Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7,

WEDNESDAY, MAY Z.
SeHdte-In the senate Mr.. Edmunds
introduced bill to place Gen. Grant or
the retired list of the army. Senator
Hill made long speech in favor of the
bill to declare forfeited the lands grant.
ed to the New Orleans. Baton Rouge &
Vicksburg railroad, now claimed by the
New Orleans & Pacific company. The
debate on the shipping bill was continu-
ed and an amendment was adopted
abolishing tonnage dues on certain YES
sells.
House-In the house the Fitz john
Porter bill with the senate amendment
was reached and motion to refer de
feate@. The amendments werc non
concurred in,-The senate amendments
to the house bill repeating the iron-clad
oath was concurred in and the senate
amendments to the bill establishing a
bureau of animal industry non-concur-
red in.-A resolution was adopted
calling for an investigl ON of soldiers
homes and a bill reported fer establish
ing branch soldiers home in Michigan.
The river and harbor bill was re-
ported from committee. The total of
the appropriations is $1s,619, 100.
THURSDAY. MAY s.
Senate-The chair LAID before the SEN
ate the house message announcing nom
concurrence in the senate amendments
to the pleuro-pneumonia bill. The Sen
ate insisted ON its amendments, and the
chair appointed as committee of con-
ference on the part of the senate,
Messrs. Miller of New York, Plumb and
Williams The chair also laid bcforo
the senate the house message announc.
ing on-concurrence IN the senate
amendments, to the F'itz John Porter
bill. The senate insisted on its amend
ments, and the chair appointed as a
committee of conference on the part of
the senate, Messrs. Sewell, Logan and
CockrelL Mr.. Logan asked to be ex-
cused from acting on the committee.
He said it was well known that he was
opposed to any proposition for the re-
lief of the person named in the bill, and
therefore he did not think himself
the proper person to be on the COM
mittee. The president OF the senate
stated it was the custom to place on
such committees some member who
voted with the minority on the passage
of the bill forming the subject of con-
ference. Mr. Logan said he could not
and would not serve; he was according
ly excused, and Mr.. Hawley appointed
in his stead.
Rouse-The senate joint resolution
passed in regard to the ceremonies to be
authorized on the completion of the
Washington monument. Mr.. Buckner,
from the committee on banking cur
rency, reported bill to enable national
banking associations to increase their
capital stock and to change their loca-
ton and name. Placed on the house
calendar. Then arose contest ween
the various special orders for suprema-
cy, Mr.. Stockslager pressing the consid-
Grafton of bills for the erection of
public buildings; Mr.. Singleton
urging the congressional library
bill; Mr.. Ellis desiring the dis
cussion of the New Orleans Indus
trial Exposition bills; Mr. Randall ex-
pressing the anxiety of the appropria-
tion committee for the disposal of the
appropriation bills. Mr.. Payson de-
manding the consideration of unfinisk-
ed business, being the Oregon Central
Forfeiture bill. Mr.. Payson's demand
was not acceded to, and Mr.. Holman
moved to go into committee of the
whole on the appropriation bills. This
was lost-6S to SO. Mr.. Holman, in the
interest of public business, called for
the yeas and nays, but Mr.. Randall de-
clared that the roll-call would not be in
the interest Cf public business, and the
yeas and nays were not ordered. The
house declined to consider the library
or public buildings bills and then went
into committee of the whole with DORIS
heimer in the chair on the state of the
Union.
FRIDAY, MAY9.
.SeHdte-The senate took u3 the Indian
appropriation bill and DAVIS briefly re-
capitulated its provisions. The esti-
mates for the year, he said, were IS, 1885,
800, and the amount of the bill as it
came from the house was $3.50, 3S9.
The amendments proposed by the senate
increased the amount S757, ,413. The
total reported by the senate for the In
dian service the coming year is S6.213,-
500. This exceeds the Indian bill of
last year by $40, 147. The chief element
of increase, DAVIS said, was the amount
of the Indian schools. Without reach
ing final vote the senate adjourned
until Monday.
House Mr.. Willis presented a re-
menstrance from the Louisville board of
trade againsf the enactment of the bank
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additional pension to the widow of Gen.
Francis P Blair passed. 1t grants her
$500 for her husbands services in
organizing troops. and increases her pen
sion to $50 a month. The horse went
into committee of the whole, Mr. Cox
of New Yerk in the chair
1t was ordered that when the house
adjourned to-day it be until Mosday
and the speaker requested the members
to assemble in the house tomorrow in
order to attend in body the unveiling
of the statue of Chief Justice Marshall.
The speaker laid before the house COM
munication from the secretary of war re-
commencing an additional appropria-
ton of S100 900 for the relief of suffer
ers by the foods IN the lower Mississippi
valley. Referred The house took a
recess until O'Clock. The evening ses-
sion was for the consideration of the
pension bill.
MONDAY, MAY 12.
Sendte-In the senate the committee
en- judiciary was instructed 10 inquire
into the facts forming the basis of the
bill recently introduced by Mr.. Garland
To amend the Thurman act relating to
the claim of he government against
the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads. In the discussion Of the In
dian appropriation bill Mr.. Isgalls op-
posed aupropriations for educating saw
ages. and argued that the best thing to
Be done fer the Indian was to make him
anenable to the law. Senators Hawley,
Dawes and Hoar pleaded the cause of
H,,ae-Tn the ha1,sa Mr. Hewift intro