The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-02-02
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
PRoCKRDINGs OF CONGRESS-.


In the Senate the 2od, Mr.. Logan, from the
Judiciary Committee. reported favorably the
bin for the regulation Of telegraph and cable
companies. Mr.. Platte introduced bill au-
thorizing the extension of the free delivery
Sic MT Plumb f t The USR na &c er on
Consideration Of the Tariff bill was then re-
sumed and the discussion continued until ad-
ton was passed appruprfating the sum of $780,
900 to continue the work Of the Census Bureau.
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The Senate the 23d resumed consideration
Of the Tariff bill which was debated at length.
Pending the vote on an amendment to make
the duty on iron ore sixty cents the Senate
went into Executive Session. -. The House
IN Of the Whole he pamend
ment for the gradual abolition of the pay corps
of the navy was adopted. It provides that
masters corps there shall be no original ap-
pointments to fill the same, but promotions
may be made from those remaining in the
arn tbe ties of %tbout
increased compensation. After further debate
the House adjourned. aHI
In the Senate, the oath, at the close Of the
morning hour the Tariff bill was taken up, the
pending question being on Mr.. Camden's
cents ton. After debate, the amendment was
lost The debate on this paragraph of the bill,
10 which various forms Of amendment were
offered, continued until adjournment. The
House further considered. in Committee of the
Whole, the Naval Appropriation bill, which
brought out a lengthy debate, and pending final
action the House adjouEped. $50
The 25th having beef set apart for services
In honor of the late Senator Hin, OF Georgia,
on motion of Mr. Brown, Immediately after
the reading of the journal, remarks eulogistic
Of the deceased were begun. At the conclu-
sion thereof the Senate adjourned. The
tion bill, and it finally passed. The Revenue
bill was then taken up in Committee of the
Whole, after which the Committee then
reached the Tariff bill and WIS addressed by
Kelley, Chairman of the Committee on Ways
and Means. Mr.. Kelley objected to its consid-
Grafton, and the objection was sustained. SINH
lar action was taken upon all bills including
those to abolish the internal revenue tax on
tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes. At the
conclusion of Kelleys speech, which was brief,
the committee rose, public business was post
poned, and the House proceeded to eulogiZe
the late Senator Hill, and then adjourned.
In the Senate, the 26th, Mr.. Slater, from
the Pensions Committee, reported adversely
the House bill increasing pensions to one
armed and one-legged soldiers. minority
report was also submitted, and a third report
by Mr.. Platte. who introduced bill raising the
those receiving $s4 to $40. The Senate resumed
consideration of the Tariff bill. the section
under discussion being the tariff on iron. So
far as progress was made, the duty was re-
from the Military Affairs Committee by Mr..
Davis, of Illinois, granting the right of way for
railroad purposes through the Fort Smith
Military Reservation. Shortly before II O'Clock
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the tariff bill, which was discussed until ad-
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