The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-12-17
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
DEC. 0-The last session of the Forty.
sixth Congress was called to order at noon.
The Presidents Message was read in both
Houses. 90. In the Senate, James Z. Pugh,
successor of George s. Houston, OF Alabama,
Gordon, Of Georgia took the oath of Office.
1.-Two hundred and twenty seven mem
beers of the House responded to rOI-call. Mf.
Hurs @ O. o the
First, that the tariff is tax on imported
goods, which is ultimately paid by the con-
sumers; second, that tariff for protection,
interest it pretends to protect; third, that q
protective tariff does not increase the wages
of workingmen; fourth, that protective
another; fifth, that protective tariff disturbs
the primal law of trade which governs ex-
changes by supply and demand; sixth, that
MERGE from '1 the h hish seas: seventh, that
q protective tariff increases the prob.
ability of the crime of smuggling. Mr..
Springer d., ILL., introduced resolutions, pro-
vidinG for the appointment of two new JUS.
tioes of the Supreme Court after the 4th Of
March, 1881, making the number eleven, which
is to be eventually reduced to nine as vacan-
ton Of residential Electors and Represent
atives in Congress to the second Tuesday in
October. Other resolutions introduced were
BY Mr. Sss al on the
to Council Bluffs; by Mr.: Ryan
nestle animals; by Mr.. Bennett (Dakota), for
the admission of Dakota into the Union. Mr..
Bicknell 3D., Indy endeavored to call up the
for counting the electoral vote, Consideration
of which had been postponed until to-day.
Objection being made, at the request of the
Speaker the resolution was permitted to ne
over one day iu order to afford an opportunity
to inquire whether the joint resolution
presented a question of privilege. Mr.. Weaver
g., Iowa. presented resOluslon declaring
that in the Judgment of the House, "it is the
duty of the General Government to at once
exercise its constitutional rights to regulate
commerce between the States by the passage
OF such laws and establishing such regulations
impartial rates for the transportation OF both
freight and passengers"
DEC. TN the Senate, the credentials
were presented of Thomas c. Manning, ap-
pointed by the Governor of Louisiana to fill
the place of H. NJ. Spoford, deceased, until
the next meeting of the Legislature. Filed.
A bill fixing the duty on barley malt at %
Committee on Finance. Senator Mcdonald
introduced a bill to authorize the local taxa
ton of legal tender Treasury notes. Senators
Teller and Hill introduced several bills
amending the bill to ratify the Ute agreement.
Referred. Mr.. ingalls, offered a resolution re-
questing the President to communicate such
information as may be in his possession rela-
To % inn.
its of the Indian Territory. and what steps
have been taken to prevent the same. Agreed
toe. -. In the House, Mr.. Bedford e., COlO.)
offered resolution directing the Secretary of
the Interior to inform the House under what
law or warrant of authority Douglass. SUBJ
Chief of the Ute tribe of Indians, is confined in
the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, and
United States authorities to bring him to trial
for alleged complicityin the murder of Indian
Agent Meeker. Adopted. Mr.. Bicknen d.,
1nd.) called up, as question of privilege, the
Senate resolution relative to counting the
Electoral vote. Mr.. Keifer R., o. raised the
point of order, the resolution did not present
while the matter Of counting the Electoral
vote might be question of privilege,
q concurrent resolution proposing q joint
rule to prescribe the mode no. OF counting was
ence of the two Houses, was to count the
Electoral vote. Mr.. Bicknell contended that
whatever relates to the constitutional right of
ton of privilege. Mr.. Robson IN. j. and
other Republicans commended that the Presi-
dent of the Senate had the sole
Tse debate was continued ' at some length nis,
when finally the Speaker decided that the
resolution presented a question of privilege.
Mr. Bicknell then demanded the previous
from Indiana (BicknelD that he would
reach his end much sooner by allow
ing debate than in any other way.
debate should run on, the Republicans de-
manding that it should be without limit, and
the Democrats refusing to yield unlimited
Mr.. Bicknell demanded the previous question,
and the Republicans refusing to vote, the
House was left without quorum. Again the
limiting debate e i but they %ers ali r 20
jected, and it looked "a if the House
would get into a dead lock. Finally, Mr..
Bieknell. at the solicitation OF several Demo-
cratic members, consented to withdraw the
previous question, and Mr.. keifer delivered
long written argument against the pending
measure, which he characterized as meas
might lead to bloodshed and war. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Keifer's speech, the matter
went over for the present.
DEC. SIN the Senate, the Vice-Presi.
dent submitted q communication from the
Secretary of War, recommending action of
Congress upon the estimates of the Mississip-
pi River Improvement Commission of S, 1885,
600 for certain internal works. The bill for the
sale as public land of Fort Larned military res
ervatiOn passed. Senator Observation-Disclosures
q bill for the admission of Dakota as State. -.
In the House, Mr.. Wood 3D., N. W called at.
tention to the fact that this day had been set
for calling up the Funding bill, but he would
was disposed of. Mr.. McCook R., N " in
troduced joint resolution authorizing the
President to place y. s. Grant on the retired
list of the Army with rank and pay ofGeneral,
in recognition of eminent services. Referred
Mr.. Buckner d., No. introduceda substitute
for the Refunding bill. It provides that, in
Treasury be authorized to issue Treasury
notes Of denominations not less than $40, to