The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-03-27
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record OF the Week
DOYN0s or CONGRESS.


\ JOINT resolution nppropriating $50, 600
Tor the suppression Of the foot and mouth dis
caac Inssrd the senate March Il. Petitions
f,om several commercial bodies were pre-
srntea ASKING q q repeal OF the law for tho
,o'hasc OF the silver dollar. ~ also from mcr-
cantts organizations In - Louis for the extern
s,on OF the bonded period for whisky MI.
noar unerel &c oluttcn directing the Secro-
iarv " the Interior to report what pension aI,-
,a soa, ions hass been rcnhinT for more than
TWO years, and the reason Tor the DELAY. A
resolution WAS agreed to that tho Committee OF,
Inblic Lands inquire In what manner largo
tons. and what legislation Ia adyisasie Id pre-
vent such possession. In the House, Mr.. Henley
oncred resolution for an Investigation OF tho
circumstances of the Alaska Commercial Com
panys lease, Bills were introduced 70 require all
subsidized railroads to furnish quart erly state-
ment OF their earnings and indebtedness :pcrmit~
70 have organized governments and National
HANKS; 70 suspend tor two wears tho coinage Of
tnc silver dollar. and ~ authorize the payment
OF sso.oo to tho grandch ldren of Thomas JciYer-
son. The rules were suspended to pass the
special dehcfency appropriation OF 81, 6ig, oo0 4
resolution was adopted to appropriate $4,000
from the contingent fund to prosecute the A.
scstigation Into the loss Of the Jeanette
BILL authorizing the Secretary OF the
Navy TO offer reward Of $4,000 for rcscuing or
ascertaining the fate II the Greedy Arctic cxpc-
dition WAS introduced in the Senate March IA.
by Nj. HAwlcy, who. In offering tho measure. said
such reward might induce ships cruising In
OF about the Arctic seas to keep a lookout for
the exploring party. or turn occasionally out OF
tncir course In order to gather information
about Il. Mr.. blair addressed thu Senate in ad-
vocacy or the bill to aid the establishment and
temporary support of common schools 1t APP
prof. rates the first year &ij,oto.oN, the second
sra "a, 80 the third year and 50
u TO be expended on common school
EDUCATION, the expenditure, Of each Stat. TO be
on the bas OF tlltteracy In the House of Rep
fc0ANtAtlven. ~ fc1 n htiH hn
RIO q Ande at Laredo and agile Pass, and the
Missouri At sibley and Lcavenworth: to pro-
papers containing lottery advertisements;
70 regulate compensation TO railroads
Tor carrying mails. and to grant right OF way
Central and thu Chicago. Milwaukee & 81. Paul
Roads. In Committee OF tho Whole the POST
ONCE Appropriation bin was taken up. An
amen iment by Mr. REAGAN TO extend the frank.
Ing privilege to members OF Congress was lost.
The appropriation Of 3.nO,oo0 for letter carriers
was rejected, The committee then rose and the
bill was passed.
A memorial Of the Cincinnati Chamber Of
Comcrce, protesting against the construction OF
: bridge across tho.kanawha. was presented in
the Senate on March ~ The Committee on
Foreign Relations reported q bill for the inspec-
ton Of meats for expectation, and prohibit
o. food or drink Some deba.. io.k place On
bills TO nix the salA.y OF District judges
M ts.ooe and to appropriate sl5.uoo.ooo
House tho Committee on Foreign Affairs re-
poi ted that the resolutions on the death OF Herr
Lasker were intended as a ribate Of respect to
and that the House does not deem it necessary
10 Its DIGNITY to critieisc the circumstances
which prevented the expressions OF sympa ny
port WAS adopted, as was also a resolution that |
the House cordially re ',procatcs the W she's Of
the liberal union members OF the German |
nations. The bonded whisky ill was taken up |
In committee Of the whole, by q vote OF i37 to |
ia AM Mcssrs Morrison and Willis urged its
RESOLUTIONS directing the Secretary OF
the Treasury to furnish copies OF accounts and
vouchers In the star route cases, and calling on
the Secretary of the Navy for information re-
eardins contracts with rartie, in Sheffield TOR
material for the Miantonamah. were adopted by
the Senate NJ rch -. senator Blairs bill apIropri-
Atins ela.oooAa for the support Of public schools
her OF illi'crasc persons was debated It was
supported BY senator. Garland. blair, and
y.nes Fla }, and opposed by senator. Plumb.
eentativse, by unanimous vote. adopted a
resolution declaring Mr.. Garrison entitled
70 : scat 2. REPRESENTATIVE from the Fifth Dis
ministcred 10 him. The Speaker presented an |
estimate 81 5000" for the pedestal u the statue
q Cen, aart',id 70 se erected in Washington
by the ARMY OF the Cumberland. The bonded
~hsk y extension I'm wa discussed in COM
mit'ec Of tn whole. without action.
DILLs were introduced In the senate, March
u, to conn sct the cities Of Davenport aad Rock
Island with a horse-car line. TO grant pension
Of 80 yer month to the widow OF Gen. T.. q. G.
Ord. and 10 provide for the crea.i,n Of the State
OF Tacoms from Washington and Idaho Terri
tories. Mr.. Hear called un the bill TO increase
the salaries Of United States District |
Judges 10 ss.Wn. and Mr. Van Wyck
moved Y amend ~ making the sum ss,e".
When the educational hill CAM up. Mr.. |
sherman moved an amendment that the money |
he distributed in proportion to ilhtcraeS. and
without distinction rs To race or color. The |
House adopted q resolution declaring untrue
the charges AGAINST Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, in
connection with the star route frauds T.. Ill. |
Funston was sworn In "a the susc 50 r OF the
late II. Z Haskell. OF Kansas. Hills were pas sell
TO retire w, W. Aycri with the rank and pay |
II Colonel and Tor the relief OF the legal repre- |
scntattses OF the late Capt, J. Il. Todd. of Texas