Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-23
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TAX I'm cigars and other articles subject
to excise duty. On motion of Bauek,
the senate joint resolution authorizing
thc secretary OF war 10 loan tents, aud
camp eQuipsge for the soldiers reunion
IN milwaukee, June next, passed. On
motion of Dehrill, the bill passed author.
iEng the secretary of war to turn over
certain condemned cannon to the gov.
ernment of South CarolinS, On motion
ct Valentine, the bill passed for the re
liet Of settlers On public lands.
SATURDAY, April t1.--Seadte Not in
session, HoaN The morning hour
was dispensed with and the house went
into committee OF the whole, Whit
thornc in the chair, on the Indian ap.
preparation bill, som amendments
were agreed to and the hill passed, The
bill passed providing for the rrappoint.
mcnt of members OF the legislature OF
the territories vt Montana Idaho, and
Wyoming The iaiut resolution passed,
authorizing the secretary of war to fur.
nish artillery Ia soldiers and sailors for
the reunion al Columbus,
ohio, III August next.
MIR, Manning offered, under instructions
from the committee ON elections, reso.
luton for an investigation into the facts
relating to the reception by Springer of
an anonymous letter relating to Douuel.
" VS.. Washhurnc. MIR. Brown inquired
il 1t WAS Intended 10 investigate tho con.
duct OF somebody who was not amsm
Der ot the house by committee of tho
house and at the expense of the people.
MIR, Manning replied that the resolution
was quite clear 1t did propose To in
vestigate the authorship vt the anony.
nous letter which, ON its face, purportod
to have been written N the interest of n
member of the house. Whether written
by the contestant or Contestcc was n
matter which the house ought, oi course,
IL determine II written hy the man
who asked seat, he was nm unworthy
man, and no mem her would favor his al.
mission, Tho resolution WAS "a broad
as the merits of the case required. He
hoped there would I've no objection to the
resolution. MIR. MeLaue moved 10 lay
the resolution on the table, He did not
think il presented aqucstion Of privilege
Reieeted--44 10 90 fho resolution was
then adopi,d-l06 To b5. Adjourned.
MONDAY, April l0-Seadtc. Senator
salisbury offered an amendment IN
struettng the committee ~ inquire into
III ,tltcls OF railroad consultations and
what power congress had in Tho matter
A concurrent resolution was adopted Il
print 100, 900 copies of the special report
ON diseases OF swine. Mr.. Hamlin intro
duced bill authorizing the prcsidcn
TO make the necessary arrangements I,
carry into effect any convention between
the United States and Nicaragua which
may he duly concluded between the Nv,
governments, Referred,
MONDAY April l0,--Hou. : Under cal
OF The states, bills, etc !, were introduce,
and referred MIR, Herbert, providing
that the president of the senate shall sub
nit 10 the senate and house when Assem-
bled, 10 count the votes for president ant
vice president, all the packages purport
ing TO contain electoral votes. Mr.
Weaver, u resolution directing the sccrc
tary of the treasury to report whether o.
not, the treasury department has at AM
time anticipated the pay ment of intercs
on the public debt, or any part thereof
rs provided by joint resolution, approx.
ed March II, 1864, and for what period
10 whom tho interest was paid, IN Wha
amount, and whether with or withou
rebate.