Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-02-23
FORTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS.

A FEATURE or debate in the Senate, on
the Sth, was short but interesting speech by
Mr.. Vest, of Missouri. on the pension arrears
resolution. He said that he accepted the full
and legitimate results of the surrender at Ap.
pomattox without any evasion. All the PEG
pie of the South asked was that they might be
believed to have been honest in their devotion
to the Confederate cause, ana honest in the
statement that they accept all the legislative
consequences of their defeat A people who
would not thus reward the sacrifices of life
and limb to save the Unions life
would deserve to be stricken from the
dsr of the dsg Was I Occupied
the passage of bills not objected to. one
of which was to establish ports of delivery at
Kansas City and st. Joseph, Mo.......I In the
House. Mr.. Bayne Penn.), member of the
Committee on Census, defined the bill re-
Und.). OF the same committee, offered a meas,
ure and supported his own amendment fixing
the number of Representatives at 3l6. Tho
matter then went over and the Sherman fund
ing bill was taken from the Speakers table
and referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means EuIogies were then Up pronounced up
Carolina, and the usual resolutions were
adopted.
THE Pension arrears resolution was fur
Their considered by the Senate on the 9th, Mr..
Call submitting an amendment pensionins
needy and disabled survivors of Indian wars
prior to 1915, including the Blackh$I n Greek
and Seminole wars In the Hon. Mr..
Hewitt % sga bin S f the for
Vice-President, and providing for and regu-
lating the counting of votes for President
and Vice President, and q decision of the
questions arising therefrom Referred. Con-
sideration OF the Apportionment bill was re.
sumed and it again went over.
THE bill to place Gen. Grant upon the re-
tired list came up in the Senate on the 10th.
but in the absence of Mr.. Logan was laid over
without losing its place on the calendar. TIL,
pension arrears resolution was again taken
up and Mr.. MaXey resumed his remarks in
support OF the amendment declaring III favor
of the enlargement of the Mexican war pen;
sion list. Mr.. Beck said the principle had
been announced that the arrears
Of pensions should 6 be given to the
spective of their circumstances, and that if
this was carried out it would bankrupt
guarded legislation to pension the needy and
deserving of our veterans, but not those who
did not need this aid. The resolution was
laid aside, and Mr. Frye made speech on
the tariff, announcing himself a protectioniSt
from principle...... The bill authorizing the
President to appoint d. I. Kirby captain in
the army gave rise to a long discussion in the
House. but it was passed by vote of 81 to 63,
Both houses adjourned till the 18th.
THE bill authorizing the sale of lands OF
the Miami Indians in Kansas was passed by
the Senate On the 18th. Mr.. Dawes, by special
agreement, spoke in favor Of g. service re-
fefepenc The Of s shs S r g
on Public Lands, reported favorably q
bill to provide tor the payment OF
of public lands in States in regard
to land entered within their limits by military
scrip ard land warrants..... The House
passed the supplemental census bill. making
available an appropriation for the pay ment
of census employees. Bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Ellis (La.)-To authorize the construc.
ton of a ship canal to connect Lake Ponchar-
train and the Mississippi River; by Mr.. Plumb
(Kans. ITO regulate pl emotions in the army
and increase its efficiency: by Mr. Carnes
(Ky.)-To amend the laws r~latng to interna.
revenue and fixing the tax on each pr, OF gal
lon distilled; by Mr.. Warner (Tenn. TO re-
peal the law chartering national banks.