Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL.


WEDNESDAY, March II.
Senate Senator Cullom moved to
make the inter state commerce bill a
special order for next Tuesday week.
Several messages from the president
were laid before the senate, one of them
being unsigaed, but it was received by
President pro tenn. Sherman in due Off
cial form. The message, ON the sugges-
ton of the chair and on motion of Sen
ator Cockreil, WAS returned to the pres.
ident for his signature. The unfinished
business being Senator Ednunds' reso-
lutiens, they were then laid before the
senate, and Senator DoIph resumed the
floor and continued his remarks in fa-
vor of the ma jority report of the com
mittee. After long debate on the
Duskin case, in which Senators Dolph,
Coke, Edmunds, Beck and others took
part, but in the course of which no
new arguments of Importance were
brought to bear, the resolution was re-
ferred to TIE committee on judiciary
A motion was entered to reconsider the
vote by which Il. S, Dement, was con-
iirmed as surveyor general of Utah.
When the doors were reopened the SEN
ate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 1S
the whole to-day, Townshend in the
chair, on the Indian appropriation bill
flushed 42 of the 4S pages of the bill.
The committee rose, and the house ad-
journea.
Senate The senate to-day passed
without debate the bill providing for a
commission of five person to investigate
the alcoholic liquor traffic, its relation
to reuenue ana ts xation and its
general economic, criminal, NOR
al and scientific aspects.
At O'Clock the unfinished business was
placed before the senate, being the res
olutions reported by Edmunds from the
judiciary committee, expressing the
senate's condemnation of the attorney
general for refusing to furnish papers
called for by the senate. Senator Van
Wyck offered as an amendment to the
resolutions the following: "And in all
such cases of removal the matter of
confirmation shall be considered in open
session of the senate" Sen. Sewell
occupying the chair, remarked, "the
amendment will be printed and lie
over" The senate then went iRto ex-
ecutive session and soon adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 10.
Sefldte.-Senator Coke called up the
bill TO establish a national live stock
highway. and to promote commerce in
live stock between the statea The bill
sets apart fer ten years as such high
way, the public lands ia rauge eleven
along the east line of the state of Col
orsdo, it being fractional range aver.
aging two miles in width. A bill was
introduced authorizing the president 70
appoint Lieut.. William p Randall. U
5, N. lieutenant commander, and place
hum on the retired list with such rank.
All private pension cases favorablv re-
ported from the committee were taken
up. Sen. Colquitt took the floor and
the senate adjourned till Monday next.
House-After number of bills Of a
private character had been reported
from the committees the house went
into committee of the whole on the pri-
vate calendar. Pending action. the
com mittee rsse, and half dozen pri-
vate bills we're passed. At the evening
Session the house passed 80 pension
bills. The last bill to be considered was
tnat granting pension OF 50 600 a year
90 the widow of w. S Hancock. Mr..
Price opposed the bill, aud stated that
it must be considered in a full house.
Ga the question of pas sing the bill the
vote stood % to 4,sPrice, Z ach. Taylor,
johnson of Ind, and WInaas rays. Mr.
Price then raised the question of quor-
um. The previous question was, now
ever, ordered on the bill. and it GOES
over until Monday. The house then
adjourned until tomorrow.
SATURDAY, March 20.
Householder the special order made
los fn1 u ,h,to IL
verse report on the free coinage bill was
begun, and the floor was taken kv
James, in opposition to the bill, After
principal champion of the majority re-
port, and Bynum of the minority re-
port, favoripg the passage Of the free
coinage bill. the house adjourned.
MONDAY, March, %
HotSe,-A session for Thursday night
for the considerations of the resolutions
relative TO the death of Jos. Rankin,
late representative from Wisconsin.
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the pension bills and the
bill granting a pensisn of s. ot0 q year to
the widow of Gen. w. S. Hancock was
of the states the following bills and
"tIS ana
ferred: By Mr. Lawier a resolution di-
recting the committee on judiciary to
report what legislation is necessary to
close any part of the Chicago river to
navigation either by making bridges
permanent or by filling up the river.
BY Mr. Nerriman, for the Issue of u. s.
coiH notes. AT the end of the call the
house adjourded,
Ss,sdte.-Senator Wilson presented
several memorials from the Iowa legis-
| lature. Among them one urging the
passage of the Des Moines river land
bill over the Presidents veto. Senator
Logan submitted the following resolu
| ton, and asked that it might be printed
and lie over, sying that he would call
it up on some future day and submit
| some remarks on it:
| Resolved. That the sessions of the senate. com