Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-31

luton for q holiday recess from De-
cember 22nd to January 4th. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Buchanan, or New
Jersey, the senate amendment TO the bill
for the relief Of the survivors of the
Arctic exploring steamer, Jeanette, was
concurred in. The house then went
into committee of the whole (Cox in
the chair), on ths army appropria
tion bill. There was no general
debate, and the bill was Immediately read
by paragraphs for amendments.
On motion OF Bragg, of Wisconsin, the
amendment was adopted providing that
when any officer travelling on duty travels
on any railroad On which U. S. troops are
entitled tc be transported free of charge,
he shall be allowed only four cents mile
as subsistent fund. The bill then pass
ed. Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, from the
committee on appropriations reported
the invalid pension bill. Referred to com
mittee of the whole. The Sc. ate
amendments TO the urgent defcien
cy bill were concurred in and the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. %
.SsnGis-Sen. co. ger. OF the committee
on commerce., reports the bill to authorize
the construction and maintainance of a
bridge across the Wisconsin river by the
Duluth and Black Hills Railway Co. Plac-
ed on the Calender. The committee on
pensions reported the bill to amend the
laws relating to pensions. Placed on the
Calendar. Sen. Hoar offered resolution
directing the committee on commerce to
report on the river and harbOr bill as to
each public work for which appropria-
ton Is made therein and the facts which
render such appropriation advisable and
or the Itional i'm portance and the con.
ditiOn of the work of the bureau. Adopt
ed. The resolution introduced by Sen.
DAVIS, on the sacoad day of the session,
instructing the committee on finance to
inquire into and report what specific re-
dGctions can be made in customs duties
and internal taxes that will reduce the
taxes to the necessary and economical
expenses of the government without i'm
pairing the prosperity of home indus
tries or lhe compensation of home labor,
was taken up and adopted, and then at
1885 the senate odjourned until January
4th.
HOuSe-The speak or announced Messrs
Forney, McAdoo and Hopkins as con
ferries on the bill increasing the annual
appropriation for the militia. On Mo
tiOn of Mr.. Toole, of Montana, the bill
was passed granting to the st. Paul, Min
neapolis d Manitoba railway company
the right of way through certain Indian
reserva tions in northern Montana, and
northwestern Dakota. The committee
on pOstOffices and post roads reported
the bill requiring all land grant railroad
com paniss to construct, maintain and
opefate telegraph lines, with few un-
important amendments. Referred to
committee of the whole. The house then
in the morning hour, resumed considera-
tiOn of the Oklohoma bill. Mr.. Springer
addressed the house on the bill, and at
the conclusion of his remarks the com
mittee rose and the matter went over,
aud the house at $3.50 adjourned until
Jan. 4.
The Bay View Riot Cases.
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 27.-The trial of the
Bay View cases was resumed this morn
ing, Jacob Datka taking the stand in his
own behalf. When asked if he had
family, witness said he had wife, seven
brothers, Il mother-in-law and two chill
dren. He swore that he was at Best's
brewery all day, May 4th, having gone
there early in the morning, and stayed
lHtEe untll elSnJ CLOCK q. N. On May
9th, witness said, he worked on his own
lot unI noon, and tnAo III the afternoon
he wy ked to the corner of First
avenue and Mitchell street, to visit his
brother, staying until evening. He de-
MED Lningling with the crowd or asvising
the seizing of guns. The witness was
orosS-eXamlned by Mr.. Williams and got
somewhat mixed rs to his dates but siren
uously denied having been seen at the
West Milwaukee shops by the officers on
Monday, May 3. Mr.. Austin objected to
the wide range of the cross examination.
but was overruled. In rcply TO Mr.. Aus
tin, witness said he did not know where
the West Milwaukee shops were, and that
he was not at Bay View during any of the
troubles.
N. S. Murphy presented a formal affi-
davit that Gondek was unable to pay his
witnesses, and tho court said an order
wouls be issued for their com mpensation,
If the fees were material.
The defensek len introduced the defend
ants brothers, to assist i'll proving an
alibi.