Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-02
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

ana removal OF senate eMplQNeS III the
secretary and sergeant-at-arms, was
taken up, the question being on Mr..
Edmunds' substitute, which was op-
posed by Mr. Pendleton and advocated
by Mr.. Conkhng. Mr.. Edmunds'
resolution went over until tomorrow,
MIR. Pendleton gave notice that
Thursday, after the disposition of the
army bill, he would call up his bill pro-
viding for giving heads of departments
seats on the floor Of the senate sind
house Consideration was then re-
sumed OF the army bill.
Speeches were made by Garland,
Davis, Logan. and others. After exec
utive session, adjourned.
TUESDAY. April 22.--HouSe The
consideration of The subsidiary
silver coin bin was resumed. After
brief statement by Mr.. Chittenden IA
vo1ing the bill, the voting on amend
ments begun. The amendment of Mr..
Newberry. requiring small coins,
one cents, threecentS and tiv
cents, to be received nj
postotlices for postage stamps, in sums
not exceeding three dollars, was after
some discussion agreed to, and the bill
passed.
1t provides that silver coins OF small
er denominations than one dollar may
be exchangeable into lawful money,
when presented in sums Of twenty dol
lars; makes lawful money exchanged
bic into silver CONS, in like amount;
makes subsidiary silver coins legal ten
der for all dc DTS, public and private, in
sums Of not exceeding twenty dollars,
and makes minor coinage receivable
ut postotiices. to the amount Of three
dollars.
Then the house went into committee
on the legislative appropriation bill; and
debate consumed the remainder Of
the session.
WEDNESDAY, April 23.-SenGte.-The
morning hour was principally
occupied with the resolution
relative to removals and appointments
to office within the interven-
ton of the presiding officer Sew
eral amendments were agreed to,
but before final action, the morning
hour expired. Consideration was then
resumed of the army appropriation
bill. The Senate adjourned without
reaching vote.
WEpN EsDAY, April 23.-HouSe.-T
house spent the session. debate on the
legislative appropriation bill and ad-
journed without reaching vote.
THURSDAY, April 24-Sendte.- Dawes
presented the petition Of Mrs. Caroline
Webster, widow of Col. Fletcher Web.
ster, asking an increase in her pension
from $50 to $50 per month. The lady
was the only surviving representative OF
Daniel Webster's family, and had been
made poor by the destruction of the
Marshtield property. Referred to COM
mittee on pensions. Discussion of MIR.
Wallace resolution occupied the morn
ing hour, after which the army appro-
priation bill was taken up, and Mr..
Conkliug begun his speech. The sen
ate adjourned without reaching vote,
THURSDAY, April 24-HouSe-The
house gave the whole sessi IN to dis
cussing the legislative appropriation bill
and adjourned without reaching vote,
FRIDAY, April 25-Stnete. Considers
ton Of the army appropriation bill was
resumed. Numerous amendments were
offered to every section as il was read,
but all were defeated by strict party
vote, except that Judge David Davis al.
ways ySted with the democrats. The
bill was then passed; ayes Il, nays 30.
Mr.. Davis OH. votedin the affirmative.
The only pairs announced were the fol
lowing: Mr.. DAVIS, (W. Va) with
Mr.. Window. Mr.. Hoar with Mr.. Nc
Pherson. Mr. Sharon was the only
absentee not paired. 1t was resolved
that when the senate adjourn it be to
Monday next, yeas Al nays 26, and this
was the only question decided to-day,
without referenceto party. The senate
then went into executive session. After
confirming two nominations the senate
remained in executive session nearly
an hour doing nothing except to wait
for the return of the army appropria-
tion bill which, although enrolled in
advance by the clerks of the house of
representatives, had still to he examined
by the committee on enrolled bills of
that body and signed by the speaker IN
the presence of the house before it
could, under the rules, be signed by
the presiding officer of the senate and
sent to the president for his action. The
enrolled bill was brought to the senate
door by Clerk Adams a lew
minutes after o'clock, where
upon the senate resumed its
session and Thurman, as president
pro tm., promptly affixed his attesting
signature below that Of Speaker Ran
dali and the bill was Immediately
placed in the hands Of Representative
kenna, chairman Of the house commit
tee on enrolled bills, who forthwith con-
yeyed it to the executive mansion,
where il now awaits the presidents APP
prevail or his veto.
FRIDAY, April 25-House. The house
discussed the legislative appropriation
bill all day and adjourned without com
ing to a vote.
SATURDAY, April &c Hons. -Immedi-
ately upon assembling. the house went
intocommittee Of the whole on the legis.
lative appropriation bill, under the five
minute rule, debate under that
rule to close at two o'clock.
When the debate was closed, the