Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY JAN. IL.


Sendte-Mr. Anthony's resolution Of
fered some days ago, regarding retalia-
tory legislation by the United States to
meet the exclusion of American meats
by foreign countries, was brought up.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Plumb
was agreed to, requesting the President
if not incompatible with the public in
terests, to furnish the senate copies of
all correspondence in possession of the
department of state relative to the dis
covery of phosphates on the coast of
Brazil by citizens of the United States,
and as to the rights of the United States
in said discovery under the laws of
Brazil, and what steps have been taken
to benefit our shipping and commercial
interests by the discovery.
HOuSc-Mr. Cobb, Chairman of the
Committee on Public Lands, reported a
bill declaring forfeited certain grants of
lands made to certain states to aid in
the construction of railroads.
Mr.. Boyne, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill authoriz-
ing the President to appoint and retire
Alfred Pleasanton as Major General.
Placed on the private calendar.
Mr.. Steel, from the same committee,
submitted the views of the minority
on the Fitz John Porter bill. Ordered
printed
Mr.. King, Chairman of the Committee
on the Mississippi Levees, reported bill
To close the gaps in the levees of the
Mississippi river and for the improvement
of the navigation of that stream. The
bill illappropriates 81, 900. 900, to be expend-
ed in accordance with the recommends
ton of the Mississippi River Commits
sion. Referred to the committee of the
whole.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 16.
SeRdte-The bill passed, reported from
the Committee on Public Lands, restor-
ing to the public domain the lands
granted to the Iron Mountain Railroad,
because the road was not built on the
line contemplated
At the conclusion of the morning no1r
the Senate, after slight amendment
adopted the rules.
Mr. Hoar called up his bill providing
for the counting of the electoral vote,
being the same as that passed by the
Senate of the Forty-Seventh Congress
1t was again passed without debate.
The Senate then went into executive
session.
House Mr.. Hatch, Chairmaa of the
/ Committee on Agriculture, reported q
resolution requesting the president te
! transmit to the house the correspondence
| had by the State Department with al
| foreign governments on the subject oi
the importation of the American hog
| Adopted.
Mr.. Potter introduced bill to main
tain the currency and TO prevent injuri
Gus f1uctuation by the issue of pei
cent. bonds arid their deposit as security
for national-bank notes: also to remit
the tax on the circulation of bank notes
when secured by the deposit of these
per cents. Referred.
THURSDAY, JAN. II,
Seadte-The chair laid before the Sen
| ate memorial from William Pitt kel
logg denying all the imputatioas agains
him contained in recent document.
transmitted to the Senate by the Secre
tary of the Interior relating to the trans
fer of the land grant of the Texas Pa
ciic Railroad to the Southern Pacific
and asking an investigation.
HouSe-The speaker laid before tn,
house message from the Presiden
transmitting communication from thu
secretary of state of Pennsylvania ten
dering to the United States the marin,
noSpital at Erie, Ia, ioE CultSu otatS
soldiers and sailors home. Referred.
Mr.. Morse, by request, introduced ;
bill repeating the duty on extract o
hemlock and other bark used in tanning
Referred.
Mr.. Beach offered resolution calm:
on the postmaster general for all report
and papers referring TO the star-rout
investigation made by special agent
during 1881.
Mr.. Skinner, of New York, objected
Mr.. Beach called attention that tn
objection crime from the republican
side.
. Mr.. Skinner said he did not objec
to the purpose of the resolution, bu
thought it should go to proper com
mittee.
: The resolution was referred to th