Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-01
FORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.

CONSIDERATION Of the five per cent. land
bill was resumed in the Senate, May II, Mr..
Garland supporting the measure. After gen
eral discussion upon the question whether
military scrip lands were entitled to be
considered as among those actually sold up.
on which per cent was to be paid, the bill
went over without action: In the House,
sections for amendment. MIR. Murch (Maine)
offered an amendment reducing from twenty
to three 3hsr tine Tor Sneh wns
to allow banks three years to go into some
honest business. Yeas 81, nays III. Mr.
ten years. The yeas and nays were ordered,
pending which the matter went over for the
day. Mr.. Hazelton tWis.), from the Commit
case of Lowe VS.. Wheeler, of the Eighth Con-
gressional District of Alabama, declaring the
contestant Iowe) entitled to the seat.
The bill to extend the SpendeIow steam
grain shovel patent was indefinitely post
poned in the Senate. May 1875 to 10. The
House bill authorizing the receipt OF United
States gold coin in exchange tor gold bars
passed The per cent land bin wa, was then the
hibiting States receiving money from apply.
ing any of it to the pay OF agents employed to
the words except this be in accord with the
laws of the State, passed after the passage of
this act" Adopted. Discussion was con-
Dill. and then Mr.. Morgan offered an amend
ment, which was accepted by the friends
of the BILL Il ass ot
bonds. -. In the House the bill passed pro
viding for resumption of American citi-
zenship. Consideration of the bank char
ter extension bill was resumed. Several
amendments were rejected, and Others offered
by Messrs. Hammond, Randall and Holman
were adopted There was a lively discussion
by the Greenbackers and the bill finally went
over
BILLS appropriating S1,975,OOO for public
buildings at Louisville, Hannibal, Detroit.
Council Bluffs and La Crosse, passed the Sen
ate on the 18th. Mr.. Vances amendment to
the five per cent. land bill, and a motion to
refer the question to the Court of Claims,
Mr. Farley, admitting California to the bene-
fits of the bill, and requiring that money paid
that State be held as school fund,
provide that none of the money
which any State shall become en-
titled under this act shall be retained by the
United States on account of any direct tax re-
manning due or unpaid from any State to the
United States under the act Of August, ISL
passed-yeas %. nays T7.......n the House.
Mr.. Crapo's amendment to the bank char
ter extension bill. with an additional Sec G,
bonds any national banking associa-
ton making the same shall be en-.
tied to receive from the Comptroller OF
the Currency circulation notes equal in
amount to 80 per cent. of the current market
value. not exceeding par, OF the United states
adopted. number of amendments were
offered and voted down, and finally the bill
passed-l25 to 81. A joint resolution passed
appropriatin9 $16,0O0,0 600 to supply the de-
ficiency in appropriations for army pensions.
In the House Of Representatives, May 20,
the contested election case of Mackey against
O'Connor was called up. Mr.. Randall asked
that it be laid over and on division the Demo-
Gratis did not vote leaving no quorum. Mr..
Hiscock reported the general deficiency bill.
Printed and recommitted. 1t recommends
appropriatIng S6,4253l9. This does not in
clude pension claims for which a special ap.
preparation of Sic, 900, 900 has been made.
MR.. HOAR addressed the Senate on the
subject of the Geneva award, May %, the
question being upon the House bill on the
subject Briefly stated, the bill makes pro-
vision for claims of the exculpated cruisers
class and war premium men, to the exclusion
of insurance companies. When Mr.
Hoar had concluded his explanation
and advocacy of the bill, Mr.. Garland
moved substitute looking to the payment of
insurance people and excluding exculpated
cruisers and war premium classes. The bill
went over without action. Mr.. Miller, of Cali
thorize the President to declare martial law
in Alaska. Referred. lin the House, Mr..
Calkins called up as privileged Ques-
ton the contested election case of Mackey vs.
Dibble Mr.. Randall raised the question of
consideration against the election case. The
vote resulted-yeaS, 1l3; nays. (Neal and
Cox.) A call of the House was then ordered,
which disclosed the presence of 223 members.
The doors were closed and the Sergeant at
arms was directed to take absent members
into custody.