The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-03
NEWS CONDENSED.
Record OF the Week.
porNos OF CONGRESS.


Mn. VAN WICK offered a resolution in the
Senate. March "a. directing the Attorney Gen.
eral to furnish Information as to the compansa.
ton OF special attorneys in the star-routs
cases. A motion to FIX a day for the consflera.
ton cf the Ill Tor the admi sion Of Dakots
was lost by. s3 10 D. The Blair education
measure and the bi ! to increase the SAL
Mr. Vance present d his minority report against
the Recommendation Of the majority oil the For
eign Affairs COMMITTEE In favt OF retail atory leg
can meats. He contends that hog D oduct
may be barred out by foreign nations ii
deemed unwholesome; and that suci course
can method Sc Sc i1aea the
import duties to eject the same purpose.
In the House Mr.. Ellis INTRODUCED joint res
SS cw r Ieo,.,rg tie dangr Of an overflow a.
deb t. the resolution was lost by os to Ii5, but
py nanimo -. = consent It was rcintrodnced and
Bills were handed IN TO give the Southern
Kansas Pacific Road right OF way through
Indian Territory; lrosiding a uniform grade
for invalid pension rs: to secure cheaper cor
respondence by telegraph: to prevent the reuse
Of cigar-boxes. and to rene the restriction on
the coinage Of the silv r d liar
BILL increasing the salaries or Judges
OF District Courts to 5000 passed the mate
March 25. with the prosiso that no Judge shall
arroint to position In his court any relative
within the degree first cous n. A joint reso-
luton was passed that Government laborers
shall be paid their regulir wages TO holi lays
VII the edrcition bill came up. Mr.. brown
frgced that Its provisions were demanded by
the acknowledgements Of the negroes, and Mr.
Sherman showed that the Safes were
lett rractica ~ without restrict on IN
The President sent the following nominations to
the S,nate: The H. n David J. Brewer OF Kan
as e be United States Judge Of the Eighth
n ranA Yn6y Mcfr
Julius 9. Burrows, Of Michigan. Solicitor of the
Treasury, and Col David s. Stanley. q tho
e be ssaae 1 Cen
whisky biz. Mr. Ellis asked leave to report :
join, r,soiasion for the distribution Of 4 500
sippi. but an objection by Mr. York caused an
adjournment.
A hill for the allotment OF lands In sever.
atty to Indians on the various reservations, and
extending to the red m N the protection of the
laws OF their States or Territories passed. the
s S,,9 Marc o. Sp e hes on tn, education
Jones. and Butler the joint resolution giving
balance OF $4,000 to the Ml>siss,pH sufferers
was passed.. The nom nation OF Aaron A. Sar-
gent. now Minister at Berlin, to be Minis
Ter at st. Petersburg was promptly confirmed.
The House OF Representatives pass ,da JOINT res
oin.ion pro.iding for the Distribution 10. in the
It's tributaries OF $l2i,00p of the unex ia I'd APP
preparation for the relief OF the desttu e in the
Ohio Valley bill was intr I'd iced for the erec-
ton OF pedestal Tor the statue OF the late Pres
ident Garfield at Washington. There was some
debate on the bonded whisky extension bill
President Arthur sent u botl houses a special
message Avis ny appro ,riations toward com
menctng the construction of thr De eel cruisers
AMI four gunboats. - cost $4,2sJ,00o The
Executive thinks II inn ru lent to delay work on
these vessels for one wear. He also ur res the
appropriation OF $..00t.op0 for finishing four
doub.e-tnrr eted monitors.
A BILL appropriating Si,,0) to pay the
claims Of eleven persons for depredations by tho
Utesat the time OF the massacre at White River
a0encv. assed the nate March o. The Com
the exs edi ncy OF printing tho official p pars OF
President Monroe. m mortal was pres nted
from the Legislative As semb OF Utah, prot St
Territory wi hous full invest CATION by a
Congressional committee. A favorable re-
port was made the joint rcsosu-
Of Z &c memb 'rs or the Greedy exredition Mr.
Hampton I. opened the debate on the educat on
hill with an appeal for aid by the General Gov
In tn. House the bonded whisky extension bill
was taken up Mr. Randall de ounced the
measure rs tending TO give perman ncv t, tho
the closing Al peal fer the bill. A mo ion to
strike ont the cnacting cause agreed to,
ard the House confirm ID the tn OF the COM
mittec by is5 to IS. The bi for the retirement
Of the trade dollar was discussed without action
Ma. PALMER, Of Michigan, from the new
Commute on Woman Suffrage, reported to the
nate, on the ssth ult., an amendment to the
Const.t Ut on to extend tie right TO vote to
women. A sol ltion was agreed to calling on
the Sec etary OF tie Treasury tor information as
to what am ,unt OF the war tax OF l SCI is unpaid
and whether the General Government has with
held money que to any StR.e. Bills were raised
authorizing ward OF $.5.oo0 tor asccr4 aiming
the fate OF thu Greedy explorers. and permitting
vessels to unload bulky articles. under the SUPER
lntendence OF customs oil GERS. mt placa to be
designated by thu cretary OF the Treasury.
When the ed icat.on bill came up, Messrs. La
mar and George earnestly urged its passage,
and Mr.. Cuo II advocated an amendment max
Ing the to.al appropriation 100000 In the
Il, use or Representatives concurrent rcsolu-
ton was introduced for the II nl adjournment
Of Congress June 2. The Committee OF Judici-
ary made an advers. report on the bill Tor the
relief of William McGa-rahan. measure to
permit the citizens OF Indian Territory t. or
panize national banks was favorably reported.
An evening session was held for the considera-
ton OF pension bills Both houses adjourned
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