Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-02-23
THE FORTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS-
TuEsDAY, FER. 13.

TUEsDAY, Fer. 13,
Sc ndte-The president laid before ths
Senate the resolutions of the Legislature Of
Nebraska asking for the admission Of
Canadian lumber free of duty, and CON-
mending and thanking Senator Var
Wyck for his efforts to put lumber on the
free list.
A joint resolution passed admitting
free of duly a monument to General
Washington, to be imported by the So
ciety OF Cincinnati, at Philadelphia,
Mr.. Davis. of West Virginia, intro
duced a bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Great Kanawha
and describing the dimensions of the
same.
House-On melton Of Lynch, the senate
bill passed authorizing the commissione,
of the Freedman's saving and trust com.
pany to examine and audit all claims
against the Company, and pay all divi-
deDds due on accounts which have been
presented since the 31st of August 1881.
Page reported back resolution, calling
on the secretary of war for information
concerdtng the deposit of silt and sand in
Portage lake, Michigan, Adopted.
/ The senate bill passed, granting the
right of way to the St. Louis and San
Francisco railroad company through Fort
Smith ARK military reservation.
WEDNESDAY FEB. IA.
Sesadte-Sen. Blair introduced bill 10
prohibit the employment or performance
OF labor by convicts or prisoners restrain
ed OF their liberty upon works or property
of the United States and the expenditure
of any moneys of the United States on ac.
count of such labor.
The senate then resumed consideration
of the tariff bill.
House-After reading the journal the
housewent into committee OF the whole
onthetaritf bill.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15.
Se1tdte-Mr. Cockreu presented several
petitions OF oranges in Missouri for the
creation of secretary of agriculture;
also petition from the officers of Morri-
son observatory and of several education
al institutions in Missouri for the ap
poiDtment of practical astronomer as
superintendent of the naval observatory,
and for the construction of new obsery-
atory under scientific supervision.
After short executive session the SEN
ate resumed consideration of the tariff
| bill.
House-Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin,
submitted the conference report on the
| Japanese indemnity fund bill. The eff
iSSe III VIC VIII DO dkLCCu w III COHIcIcuC6
| is to return to Japan the original sum re-
| ceived from that government ($7S5, ,OOO)
| without interest; to pay the officers and
crews of the Wyoming and Takiang $780,
| 600 and cancel all bonds comprising the
Japanese indemnity fund Several mem
bers expressed the opinion that the at
tempt to pay back only part of the
money due another government was dis
graceful, but the majority seemed to
think the adoption of the report would
be step in the right direction and the
BEST thing obtainable this session. and
that the bill did not bind future
congressman from doing justice in the
premises, 30 the conference report was
agreed to-132 to 81.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill.
Friday Feb. Is.
H0uSe-The house went into committee
of the whole on the legislative appropria-
tion bill. This was done with the assent of
the ways and means committee, which
agreed not TO pass the tariff bill until 3
o'clock, unless the legislative bill be pass
ed at an earlier hour.
The section relating to the hours of
work for department employees was ruled
out.
Mr.. Cameron. then, unde instructions
of the appropriation committee, offered
an amendment requiring all clerks and
other employees in the executive depart
ment towork from A. NJ. to p. m. from
the first of October to the first of April,
and from 9.P. M. 10 3.P M. from the 1st of
April to the last of October. Agreed tc-
80 to 62.
Senate-The conference report on The
Japanese Indemnity bill was presented,
and, after discussion, agreed TO.
At 2 IN =, the tariff bill was taken up.
The pending question was the amendment
offered last evening by Mr.. Conger, pro-
vidlng for duty OF cent per pound up
on chai oal iron advanced in manufacture
beyond Iron in pigs in addition TO the du-
ty on iron made with other fuel.
Saturday Feb. II.
Sendte-Mr. Blair offered resolution,
instructing the Judiciary Committee to
inquire whether the Legislature of New
Hampshire, chosen November, 1882, can
lawfully elect Senator of the United
States. After long debate, the resolution
was withdrawn, and the Tariff bill taken
up.
House-The discussion in the House on
the point of order was cut eff by the spe-
cial order-eulogies on the late Represon-
tafive Shack elford.
MONDAY, Feb. 10.
Stnatt.-S,nator Jackson (Tenn,) pre-
sented the credentials of his colleague,
Isham q. Harris, which we're read and
filed,
The president laid before the senate
the memorial of the Iroquois club, of
Illinois and Michigan canal, with the
view OF making it natl onal waterway to
the Mississippi.
After brief executive session the tarif
bill was taken up.
Hose-When the speaker, as the re9u-
lar order, proceeded to call committees
for motions to suspend the rules Mr..
Kelley from the committee on ways and
means moved to suspend the rules and
pass the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxation.
Mr.. Morrison demanded q second.
Mr.. Springer raised q point of order
that the bill had not been before the COM
mittee on ways and means and that there
fore, it was beyond the power of that COM
nittee to move to suspend the rules and
put it en- its passage. The speaker over
ruled the point of order.
Mr.. Morrison said the people were pay
ing into the treasury $50. 600, 600 of an i'm
post tax under war rates, and twice $780,
100000 in bounty to manufactures. The
internal revenue had been reduced one
half to-day, twenty years after the war,
impost taxes remained as they were. Not
withstsnding this, here was a bill brought
to relieve the banking capital of the coun-
try and tobacco chevers, at the expense
of the people. 1t was offered here in or
der to give a quid of tobacco to some peo-
pie with every likelihood of their biting Q
| bait
Donnell said the house was now face to
face with the policy declared in New York
in October, prior to the meeting ofthe 4th
| congress, that the reduction Of revenue
| must come from internal revenue, and
| from that alone must il come. and the
| house was going on writing history for
| this congress to that effect.
Mr.. House called the attention of coua-
| try to q speciacl presented to-day. For
| the last month, day and night, the house
had been discusing tie tariff bill and now
comes back The same old proposition of
last session,--:he old scapegoat which has
/ expected to bear services of the repubii-
can party int the wilderness. daughter. J
That party has gone before the country
with that proposition, but the people has
thrown its bank checks in Its face, burned
its matches and broken It's bottle Of ready
relief over its head. Let the republican
party 60 before the country il it dared
to.
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