Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-23
THE XLyI C0NGRES>.
TUESDAY, April l&-The senate was
not in session.


erstion Of the army appropriation
bill WIS resumed, Snd, amer an adj,
dress by Ewiag, passed by vote
81 lis yeas 20 IS days, Mr.. Thomp.
son submitted the con ference report upon
the census bill, and after some debate
upon the point Of order, the report was
agreed 10. MIR. McCord asked the house
10 pass the bill granting pension Of
htly dollars y month 10 the widow of
Major General Curtis, at Iowa, He
stated that General Curtis, had once
represented the district which he (Mc
Cord now represented n d had been =
colonel Of the regiment in which he had
served and IL WAS therefore matter OF
peculiar interest to him that The bill
should be passed The bill WAS passed
and the house took areccSs until 7 80 for
an evening session, for the consideration
OF the pension bill, Adjourned.
WEpNEspAy. April l4-Scnafe. bills
were introduced and referred rs follows:
Sen. Wallace, to define the amount and
manner Of purchase OF public lands to
be made by the secretary OF the treasury.
Sen, Psndleton from the committee On
foreign affairs, reported bill for the re.
liet of the Chippewa Indians in Min
neSotS and Dakota Ordered printed
and recommitted Sen. Coke, from the
committee en- Indian affairs, reported
favorahly the house bill IL amend the act
for the removal OF certain Apache Indians
from the Clmarron To MeSCalero agency
Sen, Cameron (Wis) introduced joint
resolution, authorizing the secretary oi
war Ia permit the members the sol.
diers' reunion at Milwaukee, in June.
1850, to use artillery, flags and equipace
belonging To the government, Passed.
Sen, Noarhees submitted artsnlutiOn in.
structiug the committee ON pensions to
report bill authorizing pensions To sur.
viving soliiers and sailors OF the Mcxi.
can war Sen Eaton, from the appro.
priation committee ottcredau amendrO mt
approprlating $4,000 for compensation
and necessary expenses OF the commits.
slonerS appointed To act with the envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotcn
uary Of the United States to China, to
negotiate aud conclude u treaty and set.
Element of the matter of interest to the
two governments now pending between
the same. Agreed to. The hill then
passed and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 1i-HeuM Gu
motion of Ryan, OF Kansas, the bill pass.
ed authorizing the secretary of the III.
terror To dispose of part ot the Fort
Dodge military reservation 10 actual
settlers, under the provisions ot the
homestead law. The bill Incorporating
The L. s. Commercial & River Platte
Valley Improvement company for the
purpose of aiding and increasing the
commercial relations between the United
States and the Argentine republic, was
referred TO the committee of the whole
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Whithornc in the chair, on
the Indian Apr oprlalion bill, and after
routine work, adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 15-Seaal6 Sen.
Nj MILAN, from the committee ON com.
mercc, reported with amendments the
senate joint resolution introduced by
Senator Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, pro
Yiding for commissi IN 10 consider and
report what legislation IL needed for The
better regulation OF commerce am0ng the
states, and asked its present considcra
ton. Sen. Kirkwood, from the com
mittee on post uilice and post roads, re
ported with amendments the senate bill
providing for The transportation of The
mails between East ST. Louis Placed on
the calendar. sen. Kirkwood announced
that owing to Its importance he would
call II up soon. Sen. Baldwin, from the
committee on commerce, reported favor
ably on the senate bill making an APP
preparation for the purchase OF site
and erection of light house and buoy
signal at or near the entrance of Lnt
r Tie Traverse llarbor. Lake Michi
gan. Placed on the calendar.
The bin directing the payment TO Geo.
| Law, of New York, owner Of the bark
Grapeshot, of $lb,SGl recovered by the
United States on "a libel of The bark, and
to which he has been declared subro-
gated, was taken up. discussed and pass
ed 1903. The Geneva award bill was
then taken up, the q lestiun being on
Hoar's motion to amend by striking out
the provision for payment of the under
writer's loss. Pending the discussion
the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 10 House The bin
reported from the committee of the
whole, providing for "A construction fund
for the navy, without debate, was passed,
as was also the bill 10 equip an expedi'
ton to the Arctic sea. The morning
hour was then dispensed with and the
house went into committee Of the whole
with Whitthorne in The chair, on the
Indian appropriation bill. Mr. Baker
moved to amend by increasing from
| $l30 600 10 $l50,000 the appropriation
for the purchase of clothing for the
different tribes of Sioux. The amend
ment was adopted; "a to 70. Mr. Baker
submitted an amendment, increasing to
the extent of $4,000, the appropriation
for the subsistence of the Sioux. After a
long debate, the amendment ives rejected
Mr.. Baker submitted an amendment in
creasing from $4,000 to $350000 the
appropriation for the subsistence OF
Apache Indians. After debate, rejected.
Adjournt d.
FRIDAY, April 1G.--Seadte The sen.
ate con.idered The calendar, and the bill
granting pension 70 Jesse +. Pbares, a
scout, was again taken up Sen.
Davis, wv Va j described Phares' gal
liant action at Beverly, w Va, WI ere ii
was believed he saved union
forces by his excrtions ON the
occasion when he was shot
Sen. Voorhees, asked how the money Of
the government could be- bot er spent
than in supporting those TO whom the