Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, April Z.

CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, April 7.
Senate-Sen. Blair introduced bill il
the senate to-day, to provide that eigh
| hours shall constitute days work fol
| letter carriers, that salaries shall not bt
reduced by reason of the decrease in tn,
hours of labor. The army bill was taker
up and Sen. Hawley took the floor in its
support Sen. Van Wyck spoke at some
length in opposition to the bill. A vote
was then taken upon motion of Sen. Hall
| to strike out section of the bill This
| is the section which establishes the future
army force of 10000 men. On this motion
| the yeas were % and the nays %. The
vote being a tie Halls motion was lost
| The senate then adjourned.
House-The speaker laid before the
house the message of the president on
Chinese emigration. Referred to the com
mittee on foreign affairs. Sen. Holman
in behalf of the select Indian commission
called up the bill providing for the ap.
pointment of commission to consist of
six persons, to be appointed by the presi-
dent to inspect and report on the condition
ments were offered, and pending action
| the morning hour expired and the debate
on the silver bill was resumed. Debate on
the silver bill was resumed at the evening
session, and at 1910 p. m. adjourned.
THURSDAY, APRIL 8.
Senate.-The senate resumed considera-
tion of the bill some weeks since laid over
granting the Kansas and Arkansas rail
way company the right of way for a rail
road through Indian territory. The
Washington territory bill was placed be-
fore the senate and Voorhees, spoke in
advocacy of his amendment, which con-
sists of the enabling act for the admis-
sion of Montana territory. Voorhees,
amendment was voted down by party
vote, yeas, 10; nays, 23. A long discussion
ensued, but without reaching vote, the
senate adjourned.
House.-ln the house to-day the debate
on the silver bill was continued. An
amendment offered by Dibble, of South
Carolina, suspending further coinage of
silver under the Bland act of July 1st,
1889, was defeated yeas, S4; nays, POI.
The question then REQUIRED on the en-
grossment and third reading of the bill,
and it was decided in the negative; yeas,
1876; nays, 1853; so the bill was killed. Ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, April 8.
Senate Senator Ingalls, (by request) in
troduced bill to provide for the appoint
ment of a board of arbitration to exam
inc and settle differences between the
railroad companies and their employees.
The Washington territory admission bill
was then placed before the seuate. The
pending question being on Eustis' pro-
posed amendment limiting the right of
suffrage in the proposed new state to the
qualified male electors only. After the
debate the amendment was rejected.
Yeas, u; nays, 25. Adjourned till NOR
row.
House-In the house to-day O'Neill ask
ed unanimous consent for the immediate
consideration of the resolution to the
effect that the house of representatives of
the United States sympathize with Glad
stone and his associates in their efforts to
secure free parliament for the people of
Ireland, and congratulating the people on
the prospect. Cox objected and the reso-
luton was not received. The house, at
its evening session, passed twenty-five
pension bills and adjourned till to-mor
row.
SATURDAY, April 10.
Senate.-After routine business, on mo-
ton of Sen. Platt, the Washington terri
toIy admission h" was taken up. Sen.
EustiS' amendmo wing been disposed
of the question arose on an amendment
offered by Sen. Morgan, requiring the con-
stitution of the proposed new state to be
submitted tD and annrnuaI hy IL
before the admission of the state. This
was offered to take the place of the sec
ton of the bill which provides that the
territory should be admitted to the union
on a proclamation of the president when
the territory should have complied with
the provisions of the bill. Morgan's
amendment was voted down. Yeas, 49,;
nays, 25. The bill was then brought to a
vote and passed substantially as reported
from the committee. Yeas, 20; nays, 13.
The bill as passed authorizes the inhabi-
tants of the territory of Washington and
the adjacent territory of Idaho to form a
state government under the name of the
state of Washington. Adjourned.
House.-The house went into commit
tee of the whole, Springer in the chair,
on the labor arbitration bill. The gener-
III ueDdtt Will Dt CiOStu dt 4 o ClOCh.
MONDAY, April Il.
House.-Mr. Morrison, from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported the
bill to reduce the tariff takes and to mod
ify the laws in relation to the collection of
revenue. Referred to the committee of
the whole. Mr.. Turner, from the com
mittee on elections, submitted the report
of hn thn tnl nln
ton case of Campbell VS.. Weaver, from
the Sixth district of Iowa. Ordered to be
printed. The district of Columbia appro-
priation bill was then passed without dis
cussion or substantial amendment. Ad-
jourued.
Senate-The resolution offered by Sen.
Beck was agreed to, appointing Senator
Gibson to the membership of the senate
committee on commerce, in place of Sen.
Jones, of Florida, during the present
temporary absence of the latter senator
from the senate. Senator Morgan's res
olution, recently submitted, relating to
the Nicaragua claims, was at his request
referred to the committee on Nicaragua
claims. On motion of Sen. Hoar, the
senate went into executive session, and
the nomination of Senator Jackson to be
circuit judge was unanimously confirmed.
When the doors were reopened the Indian
appropriation bill was taken up. On mo-
tion of Conger and after debates by
Messrs. Conger, Dawes, Dolph and Plumb
the amount of the appropriation for In
dian schools in Alaska was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000. The bill was
then passed substantially as reported from
the committee, and the senate adjourned.
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