Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, JANUARY &c


the galleries were occupied, large pro-
portion of the occupants were ladies.
Addresses in eulogy of the late vice
president were delivered by Sens. Voor-
bees, Hampton, Sherman, Ransom and
Spooner. The resolutions in memoriam
were agreed to, and as further evidence
of respect for the memory of its late
presiding official, the senate, on mot on
of Sen. Harris, adjourned.
HOuse.-The speaker proceeded to the
call of states and the following bills
aid resolutions were introduced and re-
ferred: By TowBse nd, to limit the
jurisdiction of United States courts in
patent cases; also proposing a constitu
tional amedment providing that the
prea ident and vice president shall be
elected by a majority of the people,
abolishing the electoral college and
regulating the method of counting the
votes by the two houses of congress.
Mr.. 1ngham, authorizing the pay ment
of postal notes by money order officer.
Mr.. Morrison, OF Illinois, from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported a
bill relating to the taxation of fraction
al part of gallon of distilled spirits.
The house then went into a committee
of the whole. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 90
Sendfe-Sen. Ingalls, presented a
memorial of the Legislature of Kansas
praying for the establishment of two
additional military stations in that
state as q protection against the depre-
dations of the IodIans. Sen. Harrison
called up the bill for the admission of
Dakota The bill having been read,
Sen. Harrison adur' ssed the senate in
it's support. Sen Butler took the floor
in reply TO Sen. Ii irrison, but yielding
to the executive ession, after which the
senate adjourned.
Hoitse-Ths senate resolution touch
ing the death of Vice President Hend-
rioks was presented 70 the house, and
on motion Cf Mr.. Holman it was laid
on the table for the present, and Mr.
Holman gave notice that on next Tues
day he would ask the house to consider
similar resolutions. Viele, from the
committee on military affairs, reported
the bill to aid in the erection of monu-
ment to Gen. U. s. Grant in New Y ork
city. The house went into committee
of the whole. The house resumed the
consideration of the bill for the volun.
tary retirement of certain naval officers
1t was advocated by Mcadoo and Il sver.
The house then proceeded to consider
alton of the bill, declaring forfeited
certain land grants to the states of
Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana to
aid III the construction of railroads.
The bill is identical with that passed by
the house in the 4Sth congress, ut the
committee on public lands recon N ends
an amendment excepting the Gulf &
Ship Island road of Mississippi, from the
operation of the bill. The question
beis z an amendment of the committee
excepting the Gulf & Ship Island road,
it was rejected. Yeas SO, nays 17S.
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, offered an
amendment that the lands restored to
the public domain shall be subject TO
sntry and settlement under the previs-
ions of the homestead law only, pro-
vided, however, that if the sales Of any
such lands have heretofore
been made by the United States, such
sales are Hereby confirmed. The
amendment was adopted and the bill
as amended passed. The house then
adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 2S.
Sendte-Among .he bills introduced
in the senate one was by San.Sherman,
to discontinue the coinage of the silver
dollar and provide for the purchase of
silver bullion in bars-not less than
1000, ,0G0 nor more than 4, ,000,000 ounces
per month-at the market price, and
for the issue in payment thereof of coin
certificates of not less denominatIoA
than $40 each, the bullioa to remain IN
the treasury as security for the pay
ment of the certificates. The senate
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sideration of the bill to divide the
Sioux reservation in Dakota into sep
arate reservations, and to secure the
relinquishment of the Indian title to
the same. After debat4, the bill, at 9
o'clock, was displaced by the ell pro-
viding for the admission of Dakota.
A message from the house of represen
tatives announced the death of Hon.
Reuben Elwood, late membcr of that
body from Illinois. The senate on mo-
the memory of the deceased ad journed.
House The speaker laid before the
h.use letter from the secretary
of the state, giving detailed
list of the employees Of the state de-
partNrent, and setting forth that the
services none of them could be dispcns-
ed with; also 4 communication from the
$. me officer transmitting replies from
United States consuls to the depart
msnt circular asking for information
as to the cattle and dairy farming
in their respective districts.
arrived, and, the committee having
risen, the heuse proceeded to the CON
sideration of appropriate resolutions
Ar 49,
of Illinois. After eulogistic addresses
by Messrs. Hopkins, Henderson, Hill,
Dunhsm and Adams, Il) Tillman
Is CD, Peters (Kan. J, and Mcmillan
Tenn J, the house, as mark of RESI- ecr
TO the memory of the deceased, at 2:30
o'clock adjourned
FRIDAY, JAN. 90.
SeR0te-Ia the senate to-day, Walt
ham presented the credentials of re-
e'ection of James z George, senator
from Mississippi. The credeAtial. were
read and filed. Proceeding TO the cal
en5ar the seaste resumed consideration
of the bill to divide the Sioux Indian
reservation in ID ,kota. At two O'Clock
Vest took the floor on the Dakots bill.
He Gisclaimed any hostilities, personal
or political, to the people in DAkota, and
clsimed himself to be q western man
and proud Of the western country and
its magnificent development Sen.
Logan then took the foor, but gave
way for q motion to adjourn, and the
senate accordingly adjourned until
Monday.
Houss-After few private measures
had been reported by committees. the
house, at 80 p. M, went into q COM
mittse Of the whole on the private cal
ender. The house at the evening ses-
aiou paaeed about fifty pension hiile.