Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25

and after the first day Of January the tax on
brandy distilled from fruit shall be fifty cents pei
gallon. To this Mr.. Townsend, of Illinois, offered
an amendment providing that the duty on salt
shall be reduced 70 one per cent After few
brief addresses had been presented to the house
on the acceptance of the statue of Jacob Colmar
Of Vermont. the house went into committee Of
the whole the river and harbor bill, Carlisle in
the chair.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16.-Senate-Se Eaton
from the committee on foreign relations reported
the following resolution:
Resolred Jy the Senate and House ot Repre-
seatatiees Of the United States OF ir,erica ia Con-
gress assembled, That the interests OF the people
of the United States and the welfare and security
Of their government, are SO involved in the sub
ect of the construction of ship canal and other
ways for the transportation of sea- going vessels
across the Isthmus, that the government of the
United States, with the frankness which is due to
all other peoples and governments, hereby asserts
that it will insist that its consent is necessary and
its conditions precedent to the execution of any
such project and also, ~ to rules and regulations
under which other nations shall participate in the
United States canal or other ways, either in peace
or in war.
Tabled temporarily and ordered printed.
Senator Allison reported, with amendments, the
fortifcation appropriation bill.
After briefly considering the calendar, the sen
ate took up the funding bill, but adjourned with
out action.
House post-Ofice appropriation bill, with
the pending amendments, was referred to the
committee on appropriations, and the house went
into committee of the whole Carlisle in the chair,
on the river and harbor bill A vote not
reached, however, before adjournment.
THURSDAY, Feb. 1.-THE following bills were
fayorably reported and placed on the calendar
For government building at Terre Haute, Ind,
and for ire-proOf government building at Co.
lumbus, o. Mr.. Voorhees, offered resolution,
which was agreed to, instructing the judiciary
committee to inquire into the best method of pro-
tectng innocent purchasers from impositions prac-
ticed by fraudulent vendors Of patents and patent
rights, and report by bill or otherwise The sen
ate resumed the discussion of the funding bill
with the generally understood purpose of dis
posing of the bill to-day even if night session
were necessary After a prolonged discussion
lasting till two o'clock in the msrning, the bill
was reported with the rate of ; per cent. main
tanned This leaves the funding bill substantially
as it passed the house.
THURSDAY, February H. House re-
port was submitted on the contested eee-
ton case from the second district of North Caro-
lima, declaring Kitchen, the sitting member, en-
titled to his seat. The speaker announced the
regular business to be the consideration of amend
ments to be the consideration of amendments to
the river and harbor bill which were agreed to in
gross. Mr.. Robson moved to commit the bill to
liie committee OH Will lustTuCtiOnS 10
report it back with amendment eonfining the
expenditure therein appropriated to the rivers,
harbors acd streams within the maritime and adj
miralty jurisdiction of the United States. The
motion was defeated. Yeas, 50 nays l55. The
bill was then passed. Yeas, 63; nays, "a.
FRIDAY Feb. lS-.Sende-The credentials OF
Messrs. Van Wyk and Miller, senator's elect were
presented and filed.
Bills were introduced and referred: Senntor
Vest to incorporate the Inter-Oceanie company.
Sen Hereford, bill making an appropriation
to improve the Little kanawaha and Elk rivers,
and to continue the improvement of the Great
kanawaha and New rivers, in West Virginia.
On motion of Sen. Thurman, the senate passed
the bill to authorize the construction of a fire
proof building at Columbus, o., for the accommo-
dation of the United States court, etc. TIE cost
of the building was reduced from $500, 900 to
800 600
Consideration Of the funding bill was resumed,
and the amendments made in the committee Of
the whole We're reported in their order.
The bill finally passed. The following is the
full vote.