The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-17
FORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

In the House of Representatives, Marcel
4, the report on the immediate deficiency bill
was agreed to, increasing the appropriation
S256. 600 The election contest OF the Sixth
| Louisiana District was dismissed. The con
taken up in Committee 81 the whole and Coz
| and Robson had q passage of partisan char
acter. Consideration of the bill was conclud
ed and 1t was reported to the House.
BILLS to establish branch mint at Omahs
| and to authorize the payment of customs in
| legal were reported adversely in the
Senate, March 9Th. The bill repeating duties
passed, and the resolution for remission Of
duties on the revised edition of the New Tes.
| lament was adopted. Mr.. Vest introduced q
Jefferson City. The Chinese blu was taken
up and discussed without action. the
House the consular and diplomatic appro-
ts BIN IN
was offered Bills were introduced to abolish
discriminating duties and enlarge the free
list; to restore to the pension list the names
OF persons dropped by reasOnOf aiding the re-
belliOn. The bill to repeal the law imposing
fine on farmers for selling leaf tobacco to
consumers was taken up under motion to
was made ON the ground that the bin, though
Just to the farmers, would injure the manufac.
turerS who have stock on hand, and the mo-
ton was lost.
Mr.. SHERMAN reported from the Senate
Finance Committee, March 7th, an original
bill providing for conversion into registered
bonds of certificates of deposit issued in aid
Of the debt The bin to
al bank officers was reported for passage. A
resolution was adopted authorizing the use of
hospital tents for flood sufferers. There was
spirited debate ON the Chinese bill, Dawes
opposing and Edmunds favOring it. An eff
fort to have the bill brought to vote failed.
1.-THE House passed the bill appropriating
$4,000 for q statue to Chief-Justfce Marshall
The resolution to appoint a committee to at
tend the LaSalle anniversary was tabled. The
tariff commission bill was taken up and on a
point of order was placed on the calendar.
A MOTION to refer the liquor traffic COM
mission bill to the Finance Committee was
rejected by the Senate, March sth. The Chi
nese bill was taken up and debated at length.
Ingalls's amendments limiting the comingof
Chinese laborers to ten years was defeated by
a tie vote. Messrs. HOar and Edmunds opened
a little scene which introduced Messrs. Teller,
ingalls,, and Dawes. Mr.. Edmunds held that
the right of the colonies to establish gov
eminent for themselves, not for 9TH
er people, an idea followed in the
esoa s%enden.s Were
made before the debate closed for the day,
one of which provides that the act shall not
take effect till ninety days after passage.
temporarily repaired on the Mississippi and
to appropriate So, 1000 for Improvements at
Mep0phis. In the House an amendment to
the rules was proposed providing that it shall
be in order for that body to go into commit
tee to designate bill which shall be first
considered. The Harris bill for new war ships
was reported. The bill appropriating S250.O00
for purchase of the Freedman's Bank passed.
Discussion of the anti pOlygamy bill was cut
short by motion to adjourn.
IN the Senate, March 9th, resolutions
were adopted instructing the State Depart.
ment to ascertain the cause of imprisonment
by the British Government of Daniel Nc.
Sweeney, q citizen of the United States; in.
structing the Secretary OF War to report the
cost, ETC., of the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Canal, the intention being to con-
slider the propriety of making the canal Free
The bill for commission on the liquor
traffic was discussed and amendments
adopted providing that not more that three
members shall be of the same political party
The Chinese BILL providing that from and
after the expiration of sixty days after the
passage of the act, and until the expiration
of twenty years after its passage; the coming
of Chinese laborers to the Uni ed States shall
be suspended, was debated and passed. 49,.
In the House. a batch of bills were reported
and referred. Several amendments to the
agricultural appropriation bill were adopted,
one of which increases the appropriation for
purchase OF seeds to $l32, 900, and the measure
passed,