Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-06-30
CONGRESSIONAL
WEpxEspAT JUNE q

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vide for public buildings at three places in his
state. The committee had reported an amend
| men; providing only tor building at one place
| Lexington Malone moved to add an appro-
pration for one a. Arlington. Mshone's amend
/ ment vas csrried-30 TO 81. The building com
Inittss voted no and the bill then passed.
| Sen. Morgan called up bis resolution for com
mittee Of investigation into the labor strikes the
causes and their remedy, the committee during
vacation 10 visit the different places, to send for
persons and papers, TO examine persons under
| oath etc. Discussion developed general una
nimity of sentiment in favor OF the early passage
of the resolution.
Consideration was then resumed of the house
| bill TO enable national banking associations to
extend their corporate business.
| After long debate and many amendments, it
was agreed to close the debate at p m. to-mor-
row, and proceed at once to vote. Adjourned.
Hoa1s-The bill to provide Tor a national IL
| brary building came up. Mr.. Rice moved to
postpone further consideration of the bill till the
| 18th of December, 1882. Pending which Ran
dali moved 70 lay the bill OF the table, lost-72
to ia, and Rice's motion was agreed to without
division.
Mr.. Robson (N. j. from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported back the naval appropria-
tion BILL and it referred to the committee of
the whole.
The house then went into committee of the
whole the bill TO reduce internal revenue tax
| alton. Kelly (Pa) chairman Of the committee
on ways and means. explained briefly the meas
ure. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, JUNE "a.
Senate-In the U. s. senate, Chairman Davis
presented copy of the proposed constitution for
| the state of Utah. A JOINT resolution was passed
approprating 1880 to continue Arctic explor-
ations. The petition and bill of Mrs. Jessie Ben
ton, Fremont in relation to property in San
Francisco, WAS placed on the calendar. reso-
luton granting permission for the erection Of
statute to Garihaldi in the national cemetery at
Vicksburg was referred to the military commit
tee. MIR. Van Wyck offered resolution, which
was adopted calling fer correspondence with the
Spanish government In relation to the claim of
Pedro de Buzz, naturslized citizen. A bill was
passed granting the right OF way through Indian
Territory to the Mississippi, Albuquerque and
1nteroeean railway. The bill to extend the char
ters OF national banks was then taken up and
passed by a vote Of 81 to I3.
Homse.-The House went into committee of the
whole on the bill to reduce internal revenue tax
alton. MIR. White gave notice of an amendment
to repeal the internal revenue system so far as it
affected tobacco. Mr.. Morrison charged that the
chairman Of the committee of ways and means
was striving to empty the treasury without re
lIeying the burdens of the people. Mcssrs Page,
Aiken, and Reagan announced that they would
vote against the BILL and the committee rose
communication from navy officers was read, ask
ing that the age for retirement ra not changed.
FRIDAY, JUNE %.
Selate-The house bill establishing uniform
system of bankruptcy, came up.
Sen. Hoar moved to substitute the measure
substantially identical with what Is known as
the Lowell bill. This substitute Hoar advanced
length and the bill was then laid aside till
Monday.
The senate then passed resolution for the relief
ofsettlers and purchasers ofpublc lands in Nebras
ka and Kansas. House resolutions commemora-
tive Of Representative Allen (MO.) were received
and after impressive remarks upon his life and
services by COckrell, Dawes, Brown and Vest, the
usual resolutions were adopted. Adjourned till
Monday.
Ro"ss-The house went into committee Of the
whole and resumed consideration of the bill to re-
duce internal taxation it being agreed that gen
eral debate thereon should close at 3 D. m Mt
which hour eulogies on the life and character of
the late Thomas Allen, of Missouri were to be
delivered.
SATURDAY, JUNE -.
SeIsdte-The senate was not in session.
Rotse-The house went into committee on the
bill to reduce internal revenue taxation.
Without action the committee arose with the
understanding that the bill shall come up Mon
dav as unfinished business.
Mr.. Blount moved to reconsider the vote by
which the houee refused to order the prime me
ridian bill to third reading. The motion was
entered and will be called up Monday or Tuesday.
Adjourned
MONDAY, JUNE u.
Scnate-The political assessment resolution
came up. and Pendleton took the hoer. He call
ed attention to the republican congressional COM
mittee circular. signed jay A. llubbel acting
treasurer, copy of which he exhibited. He
then read and commented in detail on each Of its
statements, to show its undeniable purpose was to
levy contributions upon government employees un-
der the guise of demand for voluntary contr-
buttons. This circular had been sent to govern
ment employees all over the country 1t had gone
to the Boston custom house and the demand
had been made there for an aggregate of 81 900.
j had been sent to the arr ory ut Springfield and
an assessment ot SIS had been made upon each
armorer in that institution. 1t had been sent to
the postoffice custom house collectors office and
other government institutions at New York; and
the branch of the public service there located,
which had earned exceptional credit by reason of
its freedom from the debasing arts of political
SCISSORS, was again to be plunged into the mire
from which it had so laboriously emerged 1t
had been sent to employees in Chicago, and
to every postmaster in the country. At
least he had returns from almost every state east
of Nevada. 1t had been sent to men engaged on
the government work on the Ohio river at Mari
eta and a demand had been made for part of the
daily wages OF men there employed in cutting
stone for the dam. Department clerks have been
assessed in various amounts OF from SIS to $50.
The circluar had been sent to men engaged in day
labor on the capitol and through the capitol
sessed upon them. The government printing
Office had not escaped the circular being sent to
every name on every government pay roll,
whether the amount paid was great small.
Ladies in the department, earning mere pittance,
an1 letter pages OF the house and perhaps those
Of the senate had been directed to stand and
deliver the amounts eacted from them He
saw this brave committee going to one of the lit
tie pages and conjuring him. by his appreciation
of the emergencies of the country, and the excel
e
of the restoration of the democratic party to
power, to make a contribution of $500 in order
TO avert such terrible calamity II this
not a sad picture of partisan tyranny and degen-
eracy, il would be in many respects broad farce.
1t would even be better for the country if the
publican party would thrust its hand into the
treasury and abstract the public money and charge
il uTA SOAP The assistant post master general,
with great deal of gasconade had said he de-
fed and spat upon the law, as he could find no
authority for prohibiting voluntary contributions
| for lawful objects. The man who in the face OF
the republican committees circular, could talk
about voluntary contributions, either entirely
| ignorant of official language or of the substance
of things, and in either case discussion with him
would be useless. The treasurer of the commit
| tee Representative HubbslI, whose name was
| appended to the circular, has denied having vio-
lated the law prohibiting assessments, because
| he was not an executive officer employe of the
government, but member of congress. In this
/ position he was relying upon declslon made IN
the last century. that senator is not liable to
impeachment. Ifthe case was taken into court
the government would probably find if he had not
landed somebody in the penitentiary he had at
least brought them perilOusly near TO the verge Of
conviction
Allison argued that it was simply voluntary
affair and thst no one would he removed if he did
| not contribute.
After long debate the subject was laid aside
The concurrent resolution to adjourn July 10th,
was also laid aside and Logan presented the cen
ference report on the army bill. Adjourned
House.-After the psssPge of some District of
Columbia bills the house went into committee Of
the whole on the bill 10 reduce internal revenue
taxes. A long political discussion followed.
After noisy debate the committee rose, and
the previous question ordered on the bill and
amendments, thus insuring their coming up to-
morrow as unfinished business. The matter then
went over. Adjourned
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