Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07
CONGRESSIONA 81.
year.
TUESDAY, Aug. rs

TUESDAY, Aug. ZS.
SeRGte.-The resolution offered by Sen.
Hoar last Friday, calling on the president
for oil CORES pOndenoe between the
United States and Great Britain in regard
70 the fisheries trouble, together With the
amendment offered by Mr.. Edmunds, WAS
agreed to. The senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the conference re-
sort on the sundry civil appropriation
bin, aAd vas addressed at length by Mr..
Allison. In closing his speech, he stated
chat the total appropriations for the cur
rent fscal year, not counting what was
called penn tuent appropriations would
amount to $306,000000. That including
the Permanentap appropriations they would
amount TO $42l 100000.
H0uSe.-Lhe house spent considerable
time in debate over the question as TO
whether the members should be granted
leaves Of absence in order that they
might take part in the campaign. The
question came up on request for leave
of absence by Mr.. Grosvenor, in order
that he might fulfill his engagement to
speak in Maine. His request was finally
granted. Mr.. Holman, OF Indiana, intro
Guced g bill TO susp pend all laws touching
the disposal OF public lands except the
homestead law. Referred. Mondays
record in the Bynum-CaanOn controversy
was corrected in accordance with the
notes of the official stenogcapher. The
house then went iutO committee of the
whole on the OkIshama bill. Mr.. Payson,
of H., took the floor in support of his
amendment, requiring that the land
thrown open to settlement shall be dis
posed Of by homestead ontry aDd not
sold By pre-emption, as proposed by the
bill, SO as TO secure enough for the salts
faction of the Indians for the bonds re-
linquIshed.
WEDNESDAY, August 80.
SenGte.-Mr. Regan introduced bill to
permit the Importation Of iute bagging
free, and it was referred. The commit
tee on appropriations reported back the
Notifications bill, and Mr.. Plumb gave
notice that he would ask for its consider
| alton tomorrow. The fortihcations ap-
| preparation bill reported by Mr.. Plumb
this morning from the committee on APP
preparations differs III material respects
from the bill as it came from the house.
The appropriations carried by the bill are
| increased from So 625,000 to So, ,322 GOO,
| ard there is a further provision under
! which Sc 100000 per apnum is set aside
| for the purchase of guns, submitted by
| private firms or persons and found Oh
test to be of value. The irst change
made by the senate committee was the
insertion of new section, providing that
| the appropriations made by the bill
shall be expended under the direct su-
| pervision of Il board to consist of the
| commanding general of the army, an
| officer Of engineers, an officer of ord
nance and an officer of artillery; this
| board to be in all respects under the con
! troll of the secretary of war.
| House.-Mr, Forney (Ala.) asked unani-
nous consent 10 inJrodu luce for immedi-
late consideration q joint resolution to
| provide temporarily until September 10y
for the expenditures of the government.
He explained that all The appropriation
! bills had passed with the exception OF the
| army and the sundry civil bills, and that
the resolution only applied to those two
! objeets. The resolution was passed.
The Oklahoma bill was brought up, and
| after several unsuccessful attempts to Sc
| cure amendments to if, the point of no
| quorum Was made and the house ad-
! j0urned,