Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-03-11

Territory. Mr.. Plumb, from the Committee
on Public Lands, reported favorably the
House bill abOlishing the military reserva-
tons in Dakota of Forts Abercrombie, Seward
TO settlement Placed on the calendar. Mr..
Harris introduced a bill to provide for the
construction OF railroad and Telegraph line
Booth, from the Committee on Public Lands,
reported with amendments the Senate bill to
railroad limits Placed on the calendar. The
House resolution in regard to the memory OF
the late A. NJ: Lay was taken up, and after
Vest, the Senate adjourned. ...... House-air.
Springer 3D., ILL.,, Chairman of the Committee
on Elections, submitted a majority report OF
contested election case OF Curtin vs..
Yocum, declaring the election null and void
and remitting the, question TO the people
W was submitted sub BY Mr.. oa1kins tR.. ind.,. It
declares that Yocum is entitled to his seat
Both reports were ordered printed and laid
on the table. Mr.. BIount %, Ga), from the
Appropriation Committee. reported the
Star Service" deficiency bill, which was or
dered printed and recommitted. At the
expiration of the morning hour the Speaker
laid before the House message from the
Pres ident transmitting communication
from the Attorney General relative to
the appropriation for United States Marshals.
The Attorney General says that since last
July those officers have served without APP
preparation, and not only have they served
without compensation for themselves or Dep
uties, but have advanced sums necessary to
be expended in order that processes of the
United States should not fail: The communi-
cation was referred. The House then went
into Committee on Revision of the Rules.
FEB. 25.-Senate-A bill to remove the
disabilities of Maryland man who had
served in the Confederate Army when boy
and who hopes to secure an Army appoint
ment if such disabilities are removed, was
discussed at considerable length and in quite
a heated manner. 1t went over without ac-
ton. The Five per- cent bill was then taken
up, and upon motion OF Mr. Edmunds, fur
ther consideration OF the bill was in
2l-and the Senate adjourned. .......
House-Memorials were presented praying for
fne
bill was taken up in Committee and Mr.. Haw-
ley (R., Comm severely criticised the action
of the Post office Department relative to this
service. Without action the Committee rose
and the House adjourned.
FEB. 26.-Sendte-After the transaction
of some routine business, eulogies were de-
livered upon the late Senator Houston, and
the Senate adjourned out of respect to his
memory. .House--.Mr. Warner ID, o. in
troduced a joint resolution reaffirrning the
Monroe doctrine, which declares that
$780,, we shall consider any attempt
on the part of foreign powers to
extend their system to any portion of this
hemisphere as dangerous to our peace and
of any inter oceanic canal across the 18TH
nus of Darien, while open to the Unit
ed States and all nations generally, must be
kept under the special protection OF the Unit
ed States. The resolution was referred to the
Inter oceanic Canal Committee. Mr.. Reagan
Goer H renarted b N 70 establish Eos p
of Commissioners of Interstate Commerce;
also, two other bills in reference thereto.
The "Star' Service postal deficiency bill was
then further considered in Committee of the
Whole. After several amendments had been
agreed to, the Committee rose and the bill
passed.
FEB. 27.-Sendte-Mr. Walker, from the
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds,
reported a substitute for the House bill for the
establishment of titles in Hot Springs and for
other purposes, and announced he would ask
placed on the calendar. Mr.. Morgan intro
duced a resolution requesting the President
h o taen 'hS 6v bim nmder t6e act III
1873 for the distribution of the Mexican
Claims Commission award, the grounds of
such action, and what further action, il any,
is in his opinion required in the premises.
Adopted. The bill admitting free of duty con
tributions for colored emigrants passed. Ad-
of some miscellaneous business private bills
were considered. At the expiration of the
of the Whole on revision of the rules Several
amendments, merely verbal, were made and
agreed to, and then the committee rose and
reported the rules to the House, and notice
was given by Mr.. blackburn d., Ky.) that he
would ask final action upon them on Tuesday
next. Adjourned until Monday.
MARCH 1.-tOCUutc- petlIlOIlS were
presented for the admission free of duty of
the substances used in making paper Mr..
Jonas introduced a bill providing for the
deepening of the mouth and removing OBJ
structions to the navigation of the Red River,
and appropriating $200,000 for such purposes.
Several bills on the calendar were disposed of.
The bill for the relief of FitZ John Porter was
taken uD but was temporarily laid aside to
permit Mr. Hoar to deliver n speech on the
bill to revive and continue the Court of Com
missiOners of Alabama Claims. Mr.. Randolph
then made Il speech in support of his
proposed substitute for the committee bill
for the relief of FhZ John Porter. This
substitute authorizes the President to nom
mate Porter AS a Colonel of infantry, his
commission to date from January, 1868,
and to retire him according to law......
House-Bils were introduced: BY Mr.. Null
drOw 3D., Miss. )-Repealing all acts granting
lands in the indian Territory to rail
roads, conditioned on the eXtinguishment of
Indian title; by Mr. Ellis 3D., La.)-by
request-Extending for. ten years the time
for the completion of the Texas Pacific
Railroad and number of others, among
them several for putting printing type and
paper and material used in its manufacture
on the free list.