Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-05-25
FoRTY.sRyENTH CONGRESS.

THE bill for intermediate appellate courts
was proceeded with in the Senate May 10. MIR.
Davis urged the retention of the section Ira
iting the appellate jurisdiction of the circuit
courts. The bill establishing an assay once
| at Deadwood. OAK. passed. .-...The House
passed-l72 to Without amendment
the bin creating an Executive D Depart.
that the department. shall be under the con.
troll OF Secretary who is an experienced and
practical agriculturist and establishes de-
land and statistics. The conference report
on the Indian appropriation was -, agreed e, 70
THE Madison Day claim for the value of
small lot of land in New Orleans, which at
the time purchased by him at judicial sale
under the contiscation act was covered by a
on e ne put %aS D0aghs t upon
upon it existed, passed the Senate, May Il
p %. Six Democrats voted with the Re- e;
further discussed by Mr.. George: An
that
jurisdiction Of Circuit Court shall be neither
enlarged nor abridged by the bill. The con
bill was submitted. The total has been re-
duced by the conference $3.50 200. The report
In the House, Mr.. sherwin from the Com
mittee on Education and Labor, reported
biz to aid in OF the
vides for the next five years there shall be
annually appropriated Sl0,OG000o to aid in
support of free common schools, which
amount shall be apportioned to the several
States and Territories according to the num-
Der of their illiterate population over 10 years
of age. An amount not exceeding per cent.
of the sum apportioned may be used for the
education of teachers in public schools.
THE intermediate appellate court bill
passed the Senate on the l2th-32 to 15-re-
ceiving the support of all the Republicans
and Messrs Bayard, Cockrell. jackson, Har-
| ris, Pugh and Walker, Democrats. The bill
creates nine intermediate courts, or one IN
each existing circuit, and eighteen new Cir
cult Judges, or two additional Tor each cir
cult. who are to be appointed by the Presl-
dent. The court of each circuit will then con-
sist of the Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court allotted to that circuit, three Circuit
| Judges and two of the District Judges, the
succeeding term, and if practical, in rotation,
four of the Judges to constitute a
cation and agricultural appropriation bills
Were agreed to. Adjourned until the 18TH. -.
the ' REMOVAL Of the remains of the late Gen.
fitzpatrick from Chilli to the United States:
agricultural appropriation bills were agreed
to. Consideration of the Geneva award was
resumed. The substitute for the minority
was rejected-46 to l09-and the bill passed
l32 to GO.
IN the House of Representatives on the
18th the river and harbor bill was ordered
printed. The bill to enable the National
banking Association to extend its corporate
existence was called up and several speeches
made, Mr.. Bland opposing the national bank
ing system. bill was introduced rendering
the thanks of Congress to Lieut.. j. w. Danen-
hover.
THE bill to refund taxes on incomes COL
Iected from citizens of Tennessee without
thority passed the Senate on the 18th; also
House bill for the removal of the remains of
Gen. Fitzpatrick. Mr.. Beck spoke on the
House bonded distilled spirits bill Waving
all matters connected with the Window in
vestigatiOn, he proceeded to argue the JUS
tice fairness and honesty of the measure,
which, he claimed. would promote the inter-
Government, for collection of all taxes due
spirits; was ample for its protection, and
asserted on the authority of the Internal Rev
enue Department the utter impossibilitY of
fraud without the absolute certainty of its
detection after spirits had been deposited
in a distillery warehouse, because after it is
recorded every gallon must be accounted
he read a telegram and letter from 81. II.
Shufeldt, President of the United
States Distilers and Liquor Dealers
eoiieeted By the western Export Association
were all paid to exporters of surplus alcohol
to cover their losses; that, German alcohol
being very low, this was done to save the
home market, and had nothing to do with
legislation. The letter was accompanied by
a circular signed by President Miller, of the
Western Export Association, dete1l1ng the
exigencies which required the formation
of money. Tins, Mr.. Beck said, was
simply an honest, earnest effort of bus
which political corruption and over-produc-
ton had brought upon Them. The House
yeas 155, nays 45-suspended the rules and
passed the bill providing that no action for
shall be sustained for the of any patented
article or device when it shall appear on trial
that defendant purchased such article for a
valuable consideration in open market.