The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-04-10
NEWS CONDENSED.
Concise Record OF the Week,
DoYNos OF CONGRESS.


A COMMUNICATION from tho Attorney Con.
cral. stating that his force " employees was too
small to supply promptly the soluminous pa-
rers called for. and avking for moro halp, was
presented In the senate on the aist ult. Favor.
able reports We're mndc on bills for tho erection
OF public buildings at Chattanooga, opeousaa,
compsnsation 70 citizens o kansas for
asifiSsa EXPLAINS. .ns tho p1oyssn.
q HI. bill TO organize the Patent ONCE In senar.
n.c derartn.nts David brewer was con.
resolution thanking Minister Sargent FOR the
s, y .. faithful, and md. disnihed msnner
q HIS oiftce ns Minister To Berlin. III,
committee on Public Health relAlted hack q
resolution directing an Investigation ~ 10 the
the lrosince Of Congress; but 1t was rccominit-
teh. by vote q il7 to iid. resolution WAS
offered by MI. Nichols, requesting tho sherman
committee of the senate 10 inquire into the cir
cnmstanccs Of the riots ~ Cincinnati. BILLS
We're introduced TO grant tight Of way through
lndian Territory for the Pacific and Great u vt
ern Road: to make Oakland. Cal, u port
Of delivery; 10 repeal the internal revenue tax
on tobacco and the distillation of apples and
reaches; 70 eaualize the taxation of foreign and
domestic insurance companies. anu To aprropri~
ate $tto,ooJ for sufferers by tho overflow OF tho
Mississippi. Robert Smals was sworn In rs \
member from South Carolina Mr., Bland led
the debate on the tradc-doliar hil and urged
the unlimit ell coinage OF silver.
BILL tor the relief OF the Jeannette survivors
passed the Senate on the "a inst. A memorial
was presented from William Webster. nm Amer
lean citizen. asked 10 be secured In tho owner.
ship Of = halt million acres OF land in New
zealand bought from native chiefs before tho
British took possession, bill was re-
ported Tor asccrtaining the expense in
CURED ny Idaho Territory In snppressing the
hammock and Nez Perez outbreaks. BILLS were
n IA n lat af aa1
tracts In Alaska, and to make gold and silver cer-
tihcatcs legal tender. Mr. Coke argued against
the education bill Generals Grant and neale
In the House Of Representatives, bills were ia
yorably reported tor the naturalization Of the
descendants OF aliens who served honoraby
In the army; authorizing tho service Of proc-
esscs OF Federal courts within the limits oil In
dian reservations: TO provide for the inspcc-
msa 10 or s Ss ana and on
tonagon land grant,: TO prohibit con-
tracts for the labor OF Federal prisoners, and
violation Of the eight-hour law The bill to re-
deem the trade dollars WAS passed, by $50 TO 40,
after ths erasnre OF the fourth section, which
compulsory coinage. The special committee
appointed To investigate the charges made by
cx Speaker Keller against ii. Y. Boynton To-
ported that they were not sustained by the cyi-
denre.
The Senate held Its usual debate on the
educational bill on the I'd inst. No legislative
work worthy Of record was accomplished. In
the House memorial from hondholdcrs Of the
Nor hern Pacific road was presented. praying to
be heard before the Public Lands Committee
4 recess of fifteen minutes A was ''V taken Ken
TO receive Gen. Grant, who leaned on a crutch
ut the clerks desk and was introduced to men,
bers by Speaker Carlisle. message from the
President was received, recommending an ap-
preparation Of 10000 for the protection OF
lesees on the lower Mississippi,
A JOINT resolution of the Legislature OF
Town, asking immediate steps to recover mn.
earned portions Of railroad land grants, was
presented In the Senate on the Sd inst. by Mr.
Wilson. A Ie.ition was received from 5000 citi.
zens OF the Western States, asking for a pension
of a. least s. in money tor each honorahly dis
charged soldier and sailor OF the late war, Ia
vo,abe reports we're made on bills TO erect a
public building at Sacramento and To author
tze the brid- Of the Cumberland ut Nash
vile and the Missouri ut White Cloud. The
Library Committee was instructed to inquire IN.
to the cxpciteney Of purchasing from the Lewis
family the sword worn by Washington when he
resigned his commission When the education
In came up. MIR rendle'on opposed 4, Mr.,
Beck made q political speech, Mr. Williams
advocated tn measure. and Messrs Hear and
Harrison outlined amendments which they pro-
lose To introduce, The House Of Representa-
tiyes adopted q Joint resolution authorizing the
loan OF flags and bunting for the fair nj Rich
mona in aid Of disabled COME icrAse veterans
inquire into the massacre rs' q DR. Marcus Mhit-
more and Others In Oregon in 1877. Forty-siN
pages OF ahe Indian appropriation bill were dis
POSED of.
hill TO authorize the appointment of .
commission by the Presiden, to run and mark
the boundary lines between portion Of Indian
Territory and Texas was reported to the senate
on the Ath inst. Mr.. Logan presented petition
from the Chicago Board OF Trade against the
further coinage OF silver dollars Mr.. lap
ham intoduced bill to authorize
the disappointment and retirement If
disabled officers honoraby discharged IRON the
regular army Mr.. Jonas submitted Joint res
oution making an appropriation Of sioo.eao for
the protection of levees the lower Mississippi.
Speeches the education hill were made by
Messrs. Basard. Gibson. and Morgan. Mr.. hut
Ter gave notice Of an amendment that the money
required shall he raised by n aiiect annual tax
on the States, In the House bill was reported
TO provide for the adjustment OF Congressional
land grants within the torders of Kansas The
Indian appropriation bin was passed. An even
ing session Was held for the consideration Of
pension bills.