Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
THURSDAY IrSEs

THURSDAY June s.
Sendte-The senate resumed the consideration
Of the district appropriation bill.
Upon the bill being reported from the commit
tee of the whole, the committee was sustained in
each instance, and no further change was made
The bill then passed.
Sen. Hawley reported from the military com
mlttee the JOINT resolution appropriating $40 000
or so much thereof as may be needed to furnish
food to people made destitute by the Mississippi
floods in the state of Mississippi. The joint reso-
luton passed.
Adjourned.
House-The bill passed increasing to forty dol
lars per month the pension of any persons who in
the late war lost an arm, leg hand or foot or re-
ceived disabilities equal thereto.
The house went into committee and resumed
the consideration OF the general deficiency appro-
priation bill.
The only disc ussion was upon the clause to
refund to Missouri appropriations made officers
and priyates of the militia for service per-
formed in suppression of the rebellion which
was finally agreed to. The amount involved is
S734, ,594.
FRIDAY, JuSE9.
.Senate.-Sen. Van Wyck introduced a resolution
that IN considering the question "Will the senate
advise and consent to the nomination of the per-
sons named by the president to be members Of the
tarlf commission that rule sixty six be suspend
ed so that said question shall be considered in
open session, and not with closed doors.
Sen. Mcmillan reserved all points of order on
the resolution which was laid over till Monday.
The bill passed authorizing the postmaster-g,n- n
eral TO extend mail routes at pro rata additional
pay for any distance not exceeding twenty-five
miles beyond either terminal point nameo in the
contract consent Of the contractor to be obtained
prior to the extension, and no contract to be ex-
tended beyond the original terminal points more
than once during the original contract.
The japanese indemnity fund bill was taken up
and discussed, and again went over without action
Adjourned till Monday.
House-The house went INTO committee on
the legislative, executive and judicial appropria-
ton bill. The item appropriating 50 800 900 for
salaries and expenses of internal revenue agents
aud surveys for fees, expenses and guagers, and
for the salaries of storekeepers, having been
reached, White OF Kentucky, stated his objec-
tons thereto. The item was passed over until the
remainder of the bill was considered After fin
ishing forty Of the 100 pages of the bill, the com
mlttee rose.
SATURDAY, June ID
The senate was not in session.
House The house went into committee of the
whole to resume consideration of the legislative
Judicial appropriation bill.
Numerous amendments were offered and re-
Jected, and the committee after the consideration
OF so of the 100 pages of the bill, rose, and the
house adjourned.
MONDAY, June II.
Senate-The house bills to divide Iowa ,rto
two Judicial districts, and authorizing the Sioux
City and Pacific railway company to construct a
bridge over the Missouri, passed. The senate
went into executive session, and voted Van
Wycks resolution to consider the tariff commission
nominations IN open session. The senate took up
Mr.. Browns resolution to provide clerk for
each senator not already supplied with one. As
chairman of the committee, Mr.. Brown submitted
a substitute authorizing each senator to employ
clerk at 81 200 per annum, to be paid out Of the
senate contingent fund. The resolution went
over without action
House-Butterworth from the committee on
appropriations reported back the army appro-
priation bill with the senate amendments, re-
commenting concurrence in some and non-con-
currenee in others. Among the amendments in
which non-concurrence is recommended is that
making tho army retirement compulsory at the
age of 81, instead of g. as provided in the bill
AS it passed the house. After debate, the senate
amendment was agreed to-yeas l0l ; nays S5.
Other recommendations of the committee on ap-
preparations werezagreel to without division. The
house then proceeded to District of Columbia
business.