The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-03-03

vote by which Mr.. Colerick's amendment %
tie Apportionment bill was rejected Tabled
number of Representatives at 3l6.was rejected
-l54 to 81. Mr.. Page (Cal.) desired 10 with
draw his resolution proposing SO members.
Democrats objection a8made. It was, how.
ever. rejected-yeas 90, nays 14s. A motion
to recommit was lost, and the bnl passed
without division.
THE deficiency bill appropriating 81, SO, E.
96s passed the House on the lSth-l55 to -
strucsion 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 gu.
fraud. Mr.. Marsh declared the cry that the
standard dollar was fraudulent was false in
fact and untrue in principle.
Mr.. CALL offered a resolution 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, as well as
the commercial interests of the people of the
s Esedsa It ssas that sns
proper form, adopt measures. to settle
the controversy between Chill and Peru. and
prevent the forcible ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF. Peru.
The resolution, which also approves the call
for q 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
and directing the Pension Committee to bring
in bill by which the business of the Pension
Bureau may be expedited and frauds de.
the bill authorizing the payment Of the Japa
nese indemnity fund. $l,l7,3H. 70 the Japa-
nese Government, with the exception of ss254,
Don. which shall be paid to the Officers and
resolution authorizing the Secretary of War
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 bill for the con-
strpction of q bridge across the Mississippi,
near the northern part of the City of st.
Louis.
Mr.. DAWES presented petition in behalf
of the Indians, in the Senate on the Goth, say.
ing that 100 900 persons had signed similar Pc
titions now before Congress, and urged that
SO universal demand OF wealthy and intei.
and the nation should keep its pledged
faith and treat the Indians justly. Mr..
Plumb denied that the position and wealth
judges of what was wise and just treat
ment of Indians than were the people who
lived among them. Mr.. Teller said petitioners
and devoid Of common sense, which ought to
govern legislation. The people of the from
tier could not consistently be charged with
having wantOnly violated the treaties or NAL.
treated the Indians. He demanded for West.
ern settlers the same measure of protection
asked for on behalf of red men, and con.
trasted the indignities heaped upon them by
sideration lavished by the Government upon
their barbarous neighbors. The petition was
referred. The Apportionment bill passed by
uon v %ss ns
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Post Office appropriation bill. The clause for
the transportation of mails across the st.
Louis bridge was amended SO as to authorize
the Postmaster General to pay for special
service three not over 81, 900 annually, or more
than the lowest private bid for the service.
Congress adjourned until the sd.
THE bill placing Gen. Grant on the re.
tired list, with an amendment by Mr.. Sher-
man making the retirement additional to the
number already authorized by law, passed the
Senate on the Sd, by q vote IS to II, all tho
Republicans voting for 1t, with Brown of
Georgia, Davis Of Illinois, Jones of Florida,
and Ransom of North Carolina. The remain
reported from the Military Committee joint
resolution introduced early in the day bv Mr..
George for the relief of destitute persons
~ tae a sSs @
penditure of $loo .OOo by the Secretary of War,
in cooperation with State authorities, was
promptly ado =. ed House resumed Cd
the Post Office appropriation bill, providing
that whenever any contractor shall sublet his
contract for the transportation If mail
perform the service, the Possmaster-General
may declare the original contract at an end,
and enter into agreement with the subj con.
tractor, without advertising, to perform the
service on the terms at which he has agreed
with the original contractor to perform the
same. Mr.. Atkins offered an amendment,
providing the sub contractor shall enter
good and sufficient bond, and that the orig
fnal contractor shall not be released from his
contract until bond has been made by the
sub contractor. The amendment thus
amended, was agreed to-99 to s.. The $lOO, 600
relief measure passed without question.