The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-28
FoRTY.sEyENTH CONGRESS-.

THE tariff commission bill came before
the House of Representatives on the 18TH Mr.
White, of Kentucky. confined his remarks to
an attack upon the bill recently passed
amending the internal revenue laws.
the ground that 1t was the duty of Congress
to legislate directly on the subject of revision
Of the tariff: High tarif. he said, taxed every
preacher and mechanic in the land in order to
increase the profits of the rich manufactures,
and even places duty upon Bibles, thuspro.
taxed to the people. Messrs. Shallenberger,
Wilson ano Ward advocated the passage OF
the bill. MIR. Hill favored q continuance OF
the protective system.
MIR. CHILCOrT, of Colorado, took his seat
in the Senate on the 18th. The bill relating
to the claim for damages by d collision be.
tween United States vessel and the ferry.
The bill provides for its adjudication by the
United States District Court at Memphis.
The bill recently reported by Mr.. Kellogg.
from the Commerce Committee, for deepen.
ing channels and improving the navigation of
the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, came up
as the regular order, but went over without
action. -. In the House, the bill authorizing
change for gold bars was agreed to. Mr..
Page, of California, under instructions from
the Committee on Education and Labor,
passage the anti Chinese bill, with the ten
year period of suspension Of immigration.
The measure was warmly debated. but finally
luminosity SHOWN on both sides, and at times
there appeared to be great danger that tho
services of tho Sergeant At Arms would be
required to restore order.
In the Senate, on the 18th, . message
from the President, transmitting the recon-
mendation Of the Mississippi River Commits
sion for an appropriation of 100000 for
closing existing gaps in the leveee. in addi-
ordered tabled and printed. The Presi.
bic consideration Of the recommesda-
portance of the subject. Another communt.
cation from the President, on the subject of
the circular invitation extended to all indie
lea to participate in general congress. to be
held in Washington on the ed of Novem-
Der next, for the purpose of consider
ing saS tSs OF
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, called up the ag-
iicultural appropriation bill; He stated that
than the aggregate as passed by the House.
The bill passed. lin the House. resolution
appropriating s465 600 for printing deficiency
was reported. The Utah contested election
case was taken up, but soon laid over. The
bill passed to regulate the carriage of passen-
gers bv sea, prescribing the amount of space
per passenger, etc.
THE Mississippi River improvement bill
came up in the Senate, on the 18th, and Mr..
Jonas favored immediate repair of some of
the levees. Mr.. Garland wanted to make
the 4Ps and eu
the levee-improvement question The
House anti-Chinese bill was reported. The
Senate insisted on its amendment to the
Dos ffSnn yn&s md
pointed Messrs. Plumb, Allison and Beck as
conferees. ..... In the House the bill to pay
President Garfields physicians was reported
Sis, 600 each for Agnew and Hamilton, and
$4,000 each for Drs. Reyburn, Boynton and
Susan Edison. The bill, with majority and
Of the Whole. The Utah contest was taken
up and MIR. Cannon took an hour to state his
case. At the close of the debate the majority
report was adopted, declaring neither Camp
bell nor Cannon entitled to seat.
MR. MCDILL addressed the Senate on in.
terstate commerce on the 10th, and the bill
was referred. Messages were received from
the President relative to convention to de.
fine the boundary line between the United
of the Mississippi Improvement bill rs pro-
posed to be amended bv increasing the ap-
preparation to SIS, 900 600 and applying the
money in the discretion of the River Commits
sion to rebuilding levees, but no action was
taken. Bills passed: For the sale of certain
property at Harrodsburg. Ky., belong
ing to the Soldiers Home; for the
sale of the post reservation of Omaha Indians
in Nebraska; for the sale of KickapOo Indian
lands in Kansas; House bill appropriating
s465 900 to supply the deficiency for printing
for the current year. In the House, the
Committee on Agriculture made an adverse
report upon the bill to authorize the Commits
siOner of Agriculture to distribute seeds to
the destitute farmers and planters of the
flooded sections. The bill passed apprOpriat.
ing 800 COO for public building at Frankfort,
KV Messrs. Turner of Kentucky, Townshend
of Illinois, and Mckenzie of kentucky opposed
the tariff commission bill.