The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-04-18
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CONGRESSIONAL.

CONFESSIONAL.
In the Senate, on the 7th, after the trans
action of some important business, the Sem
ate resumed consideration of the Education
bin. The bin being completed As in Commit
tee of the Whole was reported to the senate,
read three times and passed by 80 TO IL. The
EDUCATIONAL bin ss Iasssd spRrop5iatsss Z, Sh
proportion of illiteracy. on the basis OF the
census of 1880, the payment of the money to
be entered over series OF eight years
Committee on Rules, reported resolution
setting apart April 8 and May Is for con-
sideration of bills reported by the Committee
on Territories, not to include bills for the
creation of new Territories or the admission
of new States. Adopted. Mr.. Converse
secured the floor and moved to suspend the
1867 on wool. The motion was lost-yeas, III:
nays, I26. Mr.. Thompson, of Kentucky,
moved to suspend the rules and adopt reso-
Congress to abolish or reduce the tax on
spirits distilled from grain. The motion was
agreed to and the resolution adopted-yeas,
l7g; nays, 80, =, o
THE Chair laid before the Senate, on the
9Th, a bill to provide a uniform system Of
bankruptcy throughout the United States.
Mr.. Hale stated that Mr.. Hoar, who introduced
the bill, did not wish to press 1t this time, and
he HALE would therefore move to take up
instead the Naval Appropriation bill. The
sSe ame a proposed by the Senate Com
mittee were agreed TO. After executive ses-
sion the Senate adjourned. The House went
to territories. The first bill taken up
was one to authorize the appointment
ofsk commission by the President to
portion of the Indian Territory and the State
of Texas in connection with similar COM
mission to be appointed by the State of Texas.
After debate the committee rose AID the bill
passed was one declaring that the Supreme
Court of every Territory shall. CONSIST of
Chief Justice and three Associate justices,
and providing that every Territory shall be
divided into four Judicial Districts, and Dis
trict Court shall be held in each by one of the
Justices of the Supreme Court. A bill requir-
ing the Governor of Territory to be a resi-
dent of the Territory to which ne is appointed
at least two years preceding his appointment
was also passed.
In tho Senate, on the 9th, Mr.. Hill, from
the Committee on Post-ofiices and Post-roads,
reported favoraby the original bill to estab-
fish the postal telegraph system. The Senate
resumed consideration of the Naval APP.
preparation bill, which was debated until
executive session, when the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Hopkins, of Pennsyf
wanna, offered a preamble and resolutions
relating TO the present method of transporting
live stock by rail, which were referred to the
Committee on Commerce. Then struggle
special orders should obtain precedence
of consideration. Mr.. Bingley essayed to
bring up the Shipping bill, but the
effort was unsuccessful, the motion being de-
feated-yeas, IS; nays. 15s. Mr. Reagan met
with like fate on his motion to consider the
Interstate Commerce bill, it being voted
that the unfinished business was the Oregon
Central Land Grant bill. Mr.. Stockstager,
under an order made Monday, asked the
House to consider the public building bills,
and moved to go into Committee of the Whole
for the consideration of such bills. The an
tagonists of these measures and the more
prominent advocates of the Oregon Central
bill united in opposition to the motion, but
they were unsuccessful, and the House, by a
vote of 100 to 81. went into Committee of the
whole, as indicated: Much tedious voting
took place on the bills for various public
buildings until the committee arose and the
House adjourned.
THE Chair laid before the Senate. on the
10th, communication from the Secretary of
the Treasury urging the necessity for a new
revenue cruiser for Alaskan waters, and
recommended an appropriation Of $4,000 for
the purpose. Mr.. Miller, of California, pre-
scented a memorial joint resolution from the
Legislature of California urging the adoption
by Congress of the bill introduced by Mr..
Sumner in the House relating to postal tele-
graph. The Senate resumed the considera-
tion of the Naval Appropriation bill. Pend
ing the debate on the amendment providing
ers the Senate went into executive
session, When the doors were re-
opened it adjourned until Monday The
House met at eleven o'clock in continuation
of Wednesdays session. Mr.. Eaton, from the
Committee on Laws relative to the election of
President and Vice President, reported back
the Senate bill on that subject with an amend.
ment in the nature of a substitute. Then the
contest over public building measures was re-
sumed in Committee of the Whole. The con.
troversy continued some time, when the de-
bate closed by limitation. The bill having
been laid aside favorably, ii, together with
those previously considered, was reported to
the House.
TIE Senate was not in session on the
Ilth.. In the House, MI. Ellis, from the Com.
mfttee on Appropriations, reported back the
Senate bill authorizing the Secretary of the
Navy to offer a reward of $4,000 for rescuing
or ascertaining the fate of the Gree,y expedi-
ton. After brief debate the bill passed. Mr..
Hopkins as privileged matter called up the
resolution declaring that charges against H.
v. Boynton were not sustained by the evil
sfeuce and that there was no ground for any
action by the House. The resolution was
adopted Mr.. Mcmillan, from the Committee
on the Revision of Laws, reported a bill
limiting to two years time within
against persons charged with violat-
ing the internal revenue laws. Mr.. Henley,
from the Committee on Public Lands, re-
ported bill FORGETTING the Northern Pacific
land grant. The House went into Committee
of the whole on the Pendleton Appropriation
bill. The bill appropriates $20,6S, 400 and re-
appropriates an amount estimated at SEC, 900,
900. The appropriations for the current year
are l26OO6.00O. of which only s25,61S 900 is to
be expended the first half of the year. The
Speaker laid before the House message from
the President submitting a special estimate
from the Chief of Ordnance for q permanent
annual appropriation of 81, SOC, 600 to provide
for the necessary armament of sea coast for
aiacations. 81