Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-07
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary Of Important Events.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

In the Senate on the 18th the bill relating
20 the enforcement of the anti-polygamy law
in Utah was reported for passage. Both
houses ad1ourned on account OF the death Of
Representative Mackey of South Carolina.
In the Senate on the 29th the bill repeal
ing the timber-culture law was placed on the
calendar. A resolution instructing the Postal
Committee to inquire whether telegraph
charges had been affected by stock dividends
of the Western Union Company was laid over.
Shermans resolution on the Virginia and Mis-
sissippi elections was adopted after a brief
for improvements above the Rock Island ar
senai; inqulring as to the expediency of
the mails free and to annrenris a.e s,6 10
600 for the Crow Indians were adopted. The
House tot acco rebate bill passed. The bill re-
garding titles to Mexican land gl ants was dis
resolution was adopted to hold the funeral of
NJ; Mackey in Representative Hall on the
30th. Bills were introduced in profusiOn for
tariff changes, public buildings, bridges, PEN
sions. and relating to currency and labor top
vestigate the charge of attempted corruption
made by ex-Speaker Keifer against General
10y n Ro. oorresp0haenee between Keller
finally appointed to investigate.
IN the Senate on the 3Oth petitions were
presented asking for the passage of law
to prohibit the sale of liquor in the District of
Columbia and the several Territories.
the Senate recede from its amendment pro
yiding that only volunteers be sent on the
Greedy relief expedition was taken up. MIR.
salisbury suggested that if the Secretary of
he could crafty il by detailing him for this
not recede MI Hale took a contrary view.
before g decision was reached the hour
1s1iSe e9 TOT ad5o4rnment to attend Represen,
resolution was adopted extending the scope
OF the Hot Springs investigation. Several
was then suspended and the members of both
branches of Congress assembled to attend the
of the House.
In the Senate on the 31st petitions for
prohibitory liquor laws were presented from
q dozen States The Senate refused to concur
i'm the committee report on the Greedy bill.
ana new e0naer zee Were appointed, bli
ers of license taxes. A message from the
President called attention to Determinations
Mr. Platt's resolution for inquiry to cost of
photographic correspondence was agreed to.
The bill relating to Mexican Land grant titles
was debated without action, and the Senate
adjourned TO Monday. In the House a
$4,000 acres of land to the santa Fee Road was
adopted. "A bill passed FORGETTING numerous
railroad land grants in Mississippi, Alabama,
ing the Texas Pacific grant. A message from
the Secretary of State giving information re-
ports was ordered printed.
ne SSiideC was HUI III ScSSiOH Ou tuc ISts
--.... In the House a bill was introduced pro-
hibiting the removal of employees of the
House, except for cause, during vacation.
The Fitz John Porter bill was taken up, VOL
Phelps Followed faVorins it's passa pPB Bout ~
felle protested against it on behalf of his State
and many members of the Fifth Army Corps
Portersl with which he served. Laird made
an eloquent appeal in behalf of his old com
mander. Henley also favored the bill and
criticised the action of Cutcheon for casting
fmputatiOns on General Grant and then strik-
ing them Oat Of the record. Several other
speeches were made in opposition to the bill,
and Ex-Governor Curtin of PENNSYLVANIA
closed the debate in its favor. The bill
passed-1S4 to 70. Adjourned till Monday.