Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-17

! ing two hundred thousand dollars for the
| establishment at Fort Riley, Kansas, of
! a permanent school of instruction for
| cavalry and light artillery, and making a
| further appropriation of one hundred and
seventy-ive thousand dollaas for bar
racks and quarters at Fort D. A. Russell,
| Wyoming, and Fort Robinson, Nebraska,
| were passed; ayes, 130; nays, IS. The
| house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. s.
! Senate - Sen. Edmunds present.
| ed a memorial in favor of con-
| stitutiOnal amendment empowering con
| gress to pass uniform laws on the sub
| ject of marriage and divorce. Referred
| to the judiciary committee. Also a
memorial against permitting aliens to
| possess large tracts of land; the same re-
ferred. Sen. Sawyer presented memorial
of the Methodist Episcopal church CON
ference of Wisconsin, for legislation in
behalf of Chinese laborers and for the
| passage of the Chinese indemnity bill.
| The senate then proceeded to the con
sederation of the bill reported by Sen.
Blair from the select committee on wom-
an suffrage, February 3, 1856, proposing
an amendment to the constitution of the
United States, extending the right of
suffrage to women and was addressed by
Sen. Blair in support of the bill. At the
close of his speech Sen. Blair gave notice
| that he would at an early day ask action
upon the bill. There were not over a
score of ladies in the galleries during its
delivery although notice was given yes
terGay. A message was received from the
president and the senate immediately
went into executive session, and soon
afterwards adjourned.
HonSe-The speaker laid before
the house letter from the direc-
tors of the mint enclosing a draft of a
bill for the issue of subsidiary silver
coin. Referred. In the morning
hour Mr.. Cutcheon behalf
of the committee on military affairs,
called up and the house passed
the bill amending the act for the muster
and pay of certain officers and enlisted
men of the volunteer forces SO as to pro
vide that in all cases arising under the
same, any person who was duly appointed
and commissioned, whether his commits
sion was actually received by him or not,
should be considered as commissioned to
the grade therein named by the date from
the terms of said commission, and shall
be entitled to all pay and emoIuments as
if actually mustered at that date.
Mr.. Dockory, on behalf of the commit
tee on pOstotfices and post roads, called
up the bill extending the free delivery
system to towns having 10000 population
and where the revenue of the postof1ice
amounts to $4,000 year. The
house then resumed consideration
of the electoral count bill and after a
brief debate the subject went over for
the day, Mr.. Caldwell giving notice that
he would call the previous question on the
bill tomorrow.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9.
SeHdtc-The house amendment to the
senate bill for the relief of the graduates
of the U. S. military academy and to fix
their pay, was among the matters submit
ted by the presiding officer when the
senate met to-day. This amendment pro
vides that the cadets shall be allowed full
pay as second lieutenants from the date
of their graduation to the date of their
acceptance of a commission. The amend !
ment was concurred in and the bill now
goes to the senate. Sen. Cameron moved
that when the senate adjourn to-day, it
be until Monday next. Agreed to. The |
senate then proceeded to the considera-
tion of the resolution introduced by Sen. !
Morrill, declaring it to be inexpedient
and detrimental to trade and the industry |
of the country to make any further at
tempt to revise the tariff by the present
congress. Sen. Morrill, addressed the !
senate in support of the resolution. At
the conclusion of MOrrilrs remarks Sen. |
Sherman continued the debate. After |
that Sen. Dawes took the floor but the |
senate adjourned till Monday.
HOuSc-Mr. Morrison Iu) from the |
committee on ways and means, reported |
back the bill relating TO the taxation of |
fractional parts of a gallon of spirits, |
with the senate amendments thereto, |
with recommendation of nonconcur- |
renee. The report was agreed to, and a
conference ordered. In the morning |
hour the house resumed consideration of |
the bill extending the free delivery
system. The house resumed the cOnsid- |
Grafton of the electoral count bill, and, |
after some debate the bill was passed |
with the an sndment: reported by the |
house com1littee. The house then went
into committee of the whole, Mr. Spring |
er, of Illinois, in the chair on the bill |
creating department of agriculture and
measure as creating n political depart
ment. and he cOntended that agriculture |
would not be benefited by tinsel and
frippery. What it needed was a reduc-
tiOn of the load of taxation. Mr.. Gibson |
took the same view. Mr.. Reagan argued
that there was no warrant in the consti-
tuition for the proposed legislation. Mr..
Anderson. of Kansas, supported the bill |
Mr.. Tucker, (Na.) opposed the bill and
pending further details the committee
arose. Mr.. Randall, (Pa.) reported the
sundry civil bill, which was referred to
the committee of the whole, and the house
adjourned.
SATURDAY, Dec. IL.
House-The speaker announced the ap-
pointment of Morrison. Harris and Nc
kinley rs cOnfOrees on the fractional
gallon bill, and Cobb Van Eaton and
Payson on the alien landlord bill In the
morning hour, Payson (Ill..) in behalf of
the committee on public lands, called up
the bill declaring forfeitures on the On
tOnagone and Brule river land grant. In
detailing the circumstances of the grantee
Payson declared that from the organiza-
tiou of the Ontonagon and brule river
company. no step had ever been taken
which did not indicate that the organiza-
effected for the purpose of getting land
from the general government. 1t had
been an attempt at barefaced robbery
from the commencement down to the
present time. The bill passed without
revision. 1t forfeits 3S4, 900 acres. The
house then went into a committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill In the course of general debate Ian
ham, of Texas, made an appeal in favor
of the redemption of the trade dollar,
and abiding to the standard silver dollar
he declared that its coinage would never
be suspended no matter who might re-
commend to the contrary. Pending fur
ther discussion the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
The IndeStructibflty Of Gold.
Gold may be said to be everlasting, in
destructible. The pure acids have no eff
feet upen it. Air and water are alike
prohibited from working its destruction;
while to baser metals they are decay, to
gold they ale innocuous. Bury it through