Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-03-02
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY Feb. %

= | 1Ssumes. anu at nine DaSSCu al
amerjed, by vote of AZ to 10.
, A large number of amendments were
withdrawn.
Sen. Harris offered a substitute for the
tariff portion of the bill providing for 8
discount of ten per cent. from existing
rates of duty after Jnly l, 1888, and an
additional discount of ten per cent. after
July l, 1884, Lost-15 ayes, 10 noes.
The title of the bill was made 10 read
"An act to reduce internal revenue taxa.
tion and for other purposes
Ser. Logan called up the army appro.
priation bill 80 as to make it unfinished
business. for tomorrow. Adjourned.
House-Mr. Hiscock. chairman of the
appropriation committee, moved to go in
to committee of the whole on the gundry
civil appropriation bill. He expressed an
oppinion that the bill would not occupy
more than two or three days, snd said il
would b. followed by the deficiency
bill.
Mr.. Kelly said, recognizing the inlpor-
tsuce of the passage of the appropriation
bills in time for action by the senate he
would not antagonize them, but as soon
as they were disposed of he would again
press consideration of the tariff bill with
the hope of reaching result. (Incredul-
l ous lau2hter.)
7 The house went into committee of the
whole On the suEdry civil appropriation
bill. General debate was dispensed with
and the bill read by paragraphs for amend
| ment
Bland offered an amendment provi!ing
that all moneys appropriated by this bill
should be paid out in silver dollars now
in the treasury. Ruled out on a point of
order.
Belford moved to strike out the clause
appropriating $4,000 for the enlarge
ment of vaults for the storage of silver
and said if half the zeal, or earnestness,
or honesty was used to put
the silver dollar into circulation that was
used to keep it out, there would be no
question of building additional vault
room. Snbse quently Belford withdrew
the amendment. Pending action the COM
mlttee rose.
Townsend from Otio, from the commit
tee--on commerce. reported the river and
harbor bill. Deferred.
Recess.
Mr.. Van Wyck offered a resolution call
ing on the president for information
touching the alleged joint agreement be-
tween the m inisters of the United States,
Great Britain, FraEce and Italy, at Lima,
Peru, TO make Joint effort to bring
about peace between Chill and Peru, and
whether the Minister of the o nited States
had been instructed to invite or accept
the meditation of the European powers
in the settlAment of purely America n
question. Laid on the table.
| The bill passed, appropriating $25, 600
for the erection of a monument at Wash
ington's headqu arters at Newburg. N. Y,
and the senate went into executive ses-
| sion.
When the doors re-opeDed the Senate
proceeded TO the consideration Of the
Army Appropriation bill.
HOuae-The Senate amendments to the
Pension Appropriation bill were concurred
Mr.. Caswell submitted conference re-
port on the Post Office Appropriate bill,
stating that the conferees has been unable
chief points of difference were the Items
appropriatins $ls.5O0 for special mail
| facilities. and relating to the compensa-
tion allowed TO land grant railroads for
mail transportation. A further conference
was ordered.
| The House went into committee OF the
whole on the Snndry Civil bill.
THURSDAY, Feb. %.
Seaate-Immediately after reading the
journal the senate went into executive
session and confirmed the nomination of
A, S. Badger to be collector of customs at
New Orleans.
The senate then proceeded to consider
the naval appropriations bill.
HOuse-The bill passed creating three
additional land districts in Dakota.
The army and fortiication appropria-
tion bills, with the senate amendments,
were received from the senate and re
ferred.
Mr.. Ryan submitted the conference re-
port on the IGdian appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
MIR. Burrows, of Michigan, submitted
the conference report on the consular and
diplomatic appropriation sill. Agreed
to.
Mr.. Springer obtained leave to have
printed IN the Record the memorial of
the Iroquois Club of Chicago, prepared
by Mayor Harrison, in favor of the ces
sion of the Illinois and Michigan Cansl
TO the United S aies and the construction
of the Hennepin Canal.
The house then went into the commit
tee of the whole on the Sundry Civil
bill.
| Se,aate-The Utah bill being the regu-
| lar order was temporarily laid aside with
the consent of Edmunds, and the senate
took up he bill making appropriations
| for the District of Columbia, which was
considered, amended ard passed.
The conference report on the Indian ap-
| preparation bill was agreed to.
| The senate resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill.
Allison submitted the report of the COM
mittee of conference on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Agreed t..
House Mr.. Williams, Wisconsin,
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs. reported back a resolution calling
on the president for all correspondence
between the United States and Russia, ia
regard 10 treatment of Jews in Russia.
Adopted.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the sundry civil approptia-
ton bill.
The clause relative to the Yellow Stone
National Park having been reached, Mr..
Cook m.ved to strike out the proviso
authorizing the secretary of the interior
to lease portions of the park under GER
tain restric ions and TO insert in lieu
thereof, proviso preventing the seere-
tary of interior from leasing any portion
OF the Yellow Stone National Park TO any
person, company or corporation for any
purpose whatever, declaring of no force
or effect any lease, agreement. exclusive
privilege, or monopoly already granted OF
entered into, and authorizing the secre-
tary Of war TO make the ne cessary de,ail
of troops to prevent trespassers or in
trudefs entering upon the park with the
object of destroying the game therein Oh
for any other purpose prohibited by law
The amendment was adopted.
MoNDAY, FAB. 26
Senate Mr.. Grover presented the Gre
dentials of ]. n. Dolph. his successor, a:
senator from Oregon.
Mr.. Garland from the committee on
judiciary, reported bill to punish the
personation Of officers and employees oi
the United States By fne on not mo re
than $1,000, Imprisonment not longer
than three years, or both, In the discretion
of the court. The bill passed
A resolution was adopted requesting
the house Of representatives to return
the tariff bill, In order that certain cleri'
cal errors in ii might be corrected.
Hosse-Two unimportant bills were
passed and the speaker then recognized
Reed. who called up the resolution report
ed by him Saturday from the comnlttes
on ruies Blackburn raised point o
order sgainst II. Carlisle rsised ques
tion of consideration, and Randall de-
| m anded the ayes and noes.
The house determined-aves l34, noes