The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-01-26
FORTY.SEyENTH CONGRESS.

Mr.. Logan introduced in the Senate. on thu
10th inst, bill to pay Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
$4,000 a. arrears Of pension for i've years, and
it was referred to tho Pension Committee. Tho
House bill appropriating S5i0, 900 for the census
deficiency WAS passed. The feature Of the day
was denate OH tho resolution tor the repeal
of tho Pension -Afrearages act Mr.. Voorhees,
declared tho measure mn honest one; Mr..
Beck argued against the scheme ut great
length. and Mr. IL AIS expressed hts wiling
n.s to vote Sl, ,0on, 0Oo. 90 to the soldiers In
the House, n bill asintrolu .cd Nv MIR. Cullen,
II lianois to appropriate sluu.0oo for tho con-
st,ustion Of locks and dams 20 as to insure six
aos ss q rSs. Nsaef Y is low 'haass water Of aaS as
also for tho enlargement of tho
Illinois and Michigan CANAL 10 4 breadth OF not
less than l5D feet and depth Of not less than
eight feet from Joliet 10 Chicago. Representa-
tive Townsend % introduced = new national bank-
cry way superior to the old one. Mr..
Wheeler presented Lill to prevent
the introduction Of infectious diseases.
and Mr.. Farwcll an act to sweep away hank
taxes. Mr.. Haxeltino handed In measure Tor
the issue OF fractional currency. and MI. Will
ment over tho grave Of Zachary Taylor. Mr..
Garrison moved to pass tho bin for the erection
OF the Garfield Memorial Hospital In the District
Of Columbia, but debate OF halt IN hour de-
veloped strong objections, aud the House re-
fused to suspend the rules
Mr.. Garland introduced bin In the Senate
on the 18th, directing tho Secretary Of the
Treasury to purchase tho Frccdmcn's Bank
property, and Mr.. Davis offered 4 measure f,f
the retirement Of Justice Ward Hunt. Mr.. Blair
presented q hill granting pension OF $4,000
per year 10 Mrs. GARFIELD. Mr. Plumb pfe>cnt-
Cd petition from citizens Of Kansas favor.
ing woman suffrage. Mr.. Beck continued
his criticism Of the Ingalls, resolution touching
the p.n-ion-Arrears Law. He showed tnat in
1879 the Pension Commissioner had reported
| that frauds on the Pension Bureau had resulted
from tho ArrcaIs-of- Pension law. The Shtr-
man Funding bill was discussed. Mr.. Plumb
argued that the redemption fund tor
United States notes ought 10 ba dimin-
the limits OF $l00,0C0.0uu. He advocated cur
reney versus hank circulation. MIR. Teller was
I opposed 10 the bill because he disliAcl this
/ Everlasting tinkering WITH the finances" ami
was III favor OF silver coinage. The lres,den,
sent tho following nominations to the Senate
| rostmasters--TAom G. Moore. Metropolis
| City. ILL.,; Robert Huston BraidMood, III, John
b Hay. Relleyile, ILL.,; Warner l.. vsstai. Storm
| Lake. Iowa; Lorenzo y. Myers, Columbus, Oaio
I William \. Linge. Lafayette, Ind; Milo Hair,
| Sedalia, Mo. To be Indian Agents--Cyrns T.
Iase. of Illinois. White Earth Agency. Mina.
Iaeob u. Mitchell. of kansas. Western She
thoae Agency, Nevada. In tho House, Mr.
Armhcld offered resolution for = conmstse,
10 investigate intcrnal-revenue abuses II
tho Sixth district OF North Carolna. Mr.
( Belmont presented resolution caias
for the correspondence relative IL .ffurt,
| 10 secare peace between Chlll. Peru aud Bolivia
M. Harris called for similar information IN n,
gard to the Chiriqni coallng stations. MIR
Roheson called up the report If tho Commi,t,,
on Rules, and stated that tho thirteen coMmlt
tocs whose membership 1t WAS proposed IL ia
crease had before them nearly 30 per cent. o
all the business Of the House. A prulongc,
debate took place. after which motion To tahl,
the report was lost.
A favorable report was made in the Senate
on the 18th inst, on tho bill - permit tho ~
tirement Of Justice Hunt. resolution Wal
adopted that the Committee on Public Land
and report recommendations On his resolution
against tue withdrawal Of silver certificates, Mr.
Brown argued at great length in favor .
h.Iletall,sn,. Tho sherman Funding bill VA
taken nr. aud Mr.. Morgan insisted that II,
Government can in eleven Years take up th
tho surplus revenues Mr.. Ferry intro
dnced ILL to Ax tho cou,rensa
tlen of letter carriers In tho House
Mr.. Haskell announced that tho Commit - al
sams Ind 6uI liils under consideration. Ms
Neal offered resolution for printing a,oe
use Of members. In tho course q debate u
rules, Mr.. Horr said that one~tiftl Of the ses
sion had been frttelud away on tecAnlcs
questions.
The hlll to retire from the United States Ss.
preme Bench Justice Hunt. who has for 4 Ion,
time been totally Incapable Of dischargins III
duties of the position. passed tho Senate. d
the la,i by vote of Al to IA. Tho rNs,dcn
Secretary oi the Interior IL the esul,
ton ot inquiry a. To- tho lan>lns =
tho Norte,fn Pacific land grant, Mhlel
MAS re'ellvd to the Iud ciary Committee
Resolutions from the Legislature Of West Nr
sin,a Mele presented. asking that producers d
leaf tehseco be not required 10 take eat
| lccnse. After prolonged dehato on thu a-per
the measure On the table. Almost tie entar
Gay i'll the House was spent in discussing III
report IT the CoMmistec On Rules ccateMplss
lng additions to numerous stanasls SoMnl,
tees, and the ead vi II Mas that the ieporl
along with the smcnam nts that had heen ii
fvr,d. vas rccvmnalttcd to the same ecMmstt.s
4 Lil to appropriate saoaN for trAnsporttn
agricultural and mineral specimens from III
Atlanta exposition Mas passed. Mondas sftel
neon was stt apart Tor calosies upon Senate
Burnside. The Speaker announced that ~
additional volumes OF the spss elles of piesldet
Theirs had been contributed u the hhrar,
MIR. Raync reported \ hlll for home for il
dieent soldiers aud sailors At Erie, Ia
The House ef Representatives wen, in
committee of tho whole on inc private caly
dar, on tho a0th, and considered six hills. II
Fcrtifcation Appropriation hill was reporte
ana an adjournment taken to MOudAv. III