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


buildings at Erie, Pennsylvania. 1t pro-
vides that the expenditure shall not ex.
ceed S300000, the original provision be-
ing $3.50, 900. The following les luton
was offered by Sen. Van Wyck and laid
over until tomorrow:
Resolved. That the committee on Judiciary be
instructed to inquire whether the Union or Cen
tral Pacific Railroad companies have become re-
SponSible for or guaranteed interest on any bonds
other than that specifically authorized by con
greSS outstanding at date the passage of an act
and judicial expenses of the gov rnu.eRt for the
year ending JuEe 30. 1874. and if so to what eX-
teat under actual or alleged authority; also
whether any new stock has been issued by either
of said companies in violation of said act.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has commun-
icated with Gov. Curtin, chairman of
the house committee on foreign affairs
concerning mysteries of the senate
amendment to the consular and diple-
matte appropriations, appropriatine
$500, 900 to carry out the provisions OF
the neutrality act; ana arrangements
have been made by Curtin and Randall
for a joint session of the house foreign
affairs and appropriation committees TO
be held Wednesday morning to consider
what actioA shall be taken i'll the matter
by the house. The question to be dis
cusSed is whether the finding of this ap
preparation is proper one or should
simply recommend q concurrence in the
senate amendment, or should introduce
a resolution in the house calling upon
the secretary of state for all correspon
dence relating to the matter and give il
to the people that they may understand
the transa action. 1t is thought the latter
course will be followed.
House-Bills were introduced and re
ferred as follows: Follett = Granting
$50 acrcs of the public domain to every
honora5ly discharged union soldier or
sailor of the late war. Randall moved
that the house go into committee of the
whole on the deficiency appropriation
bill. Mr.. Aiken, though favering an
early adjournment. did not think the
I appropriation committee should monop
| olize the attention of the house till ad-
| journmeat day. Mr.. Randall said that
| the house had fixed June 30th as the
| day for final adjournment, and he
( thought the senate was likely to fix
! July Sd. If either of those dates was de
/ termined upon, consideration of the ap
preparation bills must be pressed. Mr.
| Handalfs motion was agreed to, 106 tC
| 81, and the house went INTO COMMITTED
of the whole on the subject indicated
Dunn in the chair. At the evening ses
sion the house resumed consideration o.
the deficiency bill. The amendHen
offered by O'Neill. appropriating leo
for the improvement of the street ad
jacent to the federal buildings in ST
Louis was ruled out ca point of order
An item of $4,000 for horses and othe
property lost in military service prio
to July Is, 1881, contained provis'
regulating services and fees of CLAIM
agents. Mr.. Keifer moved to strike on
the proviso as wreng IN pelicy- Re
jected. Mr.. Long offered as amend
ment appropria.ing the following sum
for refunding the state expenses incul
red in raising volunteers in Ohio. $50
236; New York, $54. 946; Michigan, S42
345; Massachusetts,, $2S, $50. Adopted
Adjourned.