The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-07-04
THE WORLDS DOlNGS
A Summary OF the Daily News.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
In the Senate, on the 23i, resolution
was adopted directing the Committee on Ex'
penditures of Public Money to investigate the
recent defalcations and frauds upon the Navy
Department, and to inquire into the system
of making disbursements and purchases OF
supplies, with view to determining whether
it embraces safeguards against defaications
and frauds. The Mexican Pension bill was
then taken up. The pending question was on
the amendment OF Mr.. Ingalls,, dating the
pensions of Union soldiers from the date OF
Der /, 1884, the limitation of time to file appli-
cation for arrears The amendmenf was
voted down, yeas %, nays 30. - In the House.
Mr.. Hancock introduced a Pill autnoriz ing
bonds. Referred Mr.. Randall, Chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations said he was
directed by the unanimous voice OF that COM
mttee to move to suspend the rules and pass
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. The read
ing of the bill was proceeded with. MT Ran
dali offered an amendment directing the Sec
rotary of war to sell at public auction the fol-
lowing arsenals: Allegheny arsenal, Penn
sylvania; Augusta arsenal. Georgia; Indian
apolis arsenal. Indiana; kennebec arsenal.
Maine and WATERFOWL arsenal, Massachu-
sets. Adopted. Also granting months ex-
ira pay to the House employees. Adopted
Also 10 strike out the provision that no
speech shall be printed i'm the Record which
has not been delivered upon the floor of Con-
gress. Adopted, 162 to IL.
In the Senate, on the oath, consideration
of the Mexican Pension bill was resumed.
The amendment was agreed to providing that
no person shall be entitled to more than one
pension at one time under the laws of the
United States, unless that fact be specially
stated in the law. The bill then passed-yeas,
81; nays, q. The House bill to authorize the
President to appoint two additional Justices
Of the Supreme Court OF Dakota ana one al
4, axaf Gttrr
Territory of Washington, was passed. In the
House Mr. Foran submitted the conference re-
port on the bill establishing Bureau of
bill passed granting letter carriers fifteen days
sumed consideration Of the bin repeating the
Presumption, Timber Culture and Desert Land
laws and amending the Homestead law. The
bill passed, yeas 141, nays Al. The Electoral
Count bill was then taken up, the previous
question having been ordered on the engross-
Mouse ab bin ' %as ADOPTED as substitute
for the Senate bill-yeas, III; nays 81. The
Senate bill, as amended by the substitute, was
read third time and passed.
In the Senate, on the 25th, consideration
of the Legislative bill was resumed. After
debate the committees amendment was
agreed to. striking out the clause directing
=. In the House, Mr.. Hewitt, from
the Committee on Ways and Means,
reported bill to modify the ex.
listing laws relating to duties on imports and
the collection of revenue. The Chalmers
Manning contested election case was taken
up. After debate Mr.. Cook demanded the
previous question. and the vote required on
the second resolution presented by the minor
ity. 1t was lost, 80 to 9S. The first minority
resolution was also lost, yeas %, nays l8l, and
the majority resolution was adopted without
division. Mr. Chalmers then appeared at the
bar of the House and took the oath of office.
In the Senate on the Goth the House bill
was passed extending to water transportation
routes the provisions of the statutes hitherto
applied to land routes only regarding the i'm
mediate transportation of dutiable goods.
An amendment was adopted providing that
reports in the Congressional Record shall be an
accurate transcript Of the proceedings and
debates of the two houses of Congress.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported the River and Harbor bill,
with the request that it be printed and re-
committed to the committee. Agreed to.
The Senate then took up the bill to forfeit
the unearned land grant of the Atlantic &
Pacific Railroad Company. and went into
executive session ana soon adjourned. In
the House the Senate bill was passed author
izing the construction of a bridge across the
Missouri at White Cloud, kas. Mr.. Bng-
ham, from the Committee on POst-Offices and
Post Roads, reported a bill fixing at two cents
per ounce or fraction thereof the rate of
postage on mail matter of the frst-class.
House calendar. Mr.. browne, OF Indiana,
sideration of the Mexican Pension bill with
the Senate amendments, but the House unfin.
mined-yeas 1S5, nays S-to consider deter.
ished business, being the bill to forfeit the
land grant of the Backbone" Railroad in
Louisiana. The vote on the passage of the
bill resulted: Yeas, q; nays, 12l.
In the Senate, on the 21sh, the bill for the
relief of William McGarrahan was reported
adversely from the Committee on Private
Land Claims and placed on the calendar: Mr..
National Encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic. A bill passed granting right OF
way through the Indian Territory to the
Southern Kansas Railroad. Unfinished bust
ness was then laid before the Senate, being
the bill providing for the forfeiture of UNI
earned lands granted the Atlantic x Pacific
Railroad Company. A long debate ensued
and finally a motion to go into executive ses-
sion prevailed. The Senate discharged the
Committee on Elections and Privileges from
further consideration of the House bill on the
mittee of conference on it....In the
House conference reports on the Pension bil
and the bill granting right of way through the
Indian Territory to the Gulf. Colorado 4
Santa Fe Railroad were agreed to. Mr.. Hen
ley made an unsuccessful attempt to secure
consideration of the Union Pacific Forfeiture
bill, and the House went into Committee OF
the Whole on the private calendar. At one
o'clock the committee rose for the purpose o1
permitting the House to dispose of the Back
| bone" Railroad Land Grant Forfeiture bill
The Speaker announced the question to bs
on the motion to table the motion to recon
slider the vote by which the House defeated
the bill. The motion to table was agreed to
yeas l24 nays ia, and so the bill was lost