The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-02-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

JAN. 22.-The Senate was not in session.
......The House devoted the day to consider
ton of bills ON the private calendar.
JAN. Ex-senator Logan brought up the
Grant retirement bill in the Senate, and moved
its present consideration to the exclusion of
all other business. This evoked a long dis
cussion, after which the motion was rejected
rs payh To
yea with the Republicans. In the House. q
large number of bills were introduced, the
most important being one by Mr.. Acklin o.,
Lay to regulate the customs duties on sugar.
Mr.. Cox d., N. ", Chairman of the Commit
tee on Census, reported the Representative
Apportionment bill under the new census.
sidered in COMMITTEES Of the Whole.
JAN. 25.-In the Senate, Mr.. Logan made
another attempt to secure q vote on the Grant
retirement bill, and Senator Lamar made q
speech in its favor, but by vote of IS to % the
Senate refused to lay aside the pending order.
The bill for distributing land in severalty
but no action taken. The House passed
the Post office Appropriation bill. The Com
mittee on Elections reported resolution on
tin, First Congressional District, North Caro-
lima. 1t declares Yates, contestant, entitled
to the seat.
JAN. 26-In the Senate, Mr.. ingalls, sub
mitted a resolution in reference to counting
the Electoral vote. The bill comforting upon
the Indians land in severalty was again taken
up and discussed at length and again went
over without action. In the House, the
Postal Telegraph bill was reported back and
placed on the calender. Mr.. Bicknel 3D., INDY
called up the resolution proposing joint
vain effort to arrive at some determination in
reference to the time to be, consumed
in the debate. Mr.: Bieknen de.
Gonser the Md raised ess Question
of consideration. The yeas and nays resulted
yeas, 100; nays, l24-in favor OF taking up the
Electoral resol9tion.a strict party vote, eH ;;
of Georgia), who voted in the negative with
the Republicans. OF the Greenbackers Ladd
and Stevenson voted in the affirmative, and
lette, Weaver and Yocum in the negative.
Mr. Bicknell again demanded the previous
question, pending which Mr.. COnger moved
there be a call of the House. The tactics OF
the Republican side were to answer to their
names on call of the House but to remain
silent upon motion to table the appeal. thus
leaving the House without aa quorum ana
M, the Democrats, becoming convinced that
they had not strength enough to force vote
on the previous question, yielded to motion
to adjourn.
JAN. ga monster petition, signed by
80 600 names, headed by Wendell Phillips,
Bishop Simpson and Rev. Joseph Cook, pray
ing congress 10 observe tne treatleS na9e
with the Indian tribes, and in the future to do
Justice to the remnants of that people, was
presented in the Senate by Mr.. Dawes.
The Naval Appropriation bill passed.
Mr.. Beck made lengthy speech
duced by him, favoring free ships, and Mr..
Blaine, in reply, urged upon Congressth duty
of giving some substantial encouragement to
American shipping companies. The bill to
establish an assay Office in st. Louis passed.
go. In the House the contested election case
| of Yeates VS.. Martin was taken up, and after
several speeches the previous question was
| demanded. The Republicans refusing to vote
| left the House without quorum and it ad-
| iOurned.