Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-05-28

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| the word labor" and insert instead the
word "exertion," expressed the belief that
without this change teachers. merchants,
| lawyers, or others who earned their liveli-
| hood by intellectual exertion, would not
| be entitled to any benefit of the bill.
| Senator Blaire accepted the suggested
amendment, and it was agreed to. After
| further debate the pension bill passed.
| Ayes, "a: noes. IA. The bankruptcy bill
was laid before the senate, and after an
| Intellectual attempt of Sen. Riddleberger
| to secure an executive session, the senate
adjourned.
Rouse-Mr Weaver, of Neb. from
the committee on commerce., report
ed bill authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Mississippi at Dubuque,
Iowa. House calendar. The house then
went into a committee of the whole on the
senate amendment to the post Office ap-
preparation bill. Millard briefly advocat-
ed the foreign mail service amendment
contending that it would have a beneficial
effect on American commerce. Holman
earnestly opposed the policy of the sub
sides and contended that the policy would
not have an effect of building up Ameri-
can commerce. This closed the general
debate and the committee rose and the
house adjourned
THURSDAY, May 20.
Senatc-Sen. Manderson reported favor
ably from the committee on military
affairs the bill to authorize the Cheyenne
& Northwestern railroad company to build
its road across the Fort Russell and Fort
Laramie military reservation. On Man
derson's motion the bill was then taken
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so as to provide if rights so conferred, be
not exercised if the road is not built
within three years the privilege granted
by the bill shall cease and terminate. The
bill then passed. The bankruptcy bill was
then laid before the senate and the senate
adjourned
HouSe-HOlman, from the committee
on appropriations, reported the executive,
Legislative and judicial appropriations
bill, and it was referred to committee of
the whole. The house went into commit
tee of the whole on the senate amend
ments to the postotfice appropriation bill.
The amendment was rejected which
authorizes the postmaster general to con
tract for inland and foreign steamboat
service when it can be combined in one
route: also the amendment increasing by
$4,000 the appropriation for the railroad
poStotfice car service. The amendment
was concurred in increasing from S251,-
725 to S291,00O the appropriation for
necessary and specia facilities in the
Trunk lines. The committee then non
concurred in the senate SSOOOOO amend
ment and reported its action to the house.
The house confirmed by more than 2-3
vote the action of the committee is reiec-
ting the so called subsidy amendment TO
the postot1ice bill adopted by the senate.
FRIDAY, May 21.
Senate Sen. Riddelberger offered
a resolution providing for the pre-
senting of all papers relating to the
nomination of Mathews as recorder of
deeds, of the district of Columbia Sen
atOrs Hoar, Edmunds, Miller and others
objected to reception of the resolution
as being executive business and it was de-
clared not now in order. On motion
of HOar, the senate took up the bill
providing for the closing of the bust
ness of the court of Alabama claims.
After debate, the bill was passed as it
came from the house. Yeas, 20; nays, 13.
The urgent deficiency bill being re
ported by Senator Allison from the com
mittee on appropriations, it was passed
without debate. On motion of Sen. Blair,
the senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the favorably reported pen
sion bills standing on the calendar. After
an executive session the senate adjourned.
House-After a long debate the house
to-day passed the bill, yeas, 120;
nays, 80; prohibiting for the period
of five year, from March 1, 1887, the
importation into the United States or
landing upon its shores of mackerel, ex-
cept Spanish mackerel, caught between
the 1st of March and the 1st of June each
year, the consideration of private business
then proceeded with and the house pass
ed a number of such bills, among them
being one removing the charge of -deser-
tion from the record of Frank in Shomp-
son, alias S. E. E. Relye. This is case
of a woman who for two years served in
the Michigan regiment as a soldier with
out disclosing her identity. At the even
ing session thirty pension bills were pass
ed and the house adjourned.