Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-02
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New York, expressed his desire to go on
with the sundry civil bill. Mr.. Randall re-
marked that he could take care of the meas
ure. On a standing vote, the house refused.
80 to 80, to consider the report. The
result was received with applause t-om
the republicans, but on a yea and nav
vote, the house determined, yeas, 1873. nays
1l5, to consider the report. A call of
the house was ordered and the
door of the chamber closed The
house remained, as one member
characterized it, in a state of ''innocuOus
desuetude" until a quarter past ( o'clock,
when further proceedings under the call
were dispensed with when the question re-
Cured on Burrows motion to ad iourn I'M
til Saturday. This was voted down by >
to 145. No quorum voted. and another
roll call consumed the time until >
O'Clock, when the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, June "a.
Sendte-ln the senate, after the routine
of morning business in the senate, the bill
repeating the pre-emption and timber
culture laws was laid before the senate.
On request of Sen. Pugh it was in
formally laid aside to permit considera-
polntment and compensation of a United
States district judge for the southern
district of Alabama. Sen. Logan moved as
an amendment the provision of the bill
heretofore passed by the senate, fixing all
district judges salaries at $1,000 year.
Sen. Logan advocated the amendment
which was agreed to, the first division
(relating to salaries) by vote of 81 yeas
to 20 nays, and the second division (pro-
hibiting nepotism) by viva voce vote.
The bill as amended was then passed.
The bill repeating the pre-emption and
timber culture laws was then proceeded
with. Sen. George addressed the senate
on the bill. The bill was then passed. yeas.
"a; nays, 20. On motion of Dolph, a com
mittee on conference was ordered on the
disagreeing votes of the house and senate
bills. The Fitz John Porter bill was then
laid before the senate. Sewell said it
was the same bill that had passed before.
Sen. Sewell had the clerk read a number
of resolutions from Grand Army posts
Urging the passage of the bill. Sen. Lo-
gan obtained the floor to reply to Sewell,
and after an executive session the senate
adjourned.
House In the house. the house in
amendment in the sundry civil bill re
quiring the secretary of the treasury to
issue certificates of the denomination of
one, two and five dollars on all surplus
silver dollars now i'll the treasury in pay
ment of the appropriations made in the
bill and other expenditures and obliga-
tlons of the government. Mr.. Randall
moved to dispense with the morn
1,,,r h.,
agreed to, the house went into com
mittee of the whole, Reagan, of Texas, in
the chair, on the suadry civil bill. The
pending amendment was that offered by
Warner, of Ohio. providing that no mon
ey appropriated for the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing shall be used III print
ing U. S. notes of large denominations in
lieu of notes of small denominations, can
celled or retired. Agreed to, 80 to rs.
FRIDAY, June 20.
Senate In the senate, the senate took
up the Fitz John Porter bill and Sen. Lo-
gan addressed the senate. Sen. Plumb
offered an amendment to place
Mrs. Hunter on the pension roll at
$50 a month. Lost, yeas, 49,; nays, %.
Sen. Logan offered an amendment to
officer who received wounds producing
total disability. Rejected, yeas, Is; nays,
%. The bill was then brought to a vote and
passed. Yeas, 80: nays, II. The bill having
already passed the house and not having
been amended by the senate, it now
gees to the president for his signature.
Sen. Plumb called up the house bill to
provide for the adjustment of land grants
ms 1p hy tn 1IH "a
ton of railroads within the state of Kan
sas and for the forfeiture of unearned
lands. The senate adjourned until Mon
day.
House-The speaker laid before the
house the various veto messages trans
mitted yesterday by the president.
Mr.. Hepburn moved that the considera-
ton of the one vetoing the bill granting
a pension to the widow of Mai. Gen.
Hunter be postponed until Tuesday next.
The motion was lost, yes So nays 141, and
the message took the usual course. The
other messages were appropriately referr-
ed. On motion of Mr.. Hatch the senate
amendments to the agricultural appropri-
alton bill were nOn-concurred in, and
Messrs. Hatch, Winans and Price were
appointed conference committee.
On motion of Mr.. Bragg the joint
resolution was passed appointing General
S12,500 is for repairs and furnishing the
White House, $500 for fuel. $1,000 is for
the green house, and $4,000 is for gas
matches and the stables. The White
House. all told, costs the country in con-
nectiOn with the President, considerable
over S125,OO0 a year.
MONDAY, June %.
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the absence of Logan. submitted the con-
ference report on the pension appropria-
tion bill. The report was agreed to.
Sen. Teller introduced bill authorizing
the president to appoint and retire Alfred
Pleasonton as major general. Referred.
Sen. Edmunds called up the bill grant
ing a pension of 800 per month to
Emily J. Stannard, widow of General
Stannard, of Vermont. The bill was pass
ed. The chair laid before the senate the
conference report on the postoffice appro-
priation bill, stating that the committee
on the subsidy provision. Senator
Puegh addressed the senate in favor
of the subsidy appropriation in the
bill. The principal on which he stood
was that the foreign mail service deserve
coastwise mail service, the river mail ser
vice. or the railroad mail service.
Senator Plumb moved that the senate
insist on its amendment Subsidy ap-
propriationl and ask further conference.
The motion that the senate insist upon
its amendment was agreed to-yeas. SO;
nays, II. The democrats voting with the
republicans in the affirmative were
MeSsrs. Brown. Call, Eustis, German,
Payne and Pugh-
Hottse-In the house. under call of the
states Randall introduced bill to reduce
and equalize duties on imports, to reduce
internal revenue taxes, and modify laws
in relation TO the collection of revenue.
The following resolution was introduced
by King eff Louisiana: ResoIred. That the
United States viii view with great solici
tude and disfavor the contemplated action
of the French government IL authorizing
a loan TO assist in the work on the Panama
canal or any other measure calculated TO
identify it with the Panama canal.
as such action Is opposed TO
the policy of the American people as ex-
pressed by the chief executive of the
United States st the inception Of this
canal. and which policy Is now most en-
phatically repeated and reiterated by the
United States Res0Ired, That the secre-
tary of state be requested TO send to con-
gress. without delay, all correspondence
bearing upon the subject of such vast i'm
portance, and fraught with such danger