Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, DEC. u.

| reform bill. and the senate adjourned
without reaching vote
House-The house transacted no busi.
| ness whatever, being engaged the entire
day in wrangling over the Virginia in
demnity bell, and ad djourned without COM
ing to a vote.
THURSDAY, DKC. IA.
iSendte-The senate consumed another
day on the Pendleton civil service reform
without coming to vote.
House-In the house, Mr.. Pound re-
ported resolution of inquiry as to wheth
er patents to unearned lands had been
issued to railroad companies. Mr.. Upson
of ell failures to carry out mail con-
trasts. Mr. Converse introduced a bill
giving the right of way through the
grounds of Columbus barracks to the
eastern railroad company. The house
went into committee of the whole on the
postofice appropriation bill. Consider
able discussion arose over the failure to
make provision for fast mails, Mr.. Robe
son explaining that the Chicago and
Omaha pool was a difficulty encountered
Mr.. Regan entered protest againts re-
duction in the rate of postage. The COM
mittee rose, and the house passed bill to
place Robert Smals on the retired list OF
the navy for running a rebel gun-boat out
of Charleston during the war.
FRIDAY. DEC. 10.
Sendte-The senate worked all day on
Pendleton's civil service reform bill and
adjourned without coming to vote.
Hootse-The house was in a wrangle all
day on the postofice appropriation bill
and ad journed without coming to a vote.
SATURDAY, DEC. Is.
,Se1adts.-The senate worked steady on
Pendleton's civil service reform bill till
four o'clock 7. NJ, when an attempt to
secure an adjournment was made by the
democrats. The republicans resisted.
Work was resumed till five o'clock and
then the republicans still refused to ad-
journ.
Senator Cockreli manifested some e1-
citement, and proceeded to read the rec
ords of early adjournHents last session,
and to comment with rather coarse sar-
casm on the republican senators who then
voted to adjourn at 2 or o'clock, and
now were SO industrious that they could
not adjourn at o'clock Saturday night.
Senator Hoar seemed annoye sd when SEN
former ofreformers, but Senator Edmunds
laughed heartily when the Missourian
characterized him as thu pope of the SEN
ate, and produced from is pocket
A BLACK sKULL-CAP,
and exhibited it to his brother senator's as
though to corroborate the allusion to his
ecclesiastical character "We adjourned
early" said Senator Logan, because we
were fixing up plan to get yeur man out
and put our man in" II am reading the
record of the regular not the extra ses-
sion," said Senator Cockrell. Senator
Hawley expressed the committees desire
to get some of the amendments voted on
if possible. Motions by Senator Cock
rell 10 go into executive session and by
Senator Pendleton to adjourn were voted
down. Another motion to go into execu-
tive session shared the same fate Sena-
tor Cockrell got the floor to pursue his
reading of the record, and Senator Haw-
ley's patience collapsed and he moved to
adjourn. Senator Edmunds attempted to
check a republican stampede by saying
that he believed that adjournment would
be disastrous to the bill, Nevertheless
three or four republican senators went
with Gen. Hawley and the democrats and
the senate adjourned.
H0uSc-The continuance of the wrangle
in the house over the proposition to in
sert in the postoffice appropriation bill a
aum sufficient to maintain fast mail ser
vice prevented the house from finishing
the appropriation bill. Mr.. Robson
opened the discussion by opposing any
provision for paying the railroads on
special trains. He criticised Mr.. Hiscock
for having charged that those who resist
ed the attempt to provide special mail
facilities were making war upon the rail-
roads and the newspapers. He denied the
charge, and claimed that he carried on
war in behalf of the people against the
e1actions and greed of the railroad COM
panies. He remarked that he was not SO
sensitive to the criticism of newspapers as
some other people, referring to Hiscock,
and did not yield TO the crack of the whip
OF railroad companies. Mr.. Hiscock
with a flush OF anger, and replied that
Robson himself had thrust this element to
prejudice against railroads and newspapers
into the discussion, and it had passed into
a common saying among members that he
was
sMARTING UNDER THE LASH OF THE NEWS
PAPERS;
yet he had mounted himself upon & proud
pedestal as the friend of the people. Mr..
Hiscock said. that he too had suffered
from newspaper criticism, but this was a
great business question that ought not to
be neglected for such considerations. Mr..
Robson wriggled uncomfortably In his
chair, and presently throwing back his
hes2 turned his fat face toward the cell
ing and gszad in that direction during the
FIVE minutes that Mr.. Hiscock had devoted
to him. Much interest was manifested in
the word warfare between two republi-
can leaders of such prominence. Mr..
Robeson was worsted in the talking, but
he afterward had his satisfaction when
the time came for voting upon pending
propositions which were to appropriate
$500, 600 or 5000, 900 for the fast-m all ser
vice for the fiscal year. The house soon
aGiou rned withoat coming to a vote.
MONDAY, DEC. Is.
Sendte-Sen. Beck said ne had called for
information in regard to the discrepancy
between appropriations and the reported
expenditures and thought in was not sat
isfactorily explained in the communica-
ton of the secretary of the interior.
In the discussion Sen. Beck said that
making appropriations TO paw teachers in
blacksmithing upon reservations, in ac
cordance with our absurd treaties, was a
mere waste of money. These appropria-
tions are msde from year to year, while
among many of the tribes no school houses
were opened Many Indians could hard
ly be caught with lasso much less con-
fined in school houses, and the money waa
spent upon supernumeries.
House-The death of Orth. of Indiana,
was referred to in touching words by the
chaplain of the house. The desk of the
late representative was decked in black.
Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, offered res
olution reciting the fact that the agitation
of the question of abolishing the internal
revenue tax on tobacco has greStly in
iured the trade in that article, and that
an allowance or rebate on stock on hand
will prevent damage to the trade. and de-
claring it to be the sense of the house that
if the internal revenue laws be amended 10
reduce or abolish the internal revenue
tax on tobacco, provision shall be made
for allowing . rebate OF tax paid on
stock on hand at the time such law goes
into effect; provided that such stock Is
stamped and in unbroken packages. After
discussion the resolution wss referred to
the committee on ways and means
Mr.. Kelley. during the couI Sc of the
discussion, said it Is his purpose to relieve
the trade of sgitation at the earliest mo-
ment.