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

JAN. IS, Mr.. Brown addressed the Senate
on the currency question. He reviewed the
legislation on the silver question, showing its
unfriendly character and contending that
it, gold would not have stood it any better if
an assault had been made upon that metal.
AS to the proposed withdrawal of silver certifi-
Gates, he argued these furnished a bet
which, if lie understood the propose -,
tions of the President and the Stcre
tary of the Treasury, it was proposed to sub
stitute for certificates. By retaining silver
certificates the Government avoids some cum
circulation, which, in the other ca Sc are given
to the banks. Mr.. Brown then concluded his
address and his resolution went over without
action. The Senate resumed consideration of
the sherman refunding bin. The House
proceeded to consider the report of the
increase in membership certain committees,
the pending question being on Orth's substi-
tute for an appointment board to select com
mittees. Mr.. Robson made a point of order
that the substitute was not german to the
original proposition: After much discussion
the point of order taken against the substitute
sustained-yeas 1853, nays "a. So the sub
stitute was, ruled out, of order. Mr..
King offered an amendment relating to
the Committee on Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River, providing that it she'll have the
same privileges in reporting appropria1Is
corded to the Appropriation Committee in re-
porting mineral appropriation bills. Debated
anu ldlu over lOT tuc udy.
JAN. 10, Senator Hawley. from Committee
on Railroads, moved to recommit to the COM
mittee the bill ratifying an act of the General
Council ofthe Choctaw Nation granting to the
st. Louis Il san Francisco Railroad Company
right of way for a elegraph line through that
Nation. Agreed to- with modification rest or
ing it to its place on the calendar.
The bill permltting Associate Justice
passedai to The Sherman Finding ae bii
was taken up, and Mr.. salisbury favored tbs
bill. When he had concluded, a motion was
made by Mr.. Ingalls, to lay the bill on the ia
BILE, in order to test the sense of the Senate
upon it. Mr.. Window, having obtained a
temporary withdrawal of Mr. Ingalls, motion,
likely to involve the Government in loss.
Pending motion for executive session the bill
Wa laid aside Of t6e s
he favored part of the report of the Commit
tee on Rules. He did not assent to the propo-
sition that a small committee was in the pub
He denied that influences were much easier
brought to bear on a member than on more
The report was made, he said. not for the pur
pose of conciliating any individual, nor for
the purpose OF gxng any SOP to any tbe
wounds of any sorehead. Mr.. Joyce moved
to recommit the report and all pending
Agreed to-yeas 15s, nays 3d. -
THE Senate was not in session, 10Th.
The House went into Committee OF the Whole
on the private calendar. Six unimportant
bills were considered, one of which was tor
the relief of soldiers uniustly charged with
desertion during the rebellion. Mr.. Randall
expressed the hope that the Committee on
Military Affairs would mature and report q
bill giving to the War Department power to
grant such cemency, and thus relieve Con
gress of that class of business. Adjourned
till sd.
journal in the senate, on the 23d, iIr. Anthony
submitted resolutions of respect Tor the mem
ory of his late colleague, Gen. Burnside.
Which were adopted. a large number o. bills
were introduced in the House, after which
public business was suspended and Burnside
was eulogiZed.