Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
Tuesday, JUNE 10.

OSIIIC % 1dl &c "a RNSAeASAS
was presented opposing TIE government
telegraph. Sen Logan presented IS mem
orial the resolutions of mas smeetlng
recently held in Cincinnati of the sol
diers, sailors and mariners who served
in the war of the1ebellion, expressing
the conviction that they are entitled to
quarter section of land to each man.
Referred to committee on public lands.
The pension bill was displaced by the
regular order of the Utah bill which
was informally laid aside to admit of
the consideration of the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill. Sen. Al
lison explained that the amendments
proposed by the senate committee on
appropriations added 100000 to the bill
rs it came from the house. The house
had appropriated $4,000 less than the
appropriation of last year.
The bill wac read by sections, and the
amendments proposed by the senate
commit e were agreed to, with only the
interposition of an occasional remark,
inql Try and explanation, except as to
the provisions of the appropriation of
$3.50, coo to meet the exper ses attendant
upon the execution of the neutrality
act. Then senate then went into secret
session and when the doors reopened
adjourned.
house-The chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and means reported the
concurrent resolution providing for the
final adjournment Of congress Monday,
June Both. Adopted without opposi-
ton. Mr.. Payson, from the committee
OF public lands. reported bill forfeit
ing part of certain lands granted Iowa
to aid in the construction of railroads
in that state. The special order being
the bill for the forfeiture of the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Vickshurg
land grant, it was postponed until to-
morrow. The house then went into
committee of the whole, Welburn in the
chair on the river and h1rbor appro-
prIation bill. Numerous amendments
were offered but were voted down. On
motion of Mr.. Holman the clause max
ing an appropriation for the improve
ment of Little Kanawha river was
stricken from the bill, and without
further action the committe rose. The
senate amendments to the District of
Columbia appropriation bill were non
cOncurred in.
THURSDAY, JUNE 12.
iSendte-The Mexican pension bill was
taken W, and after alengthy discussion
without reaching any conclusion. the
senate went into executive session, ana
VIXEN the doors reopened, adjourned.
R0uSe-The river and hdrbor appro-
priation bill being under considera-
tion in committee of tie whole,
the appropriation for an ice harbor
on Muskingum river was inreased from
500, coo to $4,000.
The committee rose and reported the
bill to the house.
Mr.. Oates moved to strike out the Hen
nepin canal clause.
Mr.. Willis said that, upon consulta-
ton with all the members of the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors, except
two, and at their instance he had deter
mined to allow a separate vote on the
canal project.
Mr.. Henderson, Illinois. expressed sur
prise at the course pursued by Mr.. Will
lis. For one he had not consented that
that course should be followed.
Mr.. Murphy said that as another men,
Der of the same committee, he had not
been consulted.
The motion to strike ont was agreed
to-yeas 146, nays 121.
Mr. Murphy then moved to lay the
bill and the pending amendmeA is on
the table.
1hC "tS IOoI- O's ub
256.
The house then passed the river and
harbor bill-yeas 157, nays 104
FRIDAY, JUNE 13.
Sendte-A caucus of republican sena-
to:s was held upon the Mexican pension
bill at which barely quorum was pres
ent. After some discussion, the subject
was referred tc caucus committee to
formulate course of action. The
treaty which has been under considcra-
ton in the senate by the committee on
foreign relations, providing fer an inter
national copyright and patent system
and which has already been ratified and
promulgated by twenty-'our govern
ments, was reported adversely by the
committee to the senate, and after a
discussion, rejected.
House-The house public lands COM
mittee agreed to- report favorably the
bill requiring the general government
to pay to the state of California for
school purposes five per cent of the net
proceeds of ali public lands sold with
in her boundaries since the states ad
mission. The amount proposed in the
payment is estimated at one million dol
lars.
MONDAY. JUNE f6