The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-23

Plumb-For the sale of portion Of Fort
bin was then taken up and Messrs. Garland
and Beck replied to Mr.. Morrill,.
In the Senate, Oh the 18th, Mr.. Vest intro
duced a bill for the construction of Captain
Eads's ship railway across the Isthmus of t.
huantepec The bill provides that Eads shall
first demonstrate the practicability of the
scheme and that Congress shall then guaran.
TO tho amount of $lO0.O00,0 900. Mr.. Logan. from
the Committee on Military Affairs, reported,
with amendments. bill to place Gen. Grant
committee. said the report just made was not
unanimous. and he would indicate his objec.
tons to it at the proper time: MI. Davis Nv.
Secretary of the Interior furnish, as early as
practicable, a statement showing what frauds,
If any, have been discovered in the payment
of pensions, etc. Tabled and ordered print
ed. At the close of the morning business
Mr.. Pendleton took the floor upon his
bill to regulate and improve the civil service.
He appealed to the Republican Senator'S, who
ments, and who will not be disturbed in pos.
session of them. To the Democrats he said:
"We are in the minority; we have no offices
now. The chances of time will sooner or later
put them within our grasp. Let US now de-
clare that we will have none OF these Offices
except those which may be won by merit.
Let Us give tins IN OF our reSisd
to some criticisms upon his position made by
Mr.. Pendleton, and Mr.. Hill .(Ga.l then spoke
to the same subject, severely crlticising the
he termed "its gross abuse of civil service,
by which reform is rendered necessary."......
A resolution was adOptedin the Honse for the
all claims for services and expenses growing
out of the illness and burial of the late Pres
ident Garfield; also to consider what allow.
S sade psnd family on the ate Presi
dent. The number of bills introduced
in the House already is 756, the most
Of which were bills brought Dug n;,,. over
were the following: By MIR. Gibson: Author
izing the Mississippi River Commission to
make q survey and report as to the best
ing the lakes with the Missis.
sippi River; also, to abolish the tax on
bank checks. matches and tobacco; also, re-
ducing the tax on distilled spirits to 80 cents
per proof gallon; by Mr.. King-For the ap-
pointment of Tariff Commission identical
with the Eaton billy also, appropriating Sl0,.
River in accordance with the plans and rec
concentrations of the Mississippi River Com
mission; by Mr.. Ryan-For the appointment
Of the & commit tees not having vet been named.
the House adjourned till Friday.
A NUMBER of bills were introduced in the
Senate on the 18th, among them one by Mr..
Camden providing for an appropriation to
continue the Improvement of the Ohio River,
and one by Mr.. Edmunds, for ascertaining
and settling the private land claims in States
mittee on Territories, reported favorably
bill to s,raighten the northern
boundary on the 4$d . parallel IaIlea to to the
kota and added to Nebraska consists of part of
the SiouNIndian Reservation. The bill is not to
take effect, however, until the Sioux title
ceptable to the Indians. Mr.. Hoar's resolu
ton for the selection of committee on the
rights of woman was taken up. MIR. Vest said
the subject, and regarded the resolution
as a step toward the recognition. of
woman suffrage. to which he was opposed on
hour closed before he finished, and the mat.
ter went over. Mr.. Beck addressed the SEN
ate upon the subject of the Presidential sue.
action. Messrs Maxey and Anthony followed
with remarks upon the same subject.
THE Senate Finance Committee, on the
18th, reported favorably, with amendment,
Mr.. Sherman's bill to provide for the issue of
3.per-cent bonds. Mr.. Sherman will ask its
consideration Immediately after the holidays.
The bill fixes the aggregate amount of 3-per.
provides that the amount received on de-
post shall not exceed at any time SIS .O00, 600
Bills. ETC., were introduced and referred: By
MI. COke-IO regulate 1nCcr. SC2Cc commerce
and prohibit unjust discrimination by com.
mon carriers; by Mr.. Beck-To repeal the tax
on deposits with banks and banking associa-
issue silver certificates and silver
standard dollars on the deposit of silver
bullion; also to grant the right of way
thro1sh the Fort Bliss 81 military reservation to
by Mr.. Ingalis-A resolution instructing the
Committee on Pensions to inquire and report
what increase of pension, If any, should be al
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Subjects referred to In the Presidents mes
sage were referred to appropriate commit
tees. A resolution for q woman suffrage com.
mittee came up, but the morning hour ex-
pired without action ON it. Discussion on
Presidential succession was resumed by
Messrs. Garland, Coke and Jones.