Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-07-04
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The house bill to authorize the presi-
dent to appoint unconditional justices
to the supreme courtin Dakota and one
additional justice to the supreme court
to the territory of Washington was
passed. The legislative bill was then
taken up and then senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and soon after adjourn
ed.
HouSe-The senate bill passed grant
ing letter carriers fifteen days leave of
absence each year. Nh. Ouray from the
committee on Indian affairs, reported a
resolution calling or the secretary of
the interior for information relating to
| claims of certain persons to q portion of
the land of the Zuni Indians in New
Mexico and Arizona Adopted. The
house then resumed consideration of
unfinished business, VIZ: A bill repeal
ing the pre-emption timber, culture and
desert land laws, AMI amending the
homestead law. Mr.. Holman offered
an amendment providing that hereafter
no public lands adapted to agriculture
shall be sold except mineral lands and
town sites, but that they shall be reserv-
ed for active and bona fide settlers
under the homestead law. Agreed
to. On motion Henley's amendment
was adopted providing that nothing con-
tanned in the bill shall he construed to
repeal the act for the sale of timber lands
in California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington territory. The bill passed;
yeas 147, nays 81. The electoral count
bill was then taken ", previous ques
ton having been ordered on engress-
ment and third reading of the bill. After
DEBATE, the provision of the bill that
alAntnrS hyy c,1nh ina
ton may be overruled by nonconcur-
rent action of the senate and house was
adopted. The house billwas then adopt
ed as substitute for the senate bill
yeas, 1917, nays, SO. The senate bill as
amended by the substitute was read a
third time and passed.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %.
SeHdte-The senate resumed the con-
sideration of the legislative appropria-
tion bill. Mr.. Beck opposed striking
out the clause consolidating the Gus
toms collections districts which did not
pay. was merely tn support lot of pol
itical bummerc. Allison, Slater, Haw-
ley, Dawes, Hale, Sewall. Jones (Fla.l
and Lapham supported the proposition
to maintain the districts. The COM
mittee's amendment to strike out the
clause providing for consolidation was
adopted. Pending discussion on a prop
osition by the committee to allow small
distilleries to run without storekeepers
the senate adjourned.
HouSe-In the house to-day bill was
passed authorizing the construction of
horse railway on the island at Rock
Island, H., and for the construction Of
bridges thereto. Mr.. Chalmers (Miss.)
was seated by a vote or the Chalmers
Manning contested election case. Ad-
journment followed.
THURSDAY, JUNE 26.
Sendte-The legisl ative bill was pro-
ceeded with, the question being on the
amendment proposed by the senate ap
preparation committee to strike out the
clause permitting dIstilleries MASKING
ten bushels or less grain per day to be
run without stOrekeeperS, and inserting
instead provision amending the revis-
ed statutes so as to forbid collectors
from hereafter approving the bonds of
grain distillers the survey of whose dis
tilleries shall IA For a less capacity than
ten bushels of grain per day, and TO for
bid. under penalties, distillation of less
daily quantity than that. A point of
order being raised that the part recon-
mended for insertion was new legisla-
ton, and therefore obnoxious to the rule
fcrbidding such legislation i'll appropria-
tor bills, the chair sustained the point
of order and the new clause recommend
ed was not adopted. The committees
| recommendation to strike out the house
clause was, however, agreed to.
The house bill passed extending to
water transportation routes the provis-
ions of the statutes hitherto applied to
/ land routes only, regarding the immedi-
ate transportation of dutiable goods.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee en-
commerce, reported the river and har-
Dor bill, with request that it be print
ed anG recommitted to the committee.
Agreed to.
The senate then took up the bill to for
felt the unearned land grant of the At
lantic and Pacific r. r. Co.. and the
senate went into executive session, and
soon adjourned.
RouSe-The Senate bill passed author
izing the construction of a bridge across
the Missouri River at White Cloud,
Kan. Mr.. Bingham, from the Com
mlttee on Postoffices and and Post
roads, reported a bill fixing at cents
per ounce, or fraction thereof, the rate
of postage on mail matter of first class.
Placed On the Huuse calendar. Mr..
Stockslager, from the Committee on
Pensions, reported bill granting PEN
sians TO the surviving officers and men
of the Tipsecanoe campaign. Referred
to the committee of the whole. Mr.
Garrison asked unanimous consent to
| take up the bill for the completion of
the monument to Mary, the mother of
Washington, but Mr.. Weller objected.
Mr.. Henley, from the COMMITTEES on pub
! lie Lands, reported bill providing for
the disposal of the Cherokee reservation
| in Arkansas. Placed on the calendar.
| Mr.. Brown of Indiana, endeayored to
have the House proceed to the consider
! alton of the Mexican pension bill, with
the Senate amendments, but the House
| determined, by yeas, 135 nays, SO, to
! consider the unfinished business, being
| the bill to forfeit the land grant of the
/ Backbone" Railroad in Louisiana. The
vote on the passage of the bill resulted
yeas. II: nayE, 12f. Before the an
nouncament of the vote Mr.. Lewis, who
had voted affrmatively, changed his
! vote to tho negative and moved q re-
/ consideration. Mr.. Ellis moved TO table
that melton. and pending this Mr.
/ Lewis moved to adjourn. Lewis and
! White, of Kentucky. re<orted to fiji
clustering tactics and finally secured
adjournment.
FRIDAY, JUNE %.
Sendte-The bill for the relief of VIII