The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

3. IAN. 1h-There was no session of the Sen.
ate. The debate on the Funding bill was
further continued in the House, large num-
Der of amendments being proposed and most.
ly rejected.
JAN. 17.-In the Senate, the Indian Appro.
priation bill was reported. The bill passed
appropriating 500, 900 for the purchase of GER
tain real estate of the Freedmen's Savings 4
Trust Company at Washington; also, the bill
for the relief Of Gen. Ord. A motion to lay
aside the regular order, the Ben Halliday bill,
and take up the Kellogg case, was antagonized
by the Republicans, and enough Democrats
voted in the negative to defeat the PROPOSE
tion......It was committee. day in the House,
terest was introduced except a reso,
luton by Mr.. Newberry R, MichS
proyidng for high Joint R,t on the
reconsider the Halifax fishery award and In.
vestigate the alleged false and fraudulent
proofs upon which that award was made. Tho
Speaker laid before the House q commun1ca.
ton from the Secretary of the Interior, trans.
hitting the report of the Superintendent OF
the Census. which shows the total population
then introduced an Apportionment bill.
which fixes the number OF Representatives
at 30l, and it was referred with communica:
ton to the Committee on Census. Mr.. Ford
(Gr, MOI and Mr.. Springer d., ILL., intro.
duced resolutions directing the Committee on
Post offices to inquire into the expectancy OF
constructing Government lines OF telegraph
and to report q bill for that purpose. Under
q suspension Of the rules a bifl passed for
quieting titles of settlers on the DeS Mo1nes
River lands in the State of Iowa
JAN. 1S.-The Bon Halliday Claims bill
came up in the Senate as the regular order
and was finally passed-33 to 19-the compen.
sation being fixed at 100000, which was the
lowest amount of the various sums named,
the highest being 500 600; LIN the House,
H ssss' o. M sIy Hsrs sp
| back adversely q bill to place q. S.
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| was referred to the Committee OF the whole
on the private calendar. The Naval Appro,,
pria.ion bin wa; peP0rte;+ n nenorfsd tg the
House, and the main question ordered on
the bill and amendments. Without com
Ing to Of G pends to be issued
under the act is $780, 600 900, bearing three per
cent. interest redeemable after five and pay
ten rom dat Of
same interest. redeemable after one year ana
payable in ten years. The Secretary OF the
ibe Is yesF 1891 all ver doass
grains and all gold over $50 OOO, 600 now held
| In the Treasury for redemption purposes. The
cent bonds BY ece aeS
| for national bank circulation.
| JAN. 19.-In the Senate, a bill to relieve
the political disabilities of Richard Fatherly,
who was Military storekeeper at Little Rock.
Ark, at the breaking out of the rebellion, was
rejected by . vote OF 80 to l6-not the neces,
| sary two thirds. A committee was appointed
| to whom were referred the various bills in
| troduced relative to the pleuro-pneuAon1a
| and other infectious diseases OF animals
| In the House the various amendments
| to the Funding bill were disposed Of and the
bill then passed-yeas, 1876 nays, 49, All the
amendments were agreed to as adopted In
committee, with the exception of that pro-
| vidino that before any of the bonds or certih-
Gates authorized by this act are issued, the
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay on bonds
accruing during the year 1881 all silver dollars
andall gold over $50. O00, 600 now in the Treas
ury for redemption purposes.
JAN. 2O.-In the Senate, Mr.. Mcdonald
called up the resolution offered by him last
session for the appointment Of a standing
committee on the rights of women citizens
and made a speech in advocacy thereof
Upon motion Of Mr.. Davis, OF West Virginia
on Rules. The proceedings were witnessed
by a large delegation from the Woman Suf
frage Association, who occupie seats IN the
received from the House, and referred
to the Committee on Finance
1.-The regular order being the bill to provide fol
allotment of land in severalty to Indians or
various reservations, and to extend the pro
lection of the laws of States and Territories
over Indians and for other purposes, was taker
up, and occupied the remainder of the day.
The Naval Appropriation bill was considered
in committee, reported to the House, ant
passed exactly as reported from the Commit
| tee on Appropriations. The amount appro
| priafed is Sl4 46l ,OOO.