Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
THE XLyI CONGRESS-.


of the senate shall submit to the senate
and house, when assembled to count the
vote for president and vice president, al
packages purporting to contain the cleo.
torial votes. Sen. Cameron, Wis } moved
to resume consideration of the bill for
the relief of Ben. HollaGay. Sen. Cock.
rill demanded the yeas and nays. The
motion was agreed to; yeas, 80; nays,
81. Pending the debate, the morning
hour expired cad Vest spoke in support
of the Spofo.d Kellogg resolution.
TUESDAY, May 4-H0use.-1mmedi-
ately after the reading of the Journal
Mr.. Orth made personal explanation
relative to his connection with the claims
against the government of NeneZuela. He
concluded by abiding to the action of
the investigating committee of the 44th
congress, and critizising severely the
conduct of Mr.. Springer in making two
re ports, one to the house and the other
to the country. Mr.. Springer asked and
obtained consentto reply to Ortiz at some
future time. The internal revenue bill
was then passed, ayes 1873, nays 81. The
house then took up the postoffice appro-
priation bill but without reaching final
action adjourned.
WEDNESDAY May 5th-House-M At
kins, chairman of the CO L1mittce on ap.
preparations reported bill APP
propriating $250,0O0 for carrying on the
public printing Office for the current ifs
cal year. The morning hour haying
been dispensed with, Mr.. King called up
the joint resolutions reaffirmlng the Mon.
roe doctrine. The house by decisive
vote, refused to consider the Monroe
doctrine resolution, and went into CON-
mittee of the whole, Mr.. Carlisle in the
chair, on the postotfice appropriation
bill. An amendment increasing the ap-
preparation for railway mail service to
$9.S00,000 was rejected by vote of n to
80.
WEDNESDAY, May 5.-Senate.-Sen.
| Wallace, from the select committee toiin-
quire into alleged frauds in the late cleo.
ton, submitted report of the result
of the investigation on the subject of the
mental or abridgment of suffrage in
Rhode Island and reported bill to en-
force the provision of section 2 article
IA OF the amendments to the constitution
ofthe United States. Placed on calendar.
Sen. Butler submitted resolution call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for
copies of the reports of Capt John w.
White of the U. S. revenue service.
while on duty in Alaska waters and of
all the papers relating to the transfer of
jurisdiction over the Territory of Alaska
from the war 10 the treasury department.
Adopted.
FRIDAY, May 7-Senate,-At the con-
clusion of Pryors' speech on the KEEL
logg Spofford case, Hoar offered substi.
tute for the pending resolution, that said
Kellogg was upon the merits Of the case
/ In aof IN t1,a nff bn
United States from the state of louisa
Ma, for the term of six years, commenc-
ing March A, 1877, and that said Spot
ford was nos entitled to seat in the
senate of the United States Ordered
printed and laid on the table. I reso-
lutions were temporarily laid aside, and
on motion of Mcmillan, the senate bill
authorizing the st. Paul & Chicago short
line railway company to build a bridge
across lake st. CroiX, was taken up and
passed On motion of Plumb, the bill
to abolish Fort IIarker, on the Kansas
military reservation, and dispose of its
land to actual settlers, was taken up and
| passed On motion of Baldwin the bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 for
the purchase of II site and the erection
OF II light hUuoo and flag cisnal at the en-
trance of Little Traverse harbor, lake
Michigan, was taken up and passed,
FRIDAY May 7th-Houst-W When the
journal OF Thursday had been read, the
postoffice appropriation bill was taken
up, and passed as amended. The senate
amendment to the house bill for the re-
lief of settlers OH the public lands, was
concurred in. On motion Of Willis, the
bill passed establishing life saving
station, at Louisville Ky Mr.. Wash
burn introduced bill, appropriating
100000 for the construction Of reser-
voirs for the improvement of navigation
of the Mississippi river, above st. Louis.
Referred. The bill for the relief of L.
Madison Day, of Louisiana. was defeat.
ed; ayes, 10 nays Sc, and the house went
into committee of the w.ole, on the
private calendar. After considering ten
pension bills, the committee finding it.
self without quorum, arose. About
twenty pension bills were passed, and
the house adjourned.
MONDAY, May 10-.Seaate The prcsi-
dent pre- TEN. (Thurman) laid before the
senate a communication from the secre
tary of the interior, stating that his es.
Inmates of March 5, 1880, for deficiency,
were for arrears, and the army and the
navy pensions had been found 10 be sut-
| HCleUl CAUSE IOT transmitting All IN
creased estimate.
MONDAY, May 10,-House. Mr.. Frost
introduced a resolution calling on the sec
rotary of state for information MS to wheth-
er any official notification or circular let.
ter was addressed by the department of
state to foreign powers, or to ministers or
consular agents Of the United States for
presentation to foreign governments, up
on the occasion of the recent visit 10
foreign lands by Gen U. s, Grant or i'm
mediately prior thereto, in relation to
said visit, and if so its nature and char.
acter, and all correspondence relating
thereto. Mr.. Wright offered resolu.
ton, declaring that the 18th inst the
session of the house shall begin at II
O'Clock. Adopted, without objection
Bills introduced and referred: Mr.. New
berry, (by request, 10 extend the time for
the completion of the Northern Pacific
railway. Mr.. Carlisle, (by request, to
reclaim waste and arid lands. On mo-
ton, the house bill passed, re-
curing the president to open such NE
| cotiations with France, Austria aud