Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-07-13
CONGRESSIONAL.



Senute.-In the senate to-day, Senator
Cullom gave notice that he would on
Monday next ask the senate to consider
the bill to amend the interstate com
merce act. message from the presi-
dent was received, vetoing the bill grant
ing a pens: on to Mary Ann Doherty.
The president shows the bad character of
the woman and that the husband, on &C
count of whose death the pension was
desired, is alive and Is himself drawing
a pension. He says he would yield 10 no
man in the desire to see those who de-
Tended the government literally treated,
brit the pension list should be roll of
honor, and not matter of iudiscri inmate
aims giving. Senator Gail offered a
resolution, which was adopted, calling on
the secretary of the interior for InfCTma
tion as to the improper and unlawful selec
tions of swamp and overfowed lands A
conference was ordered on the postOflice
appropriation bill, and Senators Plumb,
Allison and Beck were appointed. The
senate then adjourned until Monday.
House. -Several uuimportant bills were
reported and referred, and the house then
went into committee of the whole on
the bill FOR the settlement of the claims
of the state of Florida for the expenses
incurred in suppressing Indian hUstilities.
The morning hour having expiped the
bill went over without action. The land
forfeiture bill was then taken up and
after the failure of several amendments
the committees substitute was adopted
and the bill went to a vote resulting as
follows: yeas, l41, nays, u, no quorum.
FRIDAY, July 6.
HouSe.-In the house to day the land
forfeiture bill WIS passed by
vote Of I77 ayes to 8 noes. The
house then went into committee of
the whole on the tariff bill. The reading
of the bill progressed rapidly, motions
made on the republican side to strike out
many of the paragraphs being rejected
generally without division and without
debate.
SATURDAY, July
House,-The house to-day passed the
senate bill providing for the sale of the
site of Fort Omaha, Neb., and appropriate
ing S200,00C for the purchase of new
site and tie construction of suitable
buildings thereon. On motion of Mr..
Randall the bill was amended by the in
sertion of proviso that not more than
one third of The appropriation shall be
pSHuSu 1OI GLl6 puICudSe vi JuS SIIt.
A joint resolution was passed selecting
Leonard Harris, of Ohio, John A. Mar
tin, OF Kansas, and j. T. Hartranft of
Pennsylvania, to fill the vacancy in the
board of managers of the National home
for disabled soldiers. The morning hour
having expired, the house went into com
mittee of the whole on the tariff bill
MONDAY, July Q.
Senote.-On motion of Senator CuIlum,
the senate proceeded to the c0nsiderG-
ton of the senate bill TO amend the inter
state commerce law. Sen. Reagan offer
ed an amendment, which was agreed to,
giving the United States circuit and dis
trict courts jurisdiction of the violation
of any person or firm, with the power to
issue a PeremptOry writ of mandamus.
Sen. Reagan said he had given notice of
an amendment extending the provisions
of the act to regulate express companies,
sleeping car companies and stock car
companies, but would reserve the prop
osition for the next session. Sen Viii
son, of Iowa, criticised the commissioner
for constructing some improvisions of
the law to the advantage of the railroad
companies. After further discussion the
bill was passed The following bills were
pdSoeu. ne mousse nlu IOr Il
across the Missouri river, near Kansas
City. The house bill to regulate liens
and judgments and DEGREES of courts of
the United States with ameudments).
After an executive session the senate ad-
jOurned.
House.-Mr. Adams (HL) offered a
resolution directing the committee on
manufactures TO investigate the subject
of trusts and stating that the subject of
the investigation was so broad as to rem
der it impracticable for the committee to
make its report at the present session,
and directing the committee to report
immediately, with or without recommend
alton, all evidence taken by it relating to
the so-called sugar trust, and also, in
separate report, to report the evidence
taken relating to the so-called Standard
Oil trust. 1t was referred to the commit
tee on rules. The house then went into
comnittee of the whole on The tariff bill