Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-04-15

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raging in Paris. There were 1 1905 deaths
in that city during single week.
| CONGRESSIONAL.
| MARCH 81 Senate - Some discussion
arose regarding the printed testimony in the
| Spofford- Kellogg case, in which appeared tho
| testimony of E. S. Weber, ordered stricken
out on account of his non appearance for
cross examination. The report was referred
back to the committee for correction. The
bill providing for an International Exhibition
| in New York City in 1888 passed The I'm
mediate Deficiency bill was then taken
up and debated at some length, after
which it was ordered to a third reading......
House-Bills were introduced, from the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency: To pro-
hibit engrossed signatures on national bank
notes, and authorizing national banks to loan
ton was resumed of the Contested election
second District Of Arkansas; the majority
resolution declaring VIM. +. SlemOns, con-
testee, entitled to seat, was adopted by q
vote of l49 yeas to q nays. Mr.. Money, Chair
Post reported back the Post.rout s bill bill
and it passed. The Star Service Deficiency
bill was considered in Committee of the
Whole.
APRIL 1.-Senate-Mr. Wallace from the
select committee to inquire into the alleged
frauds in the late election submitted a report
poses. Ordered printed and laid ON the table.
The bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
acquire for the United States title to the site
of Fort Stockton, Texas, passed. Mr.. Cockreu
steamship mail service between the States Of
the Mississippi Valley and Brazil. The I'm
and Mr.. Edmunds opposed its passage in a
speech of some length. Mr.. Eaton replied
to Mr.. Edmunds. The bill then passed
Hoslse-Mr. Chalmers 3D., Miss.), from the
Committee on Pacific Railways, reported a
P ri 0 and rseommistsd. Nj. Single:
Committee on Printing. reported a resolution
preston Of Labor upon the sub
ject of Chinese Immigration. So ordered.
APRIL 2.-Sendte-The Vice-President
laid before the Senate a communication from
the Secretary of War recommending the ap-
preparation of $4,000 for a new military post
between Forts Custer and Assiniboine. On
motion of Mr.. Cockrell the bill introduced by
him yesterday to establish the mail
time and referred to the Committee on Post
offices and foSt-rOadS. The Senate proceeded
to consider the calendar and number Of
private bills were disposed of. Adjourned till
Monday. .Ho,tse-The Star Service Def
ciencv bill was considered in Committee of
concurred in. twas ordered that the session
of to-merrow be for debate only.
APRIL 3.-Sendte-Not in session......
House-No business was transacted, the ses-
sion being held for debate only in Committee
of the Whole.
APRIL 5.-Sen0te-Among the bills intro.
duced was one by Mr.. Williams, repeating the
statute prohibiting farmers and planters from
selling leaf tobacco directly at retail to con-
ing the Ute agreement W as further considered,
and Mr.. Dawes spoke against its confirmation:
referred were the following IoS By Mr.. Gibson
3D., La.)-Relative to the appointment and
pay of Mississippi River Commissi ners also,
the same conditions as National banks pro-
yided they comply with the provisions OF the
Mo- Bann law rsla'i i've
the heirs of colored soldiers. At the conclu-
sion of the call of States, Mr.. Manning d..
Iege and sent to the Clerks desk and had
read an article which appeared in the Wash
ington Post OF Saturday relatiye to the action
Elections Committee. in the DonlelIy-
Washburn election case. Mr.. Manning de.
in the article, particularly the statement that
he had substantiated them. Mr.. Springer
then took the floor. He said he left the ques-
ton as to whether or not Manning had sub
stantiated the facts as q question of veracfty
bet that gentleman and the paper. He
then sent to the Clerks desk and had read an
anonymous letter received by him, which is
as follows:
WASHINGTON, March 4.-SIR: If you will
keep Washburn in his seat; in spite of Dem
ocrnts, we will pay Mrs. 8. 5000. Get the
thing squashed at once. Respectfully, -"
Mr.. Springer then gave an account of sew
eral conversations with and q letter received
from one Henry Fl. Finley, friend of Dom
nelly, ur 3iny him (Springer) to vote in favor
of seating DOnneIly, and from a comparison of
the anony nous letter with that of Mr.. Finley,
he believed both were written by the same
person, and that the anonymous letter WAS
written for the purpose of giving color to a
runor put in circulation that the friends of
Wasnbnrn were negotiating to buy his vote
In committee. Mr.. Sprinser then called upon
to state his expressed utterances in regard to
the case at issue, and all coucurred that
while he had favored the uuseat-
ing of Washburn, he had argued
against giving the seat to Donnelly.
Mr. weaver (Greenb., Iowa) then obtained
recognition and moved to suspend the rules
and adopt resolution in favor of an unlimit-
ed issue of money by the Government to be q
full legal tender, and to be used in paying of
the outstanding public debt as rapidly as
practicable. Mr.. Garfield (R., o. spoke in OPP
position to the resolution, and Mr.. Ewing
d., o. and Mr.. Weaver urged its adoption.
The resolution being put to vote was defeated
yeas, 81 nays, liz. Mr.. Townshend 3D., LIZ
moved to suspend the rules so as to
discharge the Committee on Ways and
the bill placing salt, printing type, printing
paper and ma erials used in the manufac surs
Of printing paper on the free list, and put It
on its passage. The motion was defeated
yeas ll2; nays, S0-not a necessary two thirds
In the affirmative.