Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-26
CONGRESSIONAL.

TUESDAY, Oat. 16.
SenGte.-Th9 session was consumed in
discussing the tariff bill. Bat twenty
members being present the senate ad-
journed.
HouSe.-The house By vote of 2S to 81,
has postponed consideration Of the ad-
journmeut resolution until tomorrow.
On motion OF Mr.. HuGd (Wis.) q senate
amendment was coEcurred in 10 the bill
authorizing the construction OF a bridge
across tho Mississippi river at Lacrosse,
Wis. Three members of the house were
appointed as members Of a joint commit
tee charged with investigating tho Wash
ington acqusdu0t tunnel matter. The
senate joint resolution was passed author
izing the secretary OF war to protect the
Washington acqUeduct tunnel. In con-
sideratioa of the morning hour, Mr..
Plumb, of Illinois, from the committee
on labor, called up the bill to settle the
accounts of labor under the eight hour
law. Mr.. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, moved
70 adjourn, aud on the motion, the re-
publicans demanded the yeas and nays
and succeeded IN defeating it. Mr.. Oates
said he had failed in his effort to get the
house to adjourn aud he would now like
to adjourn himself. He asked leave of
absence for the remainder of the session.
This was granted as was also leave TO Mr.
Lanham, of Texas. The house then at
1870 adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. II,
SenGte.-OnIy eight republicans and
ten democratic senator's were present this
morning. The house bill granting the
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northwestern rail
way right of way across g portion of the
Sioux reservation in Dakota was passed.
The senate at 1920 resumed consideration
of the tariff bill and was addressed By Mr..
Teller.
HOuSe.-Ihe speaker laid before the
house twelve pension: :.veto messages and
they were referred to the committee on
pensions. Mr.. Cox On. Y rising to 3
question OF privilege, sent to the clerks
desk and had read al editorial from the
New York Tribune OF the 29th Ult., en-
titled S. S. Cox's Postal Fraud, charging
! him with sending unfrankable matter
through the msils under his frank. Mr.
| Cox said he had gons to the Tribune Of
fee and had seen the editor and also the
| unf-ankahle package. 1t had his frank
upon 1t IN large letters, which he declared
| g forgery. He has asked the postmaster
general for an investigation. Mr.. XII
gore, Of Texas, offered g resolution pro.
viding for final adjournment on the 20th
inst, which was referred 10 ths ways and
means committee. The couferenoe re.
! port was agreed to on the bill granting
lands in seVeralty to the united Peoria and
Miami bands of Indians.
THURSDAY, Oct. Is.
Ssnate.-The conference report on the
| bill for the allotment of lands in sew
crafty to the United Peorias and MiaInis
ii Indian territory was presented and
agreed to. 4 memorial of fve hundred
| citizens of Connections vorkingmen
wage earEers, manufacturers aud far
mers in favor of the Mills bill and the
| admission of raw nsterials (particularl;
wool, luCber, tin plate, etc. free of dutJ
was received and laid on the table
The resolution for a recess from next
| Saturday to the nineteenth of November
was taken up and passed.
House.-After lengthy debate OF tht
tariff and political matters generally, the
| house colcurred IN the seuate's resoIu
ton to adjourn on Saturday the 20tt
| inst.
FEIpkr, Oct. Ie.
Ssaate.-The senate resolution ofsreG
/ yesterday authorizing the finance com
| mittee 10 continue is hearing on tht
! tariff bill was adopted. The Tesoiatio,
offered yesterday in reference 20 II,
purchase Of convict labor wagons 70
| the Indian bureau was Withdrawn. Sew
| eral ls..ers from the commissioner OF in
ter1ai revenue IN reference 20 methyIlate,
alcohol, and the facility for fraud in con
| necsion Herewith, were presented by NJ,