Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-30
TIM NLVl C0NGRESS.

affairs, reported, With amendment, the
house bill 10 regulate the mode ef pur,
chasing tobacco for the navy. Placed
ON the calendar Sen. Window, from
the committee On railroads tcportrd, with
amendment, tho senate bin extending
the time for completing the Northern
Pacific railroad Placed on the calcn.
dar, Sen. Jones announced that he In.
tended to make minority report The
bill granting n pension 10 Jesse +.
PhateS, n scout, was again discussed, and
Sen, Nancy supported the measure The
question being ON CockrolrS motion to
indefinitely postpone, IL was loSt--yCas
IS; NAYS 10, The bill, as amended, 10
grant pensions to enlisted privates, was
then passed, The Geneva award bin WAS
taken up, and the house amendment to
strike cut the provisions for the pay.
ment ct the claims OF underwriters,
agreed toyoas IS; nays 10, Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2l,-ReuSe. MIR,
Nc Mahon moved that the house go into
committee Of the whole on the special do
ticicucy bill, and pending that moved
all general debate Nn the bill be limited
to live minutes. MIR. Cnngcr moved to
amend by extending the time one hours
debate; lost--ycas l0,, nays la Then
The roll YVES called upon the melton tu
limit the time to one hour and fifteen
minutes, and the question was defeated
Adjourned
TuURsnAS, April 2e-- Senate Sen,
Harris presented u petition OF the Ger
msn society OF New York, praying for
projection To emigrants. Referred a
message was received from tho president
informing the senate that the heirs of
Thomas Jefferson desired IL present to
the United States, the desk on which the
declaration of Independence was signed.
The vice president alsn laid before the
senate joint resolution passed by the
house, accepting tho gilt In the namn OF
the nation, and thanking the donors
| The Joint resolution MAS then passed
without division snd the reading of
the army appropriation bill resumed
Section two provides that no money ap.
propriatcd IN the act is To be paid Tor sub.
sistcncc, equipment, transportation or
compensation OF any portion of the army,
To be used as police force 10 keep
pr ace NJ the polls, at any election held
within any state, providing that nothing
in this provision shall 10 construed to
prevent the use of troops TO protect
against domestic violence III each of the
states, ON application of the Legislature
or executive thereof, Tho bill was
read third time aud passcd-yeas ~,
nays II,
THURSDAY, April -. House. The
naval appropriation bill was rond by
sections for amendments Atkins
amendment was adopted increasing the
appropriation for contingent expenses Of
the navy from $4,000 to 100000. Mr..
Springer, chairman OF the committee on
electiuns, endeavored 10 call up the
Curtin Yoeum contested election, but
the house refused TO proceed to Its con
sidera,ion MIR. Baker, from the com
mittce on Apr priati0ns, reported back
the forutlcation bill, with tho senate
amendment, increasing the appropriation
for repairs of Notifications 500 900, and Il
was non.coneuried IN The house then
went into committee of the whole, Steve.
enson In tho chair, on the state of the
union, and after dcsullory speaking nd
journed,
FRIDAY, April 22,-,Seadte --Not In
session House The senate amend.
ment, appropriating 5000 for prepare.
| ton and publication of post route maps
was concurred In. Mr.. Waddell allud-.
ed to the terrible tornado which hal
swept over tho town of Marshiicld, In his
district, and which had left n large
number oi homeless and DIES
titute, and introduced n joint
resolution directing the secretary Of war
TO furnish the governor of Missouri,
with 300 tents for the benefit Of sufferers
The resolution was passed. The speaker
announced tho appointment of the fol
lowing memb ers as a select comml ttcc
TO investigate the alleged corruption In
regard TO the contested election case OF
Donnclly ". Washburnc: Messrs. Gar
lislc, Bicknell, Rua an Lounsberry,
OMEN, Updegraif, DOWN, and Butter
worth. A bill granting pension to
herman Netteriicld, n scout, passed. Ad.
journod
SATURDAY, April 24.--lSendte. -Senatc
not In session.
SATURDAY, April "a House. Mr.,
johnson, from the committee on mill.
tary affairs, reported bill authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to transfer
10 the Paramount Park association, thirty
condemned cannon, TO be used In u mon.
ument t. Gen. Geo. Gordon Meade.
Passed. Mr.. Bragg, chairman of the
committee on war claims, reported bin
for tho payment 81 claims allowed by
the commissioner Of claims. Also for
the payment OF claims allowed by the
accounting officers OF the treasury.
MI. Singleton, en- from the committee
on poslofiices and postcards, reported
the bill 10 authorize the postm asler. gen.
eral to compensate the o., Is. d q II Il
Co, Tor facilitating the transportation Of
mail under agreement. MIR. Nichols,
from the committee on foreign affairs,
reported q joint resolution 10 authorize
the president 70 open negotiations with
certain foreign governments relative TO
importation oftobacco into their domln
ions. The house then went into commit.
tee Of the whole, Burrows In the chair
on the private calendar, but without nc
ton on any bill, The committee rose, and
The house adjourned
MONDAY, April go. -Sendtt.---A reso
luton WAS adopted, authorizing a com
mittee TO inquire into the report of the
secretary Of the interior, which proposes
10 take Il number OF children OF the
Cheyenne Indians Without first having
obtained the consent of their parents
for The purpose Of educating them NJ
Hampton, W., The remainder of the
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