Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on the 10Th, the bill establish
ing Soldiers Home in Kansas was reported
adversely. The Postoffice Appropriation bill
was then debated until the close of the morn.
ing hour. when the Tariff bill was taken up
During the debate Mr. Morgan sent up to be
read by the Secretary the statement of a Con-
necticut farmer before the Tariff Commission
as an argument against high tariff. Mr.. Morrill,
suggested that the reading be discontinued
and the matter printed, but MIR. Morgan In
sisted, as 1t was an able argument. Mr.. WIZ
Jams said. las a farmer myself / insist upon
thefreading, because it is mighty fine reading;
mytOwn sentiments are much better expressed
heartily approved the sentiment expressed by
remarking, that was the only farmer exam
ined by the Tariff Commission, and said If it
were proper in the Senate of the United States,
he would propose three cheers for the farmer
from Connecticut. =. In the House, Mr.. Bing-
ham, Chairman OF the Postofice and Post
Roads Committee, reported back the bill pro-
viding that whenever 1t shall become necessa-
~ to increase the speed with which mail is
carried on any post route the service shall be
re-advertised for the reduced time required:
also, the Postal Route bill. which was passed.
A large number OF petitions were presented
I'm the Senate the Goth for national aid to COM
mon schools. The PostOfice Appropriation
bill was then taken up and debated in Commit
tee of the whole until one o'clock, when the
Senate refused to strike out the clause re-
ducing letter postage to two cents. After fur
Their debate the bill was reported to the Senate
and the amendments made in the committee
agreed to, including that fixing the date of July
] next when the reduction in letter postage
shall take effect. The bill passed. The debate
on the Tariff bill was then continued until the
hour of adjournment. -: In the House, after
the passage of two private bills the House. in
Committee of the Whole, resumed considera.
ton of the Naval Appropriation bill, and the
debate continued until adjournment.
In the Senate the ed, Mr.. Logan, from. the
Judiciary Committee, reported favorably the
bill for the regulation of telegraph and cable
Companies. Mr.. Platte introduced q bill au-
thoriZing the extension of the free delivery
system. Mr.. Plumb, from the Committee on
Public Lands, reported the original bill to pre-
vent unlawful occupation of public lands
of the Tariff bill was then re.
sumed and the discussion continued until adj
journment. a. :. In the House a Joint Resolution
was passed appropriating the sum of $2000OD
to continue the work of the Census Bureau
The House then went into Committee. of the
whole on the Naval Appropriation bill
The Senate the 23d resumed consideration
Of the Tariff bflfwhich was debated at length.
Pending thevote on an amendment to make
the duty on iron ore sixty cents the Senate
went into Executive Session " The House
further considered the Naval AppropriatioD
bill i'll Committee of the Whole. The amend.
ment for the gradual abolition of the pay corps
of the navy was adopted. 1t provides that
when VACANCIES occur hereafter in the Pay.
poiDtInents to fill the same, but promotions
may be made from those remaining i'm the
corps and officers in the line may be detailed
10 the uulleS SdyInaSter, without
increased compensation. After furter .debate
the House adjourned. . ~
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
amendment to make the duty on iron ore sixty
cents q ton. After debate, the amendment was
lost The debate on this paragraph of the bill,
TO 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 lengthy debate, and pending final
action the House adjourned.