The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-12-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

DEC. 13-In the Senate, the bill for the
relief of Fitz John Porter was taken up and
discussed at considerable length, but no ac-
ton was taken. Upon motion of Mr.. Vest, the
Committee on Military Affairs was instructed
to inquire into the matter of filling vacancies
in the signal Corps. Among the bills intro
duced was one by Mr.. Plumb, making the
trade dollar legal tender. 80: In the House,
elect from the Nineteenth Ohio District
Hard o., o. objected to Mr.. Taylor's
t aeag Che dstet had bee
by the Legislature. The objection was finally
withdrawn and Mr.. Taylor was sworn in. his
on Elections. Mr. Grape R., Mass.) intro
duced a resolution declaring the construction
of canal across the Isthmus of Panama I'M
der foreign to be IN t6 OF
Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr..
Calkins (R., INDY introduced resolu.
ton of sympathy with the laboring class OF
Ireland, which was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Meyers d., Ind.) introduced resolution
calling ON the Secretary of the Treasury for
Information as to what sums OF money had
from the time of his entering the Military
Academy at West Point Mr.. Warner 3D., o.
introduced bill providing for joint com
mission to revise and readjust the tariff. The
Electoral count resolution was taken up and
further considered, but without coming to
vote the House adjourned.
DEC. 1.-The Senate adopted resolu-
ton instructing the Post-office Committee to
investigate the propriety of the Governments
assuming control of the telegraphic service.
The Fitz John Porter case was finally dis
posed of, the act as passed, by party vote,
providing that the President be authorized in
his discretion to reinstate Porter, with no
higher rank than Colonel on the retired list
intervening between ms dismissal and
such appointment. In the House
a bill was introduced Incorporating the Mari
of a. heads the ss o neor
porators. Mr.. Bicknell ID, Ind.) called up the
Electoral count resolution and demanded the
ing to vote left the House without q quorum.
Mr.. Bicknell thereupon announced that he
would not endeavor at present to further
press the adoption of the resolution, but
the Democrats could muster quorum:
The Committee on Elections reported
in the contested cases from the Fifth
Iowa, in favor Of the sitting mem.
bers, all Republicans. w. G. Nowlain was ap-
pointed Postmaster of the House. The Con-
Appropriation bills were reported. motion
was then adopted to take up the Funding bill
in Committee of the Whole, the vote standing
ing bill we Were ns offered by Messrs. Kelley r.
PAD. Buckner o., NO., Gillette C., 1owa) and
others, and Mr.. Warner 3D.. o. made set
speech in opposition to the bill.
DEC. 15-Among the bills introduced in
the Senate were two by Mr.. Pendleton, to
regulate the Civil Service and prohibiting
Federal officers, claimants and contractors
from making or receiving assessments or con.
tributions for political purposes. Mr.. Hill in
trodnced . bill for the retirement of small
legal-ten notes. The bill devoting q part
of the proceeds of the sales of public lands to
public education was further considered, and
speeches in favor of the bill were made by
Messrs. Burnside, Morrill, and Brown. A bill
s. $50 to pay Samuel A. Lowe for services md
expenses as Clerk Of the Territorial Legisla-
ture of Kansas I'm 1853, was opposed by Mr.. In
which Lowe asks compensation. were mainly
in compiling the infamous slave code" of the
body Of laws ever attempted to be passed .
He further said that thelaws were never legal.
ly enacted. and that loves own party In the
Legislature had refused to sanction the claim.