Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-03-02
AFTER short executive session, on tho


18th, the Senate proceeded with the Anti po-
lygamy bill, the question being upon the
eighth section, as reported from the Judicial
~ Committee. Mr.. Morgan asked whether
the bill would not exclude from his seat in the
resented to oe a polygamist. Mr.: Edmunds
said, in reply, that an inquiry would be made
in ind, due time on behalf Of the COMMITTEES
bill bill Of attainder 1nfiicting punish,
iiibit s by the ' constitution. Mr.. Pendleson
objected to several features of the bill, par
ticularly to the one excluding from the jury
box known polygamists in trials for polyga-
my, etc. The remaining committee amend.
ments and several sections of the bill were
finally agreed to and the bill was reported to
the Senate as from the committee of the whole
Mr.. Brown renewed his amendment reduir-
ing that not more than three members of the
the same political party. Agreed to by a
party vote.yeas, 26; nays. p. Mr.. Davis. Of
Mr.. Maho oeu was 50 absent. several amend
ments were proposed and defeated by, de
cisive votes. and after arrangement of its
vote. 1.-THE bill granting pension of s. DOC
year to Mrs. Garfield passed the House. Mr.
Anderson's amendmentto the Apportionment
bin, liking the number OF representative at
325, was agreed TO by 1852 to l04. All the Re-
publicans except two,. DarraI1 of Lou.
for 325. The Democratic members from
South Carolina and Texas, beside a
the Republicans. The remainder of the Dem
ocrats voted solidly against the proposition
A motion by Mr.. Springer, of Illinois,, to re-
consider the vote by which the House had re-
jected the amendment offered by Mr.. Colerick,
was the signal for a scene of q eat noise and
confusion. motion to table the motion to
reconsider was Immediately made on the Re
publican side, and the Democrats demanded
the yeas and nays.l3l to 4; No quorum,
In the Senate, Feb. 18th, Mr.. Kellogg in
troduced bills providing for the following ap-
propriations: Improvement of the Mississippi
River from New Orleans, 100000; improve
ment of the Ouachita River $4,000; improve
ment of the Red River above Shreveport, $780,
OOO improvement of Bayou Lafourche, S75,-
OOO Improvement of Bayou Teche, $50, GOO;
improvement of the Caucasian River, $4,000;
deepening the channel of the Atchafalaya
mouth Of Bayou Planquemine, $3.50. 900;
at Shreveport. s25O. 600; building
Court house and Post-office at Ope-
lousas $1,000 building ,t crsso o6n
Pension arrears resolution went over and the
Senate adjourned until the GOTH. In the
vote by which Mr.. Colericks amendment to
the Apportionment bill was rejected. Tabled
lib to ia, and the substitute, fixing the
-l54 to "a. Mr.. Page (Cal.) desired to with
draw his resolution proposing 3l9 members,
Democrats Objection was made. twas, how wv
ever, rejected-yeas 80. nays AS. A motion
to recommit was lost, and the bill passed
without division.
THE deficiency bill appropriating 81 ,S22,-
9sa passed the House on the 1sth-155 to 26.
The clause appropriating ST., 900 for the con-
struction of vaults in the Treasury and Sub.
Treasury caused quite an interesting discus
sion upon the silver question. Mr.. Hewitt
made vigorous attack on the standard sill
yer dollar. characterizing it as cheat and a
fraud. Mr.. Marsh declared the cry that the
standard dollar was fraudulent was false in
fact and untrue in principle.
MR. CALL offered Il re solution in the Sem
ate. on the goth, reciting that the interests of
peace between nations, the obligations and
rights of which are reciprocal between the
United states OF America and all other people
and the governments of America, well as
the commercial interests of the people of the
Government of the United States, in some
proper form, adopt measures to settle
the controversy between Chill and Peru. and
prevent the forcible dismember1nent of Peru.
The resolution, which also approves the call
for a congress of the nations of North, South
and Central America, was ordered printed.
The bill to retire Gen. Grant was discussed
and committee amendments were adopted.
Mr.. McPherson offered substitute for the
Pension arrears resolution, declaring that the
Senate adhereS to the principle that pensions
shall be computed from the time of disability,
and directing the Pension Committee to bring
in bill by which the business OF the Pension
Bureau may be expedited and frauds de-
tected and punished. The House passed
the bill authorizing the payment of the Japa
nese indemnify t"nd; ,si;l III to the J s
crew of the United States ship Wyoming. A
to grant immediate relief, by issuing rations,
to destitute citizens of Arkansas and Louisi-
ana, in the Red River Valley, was referred.
Mr. Buckner introduced a bill for the con
structio of bridge across the Mississippi,
near the northern part of the City of st.
Louis.