Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. July y.

from the committee OF finance, reported
back the house joint resolution directing
the payment of the surplus in the treas
ury on public debt with an amendment
Senator Beck. member of the commit
tee, stated that this was the report of the
majority of the committee, but the mi
norlty adhered to the house resolution
Placed onthe calendar. After several re-
ports on vetoed pensionbilIs the senate
then went into secret session and ad-
journed.
HouSe-In the house, Mr.. Willis, of
Kentucky, from the conference committee
on the river and harbor appropriation
bill. reported a continued disagreement.
He then offered a resolution declaring it
to be the sense of the house that their
amendment making an appropriation for
the Portage Lake and Lake Superior
ship canal should be stricken from the
senate amendment, and instructing the
confereos accordingly. Agreed to by
vote of 100 TO 63. Willis then offered q
resolution instructing the conferees to
insist on the striking out of the senate
amendment making an appropriation for
the Hennepin canal. In one-minute
speeches Neece and Plumb opposed
the resolution. The house then re-
sumed consideration of the Northern
Pacific land forfeiture bill. The
question required upon the house
substitute for the senate bill, and
it was agreed to; yeas, ia; nays, 65.
The senate bill as thus amended was
passed, yeas, 1S5; nays, As, and a request
for conference was made. Mr.. Reagan
called up the Interstate commerce bill.
The speaker announced the question to
be upon the substitute reported by the
committee on commerce as the Reagan
bill, and for the senate bill the Cullom
bill. The house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July %.
Senate-Sen. Mcmillan, from the CON
ference committee on the river and har-
Dor bill, reported that the committee had
been unable to agree. The chair there
upon laid before the senate a message
from the house to the effect that it had
instructed its conferees to insist on strik-
ing from the bill the items as to the Por-
tage Lake and Lake Superior ship canal,
and Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
ship canal, and the Mississippi river i'm
prOvements, and the Potomac river i'm
prOyements. The senate then took up
the fortiticatiOn bill. The bill as it came
from the house, appropriated 100000.
The enate adds 100000 to that amount
in accordance with the recommendations
of ordinance and giveI by the boundary
boards regarding the manufacture of
heavy guns. The consideration of the
bill was interrupted and Allison from the
conference committee on the legislative
appropriation bill, submitted a report
which was agreed to. The senate then
took up the surplus" joint resolution,
and thereupon adjourned.
HOuSc-Ihe speaker announced the ap-
pOlntment of Messrs. Cobb, Van Eaton
and Payson as conferees on the Northern
Pacific forfeiture bill. The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
senate amendments to the sundry civil
appropriation bill. The amendments
were considered without discussion and
the recommendations of the committee
on appropriations were agreed to till the
clause relating to the silver certificates
was reached. Mr.. Bland offered an
amendment providing that silver certifi-
Gates be issued on all standard silver dol
lars in the treasury and paid out on the
expenditures and obligations of the gov
ernment, and when received in the
treasury shall be reissued. Rejected 81
to 81, and the clause was agreed to in the
shape as recommended by the committee
on appropriations. Mr.. Holman sub
mitted the conference report on the legis-
lative appropriation bill and it was agreed
to. The house then adjourned.
THURSDAY, July 30.
Senate-The senate proceeded to the
consideration of the house Joint resolu-
tion to apply the surplus in the treasury
to the payment of the public debt. Sen.
Teller advocated the resolution as it came
from the house. Sen. Jones, of Nevada,
made a long speech, in which he laid
down his theories as to political economy,
and after speaking nearly two hours,
yielded for the secret session. After
agreeing to the conference on the North
ern Pacific land forfeiture bill ths senate
went into executive session and soon ad-
iourned.
HOuSe-The house went into committee
of the whole upon the senate amendments
to the general deficiency bill. There was
no opposition made to the recommends
tons of the committee on appropriations
rs to the concurrence or non concurrence
in the amendments and the consideration
consisted chiefly in the reading. The
house subsequently ratified the action of
the committee and conference was
ordered. Messrs. Barnes. LIE Feure and
McCarns being appointed conferees. At
the evening session the house Lassed a
number of private bills and adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 30.
Ssisate-In the house, the senate went
into secret session at about IL 10 and CON
firmed the nomination of Geo. A. Jencks
To be solicitor general. Senator Van Wyck
offered a resolution providing that the ex-
tradition treaty with Great Britain be con-
sidered with open doors. The resolution
will be considered when the treaty comes up
The senate then resumed consideration
of the house joint resolution directing
the payment of the surplus in the treas
ury on the public debt and was addressed
by Teller lin continuation of the speech
begun by him yesterday in favor of the
original resolution and against the amend
ment reported by the senate committee
on finance. Sen. Ingalls, moved to
strike out all after the enacting
clause and insert that the sec
retary of the treasury shall, begin
ming September 6, 1856, until thirty days
after the meeting of the second session
of the 10th congress, apply the surplus
III excess or the SlOt,uUt,Uto IN the treas
ury in sums of not less than S10,oO0,O0o
per month to the payment of the interest
bearing Indebtedness of the United
States payable at the option of the gov
ernment.' Rejected; yeas, %; nays, 3S.
The joint resolution was then passed;
yeas, ~; nays, 20. The house bill
to increase the naval establishment
was then taken up and amended.
The amendments were agreed to and
the bill passed. A conference was asked
for, and Senators Cameron, Hale and Nc
Pherson were appointed conferees. Ad
journed.
RouSc-In the house. in compliance
with the arrangement made yesterday,
the house resumed consideration of the
vetoed pension bills, the first being that
granting $50 month to the widow of
Gen. David r. Hunter. In advocating
the passage of the bill over the presi-
dents veto, Butterworth, of Ohio, cited
various precedents where the widows of
general officers were granted $50 month,
and he protested against the house max
ing fish of one and flesh of another.
The trouble in this case, he thought was
that Gen. Hunter had paesided at the
Fitz John Porter court martial. If it
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