Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-04
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TUESDAY, May 25.-senate A largo
number OF pension bills were passed, in.
GLIDING bin giving a pension 10 the
widow Hosea Sutherland, of The war Of
1912. On motion of Mcmillan the hill
passed authorizing the Mississipn;
River Logging company to construct
and operate shear booms at or near
Slraights slough. The pension bill in
favor of Commodore William 3. Whit.
ing, now on the retired list, disabled.
was tken up, and after a discussion.
passed by vote of 39 to IL.
TUESDAY, May 25-House-A motion
by Morse to increase the appropriation
for coast geodetic survey from $275, 900
to $500 600, gave rise,to long discussion
1t was resisted by Blount, who has
charge of the bill and who argued that
the geodetic part of the work was of no
practical benefit to the masses of the
people. Finally the amendment was
adopted. On like motion the item for
a survey of the Pacific coast 0he other
being for Atlantic and gulf coasts was
increased from 161, 600 TO 10000. Mr..
Warner moved TO REFUGE the item
for furniture for pu bile buildings under
the control of the treasury department
from $4,000 to 100000 and Cannon
moved to increase it to $50, 600. The lat
Ter motion was agreed to yeas SO, nays
70.
"WEDNESDAY, May 2G-.Sendte -Ex-
Gov. Brown took the modified oath, and
then took his seat as senator from
Georgia, in place of Gordon, resigned.
The pensions deficiency appropriation
bill was taken up. The amount appro-
priated for pensions is$9,240. Several
amendments we've agreed to and the bill
passed. On motion of Mr.. Paddock, the
house bill passed for tie relief of home.
stead and premption settlers in Kansas
and Nebraska who lost their crops by
drouth, extending for one year the time
in which to complete their payments.
"WEDNESDAY, May 26.-House.-O
motion of Mr.. Thompson, the senate bill
for the loan of tents, flags, camp eoui-
| page, etc, for the soldiers reunion in
Muscatine, Iowa was passed. The
speaker pro TEN. blackburn laid be.
fore the house message from the presi.
| dent urging on congress the necessity Of
action on the Ute agreement Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 27-Senate Pen.
dleton submitted a resolution requesting
the president to communicate to the
senate whether any supervisor or super
visors OF the census appointed by and
with the advice of the senate had been
removed from Office by him, or with his
consent, and whether a successor to fill
the vacancy caused by such removal has
been appointed by him or with his DON,
8 ent.
THURSDAY, May 27-HouSe. "A con.
ference report on the joint resolution to
print 100000 extra copies of the report
ofthe commissioner Of fish and fisheries,
was agreed TO. The morning hour was
dispensed with and the house went into
committee of the whole edmonton OF
Tennessee, in the chair,) on the Sunday
civil appropriation bill The calendar
contained nothing of importance and the
house soon adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 28.-Seadte.-The house
joint resolution to pay government en-.
ployes for decoration day was passed.
The bill passed authorizing the bonds of
manufacturers of tobacco, snuff and
cigars exporting the same to be cancelled
at the port of clearance
FRIDAY, May 2S.-House- Speaker
Randall was in the chair, and the space
in front of the clerks desk was filled with
members seeking recognition or unani-
nous consent. 1t was agreed to adjourn
over decoration day. On motion of Mr..
Ewing, the senate bill authorizing the
settlement Of the accounts of Colonel
Thomas Worthington, of Ohio, were
passed. The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole (Mr. Harris in the
chair on the Sunday civil appropriation
bill Mr.. Dunnell moved to increase the
appropriation for the survey Of public
lands from 100000 TO 100000. Ad-
opted, 10 to 76.
SATURDAY, May 29-This being dccora
ton day neither senate nor house were
in session.