The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-02-24
por,sos m CONGRESS.

ganisatons IN various States praying for cons1tu-
ional amendment 70 prohibit he manufacture and
aa!e Of asccholc liquors presented 70 the osn-
ate, on Monday, the l1th inst Mr.. 0aundsrs ~
ported back the bin establishing The Ter
ritory q PembinA and u was placed On
the calendar. Nr. Booth reported WITH
favorable recommendation ths resolutions
authorizing the payment Of rrizs money % The
officers of tho Farragut feet They were adopted.
The postal bill was then taken up and the rssamanip
subsidy amendment further discussed, and finally
laid on the table by vote or 81 10 II. The hin was
then reported 70 the Senate and passed. The ~
funding s ". taken pR and laid sooss o.s,
Grafton when the death Of the Hon.
Fernando Wood was announced, and the senats
adjourned. In the House Of Representatives, n.
Illinois Legislature relative y railroad dis
criminatOn and commerce between States
The Senate amendments 70 the joint rsso.u.
States In celebrating tho surrender of Corn
wallis at Yorktown wero concurred In. Mr.. HIN ~
ported back The resolutions DECLARING The policy e
tho United States In regard 70 The intsr-oceanie
canxlA The House went into COMMITTEES cf tho whole
on The Senate bill 10 provide for funding the 0psr
cont certificates Of ths District q Columbia
Bill. Bill were rel introduces. ming tho ar.e Monday II No
yemher the time for tho aasembling Of Congress,
and to admit free articles intended Tor The Interna
tionai Exhibition Of 1853. Resolutions respecting
The death of tho Hon. Fernando wood we're passed,
and the House adjourned
On tho opening Of the Senate on the morn
Ing Of Tuesday, Feb IL, ths Military Committee ~
ported fsvorably The bill 70 place Thomas c. Crit
tenden upon ths retired list Of the army with The
rank and ray q Bneadier General IT.
Hereford presented . resolution Of ths LNgis-
lature Of West Virginia favorins . Law for
the regulation 81 Interstate railway traffic. Mr.
Mcdonald introduced : resolution relative 70 ths
equalization q taxation, which was laid over. Ths
Cattle Disease bll which the regular order. was
laid aside, and The Funding bin taken up NE
made By the Finance Committee. He advocated
$40 bcnc g ~ Per cont intsrest, and op-
=. claus: ,lns only as
culation. The principal debate WAS In refer.
snce 10 the rate Of interest," and M continued without
result until tho adiournmsnt The Ccmmittee ca
election case Of Mccshs versns Orb, from the Ninth
Indiana district, connrmng Orth's title 70 the scal
II was concarred IN. The morning hour - oocs,.
81 order. which vaa lcft unsettled. hrisa
| addressss were made on the acceptance
q shs statue q Jacob collaIs.: q e ". Ssr@Ssss mont.
/, on tho River and Harbor btM Several anendmsasi
we're proposed and rejected and Anallys without -
ton on tho bin. the committees rosA ~ lesa Than
l quorum had voted on The last amendment Ne Ser.
seant-as-Arms was dispatched in search OF absent
| nemberA Two or three hours passed In . vain q
tempt 2 secar. quorum 9. rs.Sn e a. ,ssssns =
| Was taken until morning.
The Committee ON Foreign Relations report
ed 70 the Senate, On Wednesday, Feb II. rssolu
ton that the United States Government insists tha
IL consent must b. eotaincd q . condition precs
dent TO the construction of ship canal or any othe
work for the transportation Of sca-goine scsssl
across tho Isthmus Of Panama. The Fcrtincasion'
4 xaN 49, ~
was rceolvcd b hold night seeeions hereaitel
for the consideration of meaaurcs % the casendar
Mr.. Mcdonald, Of Indiana, made speech on IN
inequality of taxation. He condemned tho presen
sa slsas .ns % q she Dsmocr.c @ platform adopted
Cincinnati. A prolonged debate on tho Funding btl
was next In order, In which Mr.. Hereford, referring
to tho issue Of silver ccrtiAcAtea> said Socr~tar
adviser Mr.. Allison thought the Secretary of q
Treasury should mot b restricted 10 sale
PAR: n. r. hazard ;nnoanssa N ss.a ,as. sSss -, =
The Hoase of Representative devoted tho cntir
day ana night 70 the consideration q Tho River ~
Harhcr e.l The opposition 70 the measure xss @s y 9
every item - Il waa rsAA InnuMesabls aInsns
ments were offered, but nearly Ill were rejectct
Those which werc agreed 70 were. In mose csss
merely explanatory of the manner IN which certai
appropriations contained In The bill sho0ld b 9
pended
In the Federal Senate bills were favorab
reported on Thurpiay. the 18th inst., for 0over'
ment buildings Il Terrs Haate, Ind, and Colamoa
Ohio In The debate on the Funding bin, Nr. Log,
favored = Axed rate Of 81 rer cent, ~
Mr. Cockren expressed his hcMef that
3-per~cent boud could b aoatsa Al pa
BY . vote Of n 70 y aa amendment fsvorsnS y
! per cent. waa lest II waa sotcd III
the bonds run :rcm fve to twenty yearSs and III
public subscriptions bc r.ceiscl. Mr.. kirkwood 9
fercd m amendment, which Was adopted, pros.dil
thst the general public he given An opportunity
sul scribe FOR the new honda for thirty days hcfo
any g ntract eh ,u!d be mads with syndicate. y
Voorhees, introduced resolution. VIII Oh ~as ras..e
, duos Mn Immediately 10 proscct tarme
and others from imposition At the handa OF pAtcn
right s~indlers and others of that ~. The Joi
reselnticn was adopted authorizing ne placing
hooks and ornauents In the possession Of the Go
! srnincnt relating 20 the assassination 81 AbranA
Lincoln In the Memorial Hall IL tho national Iinoo
{ Monument 1t Springfield. Ill The House Of Reps
sontative~ adopted resoution authorizing the p
ment of 81 800 IL Frank Hnri counsel in the cssc
! liAlett kilbcurne ss ]. q. Thompson. J. n. GLOW
! and others. Tho River aud Harhof bin was e
. ennfercnce report ON the Consular and Diplomat
a,s ana. aftrr : short debate, was temporar
laid :as Mr. ass. &c. ssa s intended e: s...s 70
the Republicans, who wished 70 consider the bill
caucus, he consented to let the debate run ON un
saturday. The conferences report ON me kUnes
!. hill was adopted me~Aage from the Presi6l
: a~king On immediate appropriation 20 p-osids
the proper representation q the United States q
international monetary conference was read and
/, ferrod.
! Tho Senate resumed confederation Of
: Funding bi on Friday, the 18th inuk. and agrss1
!. oil the amendments adopted In committee Of
= whole. Mr.. Dayar,i asked action on the Final
Committee amendments, and . vote cu that stz
inc ont the Carsle section rcsulted in its reteni