Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-16

After n long debate by Ed
munds, Blaine, and Chandler, the bill
TO prevent military interference at the
polls was passed in the precise form in
which it came from the house by vote
of 33 ayes, % noes. On motion Of Mr..
Beck, the senate took up the house bill
making appropriations for the legisla-
tive, executive and judicial depart
ments Of the government, and then
adjourned till tomorrow.
FRIDAY, May 0--Hou@.--A bill
was reported from the judiciary
committee to remove the political dis
abilities Of j. G. Pemberton, Of Georgia.
IL gave rise to an amusing scene be-
tween Conger and Cox, which was cut
short by moving the previous question,
and the bill passed. Mr.. Cook,
chairman Of tho committee on
public buildings and grounds, re-
ported resolution testifying 10 the
high qualities Of the late Rush Clark,
Of Iowa, who had been member Of
that committee, and directing the com
mitlec on appropriations to appropriate
to the family Of the deceased his salary
Adopted. The house then resumed con-
sideration ofthe Warner silver bill and
was addressed by Weaver in advocacy Of
the bill, and in favor Of double stand
ard.
| SATURDAY May l0--,Seaute-M Eaton
introduced, by request, q bill relating to
telegraph communication between the
United States and foreign countries
Consideration was resumed Of the
bill making appropriation for legisla-
tive, executive and judicial expenses Of
the government for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1880, and for other plir-
poses. Adjourned without action.
SATURDAY, May 10-Hom.--A bin
was reported from the commit
. tee on revision of laws, and passed,
amending the law relating to writa of
prohibition and mandamus, also the
bin relating to widows Of pensioners of
the war of 1912, 30 ms to give pensions to
women who are the second time wild
ows. Opposition was made TO the lat
ter bill, rs being n change of the pen
zion laws, md, on motion Of Mr..
Garfield, il was referred to the pension
committee The bill prohibiting the
presence Of the military Mt the places
Of elections was presented, ~ enrolled.
II was signed by the speaker, and was
sent to the president pro tenn. Of the SEN
ate. AT the expiration of the morning
hour, consideration was resumed Of the
Warner silver bill, but no vote was Ia.
ken.
MONDAY. May l2-Seaoie. -Ihesenate
gave the session to II debate on the log
islative appropriation bill, but adjourn
ed without reaching q vote.
MONDAY, May r. House. a
large number Of bills We're intro
dueed and referred. At 2:16 i. NJ, ~
message from the president was receiv-
ed, supposed to be n veto message of
the bll prohibiting military intelfer-
once ut the polls Mr.. Dlbbrell
moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill imposing q tax of :
per cent. IN excess Of incomes over " ,0On
comes over three thousand dollars; re-
jecled; yeas l0l, nays S4, not thoneccs-
snry lwo-thirus in tho affirmative.
The speaker then, Mt 2;5S y. m, laid
before the house the presidents veto Of
the military interference bill, There
was considerable applause on the re-
publican sile when the sentence was
read which insists that the power Of
the federal authority to supply troops
when necessary should not he interfcr-
ed with, and there was an incredulous
sneur on the democratic side AT the
presidents assurance that he desired to
net in harmony with congress. The re-
publican applause was repeated at the
reading of sentences relating to Prosi-
dent jackson crushing qualification and
To President Lincoln issuing call for
troops to save the union in ls6l, also
Mt the nllusion of the hostility of the
state government, and again at the sug
gestlon that the bill was I'M intrusion ci
state supervision amounting in spirit
and tendency To state supremacy. On
conclusion Of the reading Knott offered
u resolution directing the message to he
entered i'll the journal and that the
house will proceed tomorrow To
consider the same; agreed to.
Mr.. Deering moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill making npprop.
riations for the support of the army.
MIR. Knott thcreupon intcrposed n
motion to adjourn which was defeated
yoas ~, nays 2l0. The democrats vot-
ing against adjournment were Black
burn, Bliss, Bloun, Clymer, Collroth,
Culberson, FELTON,, Geddes, Martin, w.
R., Martin, N. ~, Person, Poehlers,
Robertson, and Williams. The green
hackers voting no were Do La Matyr,
Ford, Jones, Lowe, Murch, Steven
son and Weaver. Ladd voted yen.
The house then proceeded To vote on
tho motion to suspend the rules and
pass the army appropriation bill, being
the same introduced to-day by Young
and Townsend, Of Ohio, the same rs the
regular house bin without the
sixth and nneth sections. The
motion was rejected. YEAS l09,
nnys 100. As between the democrats
and republicans it was strictly party
vote, the democrats NIL voting no and
the republicans NIL voting aye. OF the
grcenhackcrs De Ia Matyr, Ford, Gil
icae, Jones, Lowe, Murch Stevenson
md WenNnr vntnI yno an1 IalI NAVY