Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-28
10th Congress.

>Vll. NAIlNuu ftNNS'Ntcta f3l'V1 ~ thr SNnGCNS
Sional visitors TO MNSt Point, and accompanying
the sane WAS \ Hill amcni,ng the EXISTING laws il
The nauoaal military academy At West Point. Re
terrNl.
Sen Williams INTRODUCED hill to establish
c>can mail s,rlse aud making au appropriation
therefor.
\ bill paSs>i directing the purchase " the 81
rotary Of the TREASURY 1t the fpV,imrns paving
and trus, comnany, l~,atcj on Pennsylvania ave.
nue..
BllpaS.cd ter the r,liSf II GCn. ord
Me>pNN. Jan. |; ii4.sc Mlls iutrolu,,,,l aud
ryterrei, Mr. Willis 10 establish sub trSs,Sury
VI louisville, MIR. NcMhcrry pr,>idiug tcr \
Joint committee " tho mtcd States ami Great
Britain to tuNeSticatc the alleged false and fraud
Uent proofs and statistics used hetNN the Halt
fan fishery commission, II r,Ncites thr allegation
that certain documents prN>Cuted q TIE commits.
sion by the British government contained false
fraudulent and torSvd statements etc, and NJ
quests the president e. inform the government vt
Grat Britain u such allegation, and request that
government q JON with the nitrd States in
the appointment OF a comntSlOu to bc composed
at thnc persons, one 10 Ne appointed 10y the
Untcd States anc by Gros, britain and enc by
the two guN crnHeuI> JOINTLY Is tully investigate
the question ot talss and fraudulent rreet and
document oI every Kind and nattr', aud make a
report vt such Investigation, With pNot ad1rN,Scd
and aiduSoi and conclusions shown a. their
respective governments.
MIR. Fort resolution lcClarng il to be- the opin-
ion Of the house that every ,utorNSt demands the
Immediate consideration II the telegraph lines Ivy
the government and requesting the committee IN
pest"tNctW and railroads to report the hill Tor the
construction Of such telegraph lmeS NJ may bc
necessary to protect the people trum the menapo-
~. The speaker ruled that tho resolution WAS pot
m order, under the call Vt the states aud Il was
not admitted, At the conclusion Of the call ct the
states, Mr. Fari onena his resolution relative To-
telegraph lines and It wns rtcrrNd MIR Springer
introduced n resolution directing the committee IN
postotfecs and post roads to inquire into the cN-
pcdirntN Of establishing n telegraph postal system
IN the United States, and also the rnSt " repro
ducing forms Tor transmitting Geographic mtN.
@gcS 10 those On lines new possessed by existing
corporations, and rs tn the CNpcdlrucy II opcmt
ing the same. and granting that commttcc
70 send tor persons and papers. ami aathorT-
ns II To report AZ arN time hy bill or other
wise
Mr., Cou rlSe chairman vt thu committee on
private lands, under instruction trm that com.
mttrc, moved a suspend thu rules and pass the
bill qHirttng titles ot settlers on the ncS MoincS
river land; ~ tho state Of Iowa, Mr., Van \ DOR
hctS demanded the rnding OF tho report ot thc
committee, asserting that this was the most in.
famous bill ever presented 10 congress Tho read
ing of the III unrity rcpur; occupied two hours
and then Van Voorhees, called Tor the reading @ {
the minority report THIS being objected 60,
the speaker decided that its reading was not IN
order, and from this decision Van Voorhees, APP
pealcd Which appeal was laid ON the table, Adj
jnurnrd
TrEsp,v. Jan. Is .Stnui, sen Vest submit
ted communication from the secretary ut the in
tcrinr TRANSMITTING the completed census returns
of lSSO On motion 81 senator Prndcton II was
referred to the census committee. The chair alsn
a
he interior III rcSponsc tu the senate resolution up
on alleged fraudulent census returns in South Car
ulna. The was accompanied hN II letter from the
superintendent of the census IN the subject. Ben,
Holidays claim ill came mp as the regular order
The amendment was adopted. The hill aS thus
amended was read third time and passed Aye
~ noes 10. After mn ineffective effort by COX,
10 get up Hill Il provide tor allotment ot land,
IN se,craltl g lniNns IN sN erNl rcscUHtian, III,
senate adjourned
TrrspAN, Jan. Is ifou~ Mn. sparks chnr-
man ot the committee IN military affairs report
81 bnck adversely the hill tnpnrr t. :, Grant ol
Tie retired list Of the army. The house lhru went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Covert in Tho
chnr. upon the funding hill.
MruNrepsy Jan. 10 S,,pa, sen. rnnkhnl
submitted a resolution directing the secretary D
the interior 10 inform the scnato respecting the
ecutOn of the law for taking the recent census n
20 thu number If suporntcndrnts. enumcrat ois an,
special agents to cnumrratr the Indians experts
clerks mulo and female messengers ahurcrs etc,
employed for taking the census, together with tn,
rate Of compensation ullu wed tneh class also fol
information ~ to the buildings rented and Ia,
amount Of rental; the expenses for stationery
printing, etc, and the number of persons nov
drawing pay from the census office for services
with the aggregate of the monthly outlay therefor
Sen Edmunds called nj the senate bill Reported
from the committee on private land claims nj III,
last session of congress, tu provide for ascertain
ing and selling private land claims Of state an
territories acquired from Mexico except Colorado
After the debate, by Plumb, Thurman Blair, mn,
Edmunds the bill wns passed
NEDSEsnAS Jim. - fO@e The attention
If the house was occupied the entire day o
making provisions for the execution Of the fund
ing bill after completing this the house adjourn
ed
Thursday Jan. 20 ,Scnae On motion Of sen
ator Mcdonald his resolution o. the Inst session
for the appointment of u standing committee ~
the rights Of women citizens was taken up.
senator Davis, Of West Virginia moved to rc
fer the subject 70 the committee on rIlrs. Agree
to ayes 70, noes %.
Senator Herman presented n resolution. whioI
was adopted without debnte requesting the prcsi
dent 10 forthwith transmit to the senate IL IN Nj
opinion il is compatible with the public interest.
copies of any and all correspondence since 1863
which nny have pnsecd between the secretary q
state and any diplomatic or consular agent d III
United States, either in Switzerland or any othc
foreign country in relation 10 the sending to tn
United States by any foreign state, canton .
municipality, Of criminals, pnmpers Or inslne per
SOM. a conference on the bill granting land
Dakota, Montana Arizona, Idaho and Wyoming
for university purposes. The funding bill WI
| received frur the house and referred ~ he con
mittce Oh finance, Adjourned
THURSDAY, Jan. 20 Ii5@e The lou.
went into committee Of the Who'll
Cobb in the chair On the naval appropriate
| bill Mr. Atkins briefly explained the preN0u
bill which appropriated sli iGl 900, a net in
crease Of Sj3 600 over the appropriation for III
present year The bill was rcud ny sections "a
amendment Several amendments we're oncrr
with the design Of hcreasng the appropriation
but were rejected The committee then rose IN
reported the bill 10 the house when il vii. Iiec
exactly IL. reported from the committee on nppra
prntiuns.
FalpAY, Jan, q S,nas Mr. logan r,
ported with two amendments the yennte bill I
place Gen. Grant N the retired lit, aud aske
tor IL immediate consideration. Laid over. I'll
morning hour having expired thu Indian aprra
priaiion bill wAs takeuup, aud pah.cd.
FniDAy. Jan. n Ii2m The .runtr vi
for the retirement Of Gen. Ord With the rank Il
major general passrd. The contested electio
| Gaze Of Boyntpn ~. L0ring came up. Mr.. BOyn
ton speaking ii his own behalf, After debate u
majority resolution, IN favor of the sitting mem
her Mr.. I.oring was agreed 10 without division
Mr.. keefer then called np the contested electio
! case ~ Brby ~ Hull, from the second congrc,
ronal district Florida, the report ~ the cym
mittee IN elections being unanimously ia fauOr d