Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-03-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. Marcia.

grand army post in Kansas, remonstrat
| ing against the passage of bill reinstat
ing Fltz-John Porter.
House-Logan, from the committee
on military affairs, reported favorably
bill to relieve the members and Judge
advocate in the Fitz-John Porter court
martial of the secrecy imposed by theil
oath, as to the vote of the court.
At the conclusion of the morning bu-
siness the military academy appropria-
ton bill was placed before the senate,
and after long discussion it was pass
ed.
Mr.. Lamb, from the committee OF for
eign affairs, reported bill to amend the
Chinese immigration act. Referred to
committee of the whole. The house
then went into committee of the whole
on the general file and when the COM
mittee arose adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5.
Serldte-Sen. Garland, from the judi
ciary committee, reported favorably a
bill providing for the collection of stat
istics touching marriages and divorces.
The chair laid before the senate bill
extending the limits of the
YELLOWSTONE PARK,
and after a debate, participated in by
Vest, Ingalls,. Davies, Mcmillan and Har-
rison, the bill passed.
House-Mr. Randall, of the commit
tee on appropriations, reported back the
senate joint resolution for an addition
of $40, 900 to the contingent fund of the
senate for witness fees of the Danville
investigation, with an amendment pro-
vidiRg that the funds shall only be avail
able for the expenses heretofore ordered.
The amendment was adopted and the
resolution passed.
The house committee on public lands
agreed to report favorably to the house
the bill to declare forfeited the Ontona-
gan & Brule river railroad company
land grant, stripped of the section pro-
viding for confirmation acts of the de-
partment of the interior in permitting
entries on these lands. Striking out this
section, the bill was agreed to by ma
jority of one vote in the committee, and
the minority will bring in a re-
port recommending an amend
ton of the section. The land
grant forfeiture which was recommend
ed by the committee amounts to about
1870 sections of land, and the entries
upon these lands, which the bill sought
600 and 400, 900 acres. The committee
also agreed to report favorably bill to
declare forfeited the unearned land grant
of the California & Oregon railroad
company, amounting to about one mil
lion acres.
THURSDAY, MARCH G.
Setdte--Among the memorials pre-
sented was one by Cockrell from the
united labor organizations of st. Louis
protesting against the attempts of en-
ployers, as illustrated by recent events
in Connesticut with the glass-blowers
and other trades, to reduce the compen-
sation of American labor to point on a
level with pauper labor of Europe, and
praying for the passage of laws to res
trict the wholesale immigration intend
ed to effect a reduction of the wages of
American workingmen.
HouSe-The speaker announced the
appointment of Mr.. Manzanares, of New
Mexico, upon the committee on coinage,
weights and measures.
The morning hour being dispensed
with, the house went into committee
of the whole, with Converse, of Ohio,
in the chair, on the naval appropriation
bill.
FRIDAY, MARCH Z.
Senate A bill passed appropriating
$3.50, 900 for the erection of fire-proof
building for the hall of records.
Mr.. Garland, from the committee on
Judiciary, reported bill constituting a
majority of tn supreme court of the
United States, to be quorum of the
court, instead of six judges as hereto
fore. The bill also prohibits the judge
who heard case at a Circuit court
from sitting on the Supreme bench when
the case comes up for appeal.
HOnse-A bill was reported granting
pension to the widow of Gen. Francis
p. Blair.
The speaker announced the unfinished
business to be the further consideration
of the bill authorizing the retirement of
Alfred Pleasanton with the rank of Col
onel.
Mr.. Steele moved to recommit the bill
without instructions. Carried-yeas 122,
nays 115.
Mr.. Brown, of Indiana, immedia ely
introduced bill granting Alfred Pleas
anton pension of 800 a month. OBJ
lection was made to its present consid-
eration and it was referred to the Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions.
The House went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Cox, of New York, in
the chair, on the private calendar.
SATURDAY, MARCH s.
Sendte-The senate was not in ses-
sion.
House-Mr. Sumner, of Cal, advocat-
ed the establishing of the postal teIe-
graph, asserting its constitutionslity and
maintaining the advisability of such
step. He delares if there had been a
postal telegraph in 1876, Samuel J. til
den would have taken possession of the
position to which he had been elected
then, and which he was likely to be
elected to again in 1894.
The committee without further action
rose.
MIR. Hunt offered a resolution calling
on the Secretary of War for information
as to whether he has made or published
any rules or regulations relating to the
control or navigation of the south pass
of the Mississippi river, or any other
public waters in the state of Louisiana;
If so, by what authority. Adopted.
The house then adjourned.
CuriOsitieS of the Cyclone.