The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-03-08
LATER NEWS ITEMS.

The following appointments were
made 10y the President just before the adj
iournment of Congress- Russell Errett PEN
sion Agent at Pittsburgh John Bissell, Reg
lister Of Land Office at kerwin. Kas s Hol-
lister Dodge Register of the Land Office ut
Concordia, kas Edward q. Graves, Of New
York Chief Examiner of the Civil Service
Commission, vice Silas W. Burt, declined
Lew Morrill,, of Indiana, Surveyor of Gus
toms al Michigan City. Ind. James b. Ed
mondS. of Iowa, Commissioner of the Dis
tnct of Columbia Paul Stroback, of Ala
hama. United States Marshal for the
Southern Middle District of Alabama
Max Folacheck, Of Illinois, United States
Consul ut Zanzibar. Edward l. Curtis. of
Idaho, Secretary of the Territory OF Idaho.
Charles +. Babcoek, Receiver of Public Mon
eys, Mccook. Neh. Christopher Hostetter,
Register Of the Land Office at Grand Island,
Nch Gilbert 1. Laws, Register of the Land
Office nj McCook Neh. Norris Marks, Re
ceiyer of Public Moneys ut New Orleans. Jo-
seph Rookwalter. Collector of Customs for
the District of Minnesota
Three burglars Mt Springfield, ILL.,.
hound and gagged the watchman in the
iewelry store Of {. Klobolt, drilled the safe,
and secured so, ooo in diamonds and jewelry
The mercantile community contributed
sl,uoo to offer rs reward for the capture OF
the robbers
The new Judge of the Criminal Court
at Nashville released ~ T. Polk, the default
ing Treasurer, on $4,000 bail
! II the Senate, on Saturday. March 5, Mr..
/ Bayard offered vote Of thanks to David Davis.
/ President pro tenn, which was unanimously
passed. The resolution was gracefully acknowl-
edged by the chair. who then retired. Mr.. Ed
munds Was elected President pro tenn. and the
oath of office was administered by Mr.. Anthony
i The Committee on Commerce made unfayor-
able report ON the River and Harbor hill. An nc,
for the relief Of the German National Bank o
Louisville Was passed. The Deficiency Aprro
priasion bin was reported. An amendment wa,
] adopted directing the Attorney General To pa,
Charles III. Reed $1,000 for his services in defend
Ing aaitean, and the hill passed. The Hous'
hin To modify the postal monev-order system
! WAS passed: rs also joint resolution for nev
mixed commission between the United State
and Venezuela, and bills to adjust the salarie
OF postmasters. TO create three additional Ian,
districts In Dakota, TO make st. Vincent Mimi.
port Of entry The Senate took recess Of Al
hour or two shortly after midnight. and at 81
The conference committees report on the Sun
dry Civil Appropriation hill was agreed 10. an'
at 5 o'clock u recess was taken until 10 o'clock
The Appropriation hill for the alteration of In
ternal revenue dies. plates, and stamps, etc, ne
ccSsitated by the changes In the revenue laws
was passed. After the transaction of some bus
iness Of minor Importance, the Senate alta o cloc
noon ot Sunday. March 1. adjourned without da,
The House at $50 y. m. on Saturday, the Sd
adopted the Tariff bin reported by the commit
tee of conference The following Democrat
voted for the bill: Beltxhoover, Bliss. Ermen
trout, Hardenbergh. Hardy, II. s. Harri.
kiotz. Iada Morse, Mntchler, Randall am
NJ H. Mise-twelye In all Eleven Repnb
licans voted against II. as follows: Bayns
/ Campbell. Errctf and Miller, of Pennsylvania
Dawes, Mckinley, Ross, Robinson. t. Il. Taylu
!. and ]. ID. TAYLOR, Of Ohio, and Hubbell Q
Michigan. The contested seat for the Sixt
Iowa district voted TO Mr. Coo
tGreenhaekerl, who was sworn in Tn
HOUSE remained i'm session continuously thruug
Saturday night, and till Sunday moor
n great deal Of time being given up Ia horse
play. In having bcen demonstrated that nathin
could he effected with the Bonded Whisky hi
or the contested election case, and tue friends /,
those measures being determined that no 9th.
work except that which was absotut.l
necessary should be done. The la
act oil the House the lass
aye ut resolution expressive Of sorrow
Sc the death of tias. stephens. oi Georgia, sueakt
heif.r addressed tbs. House al SOM length
praising the members for their fairness in deal
- Ing with public affairs and thanking them Ia
+ Their courtesy To himself, AMI IN" term w.a
closed at II o'clock Sunday noen