The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-21
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IN the House Of Represents Giyes. April 8,
Mr.. Frost, of Missouri. annou need the ieats
of his colleague, Thomas All "A. He offered &
resolution OF regret and fovS the appointment
Of commistee o. seven Representatives. and
ing the funeral ceremor ies, which was unani.
mOusly adopted. TIL q Speaker announced
the following Is I'm conn Attee to attend the re-
Messrs. Hatch, Ere Ht, Robinson, Of Massachu-
sets, Gunter. CT Almers. Mills and Aldrfch
The House then out of respect to the memory
of deceased. adjourned.
THE bill slnending the anti -polYgamy law,
hxfng TIN, Salaries of the Election Commits.
stoner under the law at 5000 per annum. in
accordance with the recent recommends.
the 10th: also. the bill reported by Mr.. Davis
(West Va.), TO repeal, except as stated, all
laws providing for permanent or indefinite
nne dssh Of and
of respect for the deceased the Sem
Ate Adjourned neS;:;;;:a eh the House. NJ
tested case Of Mackey VS.. OConnor, from
South Carolina, declaring the contestant
Mackey entitled to the seat. MI. Richardsoo
the House and Senate Committees on Pubic
Buildings to inquire into the advisability and
cost OF purchasing suitable site Tor resi-
dence for the President OF the United States.
Referred.
THE bill restoring Capt. Corbin, Of the
Navy, to the active list, to take rank next at.
ter Commodore Nicholson. passed the Senate.
April II, by vote Of IS - II. Mr.. Vest intro
dnced q bill drafted by the st. Louis Mer-
chants Exchange as general bridge law,
and Intended TO secure reasonable proteo-
g % bses e
ing dimensions at suitable points ON
the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois Rivers
wishO9s thsr LEGISLATOR g.; o,s The r. House
sistence Of the Arapshoes, Che4on.es,
Apaches, Kiowas, Comanshes and W1eh11A6
in the Indian TsrTttory, the same being tho
Senate amendments to the Pest -of{3cs appro.
priation bill were consuYred IN, insas1knS
$4,000 for mA0 transportation by railroads.
ilege was not concurred in. and the bin gees
TO q conference committee.
THE bill allotting TO Southern Utes agri.
cultural lands in or near the Unitah reserva.
ton, Utah Territory. instead of these hereto
fore provided for them on Platte River and it's
vicinity, in Colorado and New Mexico, passed
the Senate on the eth. The amendment re-
Qniring the consent of the Unitahs 70 the ro-
moval and settlement was stricken out AFTER
title to their reservation and that the
committee erred In assuming ether.
wise. A further amendment was made to Al.
in cash or stock, as the other Utes are pPid.
The bill referring to the Court of Claims for
the claim OF George =. Payne,
for the alleged wrongful seizure and occupa.
Parish, La, in 1857, under orders Of Gen. But
Ter, also passed. Mr.. Sewell p resented pet.
ton of 975 army officers praying for the pas.
the age OF 81 years. The Indian Territory bill
was again discussed without actiOn......
Among bills reported in the House was one
by Mr. Page, to execute certain treaty stipu.
latio1S relating to Chinese. The bill nmite
the term of suspension Of Chinese immigra-
ton to ten years, and provides the act shaQ
70 into effect sixty days aker its passage.
voted spiiiiV for the ten.year ciause. Wfsiis
and the minority Of the committee deslre .
suspension of fifteen years, and will flo
report. The House went tnto COM
THE following bills passed the Senate on
the 18th: For the adjustment of claims grow
ing out of the destruction OF the armed United
States brig Gen. Armstrong, at Port Royal, in
1914; to rectffy duties ON coffee and other
products Of the Netherlands; the Indian Ter
ritory railroad bill; appropriatng - 900 to
supply the deficiency IN the current year In
the Subsistence of Indian tribes; to sup
P Deficiencies f for the egrre n, Ys'E Of
enue Department, SIS 900 for the manufacture
Of paper for the Treasury Departments, $780,
)G0 70 continue work ON the Washinyt0nM Mon.
nment; to authorize q bridge across the Mis-
.issppi at or near Keithsburx, III. ; to estab
ish an assay Office in Omaha, Neb. 80. In the
House, bills passed: To ra,ify an agreements
With the Shes 0nes and Bannock Indians for
he sale of 4 portion of their reservation in
Idaho, required for the Utah q Northern
appropriating $4,000 for the cree
hon of a monument over the grave of Thomas
Jefferson. Mr.. UpdegraM (Ohio) concluded
lia suoech in favor of a d effective a. OpDOS0d
o free trade tariff, or tariff for revenue enly.
Mr.. Turner (Ga.) argued III sucpert of revenue
,ariff; Mr.. Brumn penny for continuance
N. CO. confined his remarks principally to q
'eview of the abuses Of the internal revenue
,ystem-