Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-02-11
AUDUBON, AUDUBON IOWA FEBRUARY H. 1873


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6--Among the petitions
presented and appropriately referred were a
number by Hoar, Frye, Cullom, Conger, Dawes,
and Allison, from various assemblies OF Knights
of Labor, praying congress TO open up the Ok
lahoma lands for settlement and TO establish q
territorial government over them.
On motion of Sewell the senate passed the
bill heretofore introduced by amending sec-
tons Of the revised statutes relating 70 annual
appropriations for militia.
On Harrison's motion the morning business
was laid aside and the Dakota bill taken up,
on which Butler took tho floor, and said the
senator from Indiana had either eyadod or for
gotten the main facts bearing on the Dakota
question Butler charged that the opposition to
Dakota had not first come from thedemocratic
side OF the senate, but from the Republican
side, aud quoted some remarks OF Hale In a
former congress TO sustain his position. This
bin occupied the greater portion OF the SEES
sion. Buffers resolution was lost, yeas %,
nays a. The bill reported from the commit
tee was then passed, yeas 81, nays ~. The
bill divides the territory OF Dakota on the line
Of the 10th parallel latitude; provides for the
admission Of the southern part as astate under
the title OF Dakota, and tho organization OF
the northern portion into separate territory
under the name Of "Lincoln."
HOUSE.
The committee on military affairs passed IA
voraby upon Representative Lalrd's bill for
the protection OF Arizona and New Mexico,
II provides for raising one regiment OF volun-
teer cavalry In each territory for one years
service, TO DO composed OF and differed by
actual settlers Of the territories named. Two
Mexican ponies ara TO be furnished zach
officer and soldier, and whenever these are In
sufficient TO make vigorous pursuit OF hostile
Indians, the reglmental quartermastors are
authorized TO supply the deficiency from any
herds accessible without any delay OF adver-
tisemcnt or inspection, giving vouchers for
such animals as may be taken from private
citizens. Pack animals are 10 be provided as
20 regimental wagon trains. On motion OF
Laird the resolution was adopted, making the
Fitz John Porter bill continuing, the special
day the 18th inst, including the night session
on Tuesday evening The House tscn ad-
iourned until Monday. -,
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.--Eustis offered res
olutlon directing the finance committee 10 In
quire whether II had been the custom for the
assistant treasurer at New Orleans to receive
deposits of standard silver dollars from ship
pers Of silver coin and 10 issue 10 their CORES
pondents at New Orleans receipts for the sill
yer, subject To count, and 10 issue silver certifi
Gates after the count Of dollars so deposited
had been made, and whether said custom, II II
had prevailed, had been changed by nstruc-
ton OF the treasurer OF the United States, and
the reason therefor; also whether the custom
was now In force at any other sub-treasury;
a'so whether there was an adequate clerical
force at the New Orleans sub-trcasury, and, II
not, what increase was necessary there TO en-
able tho sub-treasurer TO carry out the law.
The resolution Of Eustis brought long dis
cussion, which branched of into discussion
Of the Presidents appointments and the right
Of the senate TO information respecting romov-
ais from office. The resolution went over, and
after executive session the senate adjourned.
HOUSE
Nothing was done but the transaction OF
routine business. The states and territories
were called for the introduction OF bills. After
the transaction of some routine business, the
states and territories were called for introduc-
ton OF bills Among those introduced were
the followlng BY Blanchard, OF louisiana,
calling on the secretary of the treasury for
statement OF all moneys or funds seized aud
collected by Generals Butler and Banks while
In command OF the department OF the Gulf dur
Ing the war ByO'Neill Of Wisconsin to create
commission whose dnty It shall be to report
upon the material and intellectual progress
made by the colored race since 1865.
BY Brown, of Pennsylvania, relating TO the
coinage OF silver bullion and providing for the
depositng OF the same rs security for national
bank circulation.
The house went into committee OF the whole
Hammond, OF Georgia, In the chnr-.-on the
half gallon liquor tax bill. Weaver, OF Iowa,
took the floor and made speech upon finance,
attacking hercely the national banking system'
There we're four things relating to finance
which Weaver said this Congress must enact.
First--It must provide for the unrestricted
coinage Of the American silver dollar.
Second--A law must be passed for the issue
Of treasury notes to take the place of bank
notes
Third-The larger portion Of the surplus In
the treasury must be paid out In liquidation OF
the interest bearing public debt.
Fourth-It must forbid by law any further
discrimination against silver coin.
The committee then rose and the house ad-
iourned