The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-06-06
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PRocEEDINes OF CONGRESS.

s-a--z RBOCEED1NGS OF CONGRESS-
IN the Senate, on the 18th, Mr..
Logan reported from the Judiciary Com
mittee q bill, heretofore passed by the
Senate, extending until December 81, 1884, the
duration of the Court of Alabama Claims,
with recommendation that the Senate non
concur in the House amendment extending
the time. one year longer. On the vote to
concur, Mr.. Bayard called the yeas and nays,
which resulted: Yeas, %; nays Is, SO the
House extending the term of the court to De-
cember 81, 1855. Mr.. Plumb, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands reported favorably a
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad and restore the
same to settlement. The Utah bill was placed
before the Senate, and Mr.. Hoar proceeded to
speak in its favor. After speaking few min
utes Mr.. Hoar yielded to enable the Mexican
pension bill to be taken up. Itwas dis
eussed at great length, but without action.
-. In the House Mr.. Morey introduced a bill
granting pensions to all honOrably discharged
soldiers OF the rebellion who have reached the
age of forty-fve. The contested election case
OF Wallace VS.. Mckinley was taken up. The
majority report unseats Mckinley, and de-
clares Wallace entitled to the seat. The minor
ity confirms the right of Wallace. Pending
debate the matter went over for the present.
Mr.. Belford introduced bill sppropriating
$4,000 for the erection of home for disabled
soldiers of the Confederate Army, at Fred
ericksburg, Va. Referred.
In the Senate on the 9th, Mr.. Ingalls,
introduced a bill to provide for the sale of
lands belonging to the prairie band of Potta-
watomie Indians. The Senate took up the
bill to grant the Cinnabar s. Clark's Fork Rail-
road Company the right of way through por.
ton of the Yellowstone Park. After debate
the matter went over, and the Utah bill was
taken up. After debate motion to adjourn
was made, to which Mr.. Hoar objected. and
twenty-seven nays-the motion failed. A
motion was Immediately made to go into ex-
ecutive session. resulting in another, tie vote
twenty; yeas to twenty-nine nays. M M:
Senate, but expressed the hope that next day
there would be a long sitting in order to press
the bill through. Adjourned: In the House,
Williams and White, OF Minnesota, to confer
with the Senate on the Agricultural bill. Mr..
Ellis called up the joint resolution appro-
lief of sufferers by the overflow of the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries. The resolution
passed by yeas 12O. nays Is. The House then
resumed consideration of the Wallace Nc
Kinley contested election case. After debate
the House proceeded to vote upon the minor
ity resolution, declaring Mckinley entitled to
the seat. 1t was lost, yeas los. nays l5S. The
majority resolution seating Wallace was
appeared and took the oath of office. Ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the 2Sth, the bill was
reported favorably to reimburse the several
States for interest paid on war loans. The
Mexican Pension bill was then taken up.
Va5ous amendments were made and pending
further debate the Senate adjourned. :. In the
House Mr.. Cobb, of Indiana, from the Com
mittee on Public Lands, reported IA bill to for
felt unearned land granted the Atlantic &
Pacific Railroad Company. Placed on the
House calendar. The morning hour was dis
pensed with and the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole Mr.. Cox in the chair. on the
Legislative bill. 1t reduces the number of
81
eighty-fo to sixty-three, and increases the
force in the Pension Office. After completing
the consideration of thirteen of ninety-SiX
pages of the bill the committee arose. Mr..
Dibrell submitted a conference report on the
Agricultural Appropriation bill. Adopted.
At the evening session the House went into
Committee of the Whole, and resumed consid-
Grafton of the Legislative bill until adjourn
ment.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Hale
submitted the conference report on the Agri-
cultural Appropriation bill. The report was
agreed to. The District of Columbia Appro-
priation bill was taken up, discussed and
passed. The Utah bill was taken up. Messrs
Voorhees, and Williams endeavored to get up
the Mexican Pension bill, but motion to go
into executive session was agreed to. At the
close of the executive session the Senate ad-
journed. In the House, the following bills
and e on ths eae
limitations of butter and cheese: to d.
vide the judicial District of Kan
sas; joint resolution proposing the
following as article sixteenth of the Constitu-
ton: The right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be abridged by the
United States or any State on account of ma
uvity. The House went into Committee of
the Whole on the Legislative bill. The Mis-
souri, delegation attacked the proposition in
the bill to repeal the act establishing an assay
Office at St. Louis Mr.. Burnes moved to
strike out the repeating clause, and insert in
lieu thereof a proyision making an appropri-
the assay Office. Agreed to. Other amend
ments were made, when the committee rose
and reported the bill to the House.