Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-02-21
NEWS AND NOTES.


In the Senate on the 18th Senator Payne's
credentials were filed. The bill for relief of
survivors of the Jeanette expedition was re-
ported fayorably and placed on the calendar;
also bill fixing salaries of United States
Judges. Among numerous bills introduced
was one defining the powers of the Mississippi
Pr1atIon OF land necessary to its work; In
the House the following were among the bills
introduced: To limit the number of naval
cadets: to provide for leasing desert lands in
Colorado; to abolish the electoral college. A
resolution was offered calling for the official
report on the Investigation of Architect Hills
office. The Military Academy bill was re-
ported. A joint resolution appropriating
$500 900 for the flood sufferers called out con,
to II.
THE Senate on the 18th voted to allow the
claim of Mrs. Louisa Boldly, whose husband,
two sons and son-in-law were killed in the Nc
doc war. Among bills introduced was one to
suspend coinage of the silver dollar: also to
forbid and prohibit political assessments. The
bill passed authorizing the construction of a
building for the Congressional library. In
the House resolution inquiring as to the ac-
ton of officials in the star route prosecutions
was adopted. The bill for retirement of trade
dollars was referred to the coinage committee.
A resolution for committee to investigate
Government work at Hot Springs was adopt
ed. The Hennepin Canal bill was reported
and referred to committee of the whole. the
Mr.. Calkins criticised the mea2erness Of the
sums set apart for the new cruisers.
In the Senate on the 18th a resolution di-
recting the Interior Department to withhold
approval of patents of certain Northern Pa
cific lands was laid over. The Mcpherson bill
to issue circulating notes to National banks
port. Mr.. Sherman injected a speech on the
silver question as bearing directly on the
banking question, and sure to complicate it at
some time or other. In the House the Chal-
mers-Manning contest was discussed without
action. statement of claims of contractors,
reted monitors, was referred. A petition was
presented in favor of Pensioning Union sol
diers who suffered in Confederate prisons.
Referred.
In the Senate on the 14th the transcript
of testimony taken in the investigation of the
architects Office was presented and referred.
The bill making all public highways post routes
passed. The bill also passed allowing the Lou
tsiana State Bank to file claims for $4,000
H ae
substitute regulating the amount of circuiat-
ing notes and limiting it to that of paid in cap
ital. Amendments were offered by Messrs.
Vest and Morgan. Pending discussion the
ton of the ers-Manning contest was re-
sumed, but no conclusion was reached.
In the Senate on the 18th joint resolu-
ton passed appropriating 500, 600 for the flood
sufferers. Consideration of the bill relating
to National bank circulation was resumed,
Mr.. Plumb speaking at some length in support
OF an amendment to authorize the issue of
Treasury notes as fast as National bank notes
are withdrawn. The amendment offered by
Mr.. Sherman was rejected. In the House,
the food relief resolution was adopted. The
Chalmers Manning contest was debated
till $3.50, when the previous question was
dered. Curtin marched Manning up to the
Speakers desk and demanded that he be sworn
in on the certificate of the Governor of
Mississippi. The Speaker declined to admin
lister the oath on the ground that Manning's
right to the seat was under consideration. The
majority report was finally adopted. This dis
charges the committee as to the prima facie
case and leaves the seat vacant until the case
is decided on its merits. Both houses ad-
iourned till Monday.