The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-12-14
DOINGS or CONGRESS.

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VIII II ess inocIest VI cxcIcmcnt the ATTENDANCE
:. sIle 'ap''oi ueing apout Wnat WOULD DC found
e'e om my 0Idlnary day In the middle
~, 81 T1ss'n IN senate nes'uent pro tern Davis %
~, ~ ~ lne Dehatc 70 ofuer, and after
.he IneIouucIlon ~ rev bills
n.Ii'. .,ilio. importance Ine annual niessae. "f
H. r.,,. n.'nI 81 % mMs Iecsven anu read Ihen
senator iii and offered resolution n Of a resret t
~ W ,1 nas - UNANIMOUSLY aRseed 20; whcreupon
~ aunen y Ic.Lcct " the dccs a-ed, the &c ME
M M Honss 70 oru ~ II o'clock. Keli-
cnn scinsei the presence OF ~
.i.anap1s. .,..iia Inc Inc report ol the Tarin Conn
resen'en wI 81 am reIerred Biils were introduced
" MI. ncTDcrt, OF tlabama, prohibiting pol e.
~ ~ ! scssmcn,s oI Governments employees; hy
~ ~, ~ iowa, lot .ne netIcr rcgmIatlon o1
create an Agricultural commissinn: = and hs Mr =
kania'l, Of pennsylvania, aboishinr the Offices
sssissant snc,o. .rv - ,ho VI w. Mr NM I'm Tue
Of New York, offered resolution calling on ths
Secretary IL War Tor information a. 10 tho
amounts Of appropriations under the River and
Harbor bills of lsi and issl withheld aud nm
der what provision Of law Mr. Kasson offered
s,.yss s,or 'ssxa the Committee on %
Cox favored the re olntion; asked What uuick-
ened the conscience Of hs friends: made
some jocular remarks m to hin can iiincy FIR
spc lkership, and Yielded TO Mr.. Springer. who
twit.ci his friends on the other side ,,pon il hc
failure Of the usecssment policy Tho irnfh nf
Mr. Lowe Of Alabama and 81 Nr I'ndev,an ~
Ohio, were announced 10 no lively nv Mcssrs
Hcrlert and Saylor the Presidents message
was read anu the House adjourned.
|. Mr. Beck onered long resolution In the
Senate on the 5th nst. reciting the fact that the
National Republican Committee levied assess-
ments for political purposes and ordering tho
Committee on Judiciary 70 Investigate Mr..
Barrow was sworn III ~ senator from
HILL deceased Mr. Platf introduced a res In.
ton calling for information ~ to the number u
pensioners on the rolls, amount of pen ions,
number OF pending applications. eic
After dcba.e, the resolution Went over 4
long debate took place on the prop sition to
change the hour Of mee'inv Of The senate ron
OF the Il yised STATUTES, 81 as not 10 excud, =
tired army officers from holiing civil offices IN
the Territories passed. In the House the Conn
mittee on Ways and Means reported tasora-
bly, on Mr. kellOgRs bill 10 abolish int nal ley.-
nue taxes on tobacco, snuH cigars and iga e.fes
The bill provides fer the I'M, onditiona ,el.al IT
all internal taxes on all kinds of manufactured
Mite" Sara rn.en, when ths ~o as ,ar. t,r
the reported bin, six voting for and Ave against
favorable action Mr.. Springer offered \
IeSoInIioh 20 pfint s,n calies ihe rules
" Ine mousse IehaINlng .aal IN" new
meuneis ot !he next congress- Would
necu u.m 70 stuuy up II pTeHaIins LOT shs sss-
sion; MI. Holman oblectsn anu the resolution
Dill PERTAINING " the uiSch.se ~ Alsr1cahi ssa-
men abfoaH. l lrcleais the law Which requires
the pasMent oi .hree Mohtns Wascs"h sueh sis-
cnarse anu dslmliy requires sshilo"mfs 20 tHfitsh
disehaieeu men ehi,oNmehi on "suer Se>seie VI
pay thsir iassase nome
There was little business transacted In
r. 80. ~. ss, !. ,,o.,,
soH3ieSS on VIC oen Hss.' 'iau ssse"Hs - 'o'A
houses being exceedingly brief. In the Senate
n,,i.ions wer.. ,,rascntaa from cifixens ~ uhio
=. Kansas FOR an incr, asa Of mnsions To
these who lost an arm or leg in the
war The Commissioner Ut Pensions was
ius r,!csed ID furnish list " such sufferers.
Mr. anthony introduced a hill IL prohibit the
use uf The Capitol for other than its legitimate
- and Mr. Ch:.c,tf an act for the eTcc-
ingalls, explained the provisions Of the Hill to -
House. Mr. Mills offered r.s ln,is n
sor an inquiry into into shs asssssn,snf s.s,.'as -. =
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