The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-01-19
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches,
FlFTIETH CoNGREsS,

FIFTIETH CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. Jan lO.-IL the Senate bills
were introduced to equalize the allowances
for extra expenses at Presidential pest
Ofiices, and to establish National Uni
versity in the District OF Columbia for the
education Of teachers The bill to refund
to the several States and Territories tho
direct tax Of August, 1861, was debated
Senator Edmunds, from the Judiciary Conn.,
mittee, made an adverse report on the nom-
ination Of L G G Lamar to be Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court. and Senator
Pugh, In behalf Of tho minority Of the same
committeo, submitted . favorable report
To nominations OF William r. Villas to
bo Secretary Of tho Interior and Don NJ
Dickinson to be Postmaster General
wero reported favorably. In the House
bills wers introduced to dispose Of the sur
plus money IN tbs Treasury. and to prevent
Tho accumulation thereof; to authorize tho
rsfunding OF the National debt into . uni
form consolidated bond; to discontinue tho
coinage Of the three-cent piece; to increase
the pension Of those who have lost eyes or
limbs or who are deaf: to prohibit tho use
Of stoves or oil lamps on railway passenger
trains; to extend the freo-deliv ~ system to
monthly periodicals., and to punish any
officer OF . National bank who receives .
deposit when the bank is insolvent
WEDNESDAY. Jan 11.-A bill was intro
duced in the Senate to provide for . mini
mum invalid pension Of eight dollars .
month Mr. Hale spoke on the civil
service and Mr. Coke spoke In opposition
to the Blair Educational bill Tho nomina-
lions Of several Consuls and Of Henry
Lehman to be coiner Of tho mint at Phila-
delphia were received from the President
In the House tho Little Deficiency bill was
passed, and tho Committee on Military
Affairs reported favorably the Boutells
resolution calling upon tho Secretary OF
War for report upon tho proposed return
Of rebel faga
THURSDAY, Jan. II Bills were intro.
duced in the Senate authorizing the sole
OF timber on tho lands Of tho Menomo.
nee Indians In Wisconsin, and providing
that the legislative power Of tho Territory
Of UGah shall be vested III the Governor
and legislative assembly to be appointed
BY the President and confirmed by the s.n-
ata Ths nomination Of Gen.
eral Edward & Bragg, Of Wisconsin,
to be Minister to Mexico, was received
from the President A resolution direct
ing the Judiciary Commit &c to invest gate
the alleged suppression Of the negro vote in
the recent municipal election in Jackson,
NisA, was adopted In the House . bill
was passed to punish robbery, burglary and
larceny in Indian Territory. and bill wal
reported relating to permissible marks
printing or writing upon second, third and
fourth-cla6e matter.
FRIDAY Jan. l3. In the Senate the
time was chiefly occupied ih discussing
the Blair Educational bill and tho resolu
tion to abolish internal revenue taxation.
A motion to 60 into executive session was
defeated Adjourned to the l6.h In the
House tho bill relating to permissible
marks writing or printing on second
third and fourth-class mail-matter was
passed A bill was reported making appro.
priations to carry into effect the provisions
Of the act to establish experimen 5al agri-
cultural stationA Adjourned to the 10th