Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1882-01-19
THE NEWS.
XVII, CONGHESS-FIRST SESSION.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-ln the senate
Mr.. Dawes, frsM the committee en- Indian
affairs, reported bill TO accept and ratify
the agreements submitted by the Crow
Indians of Montana for the sale of por-
tion of their reservation, and TO make the
necessary appropriation for carrying out
the same. Mr.. Bayard spoke on the Nor
rill tariff bill. lie said it was an arraign.
ment Of what he called congressional lob
byism. Mr.. Beck opposed the bill. and ad.
vocated immediate legislation reforming
the tariff laws.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the senate
a number of petitions for committees to
inquire into the alcoholic liquor traffic
were submitted with one or more memo
rials on the same subject. Mr.. Morgan
submitted a resolution directing the spe-
cial committee on woman suffrage to in
quiTe into the matter of suffrage in Utah,
and to report a bill to annul any existing
act c0nferring the right of suffrage upOn
women in that territory. Mr.. Vest spoke
In strong terms against the Sherman fund
ing bill. lie declared that the national
banks have grown in wealth and power
to such an extent that they do not intend
to surrender their charters or their exist
ence. The banks can only continue with
national debt and the banks do not pro-
pose to have the public debt paid of be-
cause 1t would wipe them out. He insisted
that the issue between aggregated capital
IN the national banks on one side and the
people on the other is now presented, and
ne arrayed himself on the side of the peo
pie. Mr.. MORGAN had read a petition from
members nf thn omaha trihn &C I,I
praying congress to grant each one of
them clear and full title TO the land on
which he has worked.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-ln the senate,
Mr.. ingalls, spoke in defense of the arrears
OF pensions act. Mr.. Vests bill to author
ize bridge across the Missouri river at
81: Charles, Mo, was passed. Several
bills were introduced and referred. Adj
iOurned until Monday.
HOUSE.
WAsHINGTON, Jan. l0.-ln the house,
the Utah contested election case was taken
up and discussed at length, without action
WASHINGTON, Jan. lin the house,
Mr.. Orth offered resolution instructing
the committee on civil service reform TO
inquire into the eXpediency of providing
amode different from the present for the
appointment Of house committees. Mr..
Haskell rose to question of privilege,
and sent to the clerks desk ard had read
resolution declaring 1t to be the fixed
and hnal determination Of the Forty.
seventh congress, that no persons main.
tanning p0lygamOus marital relations, or
teachlng or melting others to do 50. be ad.
mitted to the house Of rcpr sent.ttycS as
delegate from any territory. Mr.. Ran.
dali did not think the resolution came
WITHIN the rules as a question Of privilege
IL II had ever been such question il was
not so now. The house had referred the
Utan contested case to the committee on
elections, and 50 far as the house was con.
cerned, this question would be considered
as reSjudicatl. \ lengthy discussion en-.
Sued. The speaker submitted the Ques
lon, whether the question p esentcd a
privileged question BY vote of aycs
lO9 nays l39. the house determined that
no question of privilege was involved in
the resolution.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l2.-ln the house
MI Robeson, of the house committee on
rules, submitted report increasing the
membership of the committees on WAYS
ana means, Judiciary, banking and currcn.
cy, commerce, agriculture, foreign affairs
military affairs, public lands, Pacific rail.
road, improvement Of the Mis,issIppi
invalid pen ions, war claims and accounts
MIR. Bayne introiuced bill to repeal tho
tax on bank deposit, the STAMP tax on
bank checks, and ctu-e the tax ON the
circulatlOa OF national banks Several
other bills and resolutions were introduced
and referred. Adjourned till Monday.