Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-21


10 without yeas and nays,
The bill now goes u the president fol
his signature
~ the end Of the morning hour the
house proceeded u consider Tie bust
moss cn the speakers table, ami several
bills and communications Wcre apprp-
priately refowed.
When the Paris exposition Till WAS
reached, MIR Mood IN. ~ moved the
house concur III the amendments,
Agreed to yeas, III, nays, 50.
srNArE.
Dee, l3.-Mr, Butler submitted
Il resolution for an Investigation
OF the discharge OF the COM
mittec ON privileges and elrv-
tions from the consideration 0f his ere
dcntidiS 1T the extra session, tut Cam
eron, Wis objected en the grounds
that the resolution Wis Il violation OF
the agreement not IT, transact new bus
mess; and after I'M animated discussion
the resolution Went over \ motion
to go into executive session WAS de
clalcd, also, to he against the agree
mcnt, but subsequently Mr. Thurman
said there WAS 4 matter which he had
been informed would hc brought Is tho
attention Of the senate, and hc moved
that the doors be closed under rule a.
Agreed to unanimously.
The rule 81 provides that ona motion
made and seconded to close the doors
Of the senate III the discussion of amy
business which may i'll the opinion Of
senators require secrecy, the presid-
ing officer shall direct the galleries to
be closed, and during the discussion Of
such motion the doors shall remain
closed,
This motion was submitted for the
purpose of considering the difficulty
between Messrs. Conkling and Gordon
in executive session yesterday, and
after the doors We're reopencd the fol
lowing paper was made public,
During the secret session Mr. Ham
lin offered the following which Was unan-
imously agreed to:
WHEREAS a misunderstanding has
arisen between Hon. Roscoe Conklmg
and Hon. John 3. Gordon III the course
of executive proceedings Of the senate
ofycStcrday, and i mutual understand
ing thereon having boon arrived IL is
set ont in the following paper. II is Or
dcrcd that said papers be entered IT
large ON the legislative Journal of the
senate, that during an executive session
Of the senate held yesterday, words
were uttered both by Senator Gordon,
of Georgia, and by Senator Conllling, of
New York, which We're mutually felt to
be unkind and offensive reports ofthciu-
cidcnt appearing i'll the papers of this
morning which are inaccurate and UNI
Just to both speakers; ON careful in
quiry MS To what was said by each
speaker, and what was understood to he
said by the other, it is certain that the
first offensive words We're inspired by an
honest misunderstanding Of what had
been innoccntly said by the
other speaker. One harsh remark
provoked another rs too often
happens, but I'LL that was
offensive was the out growth Of i mis-
appropriation. Since such was the fact,
we, who are the mutual friends Of both
senators, are of the opinion that il is
due alike to the senate and to the
speakers, that whatever be unkind or
offensive in the remarks of either,
should be treated MS if never uttered,
and we are now authorized to state are
mutually and simultaneously with
drawn.
Signed IL. HAMIIN,
NJ. RANSOM.
TIM o. HOWE.
j. +. MCDONALD.
Dec 15 1887.
The senate then adjourned until Jan
uary TO- 1873.
Dec l5.-The democratic side
under the lead Of MI. Wood
has been cndcavoring all day q force y
vote Oh a resolution for Wholesale in
vestigations, while the republicans have
All equal amount determine not 70 ~
low il.
The senate amendments 10 a post
route bill were taken up and concurrcd
in.
A resolution to pay extra employees in
the door-kecper's department was Of
fered and discussed; agreed to, and the
house adjourned until January 10, 1878,
One Hundred and Sixteen Years Old.
ffrom the Charlotte observer
On Saturday week ago Mrs. Mar
garct Gray, the oldest person in all this
lection Of the state, having arrived at
the wonderful age Of lie years, died ut
her home in Cabarrns county, n. G.
She was the daughter Of Michael Gar
ner (familiarly known NJ old Mike Gar
ncr), who is said to have been the
wealthiest man who ever lived IL Ca-