The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-28
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CONGRESSIONAL
In the Senate on the 18th, after various
petitions and bills had been offered, Mr.
Plumb's joint resolution appropriating SIS,
900 for the suppressing of the foot and mouth
disease was taken up. A long debate ensued
as to the constitutionality of the measure, and
an effort was made to defeat it, which, how
ever, failed. The joint resolution was passed
by a vote of twenty to sixteen. As passed
the Of Aartcuture se1 1ritS
the cooperation of the authorities OF
States in which IT may be used for stamping
out the foot and mouth disease. the Govern,
ment not to be committed beyond the amount
named. In the House, after presentation of
petitions and new bills, Mr.. Randall. under in.
structions from the Committee on Appropria-
tions, moved to suspend the rules and pass
the special Deficiency bill appropriating
$l,6l9,OOo. After half an hours debate, con-
lined TO consideration of sums which should
be granted 10 families of deceased Congress
men, the motion was agreed to, I67 to Is. Mr..
Buchanan, from the Committee on Naval
Affairs, reported a resolution appropriating
out of the contingent fund 5000. to enable
tnat committee 10 prosecute the investigation
previously ordered concerning the loss of the
Jeanette, which was adopted.
In the Senate on the 18th, Mr.. Hawley
introduced bill to authorize the Secretary of
the Navy to offer a reward of $4,000 for
rescuing or ascertaining the fate of the Gree
ley Arctic expedition. Mr.. Hawley said such
reward might induce ships cruising in or
about the Arctic seas to keep lookout for
the exploring party or to turn occasionally
out OF their course in order to gather infor-
nation about it, The bill to aid the establish
ment and temporary support of common
schools was taken up. 1t apprnpriates the
frs first year sl5cO;ooO; the second, sIl.-
on for ten years, decreasing $780,
coo yearly, to be expended for common
school education. The expenditure for each
state will be on the basis of illiteracy In
the House Mr.. Townshend moved that the
House go into Committee on the Postofice
Appropriation bill, and declined to yield to
Mr. Curtin, who wished an opportunity to SUBJ
init the report of the Foreign Affairs Commit
tee upon the Lasker resolutions. After an
acrimonious debate the amendments agreed
to in Committee of the Whole were then
by 100000 the appropriation for letter carrier
service, which was rejected-yeas, l23: nays
13a. The bill then passed-yeas. leo; nays, Il.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Messrs. Sher-
man and Pendleton presented memorials and
resolutions of the Chamber of Commerce at
Cincinnati, demonstrating against the con-
fps i, on bridge across the Kanawha
terence with commerce. The Chair laid be-
lore the Senate as unfinished business bill
70 AID in the establishment and support of
common schools. Mr. Miller of New York.
moved TO lay the bill aside to take up the
House Pleuro-pneumonia bill. Lost to g.
a lew amendments of details were made in
the olll and the Senate adjourned. The House.
in the Lasker matter, after the recention
of reports and resolutions from the Commit
tee on Foreign Affairs and debate thereon
aaaopted the following resolution: Resolved,
mat the House cordially reciprocates the
wishes of the Liberal Union members of the
German Parliament for the closer union of the
two nations, and recognizes their graceful APP
preciation of its sympathy with those who
mourn the death of Edward Lasker Mr..
Blackburn moved to go into Committee of the
Whole on the Revenue bills Mr.. Dowd raised
demanded the yeas and nays. The motion was
agreed to-yeas $50, nays 12I, and the House
went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Dor
sneImer in the chair: The first bill wars the
House until adjournment.
In the Senate, on the goth, Mr.. Hoar
called up the bin increasing the salaries of
United States District Judges to 5000 The
pending question was on Mr. Morgan's amend
ment providing in this case it shall only apply
to judges hereafter elected. The bill went
over. Consideration of the Blair Education
bill was resumed. After debate the consider
alton of the bill was postponed till the next
day. Mr.. Logan then called up the report of
Academy Appropriation bill, and moved
concurrence therein. Agreed to- In the
House, Immediately after reading the Jour
MAJ, Mr Turner. of Georgia, called up the
virginia contested election case of Garrison
against Mayo. The report declares Contestant
Garrison entitled TO the seat. Mayo the sit
ting member, was heard in his own behalf At
the conclusion of his speech and after further
debate, the resolution declaring Garrison en-
Titled TO the seat was unanimously adopted
and that gentleman took the oath of Office.
On motion of Mr.. keifer, the conference re-
port on the Military Academy APPROPRIATION
Dill was taken up and agreed to. THE bill as
passed appropriates S3l4.5l6.1 The House
went into Committee of the Whole on the
Bonded Extension bill, and pending action the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 21st, Mr.. Blair's edu-
cation bill was brought up, being unfinished
business of Thursday. At the request of Mr..
however Mr.. Blair gave way to per-
init consideration of the Deficiency Gppropri-
alton bill. The amendments recommended
by the Senate Committee on ApprOpriatiOns
were agreed to and the bill passed. Messrs. |
Hoar and Blair entered into a dis
cussion of some length as to the precise |
meaning of some of the sections of the bill |
mo attempt was made to call up the |
DO, J., Extension tension bill in the House,
for committee reports of private |
character. At the conclusion of the |
call Mr. Mooney, Chairman of the Committee |
on Postoffices and Postroads, reported the fol- |
lowing resolution: RESOLVED, That the charges |
on Mr.. Ellis Representative from
Louisiana, in connection with the Star-route |
trials recently published. are untrue Mr. |
Funston appeared at the bar of the House and |
took the oath of Office as Representative of the
second District of Kansas to succeed the late |
d. e. Haskell. The greater part of the day
was consumed in the discussion of the bill for
The retirement of William W. Averill with the |
rank and pay of Colonel. Mr.. Dibrell moved |
to recommit the Averill bill to the Committee |
On Military Affairs. Lost-yeas, "a; nays liz. |
The bill then passed.