Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-07-04
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.


came up and republicans availed them
selves of the parliamentary priv !
i.eges to prevent action upou it.
NJ. Beck submitted concurrent
resolution, providing for joint COM
mittee. composed OF five senators and
seven representatives to report 1T the
next session what change, If any,
ought to be made iii the mode Of
guarding or collecting the revenues,
either from the custom house internal
taxation or in the management OF the
various departments and bureaus OF
The government, with view 10 the
efficiency OF the service and economy
in appropriations of the public money;
and whether changes from permanent
to annual appropriations, would be adj
vantageous or not. Placed On the cal
endar. 4 short time was spent in the
effort to frame another judicial expens-
es bill when the senate by strict party
vote adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 2i Rouss. BY vote
of yeas 81, nays l03, the house refused
to adopt the resolution to adjourn June
%. The following democrats and green
hackers voted in the negative: Acklin.
Bouck, De La Matyr, Elam, Evans,
FELTON,, Ford, Forsyth, Gibson, Gillett,
Herbert, Jones, King, Lowe, Murch,
Meyers, New, Persons, Phister, Richard
son,(S O. Stephens, Stevenson, Thomp-
son, Epson, Weaver and Yocum.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of the following select committee
on the alcoholic LIQUOR traffic: Davis,
(Mo.,) Bouck, Nichols, Slmonton,
Williams, (Ala.,) Brewer, Norcross,
Miller and Updegroti, (Ohio.) The SEN
ate bill for the relief of the widow and
children of the late Gen. James Shields,
and for increase of the pension of Caro-
lima S. Webster passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 26-Sendte.-
Vest introduced a resolution declaring
that the complete reconciliation of sill
yer, its full restoration as money met
al, and its free coinage, are demanded
by the dictates ofjustice and wise states
nlanship. 1t was referred. Mr.. Burn
side introduced the following resolu-
ton:
WHEREAS, The people Of this union
for fifty years, have adhered to
Monroe" doctrine, that the nations o
the American continent, by the free
and independent condition which they
have assumed and maintained. are
henceforth not to be considered rs sub
jects for future occupation by any
European power;
Therefore, be At rtSolrtd b. HE senate and
house Of representatives, That the people
IF these states would not view without
serious Gnquietude, an attempt by the
powers of Europe 10 establish under
their protective domination ship
canal across the Isthmus Of Darien, and
such action could not be regarded i'll
any other light than as manifestation
Of an unfriendly disposition towards the
United States
This resolution was referred to the
committee OH foreign affairs. The bill
relating to additional pay for employees
of congress was debated at some length
but no action taken. The senate then
took up the concurrent resolution pro-
viding for the appointment OF q joint
committee to investigate the collection
and disbursement of revenue. a long
debate followed and the senate ad-
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 25th--Hou@.-No
action of general interest was taken by
the house.
THURSDAY, June 10Th Senate.-The
bill extending the provisions of the act
entitled ian act for the relief of certain
settlers on the public lands" until
Oct. 1st 1880, was passed. Two execu-
tive sessions We're held and routine
business transacted when tue judicial
expenses bill first passed by the house
WAS reported, read second time and
referred to the committee on appro-
priations.
THURSDAY, June 26-Ho,se.-The
new judicial expenses bill the main
features of which were drafted by the
democratic advisory committees, was
reported and passed, every attempt of
republicans to amend it being defeated.
The vote stood yeas, 80; nays, 67; all the
greenbaekers except Forsythe voting in
the affirmative.
FRIDAY, June 27th--Stnate. The iu-
dicial appropriation bill was passed
without amendment. The bill making
appropriation for the pay Of United
States marshals was reported but went
ON0ls MI ShiiSAolli Va W ASNplIHlii, H1S
excused from further service on the
committee on alleged election frauds,
and Blaine was appointed. After an
unimportant debate the senate ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, June 27th-House. THE bill
providing for the pay Of marshals
created debate in which Garfield and
Hurd. were the principal participants.
The bill pass ed BY party vote, ayes So,
nays 60. A resolution to adjourn
Monday June Both was adopted.
SATURDAY, June 28-Snale The bill
providing for the pay of U. S. marshals
and their deputies was passed after long
debate by vote of % to u. 1t was
strictly d party vote, the democrats
voting in the affirmative. No other
business Of importance was transacted.
SATURDAY, June 2S = Ho,tse. = The
exempting from license and enrolment
fees, vessels not propelled wholly by
sail or internal motive power Of their
own was passed after the word
wholly had been stricken out.
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