Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-21
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, MARCH II.

mortal and joint resolution of the legis-
lature of Iowa urging the national gov
ernment to avail itself of the power
granted by the constitution to regulate
commerce between the states, and pray
ing congress to pass laws in pursuance
of that power for the regulation of rail
road fares and freights at such figures
as will allow reasonable return and no
more on the amount actually expended
in the construction of roads.
HouSe-Mr. Morrison reported favor
ably from the Ways and Means commit
tee his bill to reduce import duties and
the war tariff (the new Tariff bilD, ac-
companied with written report.
Mr.. Mckinley submitted the views of
the minority.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12.
.Sendte-In the senate, joint resolu-
ton was introduced for constitutional
amendment fixing the term of the presi-
dent at six years, and making him ineli-
gible to reelection. Bills were introduc-
ed to establish forest reservations at the
head waters of the Missouri and Colum-
bia rivers, and for the erection of pub
lie building at Boulder, Colo. Favorable
reports were made on bills for the exten-
sion of the Chesapeake & Ohio road to
Fortress Monroe, and to authorize the
return of private boxes deposited in the
treasury vaults. Mr.. Coke spoke on the
pleuro- pneumonia bill, and Messrs
Sewell and Wilson on the measure for
the relief of Fitz John Porter.
House The house of representatives,
in committee of the whole on the post
office appropriation bill, struck out the
clause limiting the salaries of post
masters to 81 900, and rejected an amend
ment increasing the item for clerks by
$685. 900. AT the time of adjournment a
proposition was made to increase by
100000 the appropriation for carriers.
THURSDAY, MARCH IS.
iSendte-IA the senate, DolpA present
ed a memorial from the chamber of
commerce at Tacoma, on Puget sound,
against the forfeiture of the Cascade
land-grant to the Northern Pacific.
Harrison, from the committee on ter
ritories, reported favorably and had
placed Oh the calendar, the bill for the
admission of Dakota.
Plumb submitted joint resolution,
which was referred to the committee on
agriculture, appropriating $25, 900 to be
made Immediately available under the
direction of the commissioner of agri.
culture for the suppression of the foot
and-mouth disease among cattle in Kan
sas. Within few minutes of reference
Plumb, from the committee, reported
the joint resolution favorably and asked
its immediate consideration. Objection
being made, it went over, Plumb Civ
ing notice that he would order it up to-
morrow.
The bill for the relief of Fitz John
Porter was taken up, and henderson
addressed the senate in opposition to it.
FRIDAY, MARCH IA.
House-The house was in committee
of the whole all day on the appropria-
ton bills, and adjourned without COM
ing to vote.
Sendte-In the senate, Bowen intro
duced a bill to reduce the postage on
mailable matter of the second class
Referred.
Plumb called up his joint resoluti on,
appropriating $25, 900 for the eradication
of the foet-and- mouth disease. Plumb
said it was a serious disease and did not
affect the state of Kansas merely, but
all the states. He sent to the desk and
had read dispatch from the governor
of Kansas urging the Importance of i'm
mediate action.
Cullom thought the amount should
be 5000 and the resolution passed at
once.
House-In the house, the morning
hour was dispensed with, on motion of
Townshend, who moved that the post
Office appropriation bill be taken up.
The motion was lost and the house went
into committee of the whole, Cox (New
York; in the chair on the private calen-
dar.
The bill granting pension of 50 500
a year to Septimia Randolph Meikel-
baur, sole surviving grandchild of
Thomas Jefferson was then taken up
and favorable report of the committee
on pensions was read.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15.
Senate The senate was not in ses-
sion.
House-The house was in committee
of the whole all day on the postoffice
appropriation bill. When consideration
of the first section was completed it be-
came evident that the bill could not be
finished this evening and the committee
rose.
Mr.. Henly, from the committee on
public lands, reported the bill declaring
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in the construction of railroad from
the Central Pacific in California to Port
land, Oregon.
MONDAY, MARCH II.
Sendte-In the senate, petitions were
presented from public commercial bod
les, asking the repeal of the law author.
izing the coinage of silver dollars.
Allison presented joint resolution of
the general assembly of Iowa, relating
to opleuro-pneumonia, urging its adop-
tion as a means to its extirpation.
Mcmillan, Palmer and Manderson pre-
sented petitions from citizens of their
respective states praying congress to
propose a sixteenth amendment, prohib-
iting the disfranchisement of citizens on
account of sex.
st. Louis, presented a petition praying
for the extension of the bonded period
on whisky.
HouSe-In the house, Henley offered
resolution authorizing an investigation
into the circumstances attendant on the
making of lease by the United States
to the Alaska Commercial company;
also as to the duties of that company to
the United States, under the lease, and
the power of congress to terminate it.
Referred.
Bills were introduced and referred as
follows:
Belford-Requiring all land-grant or
subsidy railroads to furnish the secre-
tary of the treasury with full and true
quarterly statements. under oath, of
their aarninpS and indebtedness