The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-24
FoRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

CONSIDERATION of the tariff commission
bill was resumed by the Senate on the 18th,
and Mr.. Slater advocated free trade. In
the House, the petition for suspension of &C
a bridge across the Mississippi, below the
mouth Of the Ghppewa passed % The
oepot the Whole nS s The St. LOUIS Mint
bill was reported favOrably. The Senate bill
to punish polygamy was taken up and q long
discussion ensSed on point OF order tnas s6e ne
pointment of salaried officers The point was
0verruled and the bill went over.
A JOINT resolution appropriating another
500, 900 for flood sufferers was adopted by the
Senate, March l4th. Mr.. Calls Chill Peru in.
ternational congress was briefly discussed.
and the postal appropriation bill came
up. long debate ensued on amend
ments relating to the sub-letting of con-
Eli fIaets the ae'1 House. was discussion Of the
Anti polygamy bill was resumed, the Repub-
licans pressing for vote on seconding the
demand for the previous question and the
Democrats seeking opportunity to offer
amendments. The bill finally passed with
out change. The Senate Chinese bill was
taken up, Mr.. Calkins of Indiana making
speech In its favor.
Mr.. GARLAND's bill for the. improvement
of the Mississippi came up in the Senate, on
Mississippi and Tributaries. The bill directs
the Mississippi River Commission to cause to
be constructed or repaired and hept in order
such levees along the banks of the Mississippi
as they shall deem to be of the greatest i'm
pOrtance to the preservation of the river
channel, the prevention of devastation from
breaks and OverfOws, and the trade and pos
tai service, under the rules OF the War De-
partmept. An appropriation of 100000 is
made for this purpose. Any expenditure or
liability beyond this sum is prohibited. and
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the same is approved by the Secretary
of War. The Post office appropriation
bill gave rise to prOtracted discussion, was
nes sn The tariff Commission bill was reached
and Mr.. Alison submitted the report of the
Committee on Appropriations, with testimo-
ny taken in what is known o.., as the Treasury
testimony tabled temporarily. LIN the
House, bill passed appropriating $s9l 600, to
pay claims already allowed. resolution in
quiring into the legality of Sergt MasOn's
conviction was referred. The flood relief bill
passed, appIOpriating $4,000. The Chinese
bill was taken up and the remainder of the
alteration between the Chair and Mr.. Money,
of Mississippi.
The House amendment to the flood relief
resolution, increasing the appropriation $50.
600, was agreed to by the Senate, March 10th,
but the amendment directing the use of mon
ey for hire of laborers on the levees was not
cOncurred in. The Logan bill to devote to
educational purposes the entire proceeds of
the liquor tax was referred. Consideration of
the Post Office appropriation bill was resumed
and various items were adopted; an amend
ment reviving the old ranking privilege car
ried by a vote of 40 to l5.. In the House the
parliamentary wrangle over Speaker Refers
rulings of the previous day was re-
sumed. Mr.. McLane took the floor
with a view to pressing the point that the
Chair had invaded the privileges of the House.
He had u brush with the Speaker and then
yielded to Mr.. kenna, who offered q resolu-
ton that the Speaker had no right to repri-
mand member and that the attempt to ex-
ercise such power was a breach of the prfvi
leges of the House. Mr.. Keifer replied that
he had used the word reprimand only in the
sense to ''repress" a member who was out of
order. The Chinese bill was taken up and
Mr. Taylor, OF Ohio, spoke against il. A resO
luton by Mr.. Belmont directing Shipherd to
show all his correspondence bearing on the
Peruvian claims, was agreed to.