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

dollars, auarIer-dollars and dimes, to
contain respectfully one-half, one-quar-
ter and ene-tenth the amount of STAN
dard silver dollars. By Sen. Logan, to
extend the provisions of the act for the
relief of purchasers of overfowed lands.
In the house Mr.. Thomas, Ill, from the
committee on naval affairs, reported a
bill authorizing the president to retire
Lieut.. w. B. Randall as Lieutenant
commander. Private Calendar. Mr..
Ballentine, Tenn, from the same COM
mittee, reported bill authorizing the
voluntary retirement of naval officers
who have rendered conspicuous service
in battle, or who have served 80 years
in the navy. House calendar. Sen.
Morrill, addressed the senate on the sill
yer question. The question was debated
by Senators Beck, Teller, and McPher-
sen. when the senate adjourned.
House.-Mr. Thomas, Ills, from the
| committee on naval affairs, reported
the bill authorizing the president te re-
tire Lieut.. w. 3. Randall, as lieutenant
commander. Placed on private calen-
dar. Mr.. Ballentine, from the same
committee, reported the bill authorizing
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officers who have rendered conspicuous
service in battle or who have served
thirty years in the navy. Placed on
the house calendar. After long dis
cussion of the pension bill, Mr.. Morri-
son, of Ill, moved that the house ad.
journ. The house voted the motion
down, and on motion of Mr.. Matson
went into committee of the whole, with
Mr.. Weber, of Texas, in the chair, the
purpose being to continue the discus
sion of the pension bill. The first bill
on the calendar, however, was the sem
ate bill for the purchase of the old pro-
duce exchange in New York city. After
lengthy discussion the bill was pass
ed and the house adjourned.
THUsRDAY, JANUARY, 81.
Seaate-The chair lald before the sem
ate a letter from the Secretary of the
treasury transmitting suggestions for an
improved plan of regulating protests
and appeals in custom cases. Appro-
priately referred. Among the bills in
troduced was one by Sen. Butler, to en-
able the people of the territory of Dako-
ia to form a constitutional government.
He said it was intended for a sdbstituta
for the bill already pending. The new
bill is an enabling act and applies to the
whole territory instead of merely to the
southern portion. Referred to the
committee on territories. A bill was
introduced by Van Wyck to prevent
the decentralization of American coins
by certain persons IN the United States.
On going to the calendar, the bill in or
der was the one to divide part of the
Sioux reservation into separate reserva-
items and secure the Indian title to the
remainder. The bill finally went over,
and the bill to provide for the
couating of electoral votes was
taken iup, and Sherman took the
floor. He said: "The objection I
have to the bill under consideration is
that it does not settle single one of
the questions that have arisen in the
past or that are likely to arise in the
future" After further debate in which
Sherman, Edmunds and Eyarts took
part, the senate adjourned until Mon
day.
House-A number of executive COM
munications were laid before the house
by the speaker and appropriately re-
ferred, Among them was one from the
secretary of the treasury, submitting
an account of the investment of the
sinking funds of the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads, and recon-
mending such notifications of the act of
of March 7, 1878, as will authorize the
secretary of the treasury to invest the
fund in other than government securi-
ties. No hills of any Importance being
reported under the call of committees,
the house resumed the confederation of
the bill to increase the pensions of SOL
diers' widows. Mr.. Ragan took the
ground that only soldiers that had been
disabled IN the war or the wives of SOL
diers at the time the disability had oc-
Cured should receive pensions. He
criticised the manner In which special
pension bills were passed by congress,
and states that he would drive the peti.
toner to the pension Office and make
them give proofs required by law.
Mr.. Matson, of Ind, spoke briefly in
favor of the bill, urging it to be passed
without amendment The bill was
then read by sections f9 amendment.
Mr.. Warner, of Ohio, offered an amend
ment providing that this act shall ap-
ply only to widows who were married
before its passage. Mr.. Townshend, of
Illinois, offered as substitute for
Warmers amendment, providing that
when an invalid pensioner shall die
his under or minor children shall be en-
titled to an original pension without
being required to prove that the death
of the pensioner was due to his mill.
tary or naval service. Mr.. Townshend's
amendment was rejected by a vote of
1OS to 115, and Warmers by vote Of
105 to 1875. Mr.. Brown, Ind, then off
cred his amendment repeating the limi
tation ON arrears of the PENSIONS act.
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amendment was not in order as it con-
tanned the substance of the ILL pend
ing before the house. A long discussion
of the point followed and in order to
enable the matter to be looked into
still further, the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, JANUARY %.
House Herbert, from the com
mittee Of naval affairs reported back
the Boutelle resolution, calling on the
secretary of the navy for information
relative to the alleged measures of GER
tain inscriptions and dismissal of Union
soldiers at the Norfolk navy yard, with
an amendment extending the inquiry
to the dismissal made at the navy yard
and light house districts at Norfolk,
during the term of the immediate pre-
decessor OF the present secretary of the
navy. lhe resolution was discussed at
some length by Reed, Hewitt, Boutelle.
and Wise, but was finally adopted as
amended by the committee on naval
affairs, and the house took a recsss
The evening session was held for the
consideration of the pension bills.
THE EVENING SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The house at its evening session pass
ed sixteen pension and two disability
bills and adjsuraed until Monday.
MONDAY, JANUARY %.
Senate The chair laid before the
senate letter from the secretary of the
treasury in compliance with the recent
resolution of the senate asking for infor-
matien as TO what proportion Of the
bonds called for payment February 1st,
1885, are held by the national banks as
basis for circulation. The letter