The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail.
CONGRESS


In the Senate on the sd q resolution
was agreed to authorizing the Committee on
Indian Affairs to continue during the recess
of Congress the investigation of leases OF
Indian lands. The Des Moines Settlers Title
bill was then passed by vote of 81 TO "a and
consideration of the Post-office Appropria-
by Mr. Frye apprepriating SseO,00O for the
transportation of foreign mails, including
transit across the lsthmus of Panama tchar-
acteriZed by Mr.. Beck as a Pacific Mail sub
sidy) was adopted. The Senate retaiaed the
House provision permitting newspaper arti-
-cles to be marked without increase of post.
age. The bill was then read a third time and
passed. In the House the Sundry Civil Ap-
preparation bill was reported. The Senate
amendments were concurred in to the House
bill FORGETTING the Texas Pacific land-grant.
The House then went into Committee of the
Whole on the Naval Appropriation bill. After
a lengthy debate and several amendments
the bill passed. An evening Session was held,
when several unimportant bills passed.
In the Senate on the oath Mr. Cu1lom
presented a memorial from the Legislature
of Illinois urging some quick and satisfac-
tory settlement of the Oklahoma question.
By unanimous consent the bill offered by
Mr.. Dawes to authorize the President to
negotiate for the purchase of the remaining
right of the Seminole, Creek and Cherokee
Nations of Indians to these lands, was taken
up and passed. Senator Cockreli called up
the House bill already favorably reported
provide for the settlement of claims of Off
GERS and enlisted men of the army, for loss OF
private property destroyed in the military
service of the United States. After some
debate the bill passed. The Senate insisted
on its amendments to the Agricultural APP
preparation bill and a committee of confer
ence was appointed. In the House the
River and Harbor bill was further considered
In Committee of the Whole. Numerous
amendments were made and after discussing
the bill all day it was finally reported to the
House. Adjourned.
In the Senate on the 18th Mr.. Allison
submitted a conference report on the Army
Appropriation bill, and said the conferees had
agreed to all differences except that relating
q to courts martial i'm time of peace. tilt
between Senators followed upon the findings
and sentence in the late Swain Court Martial
Mr.. Allison, from the Committee on Appro-
priations, reported the Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill, and asked
immediate consideration. The bill was taken
journment. In the House the rules were
suspended and the Deficiency Appropriation
bill was taken up and passed. Business
under the special rules was then proceeded
with until the River and Harbor bill was
reached, and from that hour until midnight
the House was a scene of disorder, confusion
and dilatory motions. The House was forced
TO an adjournment without action.
In the Senate on the 26th the Naval Ap-
preparation bill was reported. Senator Hoar
The Legislative Appropriation bill after fur
Their debate, was then passed. The Silver bill
was then taken up, and after debate,
laid aside. Senator Van Wyck offered amend
ments to Senator Hoar's Pacific Railroad
Funding bill as follows: That no dividends
shall be declared until the interest of bonds
shall have been paid; that the consolidation
, of 1850 of the Union Pacific with the Kansas
and Denver Pacific shall not be legalized;
that no stocks shall be considered legal for
which no money was paid. Executive Ses-
sion In the House the conference
was agreed to. The Post-ofIice Appropria-
ton bill, with the Senate amendments. was
taken from the Speakers table and referred
to the Committee on Appropriations. Mr..
Randall moved to suspend the rules SO that
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill might be
considered for four hours, which time should
be occupied in debate on the clauses relating
to the suspension of silver coinage and the
Worlds Industrial and Cotton Exposition.
The motion was lost. Then Mr.. Randall
the rules and pass the bill with the silver
clause stricken QUIT The motion prevailed
and the two hours debate begun. at the close
of which the bill went over and the House
adjourned.
In the Senate on the eth the Naval APP
preparation bill was taken up and read. The
Committee ,on Public Buildings reported
favorably the bin making appropriations for
a number of public buildings, in which was
included an item appropriating $4,000 for
Wichita, Kan. At one o'clock the unfinished
business, being the Anti-Silver Coinage bill.
was laid before,the Senate but was tempo
rarily laid aside and consideration of the
Naval bill continued. The bill was slightly
amended and passed. The bill providing for
the sale of the Sac and Fox Reservation in
Kansas and Nebraska passed. A number of
pension bills passed. -. In the House con-
sideration of the Sundry Civil bill was re-
sumed. A motion to strike out the clause
making an appropriation to the New Orleans
Exposition was lost. The bill finally passed.
The Senate amendments TO the Legislative
Appropriation bill were non-concurred in
and a committee of conference appointed.
Mr.. Willis moved to suspend the rules and
put upon its passage the bill appropriating
S5,00O,000, to be expended under the direction
of the Secretary of War, for the continuation
and completion of the works designated in
the last River and Harhor bill. After debate
the motion prevailed and the bill passed. At
the evening session thirty-Six pension bills
passed.