Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-05-17
Congressional Summary.

further retirement Of greenbacks pend
ing the discussion on which the morn
ing hour expired and the bill was laid
aside. The senate then took ~ the
pension bill, the pending question being
on inserting rs II substitute
for the "a section the amendment
adopted yesterday providing that on
the first day of January, 1879, the term
Of office Of all pension agents shall eX-
pirc and thereafter honorably discharg-
ed wounded or disabled soldiers, or
widows or daughters Of such soldiers,
shall be appointed to said office, Mr..
Edmunds said lie was opposed to this
whole thing After debate, the
senate, by n vote of yeas 1G, nays 80,
refused to insert the amendment
above mentioned, us II substitute
for the second section Of the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out
the second section Of the bill which, rs
agreed on, reads, "that from and after
the passage of this act III case OF va
cancy from any cause, the Office of pen
sion agent shall be filled by wounded or
disabled union soldiers, or widows or
daughters Of union soldiers. In support
Of his motion Edmunds sud the true
policy was to leave these appointments
with the president and his constitutions
nj advisers. The motion Of Mr..
Edmunds to strike out the 2nd
section of the bill was reject
ed; yeas %, nays 80 The bill was
then reported to the senate. The
amendment made in committee Of the
whole was concurrcd in and it was read
u third time and passed. Mr.. Allison
called up the Indian appropriation bill
and in explanation thereof said the
committee on appropriations had
made very few amendments to
the bill as il came from the house.
The amendments were unimportant.
He moved the five minute rule be mp
piled to discussion Of the amend
ments. Agreed to- A large
number of amendments re-
ported by the committee on approprla-
tons increasing the appropriation for
some agencies II few hundred dollars
and decreasing II few hundred dollars III
other cases were agreed to; also an
amendment authorizing the commit
tee on Indian affairs To employ two
special Indian agents mt large Mt com
pcnsaton not exceeding $1,000 each
per annum. The senate adjourned
without reaching vote on the passage
Of the bill.
TUESDAY, May 7.-Hou%.-Immedi-
ately after reading the journal the
house resumed consideration of the
District of Columbia government bill.
The bill after further amendment passed.
The house decided by 10 yeas, to
1OS nays, to 20 into committee OF the
whole on the tariff bill. This result
was obtained by four democrats chang
ing from nay to yea. They were Bouck,
Regain, Patterson and Coe. AS soon as
the result Of the vote WIS announced
II motion to adjourn was made by
Conger, and was defeated yeas IS,
nays IFS. The house then went into
of the whole, Saylor in the
chair, on the tariff bill, and Banks
spoke in opposition to the bill 1t is
believed that the discussion Of the bill
will occupy u number of days.
WEDNESDAY, May S.-Senate.-Sen-
ator Davis. Of Illinois, stated that rs
soon ~ the Indian appropriation bill
should be disposed of he would ask the
senate To consider the bill reported
from the judiciary committee providing
for distribution Of awards made under
the convention between the United
States and Mexico. The senate then
resumed consideration Of the Indian mp
bill, the pending questi on
being on the amendment OF MIR. Teller
to remove the Nez Perces Indians of
tine st. Josephs band now held as prls-
oncrs Of war Mt IT. leavenworth, Kan
sas, to Idaho Territory instead Of lndi-
III Territory us the house bill provided.
After u long debate the Teller amend
mcnt was rejected. After further de-
bate the senate went into executive scs-
sion and soon altcrward adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May s. Housc-The
speaker announced the committee
Oh census ~ follows Mrssrs. Cox,
IN. Y J, Eager Hogan, Smith, (Ga. J,
Carlisle, Hatcher, BalIou, Jorgenson,
Ryan, and Williams, Oregon
The committee on elections reported
on the contested election cases from the
I'd district Of South Carolina, 9th dis
trict Of Mississippi and Oregon, dcclar-
ing the sitting members, Cain, Cham
bcrs and Williams entitled to their
seats. The report was adopted.
of the bill to regulate
commerce and prevent dis
by common carriers, was
resumed. Pending action, the
morning hour expired. Mr.
Wood moved 70 50 into CONF
mittce Of the whole on the tariff bill.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, MIR. Saylor in the chair
on the tariff bill. Mr.. Tucker, member
OF the Mnvs and means committee, took