Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-04-11
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

TUESDAY, April 1.-Senate--.A bill APP
propriating 100000 for disinfecting
yellow fever vessels, passed. Sen. Cor.
don took his seat. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 1.-Ho,tse. At
kins, of Tennessee, reported the
legislative appropriation bill. 1t APP
propriates between S15,000,000 and &c.
100000, and contains provisions repeal
ing the last clause of section 500, re-
vised statutes, which applies to Penn
sylvania, and sections sol, 800 and S2l,
revised statutes, and providing that all
jurors, grand and petit, shall be public
" drawn from box containing the
names of not less than 800 persons pos
sessing the necessary qualifications,
which names shall have been
placed therein by the clerk of
the court and commissioner
who shall be appointed by the judge,
the commissioner to be citizen resid-
ing in the district and a well-known
member of the principal party opposing
that to which the clerk belongs. 1t also
repeats sections 2,016, 2,01S and 1920,
and all of the succeeding sections down
to and including 2,02;7, and also section
1922. 1t also strikes out in section
2,0l7 the words for the purpose of en-
gaging In the work of canvassing bal
lots" and strikes out of section 2,02S
the words "or deputy marshal" and
the words "city, town, county and par
ish." 1t also repeats section 2,031, ex-
cept such part of it as relates to the pay
of supervisors of elections. 1t repeals
all other sections and laws authorizing
the appointment of chief supervisors Of
elections and special or deputy mar
shals of elections. After long debate,
the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.-Senote. -Hoar's
resolution declaring the democratic
programme of legislation unconstitu-
tional and revolutionary was laid on the
table by yeas 30, nays 20. Mr.. Sauls-
bury made report against the admis-
sion of Hill to a seat from New Hamp-
shire. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.-H0uSe. was
ordered that all general debate on the
army bill should cease on Friday. Mr..
Williams, of Wisconsin, then spoke at
some length upon the bill, and the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 3-Senate. The Gre
dentials of Chas. III. Bell, vino was APP
pointed by the governor as senator
from New Hampshire, were taken up
and briefly discussed, when the senate
adjourned until Monday.
THURSDAY, April 3-HouSe Discus
sion upon the army bill continued, and
Knott spoke at length. An evening
session was held for debate. Adjourn
ed.
FRIDAY, April 4-Houe.-The entire
session was consumed by debate on the
army bill, but no vote was reached.
SATURDAY, April 5th-H0use. long
discussion on the army bill occupied
the entire session. The bill was finally
passed with several amendments, the
chief one of which was the repeal of
the clause providing for the appoint
ment of supervisors of elections. The
vote stood 14S to I'D, the greenbackers,
with the exception of Barlow and For
sythe, voting with the democrats in the
affirmative. Tho house then by vote
OF 154 to 100 adjourned until Tuesday
to avoid the introduction of bills on
Monday.
MONDAY, April 7--Sendte. The New
Hampshire senatorial case was dis
cussed but not disposed of. Two rail
road bills were lntroduced-fo the re-
peal of the Atlantic and Pacific grant,
and for the relief of the central branch
of the Union Pacific. Adjourned.