Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-09

! raneous events of the war, and another
| proviso directing the publication of the
/ evidence in the Porter case and the re-
port thereon by the judge advocate gen
eral. The bill was reported back to the
senate. and all the. amendments on which
separate votes were not demanded. were
agreed to in a bulk. The reserved amend
ments are to be voted on tomorrow I'M
der the five-minute debate rules. Ad-
journed.
Rouse-The speaker laid before the
house a message from the senate an
nouncing that that body had passed over
the presidents veto the bill to quiet the
title of settlers of the Des Moines river
lands. The presidents message having
been read, Mr.. Payson, of Illinois. pre-
sented reasons why the bill should be
passed over the presidents veto, which, he
said, was based on a total misapprehen-
sion of the facts of the case and of the
end sought to be accomplished by the
measure. Mr.. Oates then moved to re-
fer the bill and message to tbs committee
on Judiciary. Lost, yeas, 101; nays, 149
and the speaker announced that the ques-
ton REQUIRED on the passage of the bill
notwithstanding the objections of the
president. The house resolved this ques-
tion in the negative; yeas, 161; nays, 81:
not the constitutional twothirds vote in
the affirmative. The house then went in
to committee of the whole, Reagan inthe
chair, on the sundry civil appropriation
bill. After lengthy debate of practi-
cal nature, Mr.. Randall acting under in
structions from the committee ON appro-
priations, offered an amendment appro-
priating $4,000 to meet the expenses of
the Inauguration of the statue of liberty
enlightening the world. Mr. Hewitt
offered to substitute an appropriation of
S106,000 for the purpose. Finally
Hewitt substitute slightly modified was
agreed to, 1l6 to 49. The committee
then rose and reported the bill TO the
house. The amendments were agreed to
Ill bulk, except those relating to the is
sue of small greenbacks and small silver
certificates, which were agreed to with
out division, and the Bartholdi statue
amendment was rejected, yeas, 1O3; nays,
LOG. The bill was then passed and the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY July ,.
SeHate-The amendments increasing
the salaries of the assistant treasurerS at
Baltimore and Boston beyond the amounts
in the house bill gave rise to another dis
cussion, but they were finally agreed to.
The amendments increasing the compen-
satlOn of the commissioner of pensions
from $4,000 to $1,000 was rejected by 24
to 20. The vote was subsequently, reScind-
ed and the amendment agreed to without
discussion. A like amendment as to the
commissioner of patents was agreed to by
"a to 19. The amendment increasing the
compensation of the solicitor of the
treasury from $1,000 to $500 was reject
ed. All the amendments being voted on
the bill was passed. The senate then
took up the river and harbOr appropria-
tiOn bill. Before the reading of the bill
was concluded Eustis called up the resolu-
tlOns in connection with the death in this
city on the 14th of March last of Hon.
Michael Hahn, representative from Louis
lana. After the delivery of eulogies on
the life and character of the deceased, by
MessrS. Eustus and Gibson the resolu-
tion was adopted and the senate adjourn
ed till tomorrow.
: House In he house, Mr.. Payson,
from the committee on public lands. re-
ported back the bill forfeiting the lands
granted to certain southern states to aid
i'll the construction of railroads with the
senate,s amendment excepting the Gulf d
Ship Island railroad from the terms of
forfeit. The amendment was finally
agreed 20 by vote of 1914 -. On mo-
ton of Cobb the senate amendments
were non -concurred in to the bill repeal
ing the pre-emption timber culture and
desert land laws and Messrs. Cobb. Stone.
of Missouri, and PaysOn were appointed
as conferees. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the general de
fiency bill. There was no general debate
and the bill was forthwith read for
amendments. Mr.. Cannon offered an
amendment making an appropriation for
the payment of the claims of the Pacific
Mail Steamship company for the trans
portatiOn of troops to Panama in June
1885. He maintained that it was the
duty of congress to pay this claim which
had accrued by reason of the order of
President Cleveland under the statute
sending troops to Panama to protect the
property of American citizens Not to
provide the appropriation would cast
censure upon the president. The amend
ment was agreed 70 to AZ. The
clause making an appropriation of 1868
for the deficiency in the expenses of the
naval academy in June 1885, having been
reached, Burns sent to the clerks desk
and had read a voucher submitted by the
disbursing officer at Annapolis, giving an
itemized statement of the expenses in
Cured. Mr.. Dingley offered an amend
ment providing that none of this sum or
other appropriations made by congress
for the expenses of the board of visitors
shall be used for intoxicating liquors.
The amendment was adopted by 79 to 40.
After finishing 43 of the 119 pages of the
bill, the committee rose and the house
took a recess until o'clock.