Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-06-25

| troduce 1t now and put 1t upon Its passage.
| Morrison I'M objected and the message
was referred to the shipping committee.
The house then went into a committee
of the whole on the naval appropriation
bill and the house adjourned.
MONDAY, June 81.
ROlse-In the house on motion of
| TOwnshend, of Illinois, the senate amend
| ments to the pension appropriation bill
| were non-concurred in, and Townshend,
! Wilson and Long were appointed a con-
| ference committee. The house hav-
ing resumed consideration of the
naval appropriation bill it rejected,
| yeas 80, nays 130, the motion made
| Saturday by Gof, of West Virginia, to
recommitt the bill with instructions to the
committee on naval affairs to report it
! back with an amendment making provi-
| sion for the completion of the double
! turreted monitors. The bill was then
| passed.
| SeRdte-The chair to-day laid before the
senate the credentials of the reelection of
| Nelson Aldrich, as L. S. senator from
! Rhode Island. They were read and filed.
| Sen. Hoar from the committee on ju-
dietary, reported favorably the bill to
grant Dearborn Park, of Chicago to that
city for the use and benefit of public and
benevolent institutions. On motion of Lo-
gan the bill was taken up and passed.
The bill to repeal the preemption and
timber culture acts was then taken up
and its consideration proceeded with.
Sen. Butler submitted an amend
ment providing that as to the desert lands
not more than $40 acres should be held
in single ownership. After executive
session the senate a1 1iOurrpd
An Ocean Scandal.
Philadelphia Times.
1t came nigh to developing into quite
mystery and scandal. The Wet Blanket
is a comedy in which Mr. Drew represents
a young married nobleman who is endeav-
oring to get up during the pauses of a
ballroom waltz a serious Irritation with a
young married American belle, played by
Miss Rehon. They had not played it for
some months, and before playing to
critical audience such as was on board.
they rehearsed the lines while promenad-
ing the deck, Some of these lines were
overheard by prlm and precise old
couple, who were greatly Mortified by what
they saw and heard. The lines were ut
tered quite seriously, as if the actors
were really at rehearsal, and at disjointed
intervals some of them were, to say the
least, compromising. For instance. this
occurred in the hearing of the p. and p.
persons:
Miss Rehan Let me remind you of
trihing objection. | am already married.
Mr.. Drew But your husband is un-
worthy.
Miss Rehan (sighing) feared SO.
Mr.. Drew They all are.
Then the couple passed on, leaving the
p. and p.s looking at each other in amaze
ment. After a short walk the players re-
turned to where the listeners sat. Their
conversation seemed to have grown warm
er. 1t ran thus:
Mr.. Drew You interrupted me when |
was about to describe my feelings toward
you. You called it friendship, but it is
rather --
Then they were again ont of hearing of
the Mortified listeners. Again they return
ed. 1t was she who was speaking at the
ment. The p. and p.s cooked up their
ears to hear.
Miss Rehan-You say, my lord, you are
willing to make any sacrifce-that you
love me, and me alone
The p. and p.'s heard no more. They
had heard enough to Justify them in tell
ing Mr.. Daily that his company was like
ly to be involved in scandal by the elope-
ment, on reaching Liverpool, of his prin-
cipal actress with a professional ball
player, who had made her believe he was
a nobleman in disguise. Mr.. Daily, much
Mortified and grateful for the disclosures
of the p. and p.'s, pledged them to silence,
and the same night placed them in the
front row of the Impoverished orchestra,
where they could not fail to hear Mr..
Drew, as the young nobleman in the farce,
repeat the same lines to the American
belle. The p. and p.'s have not spoken to
Mr.. Daily since the performance. 1t is
my opinion they haven't spoke pleasantly
to each other since. The company since
describes the p. and p. couple as the b.
BIS, meaning busy bodys," l suppose.