tucker, Q. , Turaer, y: Turner, Up
W sshi oe whitthorne, Williams e aAia5..
willis and Wilson. THE Democratic Repre-,
sentatives subsequently held q caucus and
should be recensidered, and that the ques-
ton of adjournment should be postponed till
important legislation now pending is dis
posed OF.