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

transportation routes to the sea-
BOARD. reported fayorably on the senate
bill to provide for the survey If an in
land water route and canal from the
Mississippi river 10 the Atlantic Ocean,
Placed on the calendar,
4 few unimportant bills were intro
duced and referred and then the reso-
lutions of Sem Mathews on the silver
question was taken up and discussed ut
length 4 motion to lay the resolutions
aside resulted in the following vote
Which, indicates that the senate has
TWO thirds majority in favor of the
resolutions The vote to lay aside was:
Yt2S -Nessrs. Allison, Blaine 30 Ath. urn
side, Cfatee. Christiaucy. Coukling, Dawes,
Dorsey. Ilamlin. Kellogg. kirkwood Mitchell,
Morrill,. Paddock Patterson, holhns and Sann-
ders Is.
Nags-Messrs. Railey. Barnuui, Dayard, Beck,
rel Coke, Davis, ii H., Davis, cW Val, Eaton,
Eustis. arland, Gordon, Grover, Harris. Here
ford. Hill. Howe ingalls,, Johnston Jones. ella
Jones, New Herman Lamar, Me reery, Nc
Donald. Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Matthews, MNNey.
Merrman. organ uglesby, Plumb, salisbury,
spencer, Thurman, Voorhees,, Wadl.gh wallace
and Whyte-43.
After some further discussion the
senate went into executive session and
adjourned.
HOUSE.
DC. l1.-Mr. Whitthornc in
troduced bill providing that the
naval authorities shall remove the
bodies of the officers and men lost i'll
the wreck of the Huron for burial in
the navy cemetery at Annapolis, and
reimbursing relatives for expenses al
ready incurred in removing bodies from
the coast of North Carolina. After the
bill was so amended rs TO include rela-
tives of those men lost from the wreck
ing boat Baker, the bill was passed.
Mr.. Durham from the appropriation
committee, reported back the deficiency
appropriation bill, with the rccommen-
dation that the house concur i'll certain
senate amendments, and for their nom
concurrence III others. Mr.. Durham
explained that when the bill passed the
house it appropriated $1,54900O. The
senate had added ISL 100000 10 the bill
The house committee onappropriatons
had agreed to recommend concurrence
i'll the amendment approprating $469
600 for the state department buildings,
and non-concurrencc in tho amend
ment approprirting 100000 for the
star service of carrying mails.
The house then concurrcd in the
following amendments: Item for the
United States mint ut Denver and for
the assay office at Helena; item to pay
salary of Judge Lang, court of claims;
item appropriating $325,00 for the
state department building; item appro-
priating $4,000 for court house and
postotfice building at Little Rock; the
provision for sending public documents
through the mails; the appropriation of
$4,000 for the commissioner to the in
.crnational prison congress at Stock
holm; appropriating $4,000 for the re-
pair and restoration Of patent models.
The following senate amendments
were non-concurred III: Increasing the
item for contingencies for the treasury
department from $4,000 to $S0, 1000; APP
propriating $l3,500 for custom house
commissioners appropriating $24,500
for deficiency in the pay o.
railroad, postotfice clerks, &C.;
appropriating $1,000 for mileage to new
senators at the called session; appro-
priating $9,015 for furniture for the
senate; appropriating 1914 for miscel-
laneous items for the senate; appro-
priating Sc, 600 for the national associa-
ton for the relief of colored women
and children; appropriating $15, 900 for
the Hot Springs commission, Arkansas;
appropriating $1,000 for the commits
sion to prepare and publish new edi-
ton Of the first volume Of revised
statutes; appropriating $1,000 for pre-
pairing for the publication Of the pro
ceedings Of the electoral commission;
appropriating $1,000 for the prepare
ton of the Hall second Arctic eXpcdi-
tion;.lppropriating 100000 for the pub
ication Of the official records of the
rebellion; appropriating 81, APO for leg
islative expenses of Washington Terri
tory; appropriating $1G,0S4 for the pay
ment of claims audited and allowed for
the pay of the Oregon and Washington
Territory volunteers i'll Indian hostlli-
ties in 1896; appropriating $4,000 for
the pavement in front Of the arsenal
grounds at indianapolis. The question
on the amendment to pay the expenses
Of the custom house commissioners
was taken by yeas and nays and re-
suited yeas 127, nays, 1850 the amend
ment was non concurred in. The ques-
ton on the amendment appropriating
$4,000 for the inland mail transporta-
ton on the star routes, and BY all other
than railroad routes, was also taken by
yeas and nays The committee on ap-
preparation having recommended non
concurrence, the amendment was con
cured in, yeas, 143, nays, 10Y. All
amendments having been disposed Of,
the bill goes back to the senate.