The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-03-06
NEWS CONDENSED.
Record OF the Week.
DoYNos or CONGRESS.

AFTER two weeks debate, the senate, on
Feb. y. passed the Mcpherson banking bill b,
vote Of - to L. The text OF the bill is printed
elsewhere. Mr.. Ransom offered joint rcsolu.
tion TO appropriate 100000 to relieve SUFFERING
In the track Of the recent cyclone In the South
crn States Mr.. Voorhees, handed In . reso-
luton in str the Judiciary Commit.
been paid into the Treasury for leases Of lands
tn the Indian Territory for grazing purposes.
Mr.. Harrison introduced bill to pension all
disabled soldiers who served honorably for six
months In the war OF the rebellion. and TO In
crcass the pensions OF their widows. bill to
vessels for the navy was laid before the senate
re.entatiss. Mr.. Ellis. Of Louisiana. ertercI q
foe from stAr-routc con ractors Resolutions
were adopted calling on the Secretary OF
the Treasury to state the reason Of delay
In paving tobacco rebates, and asking the Ju-
dietary Committee to report whether the taxa
ton Of railroads in Dakota does not conflict
introduced APP ropriatins So. 600 for the distr
button OF seed along the inundated Ohio valley.
Bills were introduced to prohibit aliens from
owning land: to authorize coinage under the
metric system: to aid the common schools; to
provide civil government for Alaska; to Appro-
pirate $4,000 Tor sufferers by the overflow Of
the mississippi: to establish an interstate rail-
way transportation bureau; and to simplify
procedure In pension claims. Some debate en-
sued on the pleuro- pneumonia bill
MILLS werc iormaiiy reported &c the SEN
ate on the 26th ult, to prohibit the mailing Of
newspapers containing lottery advertisements,
and for tho relief Of Fitz John Porter. the latter
% come up March IA An adverse report was
made on the bill to abolish the military reserva-
ton ut Fort Rice. A joint resolution was passed
expressinR the appreciation BY the nation
q the sen ,sr Of Great Britain ia
INC upon the Secretary Of the Navy for Inc
formation reEardin0 the progress Of work on the
Panama Canal. The bill to authorize the con.
etruction Of additional steel vessels for the navy
led TO some debate. In the House, Mr.. Cobb
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the rift Of the arctic ste .mship Alert, but Mr..
Robinson objected The plenro- pncumonis
It being argued that the measure MAS full OF
unconstitutional provisions. and was In the in-
tcrest OF ring now being formed to control the
cattle trade.
BILLS were introduced in the Senate. on
the 2'th ult. to improve the channel between
Galveston and the Gulf OF Mexico, and to incor-
porate and aid the Yellowstone Park Railroad.
resolution was passed calling on the Secre-
tary Of the Interior for information A. to the
rumored lease Of the Crow Reservation in
Montana. The bill for the construction OF
eleven vessels for the navy led to hot debate
MI Van WICK asked immediate consideration
Tor resolution directing the Postofiice Conn
Western Union and tho Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph Companies had negotiated for con-
solidation. Mr.. Plumb offered the resolution.
and u WAS referred to the PostOfiice Committee
The bill to repeal the test oath which passed tho
Senate some time ago, was passed by the House.
The House adopted resolution directing the
Secretary OF the Treasury to state how mach
money there is in the vaults. and to report what
AMOUNT can y present be applied In liquidation
q sae pubic a,r debt Mr. lie Fevre offered res
prohibit option trading In grain provisions.
but Mr.. Cox objected.
Nh. INGALLS, OF Kansas introduced 4 bin
IN the Senate on the 2sth ult. to remove the in
junction Of secrecy from the members OF the Fits
John Porter court martial The remainder OF
the session was spent on the bill to authorize the
construction OF steel vessels for the navy. An
amendment that the number of ships be reduced
from seven to four was defeated by II to 81
u the House; two German Americans. Messrs
Oeuster and Guenther, rose, by unanimous Per.
mission, and delivered speeches which they be-
uevc better express the true sentiments
o. q e the German people than did
Mr. Kasson. Of Iowa, was promptly
on his feet 70 regret the speeches OF the gentle
tion adopted BY members Of the Reichstag and
presented by the previous speakers should DO
srmo.neIed IN that Welding PILLOW called the
motion prevailed BY vote OF ISIS TO l27 the
plcuro-pneumonia bill was passed. Eulogics
upon the late Representative Haskell were de-
uvered BY several members.
THE bill for the admission Of Dakota into
the Union was favorably reported in the Senate
on the 2sth ult. Mr.. Ransom reported back adj
versely the joint resolution for an appropriation
Of $500 900 for the cyclone sufferers in the South.
the distress having been overstated. The bin
for the construction OF steel cruisers was
The House of Representatives adopted = resolu-
ton asking the Secretary Of the Treasury II ad-
ditionai clerks are r,quired for the tobacco
ing the Committee on Public Lands to report