Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-23
CONGRESSIONAL
TUESDAY, MAY 13.


IF petitions were presented opposing
anv action by Congress that would lead
to the destruction of healthy competi-
ton in telegraph business. and Mr..
Sherman presented a petition numerous
iy signed in favor of placing General
Fremont on the retired !ict.
Mr.. Logan, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported favorably a
bill to place General Grant on the re-
tired list Mr.. Logan asked that the
bill be put al once upon its passage.
Unanimous consent was given, and the
bill was at once read third time and
passed without debate or remark. ex-
cept that Mr.. Logan said he presumed
there would be no objection TO 1t. The
bill provides that ''in recognition of the
distinguished service rendered the
United states, General U. S. Grant,
late General of the Army, be placed on
the retired list, with the rank and the
full pay Of General of the Army.
RouSe-After a short discussion in
committee of the whole of the bill pro-
viding for a civil government for the
Territory of Alaska, the comm ttee rose
and the bill passed without amendment.
As it is Senate bill, it now requires
puG LIIS approval VI the ISobuSuC w OV-
come law.
WEDNESDAY. MAY IA.
.Senate-In the senate the Utah bill
was postponed until Monday. A bill
was reported favorahly extending to
Aug. s. 1866, the time to commence
ocean cables. A motion by Mr.. Cullom
to make his interstate commerce bill
the special order for Wednesday. May
81, was not agreed to. The bill passed
authorizing the construction of pom
toon wagon bridge over the Mississippi
near Dubuque. Mr.. Vest desired to
make personal explanation. The
statement had gone to the press that
the vote upon the bill to place Gen.
Grant upon the retired list had been
unanimous. He, however, had voted
against the bill. He had not called for
the ayes and noes, nor made any fac
tious opposition, because two years ago,
when a similar bill was before the SEN
ate, he had spoken and voted against it.
and had given reasons for his opposition.
He had no personal opposition to Gen.
Grant, but was opposed TO the principle
of the bill. Mr.. Cockrell said he was
not in the chamber when the bill to place
Gen. Grant on the retired list passed
Had he been he would have voted against
it. Pending debate, the senate adjourn
ed.
H0uSe-In the houS a resOlutiOu re-
ported in the case of Mckinley and
Peele was laid over Minority re-
ports were submitted in both cases. Mr..
Hamer presented a memorial of the
Women's Silk Culture association in
favor of the establishment of silk
bureau. 1t waSreferred. Mr. Springer
asked unanimous consent to put on
passage the hill authorizing the secre-
1arN of the treasury to purchase about
S43, 900, Geo OF bonds with greenhacks
held in the treasury for the redemption
of retired national bank circulation.
which would relieve the money market
to the extent of adding $40, ,000,000 to
the circulation. Mr.. Weller objected.
Adjourned
THURSDAY. MAY 10.
Sea1Gte- The pension appropriation
bill. as reported to the senate, reduces
the amount of the reapprOpriatrd uEeX-
pended balance froa SS4 900 900 TO $780,
600, 900. Senator Cul om introduced
bill prohibiting bank officers, under
penalty of fine and imprisonment, from
engaging in stock or grain speculation.
The senate passed the house bill loaning
the New Orleans exposition ST. 900, 600.
Senator Morgan introduced resolution
for an investigation of the causes of the
recent failures of banks in New York.
Tho senate adjourned until Monday.
HOUse-The house rejected the amend
ment to the diplomatic appropriation
bill increasing from $4,000 to $4,000
the salaries OF ministers to Austria and
Italy, and also other amendments pro-
vidipg for missions to R9umauia, Servia
and Greece. Bills We're passed author.
lzlnS the construction of bridges over
the Rio Grade and Missouri rivers.
Messrs. Ros: Grams, Beach and Hender-
son QlL) We're appointed visitors TO West
Point, and Messrs. Cox IN. W, Evans
and Gotf visitors to Annapolis.
FRIDAY. MAY 16.
Sendte-The senate was not in ses-
sion,
HouSe-The bill passed authorizing
the construction of bridges across the
Chippewa and st. Croix
rivers, in Wisconsin. Mr.. Willis, of the
Committee on Rivers and Harkors, re-
ported back the River and Harhor Ap-
bill. Referred to the com
mittee of the whole. The House went
into committee of the whole on tn
and Diplomatic Appropriation
bill, the pendiEg amendment being
one offered by Mr.. Cannon appropriat-
ing S110006 for the contingent expenses
of United States Censuls, Lost. After
debate, the bill was finally laid aside,
with a favorable recommendation,
and the committee proceeded to the
of the Army Appropriation
bill.
MONDAY, MAY 10.
Sendte-The char laid before the SEN
ate the resolution offered Thursday by
Mr.. Morgan, directing the committee
on finance TO examine the cases of
recent failures of national banks. and
to il certain whether such failures vrerc
due to violations and evasions of the
law on the part of the officers or direc-
tors of the banks Mr. Merrill moved
to amend by substituting, for the pur-
pose of Investigation, the comptroller
of the currency for the finance COM
mittee.
Mr.. Morgan said the very reason why
he moved to devolve the duty on the
was because the officers ap-
pointed to see that the banks complied
with the laws had not performed their
duty. There was, for instance, a law
for over certifcation of checks which,
it had become notorious, was utterly
On the passage of the law
on the subject in July, 1888, the New
York newspapers had broken out into
spasms of merriment, and told congress
the banks laughed at the acts of congress,
and were beyond congress; onal centrel
The failure of the Marine bank was due
to the fact that the bank was connected
with firm of brokers; and that the
bank had supported Grant & Ward in
ali the wild schemes which the Young
spectators saw proper TO engage in. A
spectacle had been presented TO the
world that argued a painful condition
of commercial honor in the city of
New York.
HouSe-Mr. Hurd, from the commit
tee on ways AMI means, raored 70 sus-
pend the rules and pass bill to abolish
discriminating duties on works of art
the production of foreign and American
artists. The bill imposes a duty of 10
per cent. ad valorem on works of art
whether the production of foreign or
American artists.
Messrs. Kasson. Belmont and Hura
spoke in favor of the motion, and Dunn,
Mills. Warner Ohio and Boutelle
against it. The motion was lost; ysas,
%; nays 179.
Notice was given that the Wallace
Mckinley case would Kot be called uRtil
Monday.