Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-08-10
FORTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS.

Mr.. HALE moved to take up the naval
appropriation bill, in the Senate on the 26th,
and after a long discussion, in which the
motion was construed on both sides as hav-
| revenue and taxation for this session and to
facilitate probabIel adjournment in the
Without action IN tie House new a eon
ference on the general deficiency appropria-
Dor conference report was adopted. lot
of miscellaneous business was disposed of
and the previous question was ordered on
the bill for sale OF part OF the Omaha Indian
reservation.
A MOTION to recommit the naval appro-
priation bill, with instructions to eliminate
all general legislation changing the exist
ing laws in regard to the navy, was debated
in the Senate, July p. and defeated by
the Japanese indemnity bill was ordered. 800.
In the House, Mr.. Deering called up the
ST. Louis & San Francisco Railway through
the lands of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Ma
tions. An amendment providing that the act
shall not go into effect without consent OF the
Choctaws was lost@2 to leland the bill
passed. The resolution calling upon the Sec
spondence with or instructions to Rear. Adj
miral Nicholson relative to the extraordinary
threat to open fire upon the City of Alexan-
dria under certain contingencies was tabled.
THE Senate took up the naval appropri-
alton bill on the 2Sth, and it was read for
Miller. of California, moved to amend the
portions regulating the active list of the stall
corps of the navy by substituting therefor
provision for the appointment of a com
mission to consider all matters relat-
ing to the proper reduction of the Off
eal list of the navy, and an adjust
ment of several grades and corps and to
report at the next session. The Chair (Mr.
Davis ruled in effect that all amendments
made by the Senate committee changing the
House general legislation were out of order
m
changes reported by the committee In the
items of appropriation We're agreed to with
out debate: -. In the House. Senate bills
passed establishing ports of delivery at Kan
sas City and st. Joseph, Mo.
IN the Senate, July 30 the amendment to
the naval appropriation bill reducing from
81 OO0, 600 to 100000 the item for completing
the Miantonomah and launching four other
monitors was adopted by 33 to 90. The clause
abolishinS the grade of commodore was
stricken out. .sr.t. .-.- .. DE-
IN the Senate, July 81, the bill passed to
punish countelfeiting of foreign securities.
The naval appropriation bill was takenup and
n motion to strike out the requirement that
cruisers was defeated: The item empower
ing the Secretary of the Navy to close use
less navy yards was stricken out. The APP
preparation for labor in equipping vessels
sundry civil bill was taken up. A new con-
ference ordered on, the legislative
appropriation bill -. In the House the
bill passed restoring Fort Benton !
military reservation to the public
domain. The resolution for a court of inquiry
to investigate the loss of the Jeanette was
dispose of the Fort Larned reservation. Tho
bill to retire Gen. Grant was re erred to the
military committee. The conference report
on the Creek orphan fund bill was agreed to.