Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-01-21
{6th Congress.

WSNed 10 nave rsmted and nssumntted the bull
authorizing the SOnstruction of u building for
the congressional library, So ordered SEN.
Logan mtrcluCcd y hill to authorize the appoint.
mcnt u General Grant on the etircd list Of the
army. The bill was read at length at the request
NJ SEN CNnSlmg. IL is as tollows
Section ia d0s,ctsi that in recognition of
the eminent public services ct Ulysses :. Grant,
ats general OF the army, and eS.pnsident Of the
nitcd States, the president be and is hereby au-
th"ated to appoint him, by aud with the consent
vt the senate to the retird list with rank and
full pay OF general Vt the army,
Scc. =. Ae3 BE- Il ftp1ksr rastetel, that ut any
time when the president shah consider that IN
emergency has arisen wqairng the services of
ten, Z. :, Grant ON active duty he is hcrehy au-
thoriEcd to assign him any command commensurate
with the rank Vt general,
ketcrrNi ~ to the committee ou military affairs.
Sen, Rayarl to amend the revised statutes so
as T. rcNulIV signatures on national banks 10 10
written, not engraved; also Il hin 10 provide for
the distribution Ut unclaimed dividends among
the creditors OF national banks.
Sen, Logan 10 cNtcud the trankng privelegcS
60 all official business sent through the mails by
scnatorS, representatives and delegates in con
grrsS,
Sen. rcndlctm, by request to rcgulatc and i'm
rraNe the civil service w the United States; also
To tcqulw the hill to pNvcnt eNtortionS from per
sens IN the public service and e. punish hr'hel,
The morning hour having expired discussion WAS
Nsumcd OF the hill for the rCltef ni Il. halliday,
Mcdonald addrSScd the senate, The molten vt
Sen, Carpenter Ia POSTPONE udchuitcly was
ncgatNnd, was u, nays rs, The hill went over
without action, Adjourncd
Me>pw Jan 10 I!cvss, Bills introduced
AND rtcncd Mr.. Price Declaring silver Ger.
tideatcs to roSs,SS the samc legal tender quality
rs coin, tor which they VERY issued. Mr.. Car
pNutnF "A hNr npr Nauf TN, ,iuiv ~ NaN
seed and luSeed and the manufacturers thcrcof.
Also, proposing n constitutional amendment p,N,-
Niding that all civil officers ottho United States
except Judges of the supreme and interior courts
heads vt departments, and officers whose duties
are temporary shall hold office tUr Il term Vi four
YEARS, and that couENSS may provide for the elrc-
ton 10y the people W ptStInaSte,S and othcr oM-
Gers whose dWtics arr to ho performed within the
limit Of any state, such officers a. hc subject to
removal 10y the president ON othel than hy polti-
cal on religious Krluuds Mr. Willis VI Kentucky
to prevent rNtorhon from persons IN the public
service, aud bribery and cocn'ion by such persons
MIR, BuCkncr requesting the pr~dcn, 10 onrn ne.
gotRtionS with Mexico or the Central American
States tor the purchase and evssion to tho Untcd
States OF territory for the voluntary colonization
of the cOlorcd population " the United States
After transacting snmo country business the house
adjourned,
TuEsnAy, Jan IT - Scsidte Senator Win.
dom reported with one trihiug amendment, the
military academy appropriation bill PLACED on
On the calendar, Senator MaNcy reported with
amendment the hill for the relief Of lirigadicr-
Hcncral y, &, Ord. Senator RayaN reported fav.
orhly the house bill % amend section Of tho rc-
yiscd statutes NJ ~ 60 authorize charge for
melting or Nhnlng bullion whcn ut or above tho
standard, Senator Cameron OF Pennsylvania, frum
the military coiunittc reported adversely ON the
hill to rcoreau'tc and discipline tho militia Of tho
United States, and ia further consideration was
indefinitely postponed. The District of Columbia
tramp hill for the puniahmcnt vt yagrnney was
then taken up and discussed The bill was finally
laid aside without action, and tho senate took up
ting bill Tor the relief Vt Ken Holiday Pending
debate the senate adjourned,
TUESDAY Jan. II iiM,se. AIR, blackburn Of
fercd the following resolution,
WHERgAe, Charges have boon made that tho
lnws of the United States have been violated by
| sending through tho mnils, under franks of mem.
| hers Of tho huuse and senate, matter not author
wed to he sent without payment OF postage, thcr-
| fur
Ro,olcoi, That select committee Of five nom.
hers bc appointed by the speaker 10 examine into
| said charges and I'LL other abuses that may hc
brought 20 VA attention. connected with the trans
notion Of documents letters, rtc., through the
mnils The resolution WIS adopted aud the house
went into committee OF tho whole on the Indian
|
that offered by Hitchcock, approprlnting $40 COZ
"a dcfrny the expenses Of commission ot ter
citizens, provided for in the net OF 1897 and erlk
| ing out the clause repeating all laws creating "
authorizing such commission, which WIS finally
adopted by standing vote " 10 rs,
Mcrrrs. Carlisle, Gcddcs, Wilson and lounl
| werr tho only democrats who wcrn noticed ~
voting in the affirmative and Valentine tho onl,
republican voting In the negative. Tho commit
| tee then roee and reported the bill to the house
The amendment adopted In the committee rcln
| tive tu the Indian commlsaion was rejected, yoni
| 100; nnyslp Tho bill then passcd, The speak
az announced the appointment Of Mcsrs, Con.
verse HOUSE, Philips Browne and Robinson, OF
| Massachusetts, ~ n select committee 10 invcrti-
gate the alleged abuse Of iranking privilege
| The speaker laid before the house u measHgn from
| the prcsdcnt transmitting the copies " oorrc.
spondcncc relating to tho invitation extended b,
the French republic 10 this government, to scnt
one or more delegates to represent u In the inter
national congress VI electricians to hO held IL
mcnds mn appropriation b. mnie for that purpose
| The message wns referred 10 the committee un Tor
ciEn analr. Adjourned.
WEpSEsDAY, Jan. ~ Ss4afc Sen. Davis, u
| West Virginia submitted resolution instructing
| the committee On finance 10 INQUIRE into tho nd
Nirahility Of II change In the organization ~ The
| trrnrury aud other departments, 80 ~ 10 divide
inc HocOhnH, ete, lOr CNllccinR ftcVlptA anu MI
keeping Of revenues; to transfer from the trrpury
10 the war OF navy dcnrtmrnt, steamboat inSpco
ton, life saving or other services, and 10 place un
der the state department matters connected viii
our foreign aud domestic commerce. Tabled nnt
ordered printed Senator Logan called up th'
Joint resolution extending the frankinl
privilege to all otiicinl bn rncrs sent through
the mails by senators, representatives and dele
gates Ia congress, aud IN all other respects to b.
under the limitations Of existing laws Mr.. 10
| gan explained TINT the resolution wis dosignCC
| to cover only letters, etc., sent from the depart
menls, through the hands Of congressman 10 IA,
people IL largo lie said that nndcr the preacn
law, while the department clerks could frank pf
| feinl business, this privilege was denied 10 th
members oicongre@ Adjourned.
| WEpsnspAy Jan. H. Housc. The houA
went into the committee of the whole, Covert, Il
the chair, on the funding bill, and adjourned i'm
lnediatcly after reporting.
| THURspAY, Jan. Ia Senate. - AZ tho exprn
ton the morning hour the funding resolution
Mis- referred to the committee ON post Offices
The vote wns ~ " rs. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan 49, Holl-e. - The house wen
into committee Of the whole, Converse, Of Ncy
York In the ehair, on the funding bill. The pend
ing amendment was that offered by Mr.. Randall
authorizing the issuo o. bonds in tho amount no
exceeding $500 900 600, which shall bear interes
at the nltn Of s per cent. redcenablc after blanl
years. Alter an all day discussion 81 no import
ance the house adjourned
| SATURDAY, Jan. lb.---Hcnnte not In session.
| fon.s. The House went into committee VI Thu
whole Covert II New York, in the chair on IN
| funding bill, and after long tliscWSinn adjourn
| sd without reaching a vote