Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-19

ferred to the committee Of the whole.
MIR. Rogers, from the committee on
judiciary, reported bill conferring ci-
VII jurisdiction in certain cases arising
in the Indian territory, in the U. S.
courts which exercise criminal juris-
dictien over the territory. Placed on
the house calendar. The house then ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, FEB. 12.
Honse--After the reference of large
number of senate bills to the appropri-
ate committees the speaker proceeded
to call the committees for reports of a
private nature. After the conclusion
of the call the house went into COM
mittee of the whole on the private
calendar. At the evening session the
house passed II pension bills and ad-
journed till tomorrow.
SATURDAY, FEB. 13.
HoIse.-The speaker laid before the
house reply to the resolution calling
for Information as to whether the eight
hour law is applicable to letter carriers.
Referred. The postmaster general states
there Is no department regulations pre-
scribing the number of hours during
which letter carriers are required to
work, and that the eight hour law has
not been deemed applicable to letter
carriers, as to laborers workmen or me-
chanics. The opinion that the sigh
hour law is not applicable to letter
carriers was, the postmaster general is
informed, promulgated from the de-
partment before his incumhency to the
Office, and no change mas been ordered
since. Mr.. Dunham, on behalf of the
com mittee on commerce, called up and
the house passed the bill authorizing
the Mississippi Water Power and Boom
company, of Minnesota, to construct a
dam across the Mississippi river. Bragg,
from the committee on military affairs,
reported the kill providing for the 10.
cation of branch of the soldiers home
west OF the Rocky Mountains. Com
mlttee of the whole. Adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. Is.
Senate-Sen. Van Wyck submitted
an amendment to the house bill to in
crease the pensions of widows and de-
pendent relatives of deceased soldiers
and sBilors, providing that minor chill
dren shall receive So per month when
one parent is deceased, and $40 when
both parents are deceased; that TIE
pensionable age be extended to IS years
and that fathers and mothers only, be
required to prove dependence at the
time of the application for pension.
Sen. Conger, from the committee on
post offices and post roads, reported
favorably the bill granting to Mrs.
Julia ID. Grant the franking privilege.
Passed. Morgan then took the floor
and resumed his argument against the
constitutionality of the pending educa-
ton bill. At the conclusion of Morgan's
remarks jackson obtained the floor,
but yielded to the executive session
after which the senate adjourned.
Householder the call of the states
the following bill, etc., were introduced
and referred: Mr.. Morrison, to reduce
the tariff taxes. Mr.. Hanback,, resolu-
tion calling for the appointment of
special committee consisting of eleven
members OF the house to make ir quiry
into any expenditure on the part of the
government incurred relative to the
rights of the Bell and the Pan Electric
telephone companies to priority of pat
ents, the said inquiry to include all or
CARNATIONS or companies that have
sprung out of the Pan Electric telephone
company, and for any other purpose,
and also to make full inquiry into the
resource of the stock known as the Pan
Electric telephone stock or to any stock
of any other company. A bill was also
introduced granting a pension of 5000
year to the widow of the late General
Hancock. The house then went il to
com mittee of the whole (Springer in
the chain on the Fitz John Porter bill,
and Woltord resumed his speech in ia.
vor of the bill Negley spoke against
the BILL as did Fuller. The committee
then rose and the house adjourned.