Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-10
CONGRESSIONAL
TUESDAY, j uiy 81,


Ssndte-senator Frye, from the
select committee on Pacific railroads,
reported the Union Pacific fund
ing bill, providing for settlement of the
claims growing out of the issue of bonds
to secure payment of all Indebtedness.
He said: The bill Is the Oathwaite bill
as reported 20 the house, containing many
amendments over the bill as it came from
the commission originally" The bill was
placed on the calendar and with the report
ordered to De printed. Sen. Hears reso-
luton relative to the relations of the COM
msrse and business existing between
the United States and the British
North American possessions was agreed TO.
The consideration of the sundry civil
bill was then resumed, and Sen. Spoon
er's amendment appropriatiug $4,000
tor q public building at Atch son, Kas.,
vas rejecssd-yeas, 81; nays, %. Sever
al other amendments of miuor import
ance were rejected, aud several agreed
TO. The bill went over until to morrow
and the senate adjourRed.
Rouse.-ln the house to-day Mr.. Nc.
MILAN, of Tennessee, was elected speaker
pro TEN. during the speakers absence.
Mr.. Mills requested that August be
assigned for labor measures, which was
not granted. The conference report on
the Omaha public building bill WAS reject
ed, and the bill again sent to conference
The bill Tor the revocation of the with
drawat of lands u Sde for the benes of Ger
tain railroads in Iowa and Minnesota was
passed. The further consideration of the
deficiency bill was postponed, and the
mouse went into committee of the whole on
the army appropriation bill with the senate
amendments. All the amendments were
non concurred in. with the exec otiou of
those relative to fortidcatIons and
ordnance, which were considered in or
der. Pending action on the first one, the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Aug. l.
Senate. Mr.. Plumb, from the com
mitree on agriculture, reported back
the house bill to enlarge the powers
and duties of the department of agricul-
ture, and to create an executive depart
ment, to be knowA as the department of
agricul ure. He said the bill was in the
same shape as when last reported and
recommitted, and that he would call it
up for action st gu early day. The fol
iowlEg bills were taken up and passed:
The house bill TO authorize the Winona
d South western railroad com pauy to
ouHu CrlNSe across the MlS6tSSf ppl
river at Winona, MINI. The house bill
to protsc the purchasers of lands lying
in the vicinity of Denver, heretofore
withdrawn by the executive department
as lying within the limits of certain
railroad grants and afterwards
held to DO without such limits.
The senate bill to grant TO the city of
Chadron, Neb., the right to lay pi pc lines
across certain lands.
House. - After disposing of the
unim portant business on the speak
er's table, the house went into com
mittee of the whole or the senate amend
ments to the army appro prIation bill.
The pending motion was that made by
Townsheud, of His, to non-colcur IN the
amendment appropIiating 81, 500 for re-
pairs TO tho sea wall and wharf of Will
let's Point n. Y, and it was then con
Cured in, as were also the amendments
appropriating $1,000 for repairs to the
works On old Fort Barrausas, Pensacola
Bay, Fla, and appropriating 100000 for
the manufacture or purchase of cannon
and carriages.
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