Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-02
THE XLvI CONGRESS.

Garland made legal argument in sup.
port of the bill OF the committee, which
provides for the payment of underwriters
losses Sen. Edmunds also offered a
resolution calling on the secretary of the
interior for Information as 10 the number
and extent o. patents issued for land in
Utah, and whether any discrimination in
favor Of Mormons has been shown in
such issues. Sen. Teller gave notice of
an amendment intended To be offered
by him to the bill ratifying the agree.
ment with the Ute Indians. The amend
ment provides that from the amount
provided for in the bill there shall
be paid, during life, yearly, to
Mrs. A.. ID. Meeker, widow of
f. Q. Meeker, $1,000; 10 Josephine
Meeker, 81 1000; to Mrs. Sophronia Price,
$1,000; To Mary and John, infant child
rem of Mis- Price, $500 each, until they
are 81 years old to Geo. Dresser,$ | ,O0O;
10 Mrs. Sarah NJ. Post, $500; to Mrs.
Eaton, $500; to the surviving parent of
Arthur p. Thompson, $500; to the father
of Fred. Shepherd $500 to the surviving
parent of Wilmer S. Elkridge, $500 The
persons named above are victims Of the
Ute massacre. After executive session
the senate adjourned.
| TUESDAY, March, 23-HoHSe.-The
whole session was spent in an cXclted
debate over the reference of the tariff
bills. These bills had been referred to
the committee on revision OF the laws
instead Of that on Ways and means. Gar
| field moved to amend the journal So as to
show that the bills were referred 10
the latter committee, and this
motion was voted down by
one majority, party vote with the three
exec ptions of Cannon, Field and Robin
son, who voted with the democrats in
the affirmative and Buchanan, Be4tz-
hover, Clymcr, Wise, Crofloth, Morse,
Phelps, Smith of New Jersey, Wilson
and Wood, with the republicans in the
negative. Mr.. Townsend moved to re-
consider the vote and lay that motion on
the table. Rejected-yeas ia, nays
1903. After long debate and without
reaching any solution Of the question, u
motion to adjourn was sprung and car
ried.
WEDNESDAY,, March 2i-HOuSe The
entire session was consumed by debate
on the reference of the tariff bill. The
question arose whether the journal of
Tuesday could be read before that of
Monday was approved, and the speaker dc
ided that it could not. Therefore the
question before the house was the reso-
luton Of McLane to discharge the COM
mittee on revision ofthe rules from FUR
ther consideration of the tariff bill, and
that it be referred To the committee on
ways and means. The house, after n
wild debate Of many hours finally ad
journed without reaching any action, a
little after midnight.
"WEDNESDAY, March 24-Senate.-Th
resolution reported by Mr.. Hill, of Geor-
gia, from the committee on contingent
expenses, for the appointment OF an as
sstant Librarian for the senate was dis
cussed. The resolution was opposed by
Edmunds, but was passed The bill ill.,
cooperating the National Educational
Association was taken up and opposed by
Mr.. Carpenter as unconstitutional. The
morning hour expiring, the Geneva
award bill was considered.
THURSDAY, March 25.-S6totG. Sen
ator Cameron, of Pennsylvania, intro :
duced resolution providing for CON-
mission Of three senators, three repre-
sentatiyes and three citizens TO investi.
gate the subject Of inter state commerce,
ana report 10 the next congress. TIE
bill incorporating the national education.
al association, and the bill amending the
act Of 1879, authorizing the issue Of
twenty-year five per cent. bonds TO the
District Of Columbia, were passed; also
several private bills. The bill to provide
for issuing patents for the public lands
claimed under the presumption and home
stead laws was passed. The senate then
went into executive session, and when
the doors were reopcncd adjourned until
Monday.
THURSDAY, March 25.--House An
other long debate occurred on the refer.
ence of the tariff bill. Finally the ques-
ton required on McLane's proposition
rs follows:
WHEREAS, The house being of the opinion that
the reference OF ariti bill No 526S, to The COM
mittee on the revision Of laws, was incorrect un-
der its rules, doth ResOtpe, That the journals
| of Tuesday and Wednesday be read for approval
| In their order. and that said committee be DIS
charged from Ite luther consideration ana that
| miteo,
This resolution was divided and sepa.
rate votes taken, The house by vote
of ayes 14a, nay 100, discharged the COM
mittec on the revision of laws from fur
Their consideration of the bill. The fol
lowing democrats and greenbackers vot-
ed in the affirmative with the republi-
cans: Ford, Bachman, Clymer. kloiz,
Gibson, Beltzhoover, Coffroth, lad,
Henry, Bicknell, DE In Matyr, Martin,
H., Jones, Bouck, Ewing, McLane, Nc
Kenna, Buckner, FELTON,, Mcmahon,
Morse, Murch, New, O'Rielly, Robert
son, Ross, Russell, n. O., Ryan, Pa,
Smith, n. j., Talbot, Warner, Wise, +.
Wood and Wright. The question then
REQUIRED on referring tho bill TO the com
mittce on ways and means, and Y was
agreed to--yeas 142, nays 50 The pre-
amble was then agreed to--yeas 1873, nays
81. The speaker declared that the bill
was now in the possession Of the com
mittce on ways and means. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 26.--Howe In expla
nation of his vote yesterday on the ref.
erence of the tariff bill, Mr.. Robertson
said had he known tn significance OF
the question ne would have voted against
McLane's resolution because he was not
a protectiouist McLane Indignantly
denied that there was any such signiti.
canoe in that vote The house went into
the committee of the whole, Mcl4ane in
The chair, on the private calendar aud
without aisposing Of any bill the com
mittpn rose and the house adjourned till