Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-03-06
NEWS AND NOTES
4 Summary Of Important Events.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the 25th resolutions call
ing for information as to the manner in which
certain railroad companies had comph d with
the act of May :. 1875. were agreed to. A res
olution to arpropr ate 100000 to the sufferers
cSrre n h Il was n taNen np Senator vest is
amendment was rejected and the bill was
passed as modified by Morrill,. In the
certain charges that had been made against
him. The usual Monday allowance of new
hill was read hy sections for amendments and
some notifications adopted.
In the Senate on the 26th the Fitz John
Porter bin was reported and made a special
order for March L. The bill to prohibit mail
ing newspapers containing lottery advertise
ments was ri iced on the calendar. A resolu-
ment for Information regarding the Panama
Canal. A joint resolution of thanks to the
British Government for the gift of the Arctic
steamer Alert was adopted without debate.
The bill to consolidate the Bureau of Military
Justice and the corps of Judge Advocates
resolution was adopted inquiring as to the ex.
port of grain and cotton and the effect dealing
In futures may have had upon it. The bill to
up and discussed at some length $500. In the
House the pie 'ro-pneumonia bin was taken
concluded. The Senate resolution of thanks
for the gift of the Alert was presented and
unanimous con asked for Its immed ate
In the Senate on the 9th the bill for al.
lotment of lands In severalty to the Umatilla
Indians was repnrted favorably. 4 resolution
was offered and referred for an inquiry
whether the officers of the Western Union and
Bal imore ohio Teleg aph Companies had at
any me entered into IN aEreem mt for con.
cruisers was taken up and the debate developed
cons deratle WA rnth.. In the House a resolu-
ton was adoote calling for int ormation how
M in. ho 10 ;l-,1,In %
pay that pa I Of the pub cdebt now payable.
OF the He1 st rI reso oa reIatine to o':o
ODOnnen matter. Agreed TO. The bill to
prohibit the use of the mails to advertise nox-
ious medicines. etc d, was laid on the table.
Discussion of the pleuro pneumonia bill was
resumed and several amendments adopted.
In the Senate on the 2Sth, Mr.. Ingalls, in
reduced bill To re move the injunction Of Sc
crecy from the members of the court-martial
which tried Fitz John Porter. Consideration
of the bill TO construct steel vessels was re-
Chandler regime. Mr.. Hale offered an amend
ment to provide safeguards against extrava-
canoe, which WIS agreed to. Mr.. Sewen Of
fered substitute providing that the vessels
pc built at Government navy yards. Pending
debate an executive session was declared.
In the House. Mr. Deuster presented the re So
luton adopted by the executive committee of
the Liberal Union of the German Parliament
the House in adopting the Lasker resolutions.
After some speech making the resolution was
referred to the Foreign Affairs Committee
The p'euro-pneumonia bill passed. 155 to III.
Eulogies en- the late Representative Haskell
were pronounced.
In the Senate on the 25th the original bill
for the omission of Dakota was reported and
ordered printed Resolution to appropriate
money for relief of tornado sufferers was re-
ported adversely Resolution inquiring as to
the statistics of grain consumption in foreign
countries was adopted. The Military Academy
bill was reported an placed on the calendar:
The bill to construct steel cruisers passed and
the Senate adjourned to Monday. In
the House the debate over the bin to place
General Pleasonton ON the retired list with
rank of Maor-Ge neral was marked by a per-
sOnal alteration tetween Messrs. Rosecrans
and White of Kentucky. Mr.. Bedford favored
the bill and wanted the Government to be gen.
erous not only to I'm on soldiers. but also
those from the South. An amendment was
adopted that General Pleasontop be retired
with rank of Colonel Consideration of the
bill in committee of the whole was concluded.
Recess as taken and a night session held.
at which various pension CLAIMS were consid-
cred.