The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-30
DOISGs OF CONGRESS.

Senator Teller, from tho Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported bill to the Senate. on tho
2oth, to ix the period of rcsidencs necessary to
acquire titles to honesteadA. making il three
years instead Of Ave. "A bill WAs reported Tor .
public building II Erie. Pa 4 resolution vas
rassea allowing Mr.. butler eS600 and Mr..
Kellogg ~. 800 for expenses incurred In meet
ing contests for their seats. The Diplomatic
aud Military Academy bills we're reported,
with amendments, ~ waa also The act Tor the
admission Of Dakota. Messrs. Beck and Nor
rill made speeches on the i0-Comnission
hill Mr.. pendleton presented = memorial Of
the National Tobacco Association protesting
against the passage OF Fee-IAeAf bdl and
asking the abolition Of export .stampa Thu
executive session WAS wholly consumed in con-
sidering the nomination Of Samuel Seabury,
OF New York, to 10 Naval Constructor, on
which no action was taken. In the House. She
Speaker suhMitted message from the Pres-
ident stating that, 10 compliance with the con-
sttution, the Governor Of Nsbraska. on his re-
quest. ~as given authority - employ trOops %
protect tho State against domestic violence. Il
amendment to the Missiasippi relief lill aathor~
ixlng an expenditure for strengthening tho le-
vecs- Mr.. Huhhcll introduced hill 10 abolish
al taxes ON banking and the stamp tax on
ms.rhes and perfansEy. ~, Manning
presented . bill t0 appropriate 1000 for .
OOuOme0s - - SIAW - A0OsnAe So10Io0A
and Nr. Beach an oct setting asade 9l0. .0O0 for
q memorial shAft at Waahi0GtOns hsaaqaArteS
ut Newburxh, N. I. A resolution fruM The
Maryland Assembly asked IN Appropriation for
. monument to Francis Scott Key. Mr.. Neal
aSkod permission 10 report the District of
Columbia code without tho proyls.oa fur
mixed schools, and hot debate cnmed. the
take up tue Tari6. Commission bill whonNver
the House shAll 70 into committee Of the whole.
and 10 continue IL confederation until de6nlte
results are reached. On . struggle over tho
Alabama Claims bill the House WAs ia seSsaon
until After midnight
Mr. Pendleton. Of Ohio introduced In the
Senate, on March II, JOINT resolution provlsi-
INK that al P0stmasters. unted States Mar
shals and District Atlorneys The Clsrks Of AA
courts lnferior to tho supreme Court. and I'll
other civil otacers of the United States sx-
eiNisllg executive or ministerial powers
within any State or Territory shan b elect
Cd by tho people within their dlstractA
Ar. Hale offered protest against the adlnls-
charge of reputation in fAnkt0a county.
Amendments TO the Lsfe-SAvinS hill were
adopted by which pension rol = created for
daaAhled snrfmen The Military AcadsMy Ap-
preparation WAa passed. NJ were aloo hllln TO
bradgs tho Nississspp, hetxcsn Minnesota
aud WlAcOnaan. 10 abolish the resafvAlioN
At Fort Abercrombie, aud for the ssas u tho
Oeoe and Missouri reservations. Mr.. Frye in
troduced . hill 10 Incorporate company to
build . railway between New York and Wash-
ingt0n. The capital il TO be tl0 0O0. 900. and
ex-6enA10rs Gordon, Wallace and Cresuell Are
among the pxoMotersl The time u txansit . 10
DO nix and onc-h half hours, aud the fare IS The
House adopted : resplution 70 make the Geneva
Award bill the special order for Apnl II. Nh.
Gibson submitted telegram from Nov Orleans,
stating that the supplies distrsbQte1 BY tho War
Department are exhausted. The H0uae had
another long debate On the Chin0sc bill
The Senate at i,s session on the IA. amended
the diplomatic appropriation 10 provide that al
Consular agencies NTH their compensation b
hereafter enumerated in the estimates. Of Thu
Secretary os safe. When the hlil r&ssed. 1h<
Seaate in executive ), ssson eota,irmed Samue
Maschsoel AS Associate Justice 0f ths
Supreme Court. A. l. Morrison. of Chicago.
WAS nominated ~ Marshal for New Mexico
The House adopted resolution calling ON ths
Secretary of War for information ss to whal
further relief IL ncycs<aTy for the Nississlpp
snifcren Tho Chinese hill was taken ul
and debated Mr.. Mashlutn. Of MIN
ncsotA. made the point that il ~as th,
duty of the Government 10 preyen
the degradation Of labor. and Randolph
m sk,r, u Virginia, replied 10 tho talk aboa
that the total commerce between the tws
countries last year did not amount 10 80.
| 0ue, ,aao and had fallen OF 81 per cent sinc.
| the adlp.on of the prs~snt treaty. MIR
MelAne. Of MARYLAND. former Munster /,
| Ghiua. made powerful argument in supper
| oI the bill Mi. kAsson. of Iowa. expr, sses
/ great fear lest The senslhll,,as Of the Chimes
| Government should hv wounded.
Mr.. rlatt made favorable report to th
senate. on the I'D. ON . bill tor thu registration
Of trademarks Mr.. George reported =
original ball to make tho Agricultural ID cpsrt