Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-01-29
FORTY-sIXTH CONGRESS.

JAN. Observation-Disclosures were pre-
scented, praying for commission of inquiry
into the alcoholic liquor traffic, and also for
the withdrawal of the legal tender quality OF
Treasury notes. Mr.. Plumb from the Com
mlttee on Public Lands, reported favorably
on the bill for the relief of settlers on the
Kansas Trust and Diminished Reserve Fund
lands in Kansas. Placed on calendar. Mr.
Plumb also introduced bill to establish an
additional land district i'm Kansas. Several
other bills were introduced, after which the
Senate went into executive session.
House-The resolution for printing the Glover
report was considered but laid aside without
action. Mr.. Hatch 3D., MOI moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass a bill putting salt on
the free list Lost for want of the requisite
aTor of he oo he b IN
to the Committee on Ways and Means The
House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the report of the Committee on
Rules.
JAN. 14.-Sendte-A number Of petitions
of women were presented asking for the re-
moval of their political disabilities, and for n
Constitutional amendment giving women cit
liens the right to vote. The bill to
s6 the pensions sn% sailors totally ds
Mr.. Epson, from the Committee on Military
for the erection of suitable posts for the pro-
lection of the Rio Grande frontier. Referred
to the Committee Of the Whole: Mr.. McCord
introduced q bill to establish Board
of Commissioners on Interstate Com
merce. Referred. Mr. Buckner, Chairman of
ported the bill requiring the reserves OF the
national banks to be kept in gold and silver
coin. Consideration of the bill was post
poned until tomorrow. The report of the
Committee on Rules was further considered
in Committee of the Whole.
JAN. 15.-!Sendte-Mr. Allison, from the
Committee on Finance, reported back adj
versely the joint resolution (Mr. Bayard's) for
the Withdrawal of the legal tender power of
Treasury notes. Mr. Bayard made a minority
report, signed by himself and Mr.. Ker
nan. The credentials of Luke Pryor,
appointed Senator from Alabama, were pre-
ceIied M ann his ne wiz Sworm IN Mr. mo ~
nance Committee to inquire into the practical
bility of refunding the public debt at n less
rate of interest than per cent, and he spoke
at length in favor thereof. The Senate adjourn
ed till Monday. ..HOuse-After some miscella-
neous business, consideration was resumed of
the bill requiring one half of the resources of
national banks to be kept i'm gold and silver
coins of the United States. Mr.. Price Q.. Iowa)
spoke in support of the bill The House then
went into Committee of the Whole on the re-
port of the Committee on Rules.
JAN. &c. Senate - Not in session. 49,.
House-The morning hour was consumed in
hearing reports of committees on private bills
and the House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the private calendar. Adjourned
till Monday.
JAN. 19.-iSen0te-Mr. Ferry introduced a
joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution that suffrage shall not he re-
stricted on account of sex or any other reason
that does not apply to all citizens. Referred.
\ number of private bills passed. The bill to
prevent cruelty to animals in transportation
was taken up as the special order and consid
cred at some length. .HOuse-Mr. Bailey
(R., n. " introduced n bill relating to the
Inter Oceanic Canal Itrequests the President
to invite the co cooperation of the Governments
of the principal maritime nations of Europe
in the selection of a route of the Isthmus ship
transit which shall be found to serve most
nations, and to communicate to such Govern
ment5 the desire of this Government to
come to an understanding relative to the
neutrality of such inter oceanic transit. Mr..
Townsend (R., ND introduced n bill propos-
ing Il constitutional amendment in regard
to the election OF President and Vice Presi-
dent providing for their election by n major
ity of the votes of the people, and for the
abolition of the Electoral College. Mr.. Wells
3D., Mo- introduced bill creating J. u. Eads
and his associates body corporate
under the name of the Inter Oceanic
quire such right of way it may need,
providing that the work of construction shall
be commenced within two years and com
pleted within seven years from the passage
of this act, and that if said work be so com
menced no grants shall be granted by the
United states to any other company or cor
pOration within 80 years. 1t authorizes the
President to detail two ships of war to
assist Capt. Eads in making such full
and complete surveys may appear
necessary, and apprOpriates 100000 to be i'm
available to defray the costs in
offered a resolution rendering the hall of the
House to Mr.. Parnen for his address The
met with some opposition, but
was finally agreed to-& to AZ.