The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-07-20
FORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.

Tho bill granting right Of way through tho
Papago Indian reservation to the Arizona
Southern railroad was passed by the Senate on
the 10th. Mr.. Morrill, reported tho House bill
reducing internal-revenuo taxation, with
amendments cutting down the customs
duties on sugars, steel rails and manu-
features from hoop, band or scroll iron.
Mr.. Plumb reported bill to repeal all laws
granting lands to the State OF Missouri to aid
III the extension Of the Iron Mountain railroad.
The River and Harbor bill was taken mp, and
an amendment appropriatinS S5oO,OoO for the
reclamation Of the Potomac flats was adopted
by 50 to Z. The House, by vote
on the bill to extend the charters of national
banks. bill was passed authorizing the trans
fer Of property OF the National Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Home to the Garfield Memorial
Hospital. Mr.. White introduced resolution
for a constitutional amendment to prohibit the
count Of sex. The Sundry Civil Appropri-
alton bill was taken up in committee Of
the whcle, discussed and amended. Mr.. Ding
Icy introduced bill for commission to in
qnire into the condition Of the ship-buildlng
interests and to suggest methods 70 restore the
foreign carrying trade.
The conference report on the national bank
charter bill was agreed TO by the Senate on tho
1lth inst Tho river and harbor bill was COM
pleted in committee or the whole, its amount
being $2O, 924, It's, and one or two feeble At
tempts at action upon il were made. Mr.. In
gals denounced the measure as an annual
shame, scandal and disgrace. Mr.. Morrill,
made favorable report onthe bill to repeal the
export duty on tobacco, and Mr.. Groome re-
ported an act to prevent the payment OF
double pensions. The President nomi-
mated Frederick T. Dubois to be Marshal for
Idaho. Joseph w. Robbins to be Surveyor Gen.
oral for Arizona, and Alxey A. Adie to be Third
Assistant Secretary of State. The House spent
the day in working on the Snndry Civil Appro-
priation bill in committee OF the whole. An
amendment was adopted authorizing the es-
tablishment OF an industrial Indian school on
the Pawnee reservation in Nebraska. The ap-
preparation for the geological survey wss in
creased to $22O.OO0.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill
occupied the exclusive attention OF the Senate,
at its session on the 18th inst On the IIenne-
pin canal proposition Mr.. pendleton failed to
secure the striking out OF the words authariz-
Ing the location Ut the cut. Tho amendm ent
appropriating $4,000 for completing SURVEYS
of the chesapeake and Delaware ship canal
Was concnrred IN. The bill was thsn
passed BY vote OF 39 to %. The
tention OF the House. The tom of ~, Al, 90
for public printing caused Messrs. Atkins aud
Randall (Democrats) to declare that such do.i-
ciencies arose from executive maladministrs-
ton, while Messrs. liscock and Roheson la-
publicans) maintained that they occurred
through necessity. 1t was agreed that su.
preme Court reports shall be published al
The Government Office and sold at 10 per cent
over the cost price. Ninety minutes WERE
wasted in debate over the removal OF commit
tee stenographers. Mr.. Blackburn offered an
amendment, which was adopted, for the pay
mtnt Of one months extra salary 70 employees
0! the House.