Iron County register., 1880-04-29
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS.

APRIL 14.-iSenate-Mr. Wallace intro
duced a bill - To define the amount and
manner of the purchase of public loans to be
VOORHEES, submitted = resolution fnstructing
the Committee on Pensions to report the bill
and saorsg o sna t.
spoke upon the Geneva Award bill.
House-On motion of MI. Ryan R., Kan.), q
bill was passed authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior to dispose of part OF Fort Dodge
Military Reservation to actual settlers under
the provisions of the Homestead law. The
mercial and River Plata Valley Improving
Company, for the purpose of aiding and in
creasing commercial relations between the
United States and the Argentine Republic
was referred to the Committee of the Whole
The House then went into the Committee of
the Whole on the Indian Appropriation bill.
APRIL 15.-Sendte-The Post-route bill,
was reported, ordered printed and recon.
mitted. A number of private pension bills
passed. The Geneva Award bill was further
considered, and Mr.. Blaine spoke against the
bill :House1The T, Indian Appropriation bin
kan.) offered an amendment providing that
all awards for provisions or transportation of
sppi or vae% en- sesan
was held for consideration of Naval bills.
APRIL 16.-Senate-A number of private
bills were disposed of, after which considera-
ton was resumed of the Geneva Award bill,
speeches being made by Messrs. Jones (Flori-
U1) anu carpenter. Adjourned I'LL MONDAY.
'House-A number of miscellaneous bills were
disposed of, among them being one, which
passed, for the removal Of the po-
lGn on oen Of Mr. ReeE G keb rySf S
passed for the relief of settlers on public
lands. Itprovides when pre- emption, home
stead or timber culture claimant has filed q
local land Office. the land covered by such
action actor , on the par part OF the ccmmissioner ref Of
the Public Land-oftice. Mr.. Cox. Chairman of
the Committee on Foreign his. AtisiIs. reported .
The House then went into Committee of tile
pending amendment, providing that all bids
for provisions for Indians and for transpOrta-
ton shall be opened and contacts awarded
at some suitable place in the Mississippi
point f of % order. Mr.. Hooker e1 d., Mss Nj
priating $4,000 for expenses Of the Indian
Commission. There was no necessity, he
said. for this Commission. There might have
there was none for its continuance. 1t was
t,.nctns 9gfeio: Mr. Haskell Is:4 K; Kan2 opPosed
colo eas aeno%an' Mr. Hooker d as0 mofiea Ssfts Ills
amendment 50 as not only to strike
OF the the so Ds to
the statutes providing for the appointments of
q Commission. The amendment, as modified,
adoptsd that 6efore o
SuppneS TO lndianS are mace AC least SIX
weeks notice be given. On motion of Mr..
WeAborn d.. TeA0, IN amendment was
adopted prohibiting officers or agents of
the army or Indian Bureau from giving per-
mission to any Indian ON any reservation to
go into the State of Texas. Mr.. Hooker SUBJ
mitted an Amendments transferring the Indi-
an Bureau from the Interi6r to the War De-
partment such transfer not to take effect un-
til the expiration of the next fiscal year. Mr..
Haskell rose to q point of order against the
amendment. Pending discussion of the point
of order the committee rose.
APRIL 17.-Senote-Not in session......
House-A bill passed providing for the reap
of members of the Legislatures
of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming Territories. |
The Indian Appropriation bill passed with |
amendment aboiishing the Board OF Indian |
Commissioners. TheConlmittee on Elections |
a resolution for investigation into
the facts relating to the reception by Mr.. |
Springer of an anonymous letter relating to |
Donnplly and Washburn, Adopted