Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-09-07

state of Washington oe taken Up Mon
day, at txo O'CLOCK. AID Confined until
disposed OF. Sen. Riddisberger objected
The house joint resolution TO authorize
the secrs tary of the interior to certify
lands IN the state Of Kansas for the bene-
ft of agriculture and nlechanicsl arts was
passed.
House-The house on assembling
proceeded to the consideration
of the conference report on the
sundry civil appropriation bill. After
some opposition 10 the report by
Mr.. Cobb, of Alabama, on account of the
agreement to the seDaEe aIneudm ent ap-
propriating $4,000 TO pay certain
claims of the Miami a<d Peoria Indians,
the report was agreed to. The
house then proceeded 10 consider
the amendments upon which agreement
had not been reached III ufeIe ence.
twenty private pension bills were
passed, aud the house st 1880, adjourned
until to-morrov.
SATURDAY, Aug. 81.
Rouse-On motlon or Mr.. BrecSen-
ridge, of Ken, Mr.. Biouut, of GA, was
elected speaker, pro tem. 20 act during
the absence of the speaker. The cos'-
mlttee on ,oreign affairs reported back
the retaliation bill, aud it was mede the
order for Tuesday next. Mr.. Brecken-
ridge, moved to concur in the senaCe
amendment appropriating S250,000 for
investigating the extent for which the
arid region of the United States can be
redeemed by irrigation, which amend
mem requiring the director of the geo
gical survey to make an annual report
to congress Gs to the result of his investi-
CATION, and providing that the reclaimed
land ehall be reserved for sale and shall
not be subject to entry, settlement and
occupation until further provided by law.
After discussion of the amendment ard
without action the house adjourned.
MONDAY, Sept. 3.
tScaate.--The house bill excluding Chi
ne5e absolutely having come over from
tbs house was taken up for action. At
first Mr.. George moved its reference to
the committee on forsign relations, but
that course was resisted by Eessrs. Sew
art, Mitchell and Dolph, aud Vest declared
himself prepared 10 vote for the bill i'm
mediately. Under these circumstances
Mr.. Georges Withdrew his motion TO refer.
Mr.. Sherman made statements as to the
cOnrse of the committee on foreign rolls
tions on The subject aud advoo.ted the
passing oF me D IL on me ground that
every nation had the riRh to provide for
its own preservation even in the contra
yention of existing treaties. The debate
was continued at much lsngth by Senator
Gray, who deprecated the action of the
senate in putting unnecessary amend
ments en- the treaty which would have
fully accom- plished the purpose of the
pending bill; and by Senator'S Stewart,
Vcat, Dolpb, Mitchell ard George The
latter made a long argument TO prove
that the republicans were ponsible for
the Barlingamo treaty for ths rejection
of the various measures to restrict Chi
neso immigration. The bill went over
till tomorrow.
Hou6e.-The house to Gay passed bill
Pplementsry to tbs act to execute GER
tain treaty sdpu!ations relating TO the
Chinese approved May 6:h, 1882. The
following bills were then introduced and
referred. Placing cotton bagging on the
free list; TO punish persons connected
with trusts, aud fixing day for the con-
sideration of ths postal telegraph bill.
The bill to puniah persons come cted
with trusts proposes to subject such per
sons to tino ranging from $1,000 to
$4,000 or Imprisonment of from one to
five years.