Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-04
CONGRESSIONAL


!Senate.-The senate passed the bi
providing for the construction OF
I two free bridges across the Red river
! of the north. Sen. Voorhees, then took
| the floor and made a lengthy speech
! on the presidents message. At
the conclusion of Voorhees, speech,
which was delivered with great power aud
effect and was listened to with interest
and attention on both sides of the cham
Der, he was congratulated upon it by mauy
of his democratic associates. The con
ference report on the bill for a confer
| ence of American nations was non
| concurred in, and then the railroad for
! feiture bill was taken up for considera-
tion. The lana forfeiture bill went over
without actiOH and the senate adjourned.
HOuSe-The house went into committee
of the whole on the tariff bill. The
entire day and evening was CONSUME ed in
discussing the tariff bill.
THURSDAY, April 26.
S,1ldte.-The conference report on the
house joint resolution accepting the in
vitatiOn of the French Republic to take
part in an International exposition at
Paris, 1889 was agreed to. 1t fixes an
appropriation of S250,0O0. Sen. Ingalls,
gave notice that he would reply to Voor-
hees on Tuesday next. Tie senate
passed a number of public building bills
| and the house bill to authorize the
Kansas Valley railway to construct ard
operate a railway through the fort Riley
reservation in Kansas, ano granting a
| right of way 100 feet in width to the
| Kansas City d Pacific railroad company
through the Indian Territory. Adjourned
till Monday.
NL,,h y -
bill for the relief of the Omaha tribe of
Indians in Nebraska and to extend the
time of payment to purchasers of the
land of said Indians. The house went
into committee of the whole on the tariff
bill.
FRIDAY, April ~.
House-Ou motion of NJ" Dunham, of
Illinois, the senate amendment of the
house bill authorizing the city of Chicago
to erect Il crib in Lake Michigan for
/ water works purposes was concurred in.
! The houss adopted a resolution calling
/ on the secretary of the treasury for in
formation relative to the state of fish
cries in Alaska. The house then went in
to a committee of the whole (Springer,
of Illinois, In the chair) on the tariff bill
SATURDAY, April 2S.
RouSe.-Mauy representatives. went to
Philadelphia to-day to witness he launch
of the Yorktown and there were but 80
members present when the house met,
and they Immediately went into n com
mlttee of the whole on the tariff. The
discussion took a colloquial turn, and
| the subject of free trade, protection.
the wages of the laboring men, fisheries,
| snip building, etc, were touched upon
and at times the questions and answers
caused great merriment among the few
members present.
MONDAY, April so.
Sendte.--Senator Stewart introduced a
bill to-day to require the purchase and
coinage of not less than $4,000 00C
worth of silver bullion per month. He
said the bill involved no new principle
and asked that it be read the first and
second times and laid on the table. Sc
ordered. Sen. Stewart also offered 8
resolution calling on the secretary of the
treasury and director of the mint for q
variety of Information regarding the
purchase of silver bullion since the
passage of the silver coinage act. ths
price pad, foreign coin vslue, etc Ths
resolution offered last weeE by Sen. Hale
calling on the secretary of the interior
for Information as to the appointment:
IN his dep lrtment below the civil service
grade since March, 1885, was adopted. Tht
senate then proceeded TO the cousi6efa
tiou of the railroad land forfeiture bill
Sen. Paddock offered an ameudule n
providing that nothing in the act shoalt
oe construed as limiting rights granite,
to purchasers or settlers by the forfeitur
act of March 3, 1887, or as repeating
altering or amending that act. Adopted
The international copyright bill wa
then taken up, and after some debate an,
the adopting of minor amendments wen
over.
RoWSs.-Ou assem-. ling the house wen
into committee of the whole on tn
| tariff bill. Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio
; speaking against the measure. Mr.. Ray
neT, of Maryland, advocated it and he wa
followed By Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, VIII
, / opposed the bill.