Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, JAN. II.

SeHute.-Sen. SAWYER called uplhe house
bill "relating to permissible printing
or writing on second, third and fourth
class mail matter" such bll having been
reported back from the postof1ice COM
mittee without amendment. Consent
was given and the bill was passed. The
presidents message with the report of
the Pacific railroad commission was laid
before the senate. At the conclusion OF
the reading of the message Hoar moved
that it, with the accom- panying reports,
be committed to q select committee of
five senators to be appointed by the chair.
Agreed to. On motion of Dawes the bill
reported from the committee on Indian
affairs January 5th, in relation to mar
riage between white men and Indian wo-
men, was takon up and passed. The
principal provision Ia that white men
marrying Indian women shall hot thereby
acquire any right to tribal property.
HOuse.-A resolution appointing S. S.
Cox, of New York as speaker pro TEN.
during the present temporary absence of
Speaker Carlisle,wa agreed to unanimous
ly. Mr.. Crisp submitted the re port of the
committee on elections upon the Thoebe
Carlisle contested election case, and it
was ordered printed. The report declares
Carlisle elected. The speaker pro tenn. laid
before the house the presidents message
accom- panying the report of the P-cifc
railroad commission. The message was
read, and with the reports was referred to
the committee on Pacific railroads and
ordered printed.
WEDNESDAY JAN. IS.
Sendte.-A bill was passed this morning
reducing the charge for passports from
So to 81. Sen. Edmund's amendment
to the bill for refdndipg the direct tax of
1861, REG airing that all claims skalI be
filed within six years was agreed to.
The Blair educationsls bill was then
taken up, and Brown addressed the SEN
ate in sapport of it.
HOuse.-This morning the house
passed the bill making an appropriation
to carry into effect the provisions of
the agricultural experiment station act
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the agricultural experiment
stations bill. The bill appropriates $685.
600 to establish agricultural ex pertinent
stations in connection with the colleges
established in the several states under
the provisions of an act approved July q
1862. The committee rose and the bill was
passed. The banking bill was called up as
uuuulSEtu UusIlt65 dLu al SuCIb "dS UldD q
to get the friends and opponents of the
bill to stop fiibustering tactics. Mr..
Weaver would not give up his right to
antagonize the bill at any time, and the
house adjourned.
THURSDAY, JAN. 10.
Senate-AmOng other bills introduced
in the senate to day was the tollo wing {:
BY Sen. Hoar: To grant service pension
to all survivors of the late war. 1t pro-
vides that all the Officers and enlisted
men who served in the army, navy or
marine corps, including regulars and
volunteers, subsequent to March 4, 1861,
and prior to July 1, 1866, shall be en-
titleo to a pension at the rate of one cent
for each days service; this sum to be in
addition to any pension granted for dis
ability. After agreeing to motion that
adjournment to day shall be until Mon
day, the senate, at 12:40. on motion of
Mr.. Therman, proceeded to the con
sideration of executive business.
HouSe-The house resumed, in com
u2ittee of the whole, consideration of
the joint resolution accepting the invita-
tion to the United States 10 participate
in the Melborne exposition. After long
debSte, the invitation was accepted
The committee on appropriations re-
ported The invalid pensions appropria-
tion bill and it was referred to the com
mittee of the whole. Mr.. Long made
the presentation speech AMI Mr.. Randall
replied in acceptance and offered appro-
pirate resolutions, being seconded by Mr..
Breckenridge.
FRIDAY, JAN. 90.
House--To-day,s session was mainly
consumed in a discussion between Kelly
of Penn, and Springer Of H., growing
out of charge on the part of the former
that the latter named gentleman had
claimed fee of $4,000 in court pro
ceeding relating 90 the settlement of the
government loan TO Philadelphia Cen
tsnnisi committee. Mr. Springer denied
the charge. An attempt xhs then % made
TO reopen the Thoebs-Cgrlisle case but
-aa defeated By vote of yeas I2s and
nays l3e.
MONDAY, JAN. %.
SsHdte.-Among the bills reported from
the committees and placed on the caien-
dar were the following: For the admis-
sion OF the state of Dakota and the
organization of the territory of Lincoln.
minority report vas prevented.
Sen. Palmer gave notice that he would
address the senate tomorrow on the ssb-
iect of his bill, to regulate immigration.
Sen. Blair spoke for an hour on his
educational bill
Rot.e-A resolution IN the house, con-
frming the title of Speaker Cariirle to
his seat, vas adopted-yeas, le4; nays, q.
Under the call of states, the following bills