Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-30

At the evening session the house passed
the bills authorizing the construction of
a bridge across the Missouri river at Ne
braska City, also one across the Ohio
river at Cairo, H.. by the Chicago. st.
Louis d New Orleans and Illinois Central
railroad companies. The bill authoriz-
ing the construction of bridge across
the Mississippi river at st. Louis was
then called up, but as it promised to give
rise to much discussion, the house at IO:1s
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July 21.
SeHate-In the senate, the senate at
noon proceeding to the consideration of
the report on the matter of the election
of Senator Payne, was addressed by Pugh
in advocacy of the position taken by him
self, Salisbury, Vance and Eustis.
Sen. Hoar addressed the senate in sup
port of the views of himself and Frye
recommending an Investigation of the
charges. Sen. Logan took the floor
in reply to the argument of Hoar and
to sustain the views expressed in the re-
port signed by himself, Teller and Evarts.
Senator Teller said he was not on trial
He had no defense to make, neither to
the people of Ohio nor any other state.
The committee had kept steadily and
! lrutnIullF III tne line OF preceuentS.
There was not single ruling of the body
that would justify the position taken by
the minority. Senator Teller was pro-
ceeding to analyze the testimony of the
case, but gave way to a motion to ad-
iourn, holding the floor to conclude his
remarks to morrow.
HouSe-In the house, Morrisons CON
current resolution providing for the ad-
,a,,fn Of InI
the house by vote of 145 to Sc.
| The house then went into committee of
the whole on the senate amendment to
the river and harbor bill. The amend
ment having been non -concurred in, the
committee rose and the bill was sent to
| the conference. The house then took a re-
cess, the evening session to be for a general
debate onthe Interstate commerce bill.
| The general debate on the inter state
commerce bill was continued until IL
O'Clock, after which the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, July %.
Senate-In the senate, the bill for
public building at Nebraska City, Neb.,
was passed. The senate then resumed
consideration of the Payne case, and
| Teller concluded his remarks com
menced yesterday. He was followed by
Sherman, Jewett occupying the chair.
In conclusion, Sen. Frye said: The
U. S. senate can engage in no higher,
no better, no more responsible duty than
to put itself to work, the result of which
might be a warming and terrible warn
! ing, extending from the east to the west
and from the north to the south-that
this corruption by great wealth must stop
now and forever" A vote will be taken
at O'Clock to morrow. Adjourned.
| HouSe-In the house. Mr.. Hatch, from
the committee on agriculture, reported
back, as a matter of privilege, the oleo-
| margarine bill, with the senate amend
ments. The speaker held that the report
was not privileged one, and declined to
entertain it. Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri,
from the committee agriculture, the
oleomargarine bill with the senate
amendments and with recommends
ton that they be non-concurred in.
1t was referred to the committee of
the whole, where it takes its place at the
foot of the calendar, and where it can
only be reached by laying aside the Nor
rison or Randall tariff bills, and one
| or more inte rnal revenue bills. Mr..
| Herbert again called up the special
order, and Hatch again raised the gues-
tion of consideration, desiring to move to
| go into committee of the whole for the
consideration of the oleomargarine bill.
| The house refused to consider either
any increase in the bill or the Interstate
commerce bill, and then went into com
mlttee of the whole on the renewal bills,
the object being to reach the oleomarga-
rine bill. The Morrison tariff bill, the
bill giving notice of the termination
of the. Hawaiian treaty, and other bills re-
lating to revenue were laid aside, the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 33.
Sendte-In the senate, Senator Ed
munds to-day presented the following
resolution, which was referred to the
committee on foreign relations:
Resotred, That the committee on
foreign relations be, and is hereby in
structed to inquire into the rights of
American fishing vessels and merchant
vessels within the North American pos
sessions of the queen of Great Britain,
and whether the rights of such vessels
have been violated, and if so what steps
are necessary to be taken by congress to
secure protection and vindication of the
rights of citizens of the United States in
the premises. The senate then took up
the Payne case and was addressed by Call
in opposition to further investigation.
ton of the sundry civil bill and had only
got through three pages when a recess
was taken till O'Clock.
House-The house went into committe
of the whole onrevenue measures with a
view to reaching the Oleomaragarine bill.
The committee then proceeded slowly
to set aside all revenue measures IL ad-
vance of the oleomargarine bill and
finally when that bill was reached the
reading of the bill was greeted with ap
plause. After a short discussion the
senate amendments to the oleomargarine
bill were concurred in, yeas ia nays 75.
The bill now goes to the president for his
action. Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, from
the conference committee on the river
and harbor bill, reported disagreement,
and further conference was ordered.
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, submitted
conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bill, and it was agreed to.
The house then took recess until s
O'Clock, the evening session to be for the
consideration of the pension bills.
SATURDAY, July "a.
Sendte-In the senate, Senator Coke
offered resolution discharging the com
mittee on finance from further considera-
tion of the house joint resolution for the
payment of the surplus in the treasury
on the public debt. He gave notice that
he would call it up on Monday and ask
vote upon it. The resolution offered
yesterday by Edmunds, instructing the
committee on foreign relations to inquire
into the violation of the rights of Ameri
can fishing and merchant vessels in Can
adian waters, was taken up and adopted.
On motion of Dawes an item appropri-
ating $25,0OO for the education of the
children of school age in Alaska with
out regard to race was inserted.
The senate resumed the consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bill. and
all the amendments adopted as in com
nitsee of the whole, except such as were
! reserved for special votes, were agreed to.
The first amendment reserved were those
in reference to the issue of silver certih-
Gates After considerable discussion and
J votes on a variety of amen dments,
the paragraph as 10 the silver Ger
tifcates was left in the shape in which
: it was fixed this afternoon by the
senate as in committee ofthe whole.
. On motion of Senator Dolph an item
, of $4,000 was inserted for the salmon