Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-04-20
for recess until tomorrow, and there
being no objection a recess was taken.
TEURspAY, April u.

hOCSe.-InS mouse met st ll:45 this
morniDIng in continuance of the session
of Wednesday, April 4. Mr.. Reed (Mel
INSTANTLY demanded the regular order.
Mr.. Randall asked unanimous consent to
make statement, bat was shut off by
shouts for regular order from the repub-
iican side. Mr.. Cox IN. " moved to
adjourn, and at the demand of Mr.. Reed
the yeas and nayes were ordered on this
motion. The house, by q vote of $50 to
l3S, refused to adjourn. The announce
ment was received with loud cheers by
the republicans. Mr.. Mcmillan moved a
call of the house to compel the attend
ance of the absentees. The motion was
defeated, and on a standing vote the
democrats suddenly changed tactics and
voted against their own motion in oroe
TO allow another vote Oh adjournment
which was moved by Mr.. Cox, in the L ope
that stragglers enough had come into the
house since the first vote TO change the
result. The vote resulted: yeas 14S,
nayes 1877. So the house was declared
adjourned uutil tomorrow. The demo
Gratis in their turn made the hsll ring
with their applause to celebrate the
breaking of the great deadlock in its
ninth day. Mr.. Randau's purpose in
seeking the floor was to present resolu-
tiHn declaring Thursday. December 1lth.
1888, as set aside for the consideration of
the direct tax bill, which shall be at
o'clock p. M, on Tuesday, December IL,
reported to the house with amendments,
and the previous question considered as
ordered on the amendments, the bill
engrOssed and read third time and
vote taken on the passage of the bill. 1t
Is stated that the resolution will be re-
ported to the house tomorrow by the
committee on rules.
FRIDAY, April 13.
House. This morning large num-
Der of documents which had accunulat-
ed during the deadlock, were laid before
the house and appropriately referred.
The conference report upon the bill
dividing the great Sioux reservations into
smaller reservations was agreed to.
The speaker then proceeded to call the
committees for reports of a private ma
ture, and a large number were submitted
and placed upon the private calendar.
The remainder of the day was spent in
the com mittee of the whole in the discus
sion of the bill for the payment of
claim of 500 for the occupation of GER
tain properly in Memphis by the United
SbdtoS JIOopS III IODf MT. Alien, III
Michigan, SAID that the gentlemen on
the democratic side had settled two
things. First, they would not allow loyal
states to receive back their share of the
direct tax; second, the southern states
should not he reqnired to pay theic share.
He would, therefore, suggest that all the
claims OF the character of the one pend
ing should be put u o as a set off against
the direct tax owed by the southern
states After considerable discussion
the house took recess until 7:30 this
evening, the session to be for the consid-
Grafton of private pension bills. The
house at the evening session passed
tifty-ti pension bills.
SATURDAY, April IA.
House.-Several important bills were
reported, among which were the Legis-
lative executive and judicial appropria-
tion bill. A bill for the relief of soldiers
and sailors who entered the service under
certain states for swamp and overlooked
lands. 4 bill for the erection of public
buildings at Stockton and Fremont, Neb
A bill granting increase of pensions to
soldiers who lost both hands. A bill to
PiOfiuo lOI tHc dul uuICdtlOu cI anu
payment of claims arising from Indian
depredations. A bill declaring the Iowa
river navigaLle below Waple. The house
cOmmlttee on elections decided the con
tested election case of Nathan Frank VS..
John G. Glover, ia the 9th Missouri dis
trict, in favor of Glover, the sitting mem
Der. After lengthy discussion of the
Indian appropriation bill the house ad-
jOUrned.
MONDAY, April Is.
Senate.-Sen. Stewart introduced bill
today granting pension of $4,000 per
year to the widow of the late Chief JUS
tice Waite. After referer ce of number
of measures the conference reports on
the dill to divide the great Sioux reser-
vations into separate smaller reservations
was agreed to. A long debate followed
on the bill providing for the purchase of
bonds. Sen. Farwell made a lengthy
speech followed by Reagan and Stewart.
At the close OF Sen. Stewards remarks
the senate resumed consideration of the
South Dakota bill and for the organization
of the territory of North Dakota. The
Dakota admission bill went over until
tomorrow.
HOuSe.-A motion was made this morn
ing to suspend the rules and put the
river and harbor bill on its passage.
The reading of the bill consumed nearly
an hour and a half. The motion WAS
then seconded, yeas 12S, nayes As. A
motion was then made that the house
adjourn. This was lost, and after a
sharp debate the motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill was lost, yeas 1874,
nayee, 120, not the necessary two-thirds
in the affirmative. Mr.. Wilkins, of Ohio,
proved tc sus pend the rules and adopt the
following resolution: Resolved, Thai it is
the sense of the house that section two
of the act making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses of the government
for the year ending j une 80, 1882, and for
other purposes, approved March 3, 1881,
which Is as follows: That the secretary of
the treasury may at any time apply the
surplus money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, or so much thereof es
be may consider proper to the purchase
or redemption of United States bonds;
provided that the bonds so purchased or
redeemed shall constitute no part of the
sinking fund but shall be redeemed and
cancelled, was intended to be perman-
ent provision of the law and the same Is
hereby declared to have been since its
enactment and to be now, in the opinion
of the house, in full force and effect.
The resolution was fually adopted; yeas
1873; nayes 64. Adjourned.