Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-09


Sen. Beck said S500,oO0,0o0, would no,
| be half enough 20 cover the amount of
| expenditure If the amendments were
! adopted. The bill would settle the sur.
| plus for all time to come. The debate
then drifted into a discussion of the tariff
during which Sen. Beck referred to the
demonstration of silver and attack ed
Sherman. He suggested (revertiug "a
| the pension questcn) that as the wealth
of the country was protected bv the ex.
ertIon of the soldiers. the senators on the
other side, many of whom were million
aires, should meet the expenditure for
pensions by an income tax. Without a
vote on the amendment the senate ad-
jourued till Monday.
House--In the house, to-day, the floor
was accorded the committee on foreign
affairs, and Mr.. Belmont, of New York,
called up the joint resolution accepting
the invitation of the French republic for
the United States to take part in the
international exhibition at Paris in 1889.
M. Adams, of Illinois, offered aa
amendment to resolution authorizing
the commissioner of agriculture
to prepare for distribution at the
Paris exhibition a concise statement
States, and the methods used in prepar.
ing pork for export, aud giving infor-
nation as to the relative wholesomeness
of pork raised in the United States
and other countries. This was offered.
he said, in order that the attention of the
French republic might be called to the
discrimination. The amendment appro-
PIRATES $25,000 to carry out its provisions.
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was agreed to in committee of the whole,
where it was being considered, aud order
ed favorsbly reported to the house.
Mr.. Belmont then called up the Joint
resolution authorizing the president to
arrange a conference to be held in
Washington in '89 for the purpose of
promoting arbitration and encouraging
reciprocal commercial relations between
the United States and the republics of
Central and South America and Empire
of Brazil. After some debate the amend
ment was adopted making one of the
questions to be considered by the confer
encs the means of direct communication
between the United States and the other
countries. The resolution was then
agreed to and the committee having
risen, both resolutions passed. Adjourn
ed.
FRIDAY, MARCH 2.
HouSe.-A letter from the secretary
of the treasury showing the probable
loss by the destruction of United
States bonds was laid before the house.
Unanimous consent was secured to have
it printed in the Record. A memorial
signed by the glass blowers, pro.
testing against reduction of duty
upon imported window glass as proposed
by the Mills tariff bill, was presented.
Mr.. Randall, from committee on rules,
reported the resolution which was adopt
ed, providing for an evsning session
every Friday for the consideration of
private pension and political disability.
The house, in committee of the whole,
resumed consideration of the omnibus
bill, which provides for the payment of
thirty odd claims for supplies for the
army during the war, reported by the
court of claims under the provisions of
the Bowman act. Mr.. Lee, of Virginia,
offered an amendment appropriating
$4,000 for the relief of the Prot
estant Episcopal theological semin-
ary and high sohool of Virginia.
After considerable debate it was adopted.
The bill was then agreed to and re-
ported to the house. Pending further
action the house took recess until 7:30.
The house tonight began the evening
session for the consideration of pension
bills. Twenty-Five of those measures
were passed, together with the bills re-
moving the political disabilities of
Samuel Noble, Horace A. Browne, Paul
Faison and Andrew j. Lindsay.
SATURDAY, Mar. 3.
House-Henry G. Seymour, of Michi-
gan, successor to the late Seth G. Maffat,
in the house, took the oath of office to-
day. A resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing an expenditure by the committee on
manufactures in the trust investigation.
After the reports from various commit
tees, the house resumed consideration
of the Pacific railroad telegraph bill.
Mr. Williams, N. Y, took the floor in
opposition to the measure. The bill Of
forded the government no new remedy.
There was buncombe in it but there
was no legislation in it. He warmly
cham pioned the Western Union telegraph
company and asserted that the company
furnished better facilities and at lower
average rates than in any other country.
He said he was here to protest against
anarchy and communistio legislation
which would seek to legislate away the
property of man acquired honorably
and honestly under the forms of law.
Mr.. Symes, of Colorado, said the purpose
of the bill was merely to compel the
subsidized railroads to com ply with the
conditions and provisions of the grants
creating them. After Jay Gould aud his
ring had conducted the Union Pacific as
long as he could make anything out of it
he had walked off leaving the company
bankrupt and taking with him among the
assets, the telegraphic lines with which
he levied discriminating tribute from the
people west of the Missouri river. Mr..
Dockery, of Missouri, said under the
granting acts the Pacific com panies
we're required to construct not only rail.
roads lines, but also telegraph line. In
stead of doing so they had assumed to
divest themselves of their obligations by
monopoly contract with the Western
Union Telegraph Company. Competi-
tion was essential to the highest and best
interest of the whole people and if neces-
sary. and he believed it to be necessary,
the power of that government must be
exercised to execute to the people that
perfect equality without discrimination,
which was the very basis, upon which
rested the whole fabric of our institu-
tions. The pending bill was an initiative
measure of reform. He desired to appeal
to no prejudice in the discussion of this
question, but he was IN earnest about
this proposition, that no man in this
country, although he was worth $500, ,000,-
600, should dominate the country and
succeed in his attempt at universal mon
opcly. Mr.. White then offered his sub
stItute which vas rejected without divis-
ion, and the bill was passed-187; nays L;
bliss, Ketchun, Merriman and White, of
New York;
MONDAY, Mar. 3.
Sendte.-Sen. Regan reported adversely
from the postoffice and post
roads committee Edmunds' and Gull
IONS postal telegraph bill, and reported
favorably the original bill to regulate in
ter state commerce carried on by tele-
graph, and to subject the telegraph COM
panies to the supervision of the inter
state commerce commission. After
much debate the matter weut over with
out action. Several petitions were pre-
sented when Sen. Chandler offered resolu-
ton (which was agreed tol instructing the
select committee on Indian traders, to iu-
Quire into the methods of aliotting lands
in seyeraIty to the Indians on the Indian
reservations in the northern portions of
Wisconsin and Minnesota; and as to the
sale of timber on these lands. As unfn-
ished business. the pension bill was laid
aside, and the urgent deficiency ap-
preparation bill was taken up for consid
Grafton, but did not come to vote.
House.-The committee on rivers and