The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-03-07
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In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.. Logan
from the Committee on Judiciary, reported
the original resolutions. which were agreed
to, relating to railroad lands. one calling OF
the Secretary of the Interior to inform the
Senate whether any railroad companies men
toned in the act of May Z. 1873 had failed Il
comply with the act, in what respects they
had failed, and whether they subsequently
complied, and. further, whether said compa.
mics had paid dividends, and to whal
amounts and what steps, If any. have
been taken to enforce the provisions
of said act The Banking bill was taken W
and passed by a vote of A to L. A bill was
introduced to authorize the construction OF
additional steel vessels for the navy. :. In the
York. a resolution was adopted directiting the
Judiciary Committee to inquire wheth er
the act of the legislature OF Dakota
to provide for the levy Of ta tai, ON on
hict with the organic act establishing that
Territory. A resolution was introduced by
MT. McComas, of NeY York, providing con-
stitutional amendment providing that no State
shall be precluded, by the grant of any charter
of incorporation, from taxing the capital
stock of such corporation. After other bust.
ness, the Pleuro-pneumonia bill was taken up
in Committee of the Whole. The bill was read
by sections and amendments were offered.
when the committee arose and the House ad-
journed.
In the Senate, on the 26th, Mr.. Sewell re.
ported favorably the House bill for the relief
of Fitz John Porter. Mr.. Wilson reported
favorably a bill to prohibit mailing news.
Mr.. Allison offered a resolution agreed to-
calling on the Secretary of the Navy to furn.
ish the Senate Information respecting the
ship canal at the Isthmus of Panama.
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authorize the construction of additional steel
vessels for the Navy. The House went into
committee of the whole on the Pleuropneu.
monia bill. Mr.. Hopkins offered an amend
ment providing that the appointment of ex-
aminer shall be with the consent of the State
Legislature. Rejected. A resolution from
the Senate was submitted thanking Great
Britain for the Arctic steamer Alert
In the Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Dawes,
from the Committee on Iudian Affairs. re-
ported favorably the bill for the allotment of
lands in severalty to the Indians on the
Umatilla Reservation in Oregon. Mr.. Van
Wyck offered a resolution for an inquiry as
to whether the Western Union had formed a
graph Company. Mr.. Blair introduced a bill
extending the time for the completion of
railroads west of the Mississippi River
to which grants of public lands have
prosecuting the work of construction,
without forfeiture of such grants. The Sem
ate resumed consideration of the bill to pro-
vide new cruisers for the Navy, and after de-
bate adjourned. In the House a resolution
was adopted inquiring of the Secretary of the
Treasury as to the extent of the funds in the
Treasury. The House went into committee
of the whole. Mr.. Cox, Of New York, in the
chair, on the Pleuro-pneumonia bill. The de-
bate continued all the afternoon and was
rather dreary. Consideration of the bill being
concluded, the committee rose and reported
it to the House.
In the Senate, on the 2S.h, Mr.. Ingalls,
introduced a bill to remove the Injunction of
secrecy from the court martial that tried
General Fitz John Porter. in order that men,
bers may give the details to the public and
testify to the case if called upon. The Senate
resumed consideration of the bill to authorize
the construction of steel vessels. Various
amendments were offered and debated when
the Senate went into executive session and
soon after adjourned. LIN the House, Mr..
Deuster, rising to q question OF privilege,
sent to the clerks desk and had read a reso-
luton adopted by the Executive Committee
of the Liberal Union of the German
Parliament, expressing its appreciation o
adopting the resolutions in honor of Edward
Lasker. The House resumed consideration of
the Pleuro-pneumonia bill. An amendment
to recomn1it the bill was rejected; when it
passed by vote Of 155 to LIZ. Public business
was suspended and the House proceeded to
pay an appropriate tribute to the memory of
Hon. ID. c: Haskell, late Representative from
hdIsdc- MI. tne
eulogy, and after the marks of respect had
been paid the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the Goth, Mr.. Harrison
reported favorably on the original bill provid.
ing for the admission of the Territory of Da-
kota. Mr.. Ransom reported back adversely
the joint resolution providing for an appro.
priation to aid sufferers by the great storms
in the Southern States. Mr.. Logan reported ia
yorably the Military Academy bill. The Senate
resumed consideration of the bill for the con-
struction of steel cruisers. The bill passed by
a vote of thirty-eight to thirteen, when the
Senate adjourned until Monday. In the
House the afternoon was occupied principally
with the question of the retirement of Major.
General Pleasanton. Dilatory motions were
made and the bill went over. In the evening
session about twenty pension bills were
passed.