Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-27
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,

dent pro ZEN. announced MS Slgnatute
to the supplemental judicial sppro-
priation bill, which now goes to the presi-
dent. The bill to amend the act of 1893,
for the enrolling and licensing of vessels
in the coastng trade was again taken
up. The bill passed alter discussion. The
army appropriation bill was taken up
but the senate adjourned without conf
ing to vote.
TUESDAY, June charlottesville.
Atkins reported back the leglsla-
tive appropriation bill and senate
amendment thereto with report
recommending concurrence in some
and non-concurrence in others. The
report was agreed to. The house then
took up unfinished business, the SEN
ate bill in relation to juries. Herbert,
who has charge OF the bill, tried to get
the republican side of the house to
agree upon D n disposing of the bill
but was met bv} lection. Thereupon
Herbert moved the previous question
on the passage of the bill and the re-
publicans resorted to their favorite
strategy of declining to vote and so leav-
ing the house technically without n
quorum. After various roll calls fur
Their proceedings under call Of the house
were dispensed with. A confer
ence committee consisting of Atkins.
Blount and Baker was appoint
ed on the Legislative appropriation bill.
The attempt to have action taken on
the bill in relation to juries was made
and again resisted, and after about two
hours spent in the struggle it was
abandoned by some democrats and the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 1Sth-Senote. The
Mississippi river improvement commits
sion bill was taken up. The bill passed
with tie senate amendments providing
that the commission shall consist of sew
EN- members-three from the engineer
corps Of the army, one from the coast
and geodetic survey, and three from
civil life, two of whom shall be civil en-
gineers. Messrs. Chandler, Morrill,,
Platt and salisbury were the only SEN
ators voting "nay." The army appro-
nriation bill was then taken up, but the
senate adjourned without coming to a
vote.
WEDNESDAY, June 15-HouSe
morning hour was consumed IN voting
upon dilatory motions, and the bill re-
lating to political assessments went over
without action. Mr.. Mcmahon, from
the appropriation committee, reported
back the Judiciary expenses bill, with
the senate amendments, and on his III D
ton amendments No. = and No. 3 (ver
baD were concurred in, amendment No.
l excepting from provisions OF the bill
section 1882 of the revised statutes)
was non-coucurred in. Mr.. Stephens,
chairman of the coinage committee, re-
ported bill for the exchange of trade
dollars for legal tender dollars, and the
debate thereon was limited to two hours.
Pending consideration of that bill, Mr..
Atkins submitted Il conference report
on the legislative appropriation bill.
THURSDAY, June 19-Sendte. the
opening of the session the chair stated
that he was informed by the clerk that
owing to the length of the previous SEES
sion, the journal was not completely
made up; he suggested therefore that
the reading be dispensed with. Senator
Conkling objected, and insisted on the
order which was the reading of the
journal of the previous session. Fin
ally .he clerk read the first part of the
journal occupying fifteen minutes. The
chair then announced the reception of
petitions and memorials to be in order.
Conkling again objected on the ground
that the journal had not been read.
The chair announced that all had been
read that the clerk had prepared. Mr..
Conkling demanded that the whole of
the journal be read. He referred to
the rules to show that the reading Of the
journal was the first business in order
and that the reading could not be dis
pensed with unless by general consent.
The chair announced his decision
that the business OF the senate
could not be INSTRUCTED by not
reading the entire journal, The
remainder when prepared could be
read hereafter. Conkling appealed
from the decision and said that this
was question OF parliamentary law;
not matter Of order, but Of privilege.
Mr.. Hereford moved to lay the APP
peal on the table. The vote was yeas,
SO, democrats, and only nays, repub-
licans, namely Booth, Burnside, Nor
rill and Window. No quorum voting.
The roll of senators was called and
fifty senators, more than quo
rum answered to their names. The
question on Herefords motion
was again taken ana as pre-
viouslv, no quorum voted, yeas %
democrats, and nays 4 republicans,
namely: Allison Booth, Burnside and
Morrill,. The roll was again called and
tifty.two members answered to their
names. The question required on
Hereford's motion to lay Conkling's APP
peal from the decision THE chair on the
table. No quorum voted, only three
republicans, Burnside, kirkwood and
Morrill, answering to their names.
Mr.. Bayard, before the vote was an
nounced, called attention to the seven
teenth rule which provides that when
senator who i present shall refuse to
vote he shall be required to assign his
reasons for such refusal. The question
shall then be submitted to the senate
whether the senator shall be excused
from voting. Bayard said the senators
on the other side, although in their
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