Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-01-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Jan. 10


Senate-Sen. Ingalls, from the COM
mittee on rules reported seal for use
in the sesate. Sen. Hawley from the
committee on military affairs reported
joint resolution appointing Gen. j. F.
Hartfrant, of Penn. rs one of the man
ayers of the national soldiers home in
place of Gen. Mcclellan, deceased. The
resolution was passed. Sen. Fryes
resolution of yesterday regarding the
presidents recommendation concerning
the fish commission was placed before
the senate, and without debate referred
to the committee on foreign relations.
The presidential count bill was placed
before the senate but was informally
laid aside. The balance of the day was
taken up by Sen. Teller in an address
on the silver question, at the close OF
which Sen. Morrill, gave notice, ere
luctantly," he said of his intention to
ask the senate To listen to him for
short time tomorrow on the subject of
silver. A subject, Sen. Morrill, ironi-
cally remarked, which seems to attract
80 enthusiastic gathering of senators
to this chamber. The senate then ad-
journed.
House-A larg numtsr of executive
communications were laid before the
house by the speaker, among them a
letter from the chief engiseers asking
for an Immediate appropriation of $50,
060 for general work on the survey on
the Mississippi river, Mr.. Bragg, from
the committee on military affairs, re-
proted back the senate bill making an
appropriation for the purchase of the
old produce exchange ia New York
city, for army purposes. Mr.. Nelson
Mimi, on behalf of the committee on
Indian affairs called up the bill su-
thorizing the use Of certain unex-
pended balances, amounting to $12, 900,
for the relief of the Northern Chey enne
Indians in Montana. Mr.. Nelson stated
that the object of the bill was to relieve
about 700 Cheyennes on the Rosebud
and Tongue rivers who were in a des-
tituts condition with their annuities
entirely exhausted. Mr.. Weaver, Ia,
| while favoring the measure, criticised
the present policy followed by the gov
ernment in dealing with the indians,
aud expressed hope that at no distant
day some sensible policy would be
adopted. The bill wss passed. Mr..
Bragg, of Wis, made an attempt to
have TIE Fitz John Porter bill made a
special order for saturday, the 2Sd, but
house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 90.
Sendte-On the opening of the senate
TO day Sen. Hale Offered thr following
resolution:
Resolved, That the secretary of the treasury
be directed to forward to the senate all the papers
relating to the contract let Brainerd & Co. or
other parties for the work, or any part of the
same of putting an additional story the
Peoria, Ills, postoffice in 1885, also all the pro-
l,k~,
also copy OF the protest filed by Straub s Co.
OF Buffalo, n. Y, giving the information that the
work of said contract was being performed by
who employed Tree labor could not afford to
compete for work.
Ia offering the resolution Sen. Hale
said that hs had not prepared himself
to believe without further information
that the secretary of the treasury would
| let any contract fer work 10 he done
| on public buildings in such a way that
work would be performed by convict
lsbor. He, Sen. Hale. had received in
| ormation of such character as msde
desirabls to ascertain the facts in the
case set forth in his resolution. He did
not believe a contract for public work
should be let to employe ers Of convict
labor when there was no lack of ordin-
arv labor in the country. He did not
believe that free labor should be
put on competition with convict Ia
Dor. The resolution was agreed to.
| Among the bills introduced in the
senate to-day were the following: By
Sen. Wilson, a.. to facilitate the busi-
ness Of the supreme court, the circuit
courts and the court of claims. By
Sen. Evarts, to facilitate the giving OF
bonds required by law. By Sen. Teller
to provide for the coinage Of silver half.