Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, March 30.

increase the efficiency of the army was
then taken up and Logan continued his
remarks in its support. Platt then ad-
| dressed the senate on the Washing ton
territory bill which he characterized as
an enabling act. He gave statistics of
the population and the resources of the
territory, and asserted that on this
| sho wing it was entitled to admission as
a state. After executive session the
senate adjourned.
| House In committee of the whole,
to-day, the house devoted considerable
time to debate on the post Office ap-
preparation bill. Mr.. Blount defended
the post master general in refusing to
use the 100000, appropriated by the
| bill of last year to compensate Amerl-
can vessels for mail service. Springer
thought that the postmaster general
| instead of receiving criticism should re-
ceive the encomums of congress and
| they would receive the plaudits of the
American people. The postoffce de-
partment was hereafter to be admins
tered in the interest of the people of
bate the committee rose and the house
adjourned.
WEI DNEsDAY, March. 81.
Seldte.-The army bill was placed be-
| fore the senate. Logan did not feel
| called upon to answer what Teller had
| said yesterday, but replied to one or
| two remarks personal to himself. After
remarks by Plu NIB in opposition to the
bill. Vance addressed the senate in SUP
port of his bill to repeal the civil service
law. Dolph then addressed the senate
in support OF the bill for the admission
of Washington territory. He claimed
that from every point of view that the
territory was entitled to admission.
After executive session the senate ad-
| jOurned.
House-Mr. O'Neill, of Missouri,
from the committee on labor, reported
the bill to provide for speedy settle
ment of the controversies and the diff
erence between the common carriers
engaged in the Interstate and territor-
ial transportation of property, and the
passengers and their employees. The bill
was referred to committee of the
whole, and the house Immediately
went into committee of the whole in
consideration of the measure. Pending
the discussion the committee rose Mr..
Willis reported the river and harb
bill. The report of the majority on the
rd-RomeiS election case was submit
ted and Mr.. Mortin obtained leave to
file the minority report. The house
then adjourned.
THURSDAY, April, l.
Senate. Shortly after the opening Of
the senate, Sen. Edmunds moved that
when the senate adjourn it would be
until Monday next. Agreed to. The
| committee on library reported favor
| Oh hlv ha hill hn Of
ument to Abraham Lincoln. At the
suggestion of Sen. Logan an under
standing was secured by which his
army bill will be taken up on Monday
next, Immediately after the morning
| business, and in consideration continue
| throughout the day and if necessary
| from day to day until disposed of. Sen.
| Platt spoke on the Washington terri
| tory bill. After an executive ssion
the senate adjourned.
| House. - After the morning hour the
house went into committe of the
whole, and spent the day la considering
the O'Neil labor bill, without reaching
a vote.
FRIDAY, April 2.
House-Mr. Aarmer presented me-
mortal of the shipwrights and caulkers,
knights of Labor of Philadelphia, pro-
testing against the passage of the free
ship bill. Referred. The committee
| on agriculture reported the aglicultu-
raj appropriation bill, and it was re-
ferred to the committee Of the whole.
On motion of Mr.. O'Neill, of Missouri,
the private business was dispensed with
and the house went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Springer in the chair,
on the labor arbitration bill, all debates
being limited to 80 minutes on the first
section. On motion of Mr.. Lowery an
amendment was adopted, providing,
that in no case shall any witness be
compelled to disclose the secrets CT
produce the records of any labor organi-
cation of which he may be a member.
The second section of the bill was
agreed to with certain amendments
recommended by the committe on la
Dor, and the third and fourth sections
were agreed to without change. While
the fifth was under consideration for
| the purpose of limiting the debate, but
| before motion to that end could be
submitted, a motion to take a recess
until 7:30 was agreed to. The evening
| session beiBg for the consideration of
| the pension bills. The house at the
| evening session passed 35 pension bills,
and adjourned.
SATURDAY, April.
| HouSe-The labor arbitration bill has
just passed; yeas, 165; nays. 80. On
motion of Mr.. keely the title of the
| bill was amended SO as to read to pro-
vide methods of settling the csntrover-
| sizes and difficulties between railroad
corporations engaged in interstate and
| territorial transportion of property and
passengers and their employees. At the
evening session of the house Mr.. Gal
| linger, of n. H., argued in favor of the
immediate suspension of silver
coinage. President Cieveland's inno-
euous desuetude was exactly the silver
| dollar needed. Mr.. Price, of Wis,
promised his speech against SUI pension
| by summing up the difference between
the night and day session of the house.
| At the night session the speaker had no
audience; at the day session he had an
audience which cid no. listen. He ad-
dressed himself to the argumenG of the
gold men, that the further coinage of
silver would drive gold out of circuls-
tien, and contradicted the correctness
of that position, and denied that the
Bland dollar was a di, honest clipped
dollar. The mistake of Guenthsr who
made this assertion was that he Gem
| pire0 the pullt0n value or SILVER Win
the coin value of gold. Mr.. Miller sub
Initeed an argument in oppositiod to
the suspension of silver coinage, and
then at 9:i5 the house adjourned.
MONDAY, April 5.
Senate.-In the senate, to-day, the
committee on territories reported unfa-
vorsbly the bill to enable the northwest
trading company, private corporation
organized under the general laws OF
Oregon, to purchase certain lands in
Alaska territory. The committee, Sen.
George said, recommended an indefinite
postponement of the bill. Sen. Cockrel
took the floor in opposition to the army
bill. There was, he said, ample power
to protect our institutions without 8
singular regular soldier. Our liberties
did not depend on a standing army
but on the patriotism of our citizens. W.
need no standing army. Eternal vigil
ance is the price Ct liberty. A standing
army was q danger to our republic, ans
was in direct conformation to repub
lican saystem of government. Aftea
an executive session the senate ad
jourped.
House-In the house, after the call o.
states, a motion was made TO suspens
the rules and pass the Mexican pension