The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-02-01
NEWS CONDENSED
DoNIos OF CONGRESS.

DoNI0s OF CONGRESS.
The Postofice Appropriation bill passed
the Senate JAN 90, with the provision for
the reduction Of letter postage to cents
and the appropriation of sis5,oO0 for the
continuance Of the existing special mail
I 'ilities between Boston, New York and
chicago. There was unexpected opposition
TO the proposition to reduce postage to =
cents on the part Of both Senators Edmunds
and Sherman Their opposition did not
go 80 much to the reduction in
Itself rs to the principle Of the en-
actncnt OF new Legislation IN approximation
bills; but the reduction was agrcelto by the
large vote OF 40 to Il. The President sent III
the Senate the following nominations:
Thomas NJ Dawson OF Colorado. to be
United States Consul ut Baranluilla, John e.
Thomas. OF Colorado, to be Register Of the
Land OIlice, and Frederick J. Leonard o
Colorado, To DC Receiver Of Public Moneys
Mt Gnnnison, Col George J.. Perkins Of Iowa
to be United States Marshal Of the Northern
Dis riot Of Iowa, NJ D. O'1onncl OF
Iowa. to be Uuted States Attorney of the
Northern District Of Iowa, John 7. Hoyt. OF
Washington Territory to be Associate jus
tice of the Territory of Washington The
House. in committee of the whole. con-
sumed the day in debate ON the Naval APP
preparation bill
Mr. Gavari presented petition IN the
Ecna.e, Jan o., for law tn prevent dis
elimination b. railways Mr Ieren intro
tlnced bill requiring telegraph coIno,,ios
to receive rnd transmit dispatches from my
other line without favor. Mr. Pla't cub
inittcd an act for the cxtenion of tic free
delivery system in rostoiaices The Tariff
bin consumed the remainder Of III. sersien.
the cliicf debate being on the lumber duty.
In the House. Mr.. Rosecrans introduced a
bill empowering journalistic writers To lre-
cure copyrights and receive protection afs-
CT the publication OF articles A ioint rcso-
luton was passed aprropriaoinr { - iNa for
the work Of the Census Bureau. .ir. Luna
introduced n bill to grant pen ions to tie
children uf Kit Carson, how living in power
t. at Las Vegas
The tariff again formed the subject Of dis
cnssion ia the Senate. Jan - Nj. Malone
proposed duty Of 81 per ton upon IRON
ore. but this and successive propositions to
make the rate ST. ~ cents and - cents failed
go throag Pending 4 vote on Mr. Gamaens
mott u to fix the duty att centsper ton the
Scnasc adjourned In the House. Mr.. Butter
wor b introduced n bill for the appointment
of seven Commissioners to investigate que :
tons relating to railroad or steamboat
tariffs for passengers or freight. BILLS We're
reported to retire Rufus Ingalls, with the
ran OF Major General to place Representa-
tive Slnalls on the retired list of the navy.
and to send special committee of three
members To take testimony in the election
contest in the Fourth Alabama district In
committee of the whole on the naval bill an
amendment was adopted for the gradual
abolition Of the pay corps OF the navy.
A resolution was offered In the Senate,
Jan "A. that hereafter reciprocity treaties
be considered only in open session The
Tariff bill was taken up. motion by Mr..
Sherman to make the duty on pig and scrap
iron three-tenths OF o cent per pound wa
rejected The rate on steel rails was fixed
at scven-tenths OF cent per pound The
House went into committee OF the Whole
on the Naval Appropriation bill
A paragraph was adopted t. provide
for the completion of one Of the double tur-
Teied monitors, either i'm a navy yard or on
proposals from ship builders The bill was
reported TO the House. and the amend eiits
were adopted i'm bulk. except the enc pro-
vidin. hat Chiefs Of bureaus shall receive
no additional pay.
The House Of Representatives passed the
Naval Appropriation bill, Jan p, after re.
jecting IN amendment to provide that chiefs
Of bureaus shall receive no additional IA,
and adopting clause to give Asa Weeks
$4,000 for the use Of his torpedo invention
Tributes to the memory Of Senator Hill were
offered by Messrs Hammond House. Hooker
Cox. when an adjournment was taken Til.
day having been set apart by the Senate fol
services in honor of the late Senator
Hill. of Georgia, on motion al
Senator Brown. immediately after tn,
reading of the journal. remarks enlogiste oi
the deceased were begun At the concur
sion thereof the Senate adjourned and tile
Republicans resumed their caucus on tn,
tariff. Thirty Senators were III attendance
After considerable discussion. the caucu
adopted q reso ution providing Tor he dis
cussion of the Tariff bill now pending il
the Senate under the five minat,
rule. and the pushing Of it forward as earl,
as possible 10 vote The Democratic
Senator's, to the number of twenty also heit
conference. The discussion was confined
to the general policy to be pursued in regaid
to the pending Tariff bill No attempt wa,
made 10 reach AL agreement as To what nc
ton should be taken touching any particular
feature of the bill, or as To any amendments
to be offered The general sentiment ia
yoied . curtaiiment. as far as possible ol
speech making. and the avoidance on the
part Of Democrats of ilibustering or pur.
posely delaying the passage VI the bill
An adverse report was made in the
Senate, Jan. ri. on the bill to increase the
peSsions Of ne-armed and one legged sol
diers. Mr.. Plat introduced bill t. add $,
per month each to all pensions Of S2i III SD
The Committee on Agriculture reported in
favor Of holding q worlds centennial cotton
exposition in 1881 Consideration Of tho
Tariff bill was resumed The duty on fla
bar iron was reduced To slspcr ton, anl
on round or square bar iron To So,
per ton On iron or steel rails thu
rate was made eight-ten;hs of
cent p pound. and on tin plates ! cent
In the House OF Representatives. three mem
bers presented petitions against the transfe
of the revenue marine. life saving. marin,
hospital and signal service 4 bill was re
tad ha rt.ype .tf for r1li
road through the Font Smith military rescr
vation TIE Tariff bill was taken up in com
mittee of the whole. and Mr. Kelley declare,
1t the best ever submitted To Congress.
was agreed that general debate on the meas
ure should close at 5o'clock in the afternoon