The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-02-17
F0RTY.sEyEHTH CONGRESS.

THE Post Office appropriation bill excited
sharp debate in the House ON the lth, but
no action was taken on any Of the pending
amendments.
FEB. 6, the Senate resumed consideration
of Mr.. Ingalls's resolution declaring that the
Pension Arrears law ought not to be repealed
Mr.. ingalls, moved to modify the amendment
declaring in favor Of soldiers of the
not aware of the proportions which the
casualty list reached during the war. The
grand total OF pensionable cases on the rolls
1861, $780, 1854 pensions had been granted by
reason of death or disabilities, SO there were
still 2SS, ssl pensionable cases on which
made TSis wat at all ssa sys, been
swer to the Charges that the pension list had n
been swollen by fraud, and We may hereafter
look for very large accessions to the rolls
aggregate of cases placed there. without
action the resolution was laid aside for
executive session.. Representative Bur.
rules and pass bill defining the qualinc ae
cation of Territorial delegates in the House of
Representatives. It provides that no person
to seas in GonerRss; IS dslesrase ef fre%
Territory. The House was in a very inatten-
tive mood, and when the Speaker put the
the motion and
passed. A burst of laughter only then
appraised many members of the measure
which had been adopted. A motion for the
appointment OF a commission on the subject
of alcoholic liquor traffic failed to receive the
necessary two thirds.
THE bill donating cannon for . statue of
Garfield in Washington, amended by a clause
Authorizing the Secretary OF War to pay 500
to the Society of the Army of the
Cumberland out of the sales of condemned
ordnance, passed the Senate on the 7th.
Mr.. Coke was awarded the floor for q speech
being taken up to allow him to speak. He fav-
Ored tariff revision by committee of the two
houses. The Committee on Military Affairs
reported favorably Joint resolution au-
ascertain the amount expended by Kansas in
repelling invasiOns and the suppression of
Indian hostillties. The Pension arrears reso-
luton was made unfinished business. . The
Nicaragua claims bill was reported back ad.
versely in the House. Mr.. Ryan, of Kan.
sas, reported the Indian appropriation
tha. the ess%ases and Tea aess
than the amount appropriated for the current
year. The number of agents is reduced from
g. to 60. The Apportionmsnt blu wastaken up
representatives at 3s5, ST. 365, 3l9. 324 and So
Mr.: Horr, of Michigan, opposed the bin as an
outrage on common sense and criticised the
speech of Mr.. Prescott, of New York, for the
intimation that the appOrtionment should be
based somewhat on the wealth of the various
States. Pending discussion the House adj
journed.
A FEATURE of debate in the Senate, on
the 9Th, was short but interesting speech by
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri, on the pension arrears
resolution. He said that he accepted the full
and legitimate results of the surrender at APP
pomattox without any evasion. All the peo-
pie of the South asked was that they might be
believed to have been honest in their devotion
to the Confederate cause, ana honest in the
consequences of their defeat. A people who
would not thus reward the sacridces of nfe
and limb to save the Unions life
msp Of eSet CSristenSom. The G qema dne
the passage of bills not objected to, one
of which was to establish ports of delivery at
Kansas City and st. Joseph, NO.. ...In the
House. Mr.. Bayne (Penn.). member of the
Committee on Census, defined the bill re-
ported by the committee, while Mr.. Coleridge
ure and supported h 8 own amendment fixing
the number of Represent atives at 3l6. The
matter then went over and the Sherman fund.-
and referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means. EulOgieS were then pronounced up
on the late Representative OConnor of South
Carolina, and the usual resolutions were
adopted.
THE Pension arrears resolution was fur
Their considered Dy the senate on the 9Th, Mr..
Call submitting an amendment pensioning
needy and disabled survivors of Indian wars
prior to ls45, including the Biackhawk, Creek
and Seminole wars. In the House, Mr..
Hewitt introduced q bill fixing the day for
the meeting of the electors of President and
e-President, and providing for and regu-
and Vice President. and a decision of the
questions arising therefrom. Referred. Con
sideratiOn OF the ApportiOnment bill was re-
nd 70
to House bill appropriating $50
OOO for agricultural and mineral specimens at
the Atlanta Exposition. to be placed in the
National Museum, was concurred in.