Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-02-13
THE XLvI CONGRESS-.

fast detPriorating in the ship yards. Mr.
Cockr II, from the committee on mill
tary affairs, reported with an amendment
the house bill to reso ore 10 the public do
main part of the Fort Ripley reserva
ton in Minnesota; and, also, reported
adversely on the bill to remove the CHARGE
Of desertion from the military records
The committees report expresses the
convi ction that such special legislation
is neither proper or wise, and as u gener-
al rule the war department has ample
power TO do equal justice TO all appli-
cants for relief. The remainder of the
session was devoted to aulogies upon the
late Hon. Rush Clark, nj. c., from Iowa.
TUESDAY, Fen. 3-House. The priv
ileges of the floor were granted to Parnell
and Dillon, the Irish agitators. Mr..
Davis offered resolution, which was
adopted, directing the committee on ag-
riculture to inquire into most teas,
ible method of extending the benefits of
the Agricultural Bureau over that por-
ton of the United States west of tho
Tooth meridian Mr.. Mills offered res.
olution calling on the president for in
formation as to any pending negotiation
for change of treaty between the gov
eminent of China and the United States.
Referred Mr.. Shallenbarger from the
committee on public buildings and
grounds, reported resolution calling
on the supervising architect of the treas
ury department for information as to
the character of all public buildings now
in the course of construction, or which
may have been completed within the
past three years, the cost of the same,
t,h,, l,ti1 Il tpr hnx
cost more than the amount limited by
law. Adopted. The bill reported from
the judiciary committee, prov iding that
no person shall serve as a petit juror in
any United States court more than three
weeks in any one year, was passed. The
Louise then went into committee of the
whole on the revision of the rules.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4.-Senate The bill
authorizing the conversion of national
gold banks into national banks was pass
ed Sen. Kirkwood introduced bin to
provide for the payment Of additional
bounty to soldiers of The army of the
United States during the war of the re
bellion. A joint resolution to print 200
copies Of the eulogies ON the late Sen.
ator Chandler was passed. Sen. Herford
introduced bill to repeal the act of July
4th, 1864, comforting on the quartermas-
ter general commissary, and accounting
officers of the treasury, authority to ex-
anime, adjudicatc and settle claims ac-
cruing to legal citizens of the United
States, for supplies taken by or furnish
ed for the use and used by the United
States armies. The bill confers .urisdic-
ton in such cases upon the United States
courts, which shall certify their judy
ments to congress, and congress may ap-
propriae money TO pay such judgments,
If favorable, All such claim now pend
ing before congress or officers above
named, are also referred to by the bill to
district courts.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4-House.-After
the transaction of some miscellaneous
business, consideration was resumed of
the bill reported yesterday from the judi
ciary committee, amending certain sec
tions Of The act determining the iurisdic-
ton of the United States circuit court,
and regulating the removal of causes
from the state to federal courts. The
morning hour expiring, the bill went
over without action. The house then
went into committee on the joint resolu.
ton appropriating $4,000 to enable the
commissioners Of fish and fisheries to rep,
res mt the United States at the Inter
national Fishery exhibition in Berlin in
April next, and after long debate it was
adopted. The house then resumed con-
sideration of the revision of the rules.
THURSDAY, Feb. o. .Sendte--.The bill to
amend the census act was considered 1t
requires enumeration in cities having
over ten thousand inhabitants to be made
in two weeks from June LIST,
1880, instead Of four weeks as provided
by the original act. Italso contains sew.
eral provisions As to the details in duties
in census offices. The bill finally passed
The bill introduced by The committee on
military, to donate fifty pieces of refuse
granite to aid in the completion OF III"
soldiers and sailors monument Mt the
Cha meete national cemetery, Louisiana,
having been reached, Teller asked Ram
dolph, chairman of the committee on
military affairs, what soldiers and
sailors these were. Senator Ran
dolph said the donation was
recommended by the war department.
The committee did not deem il necessary
To inquire what soldiers and sailors they
were and he was unable to say whether
they were federal or confederate, The
only way to find out would be to return
the papers to the war department and ask
the secretary. After sou g further debate
the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. -H0use-The senate
bill for the conversion of national & Id
banks passed. Mr.. McLane, chairman
of the Pacific railway committee, report
ed bill 10 create sinking fund for the
Kansas Pacific, Sioux City & Pacific,
Central Branch 4 Union Pacific railway
companies. PRINTED and recommitted.
4 long debate then followed on the re-
vision Of The rules, and this subject oc-
cupied the remainder of the session.
FRIDAY, Feb 6-coaate-The senate
was not in session,
FRIDAY, Feb. 6---House In the house
the session was consumed in discussing
the bill to remove the political disabil-
tiles Of John Il Owens, OF Virginia. The
bill passed, ayes, 1876 nays, 46 The
house then adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY Feb -Sendte.-Thc rcsolu
lions OF the Louisiana legislature, declar
ing that Kellogg WAS not legally elected
as senator and that Spofford was and