Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 1884.

House Senator Miller, of Colorado
from the committee on Foreign Relations
reported to the Senate bill prepared rs
an amendment to the anti-Chinesc act
Placed on the calendar.
The bill appropriating $777,5S0 for the
completion of the capitol terraces and
stairways connected herewith, was
passed.
Senate MIR. Lewis offered resolution
referring to the court of claims for in
vestigation, and report all claims for cot
ton seized by Union authorities during
the ci Ill war. Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Matson, resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of
the Interior for copies of all orders and
correspondence relating to irregular
practices on the part of attorneys practic-
ing before the pension office, together
with copies of all official charges against
such attorneys and copies of circulars
used by them, which are deemed decep-
tive in character.
THURSDAY, FEB. 7, 1884.
!Sendte-Mr. Call offered a resolution
requesting the President of the United
States, to prevent the delivery of Senor
Carlos Aguero, the Cuban patriot, now
in prison at Key West, Fla, on the de-
mand of the Spanish government upon
a pretended charge of highway robbery.
Mr.. Call had read the proceedings of the
meeting of the American citizens at Key
West, denouncing the demand of Spain
as actuated by purely political reasons,
and defending General Aguero from the
imputations against him. Referred to
the committee on Foreign Relations.
HouSe-Mr. Dockery, from the COM
mittee on Accounts, reported resolu-
ton declaring vacant the positions of
stenographers of committees, and pro-
viding hereafter that. on the request of
a committee, the speaker employ re-
porter at the compensation to be fixed
by the committee on Accounts.
FRIDAY, FEB. 8.
Sendte-Sen. Hale called up the con-
ference report on the Greedy relief expe
dition.
The chair announced that the bill,
from the point of view of parlia-
mentary laws, was in possession of
the house of representatives, ana 10
motion or remark could be made re-
lating to it except by unanimous con-
sent.
Sen. Hale asked unanimous consent.
owing to an emergency, to take the bill
up
Sen. Ingalls, remarked that much had
bsen said about emergency" when in
fact 40 expedition could leave before
May He severely criticised the conduct
of the secretary Of the navy IN ''imper-
tinently attempting" as Ingalls, said, to
interfere with the legislation of congress
by sending a communication to the
mo of hn,ica hn IF
legislation. while that subject was un-
der consideration by the other house,
and with view of preventing an agree
ment between the two houses.
Sen. Hawley moved executive session
adjourned until Monday.
HOuSe-On motion of Davis, of Hi
nois, the joint resolution passed author
izing the secretary of war to furnish
tents, etc, for the fifth annual reunion
of soldiers and sailors of the northwest,
at Chicago, IN Aug. 1884.
Mr.. Turner (Ga.), chairman of the
committee on elections, reported a reso-
luton on the Mississippi election case,
Chalmers vs.. Manning, discharging the
committee from further consideration
of the prima facie evidence of the case,
and awarding the seat to neither OF the
contestants.
Mr.. Lowry, of the same committee,
reported resolution on the Virginia
contested election case, Garrison VS..
Mayo, declaring that Mayo has prima
facie right to the seat and securing him
in this right pending trial of the case on
its merits.
Mr.. Willis introduced a bill tenn
porarily providing for the support of
common schools Referred. 1t pro-
vides for an annual appropriation
from $10,0O0,OO0 to $1,006,0OO for the
next ten years, the appropriation to
be reduced $1,000,000 each succeeding
year.
The speaker announced the appoint
ment of committee to investigate the
charges against H. V. Boynton, the
Washington correspondent of the Cinciu-
natl Commercial Gazette.
Mr.. Golf introduced a joint resolu-
ton appropriating 100000 for the re-
lief of the sufferers by the overflow of
the Ohio river and its tributaries. Re-
ferred.
Adjourned until Monday.