Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-02-01

cultural Appropriation bin was agreed to.
The Post office Appropriation bill was then
considered and after some debate and the
adoption of an amendment striking out the
House provision relating to compensation to,
be paid the Pacific railroads for mail service
the morning hour expired and s.,e bill went
ton of the Tariff bill. the
House. Charles TT T. D9 IKE ~ was sworn in ss
trict to succeed the late Mr.. Orth. Mr.. Rice,
of Massachusetts, called up the special order,
being the joint resolution providing for n
new mixed commission, in accordance with
the treaty of April. 1866, with Venezuela,
which after some debate was adopted. \
memorial of tin plate manufacturers of Penn
Sylvania, West Virginia and Missouri. asking
tor the retention of the high duties on tin plate
was presented and referred.
JANUARY 1S.-In the Senate, after unim-
portant business the Post Office Appropria-
ton bill came up, the pending question being
ON an amendment approDrating $ls5, 600 for
necessary and special facilities the trunk
lines. A debate ensued, but the amendment
for fast mail service was agreed to. Mr..
Morrill, called up i'll the regular order the
Tariff bill. After long debate, during which
several unsuccessful efforts were made to
amend the duty on various articles from
the rates agreed upon by the committee
the Senate adjourned out of respect to
the memory of the late Representative Shack ,
elford, of North Carolina. In the House,
WITH Mr.. Robson moved to go into Commit
tee OF the Whole on the Naval Approp iation
Bonded Extension Whisky bill was made but
Mr.. Robeson's motion prevailed, and with Mr..
Page in the chair. the House went into Com.
mittee of the Whole on the Naval bill. Mr..
Robson explained the provisions of the bill,
and at the conclusion of his remarks the
DRY of the late Representative ShackelfOrd.
JANUARY 19.-In the Senate, after unim-
portant business, the Post office ApprOpra-
ton bill was taken up and an effort made to
dispose of it, but debate the two cents
postage clause carried it to the close OF the
morning hour and the Senate resumed con-
sideration of the Tariff bill. debate on which
occupied the remaining time. In the
House, Mr.. Moore (Tenn.) introduced joint
resO luton proposing a Constitutional amend
ment granting Congress the power to provide
appropriate legislation for the legal enforce
ment of the obligation of the contracts
entered into by any State in the Union. The
resolution directing the Military
Committee to Investigate charges OF misman-
agement of the Hampton Soldiers Home was
adopted Mr.. Bingham, from the Post-otlice
and Post roads Committee, reported back the
bill providing that whenever it shall become
necessary TO increase speed or any post route
the service shall be readvertsed for the re-
duced time required. Placed on the Calendar;
also the Post-route bill, which was passed.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Rich (Iich.) in the chair, on the
private calendar, and two private bills were
passed.
JANUARY 20.-In the Senate, Mr.. Blair
presented a large number of petitions for ma
tional aid to the common schools. Mr.. Voor
hees presented a resolution of the Indiana
Board of Agriculture, favoring the transfer of
the weather forecast signal service to the De-
partment of Agriculture. The Post Office APP
bill was passed with Il provi-o
that the two cent letter postage rate take eff
feet July l, and discussion of the Tariff bill
was resumed. After the passage of two
private bills, the House. in Committee of the
Whole. resumed consideration of the Naval
bill, and ut the conclusion of
the discussion the committee rose, and gen
eral debate was limited to one hour on Mon
day next.
JANUARY 22.-In the Senate, petitions
were presented for a law to prevent railway
and against reduction of
duties on any foreign manufactured goods
below the rates recommended by the Tariff
Commission. Mr.. Logan, from the Judiciary
reported taVOrably bill for the
regulation of telegraph and cable companies,
and Mr.. Plumb from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported the original bill to pre-
vent the unlawful occupation of public lands.
resolution to hold night sessions occasioned
some debate, but before deciding the ques-
ton the morning hour expired, when the
order was called for and considera-
ment was adopted putting sawed lumber on
the free list lin the House, under
the call of states NUMBER Of bills
them one for the further suppression of big
amy and polygamy. \ joint resolution was
passed appropriating 100000 TO continue the
work of the Census Bureau. The House then
went into Committee of tie Whole, Mr.. Page
(Cal), in the Chair, on the Naval Appropria-
ton bill, and amendment providing that
officers detailed for service in connection with
the Navy Department shall not receive any
pay beyond that which their rank entities
them to was adopted. Pending further dis
cuSsiOn the Committee rose. On a motion that
when the House next go into Committee of
the Whole on the Naval bill all debate on the
paragraph and pending amendments be
limited to fifteen minutes the vote resulted
yeas, IS; nays, Sc.