Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-03-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a.

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report ON the dual sets of credentials Of
Senator Allison's election. The Nava
Appropriation bill was laid before the
senate and referred. The bill authoriz
ing the president to negotiate with the
Creeks, Seminoles and Cherokees for &
purchase of their remaining rights in
the Oklahoma lands was passed. A
committee of conference on the Agri
cuiturrl Appropriation bill was appoint
ed
House. The house authorized the
Commercial National bank of Chicago
to increase its capital to s., ,000,060. Bills
were passed for the allotment of lands
in severalty to the Indians on the Una
dilla reservation; appropriating $4,000
for the erection of public building al
Port Townsend, w. T., and increasing
to $175,000 the appropriation of a public
building at Fort Wayne, Ind. The
River and Harbor bill was taken up and
the committee sustained the decision OF
the chair ruling out the Mennepin canal
clause. A long and noisy session fol
lowed during which numerous unim-
portant amendments were adopted. The
bill was finally reported to the house
and the previous question ordered.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25.
tSenote-Mr. Sherman presented re-
port and concurrent resolution thank
ing Col. Casey and the assistant Gu
gineers for the manner in which they
have performed their duties in the COM
pletion of the Washington monument.
A long discussion of the verdict in the
Swain trial and of the power of court
martial followeda a conference report on
the army appropriation hill. The ver-
dict was denounced by Messrs. Hoar,
ingalls,, Sherman and others, and de-
! feAded by Messrs. Hale and Hawley.
The legislative, executive and judicial
bill was reported, but owing to dilatory
motions, no conclusion had been reach
ed when the senate adjourned.
House-The house passed bills for
the erection of public buildings at Sac
ramento, Cal, and Lacrosse, Wis, ap-
propriatlrg 100000 for the payment of
certain citizens for supplies furnished
| to the Sioux and Dakota Indians i'll
Minnesota between 1860 and 1862. Hr.
| Henley reported a joint resolution in
| structing the attorney general to insti-
tute proceedings to vacate and set aside
certain portions of the lands certified to
the state of Michigan for the Portage
Lake & Lake Superior Ship Canal COM
pany. The Deficiency Appropriation
bill was passed. The River and Harbor
bill was takt n up under the operation of
the previous question. When the Mis-
| sissippi clause was reached the commit
| tee striking it out was carried. At this
| point the enemies of the bill resorted
to filibustering tactics which were kept
| up amid much confusion and excite
ment until midnight, when the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY &c.
Senate The credentials of Senator
Jones, of Nevada, were placed before
the senate. The Naval appropriation
bill was reported, and the Pacific Rail
road Funding bill introduced and laid
on the table The Legislative Appro-
priation bill was passed substantially as
it came from the senate committee. A
long debate ensued on bill repeating
the Silver CoiAage act, Mr.. Sherman
making strong speech ia its favor and
Mr.. Hill against the measure.
HouSe-The house laid on the table
the joint resolution returning the thanks
of congress to Col. Casey, the Washing
ton monument engineer. A further
conference on the army appropriation
bill was ordered. The sundry civil bill
was taken up and the clause repeating
the silver coinage act was stricken out.
Debate then followed on the proposed
appropri:. Ion of money for the New
Orleans exposition, great opposition he
ing manifested.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 81.
Sendte-The senate passed the Naval
| Appropriation bill with an amendment
providing $112, 000 for the purchase of
Erics0n's torpedo boat "Des troyer." ="
The bill providing for the sale of the
Sac and Fox reservations in Nebraska
and Kansas were passed, as were a num-
Der of house pension bills. A confer
| ence committee were appointed on the
Legislative, Executive and judicial bill
The second reading of the house sub
| stitute for the River and Harbor bill
was objected to by Mr.. Cameron. of
| Wisconsin, and so the bill was not re-
| ferred to committee. In the execu-
tive session the Kreidler nomination
was considered for an hour, but again
| went over.
| HOuSe-The house non -concurred ia
the senate amendment to the LegisIa-
tive bill. On motion of Mr.. Willis the
sum of $1,000, 600 was appropriated for
rivers and harbors. The Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill was passed. The
Postoffice Appropriation bill was re-
| ported with the senate amendments
| and the republicans in order to prevent
| contested election cases from being con-
sidered. demanded a separate vote on
| each amendment. The clause relative
10 ocean mail transportation had not
been reached when the house adjourn
ed.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 90.
.Sendte-The senate received a letter
from the attorney general stating that
the Deficiency bill insufficiently pro-
vldes for the juries, etc, in connection
with the United States courts. The con
fere rec report on the Agricultural bill
was agreed to. The substitute for the
River and Harbor bill was read the sec
ond time and referred to the committee
on commerce. A debate was held on
the bill for forfeiting lands granted to
the state of Iowa to aid in the construc-
ton of the Sioux City & st. Paul rail
road. A number of house bills making
appropriations for public buildings were
passed, and conference committee on
the Postetfice Approprist tion bill was ap-
pointed.
HouSe-The house non-concurred in
the SUBSIDY clause or the POStOf1lC Ce
Appropriation bill. The Naval bill was
referred t. the committee on aperopria-
tions. The conference report on the
Army Appropriation was agreed to, and
the Fertilization bill was debated at
considerable length, many ef the mem
bers taking occasion to gives their views
| on Cleveland's silver letter.
According to recent figures which
are going the rounds of to Continen-
tsl press there are 95,26z sons of
German nationality resting in
Switzerland; in Austro- Hungary there
are 9S, SO; in Italy there are 5, PSI; in
Norway, 1,47l; in Sweden, 953; in
FiIlani, 62S; in Bosnia, SOS; in
Greece, 314; in Chill. 4,033; in Egypt,
S79; in France, 81, 9SS; in Holland,
42,026; in Belgium, "a, 1876; in DEN
mark, 80, 15S; in England, 49, 137, and
in Russia, 394, 299. Spain has only
952. Germans in the United States
number 1,766,742. La Queensland
there are II. .S3S Germans; in Souta
Australia, SIPS; in Victoria, S. 571; in
New South Wales, 1921; in New Zea-
land, 4,s19; in Tasmania, 7S2; in
Algeria, 4.201; in the Argentine Re
public, 4 999; in Uruguay, 2.725; IN
Peru. SOS, and in Guatemala, 221.
Altogether there are about 5000, ,OOo