The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-19
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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

In the Senate the 9th, after the morning
hour, consideration of the Presidential Sue
cession bill was resumed, but without reaching
vote the Senate adjourned. .....T The House
attempted to pass the Senate bill increasing
the fees of Star Route witnesses from west OF
the Mississippi, but objection being made it
was referred. Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, in
troduced a bill to create postal telegraph and
Missouri River at Leavenworth. Mr.. Robin
son, of New York, introduced a bill to reduce
letter postage to one cent. On motion of Mr..
the appoitment Of com@ttee q ave to In
yestigate the charges made on the floor that
John Bailey, Chief Clerk of the House, was
light Company and influencing congressional
action. The House then discussed the Ship
ping bill until the hour of adjournment.
In the Senate the 9th, Mr.. Hoar, from the
Judiciary Committee, reported the House bill
extending the time for filing claims under an
act re-establishing the Court of Commissioners
of Alabama claims. Mr.. Morrill, called up his
resolution to provide for the termination of
the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty, and moved
its reference to the Committee on Finance.
the Presidential Succession bill was taken up,
and after further debate passed by vote of 40
TO ID. After Executive Session. adjourned.
The House resumed the debate on the
Shipping bill, which continued until a late
hour, when the bill went over without action
Mr.. Dunn, of Arkansas, introduced, by request,
and Pacific Railway Company, to construct a
road from Fort Smith, Ark, to Albuquerque,
n. NJ. House adjourned.
In the Senate on the 10th, Mr.. FRYE intro
duced joint resolution providing for a ter
mination OF the fisheries articles in the treaty
between the United States and Great Britain,
concluded May 8, 1871, and moved its reference
TO the Committee on Foreign Relations. So Or
dered The Tariff bill was then considered in
Committee of the Whole until adjournment
In the House Mr.. Mills offered resolu-
ton which was referred calling on the Attorney
General for information as to persons employed
as attorneys and Others in the prosecution of
the Star Route case, the terms of the contract
with each, the amount paid TO each and the
probable amount of the entire cost of the pros
ecutfons now pending, and such as he contem-
plated instituting. Consideration of the Ship
ping bill was then resumed but no vote reached.
The Speaker then announced Messrs. Crawley,
Aldrich. Bisbee. Martin and Cox North Caro-
lima as Special Committee to investigate
charges against Chief Clerk John Bailey.
The Senate the 18th, at the close of the
morning hour took up the Ff:z John Porter
bill, which after further discussion was passed
by vote of 80 to q. Mr.. Ingalls, resolution
directing the Committee on Judiciary to in
quire what legislation is necessary to provide
for ascertaining the existence and termination
of Presidential Inability" and to report by
bill or otherwise, was agreed to. The Senate
then resumed consideration of the Tariff bill.
--....T The House further considered the Ship
ping bill and the debate continued until the
hour of adjournment.
In the Senate the 10Th, Mr.. ingalls, intro
duced a bill providing for determining the re-
moval or inability of the President of the
United States TO discharge the powers or duties
of his office. 1t provides that whenever two
heads of departments shall state in writing to
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States. that the President is unable TO
discharge his duties, the Chief Justice shall lay
the matter before the Court. where the cues
ton is to be decided; and if inability is found
to exist, the Vice President shall be notified to
assume the duties of President The Senate
then considered in Executive Session the
treaty with Mexico. 80. The House. after the
morning honr resumed consideration of the
shipping bill, which was discussed at length
and finally passed, and the House soon after
adjourned