The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-13
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
CONGRESS.


tion was received from the Secretary of The
Interior in response to an inquiry from the
Senate calling for copies of certain reports
of inspectors of the Land-ofYice, which re
ports, It was stated, exposed great land
frauds in New Mexico, involving the integrity
of the Register of the Land Office in Santa Fe,
and persons in still higher places. The sundry
Civil bill was reported and immediately
taken up for consideration, and the whole
day devoted TO the bill. An amendment was
made appropriation $4,000 for public build
Ing at Fort Scott, Kan. and after midnight
the bill was read third time and passed. A
conference report on the Indian Appropria-
ton bill was submitted. In theHouse Mr..
Randall, from the Committee on Appropri-
atoms, reported back the Naval Appropria-
ton bill with Senate amendments recon-
mending concurrence in some and nom
concurrence in others. Mr.. Mills moved
the resolution that .'the committee
appointed to arrange for the inaugural
ceremonies having declined to give
place we will decline to take part in any of
said ceremonies at the Capitol" This pro-
ycked lengthy discussion, but was voted
down. The Iowa contested election case of
Frederick VS.. Wilson was then taken up and
the fun commenced. After sitting until four
O'Clock In the morning a recess was taken
until nine O'Clock.
The Senate on the Sd, in session of the
day before. refused to recede from its amend
ments to the Indian Appropriation bill, and
also insisted on its amendments to the Sum
dry Civil bill After further debate on the
Indian bill in relation to the Oklahoma lands,
the Senate adjourned and the Legislative
Deficiency bill was taken up. The House bill
continuing an appropriation of $5,W000 for
river ana . haroor Improvements was Is, slightly
TO Hon. George f. Edmunds, President of
the Senate, was unanimously adopted The
Senate then agreed ' to the new conference
provision in regard TO the Oklahoma lands.
This provision fayors the opening of the lands
TO settlement. The House bill for the return
of the Chinese Indemnity Fund was passed
without debate, and House pension
bills taken up for passage. In the
House new conference committee
was appointed on the Sundry Civil bill. The
House refused to concur in the Senate
amendment to the Post-office Appropriation
bill relative to the ocean mail transports.
The report of the conference on the Indian
Appropriation bill was adopted. The House
finally receded from its disagreement to all
Senate amendments, and as finally agreed to
the bill appropriates $6o,OU,OOO. The De-
fcency Appropriation bill was received
from the Senate. The Senate amendments
were non-concurred in, and a new commit
tee appointed. At midnight the conference
report on the Indian Appropriation bill was
submitted and agreed to. At two o'clock in
the morning the House was still discussing
the Disagreement on the Post-ofhce Appro-
priation bill.
In the Senate on the 4th a committee
was appointed to act with like committee
from the House to inform the President that
the two Houses were ready to adjourn A
message was received from the House that
that body had passed the Senate bill author
tzing the President to place one person Gen
eral Grant, on the retired list of the army
A communication was received from the
President nominating Ulysses S. Grant to be
General on the retired list, with full pay OF
such rank, and in open Senate the nomina.
ton was unanimously confirmed. The Sem
ate receded from its amendment to the Post
Office Appropriation bill, the House having
agreed to al except one amendment. The
final conference report on the Deficiency
bill was agreed to. The President
and ice-President-eiect having entered
the chamber, the presiding officer admins
tered the oath of Office to Vice-Presdent
Hendricks and adjourned the Senate sine die,
and Mr.. Hendricks Immediately called it to
order in extra session. The House, after
being in session all night, finally agreed to
all the appropriation bills on which the two
houses had been disagreeing, and after pass
ing vote of thanks to Speaker Carlisle, the
bill retiring General Grant was called
mp and passed. The Iowa contested election
case was decided in favor of Frederick. At
twelve O'Clock the House adjourned sine die.
EXTRA SESSION.
In extra session on the 9Th the Senate
unanimously confirmed the Presidents Cab
fnet nominations. Senator Van Wyck offered
a resolution that the Secretary of the In
terror be directed to inform the Senate
NuttHtr pdlents nave Deen issued TOT lanuS
granted in 1871 to the New Orleans, Baton
Rouge Vicksburg, popularity known as the
Backbone" Railroad, if so for what num-
Der of acres. to what corporation or
sndividual, whose receipt was taken for
she same, when signed, whether un-
usual means were used to hasten the
preparation and execution of said patents;
whether the clerical force employed worked
nights and Sunday so they might be COM
pieted before March 4. what day they were
ready for the signature of the President,
what necessity existed for any special exer-
ton to secure their completion and sigma
ture before the 4th day of March, and whether
anything was done to protect actual settlers
in their rights to any such lands. Also,
whether, previous to the 4th of March, any
ching was done or written in regard to any
other unearned land grants. The resolution
went over to Monday, to which day the Sem
ate adjourned.