Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-08-13
by an unanimous vote-yeas, so; nays, o.

| Rouse-The speaker laid before the
| house the presidents message announc-
| ing his approval of the oleomargarine
| bill and it was read and referred to the
| committee on ways and means: also a
message from the president transmitting
the papers of the Cutting case, and that
| was referred to the committee on foreign
| affairs. Mr.. Morrison, of H., submitted
| the conference report on the sundry civil
bill; the reading of the report consumed
nearly an hour. Mr.. Holman, of Indiana,
wished its consideration to go over until
tomorrow, saying that the increased ap-
preparation for the salaries of officers
was unexampled. Mr.. Randall replied
that the officers whose salaries were in
creased were in the land office. The re-
port was then agreed to, yeas, 126; nays,
26, and the house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4.
Sendte-In the senate, Sen. Sewell from
the committee on libraries. reported a
joint resolution accepting from William
H. Vanderbilt and Julia Dent Grant, the
objects of value and art presented by va
rlOus foreign governments to the late U.
5. Grant. They were accepted with
grateful acknowledgements. and are to be
held by the United States and preserved
and protected in the national museum for
the use and inspection of the people of
the United States. The report was adopted
and the gifts accepted The senate
bill extending the system of immedi-
ate delivery to all articles bearing an
immediate delivery stamp" was passed.
On motion of Sen. Hoar the senate took
up the vetoed pension bill of Margaret
ID. Marchand, widow of Commodore Mar
chand, the question being on its passage
notwithstanding the presidents objec-
tions. After brief debate the bill was
postponed until next session. Sen.
Sewen then called up the house bill
granting to the same lady the same pen
sion, and it was passed. Sen. Allison,
from the conference committee on the
SURPLUS RESOLUTION
submitted a report. After long discus
sion the conference was agreed to with
out division and the senate adjourned.
House-In the house, the senate
amendments to the fortitication appro-
priation bill were on-concurred in and
Forney, Randall and Butterworth ap-
pointed cOnferees. Mr.. Belmont, of
New York, from the committee on for
elgn affairs, reported the Cutting resOlu-
lions and received unanimous consent
to have them Immediately considered.
A long discussion followed in which
Hit, of Illinois, Grain, of Texas, King, of
Louisiana, Belmont, of New York, and
others participated. No conclusions
were reached, however, and the house ad-
jOurned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Aug. 5.
Senate In the senate, the senate took up
IurlnO the of the
the house resolution providing for ad-
journment, and having amended it by
fixing the time at o'clock this after
noon, adopted it. Senators Edmunds and
Harris were appointed a committee to
wait on the president and inform him
that congress was prepared to adjourn.
Hawley, referring to Beck's bill to pre-
vent members of congress from acting
as counsel for subsidized railways, said
he had been seeking an opportunity
to have it called up and acted on,
but other business had stood i'll the way.
Sen. Beck agreed with Hawley that it
had been impossible to have action on the
bill this session. He thought, however,
that the bill had not had fair play.
He did not believe that single mem
Der of the judiciary committee would vote
for the substitute which it had reported.
He thought that the committee had
sought to make a burlesque of what he
regarded as a very serious matter.
He moved that the second Monday in
December next be fixed for its considera-
ton. The motion was agreed to.
The house bill for the relief of certain
soldiers of the 18th Michigan volunteer
infantry (dishonorably discharged) was
amended and passed. Senator Edmunds
reported that the committee of the two
houses appointed to wait on the presi-
dent to inform him that the two houses
had