Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-08-24

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n.ittee On judiciary. At the request of Sen.
Sherman the bill was referred TO the com
mittee on france after conside7abIed debase.
Sen. Regain off-red bis which was re-
ferred to the committee on commerce,
requiring the officer, or At Ieasr three
quarters of the crew of every UaIted
States merchant vhaiiny or f-hipg YES
sci to be either native born or natural
iz-d citizens Of the United States.
The house bill granting the right cf
| way TO the Yzuktun aud Missouri RIv r
| railway through the Tankton reservation
in DAKOTA vas passed. The senate then
resumed consideration of the f-neries
/ treaty IL open executive session and was
addressed by Sen. Morgan.
HOttse.-The scuare bill to regulate c0m
merce carried on By telegraph was re
ferred 20 the committee on cummerce.
/ The afternoon was spent IN Gnsucce5s-
ful effort to-sscure quorum.
WEDNESDAY,. August Is.
Senats.-After passing 3 few unimport-
ant bI!l7 the seEare resumed co sId+ra-
ton Of the fisheries treaty with Mr. Nor
! gaU speaking III favor of his motion to
! postpone further consideration until
| December.
motion 10 reconsider the vote By which
the senate COlumb5s exposition bill Tas
amended but for lack of s quorum he let
the matter drop. The house then Went
into committee of the whole ou the forti-
ticatiou appropriation bill The pending
| point of order agaIt So he section pIO
vidins for the IS Adjustment Of gun
! factory al Watervliet arsenal was with
dra Sn by Mr.. Townsheud, renewed by Mr..
Turner, of Kansas, and overrulei by the
| chair.
THURSDAY. August 1G.
Senatc-Soon after assembling, the
senate, under the order of yesterday,
went into open executive session
on the fisheries treaty, and voted on
Morgan's resolution to postpore until
! December next. The resolution was de
teated by an exact party vote: yeas, "a;
nays, q. As soon as the vote was taken,
! Legislative business was resumed.
! Seu Allison, desiring action On the con
ference report ON the army appropriation
bill, represented the necessity for dispos-
ing OF the appropriation bills in prefer
| ence 10 other matters for which there
was no immediate pressure. After
! general discussion the confer
| euce report was taken up, and Sen. Cor
man stated the grounds Cn which he hgG
| declined to sigu the report, and ON
which he would vote ag9iust it. After
| considerable discussion the conference
| report on the bill was corcurrad in.
| The house fertilization bill was pre-
| sented and referred 20 the committee on
| appropriations.
! HCuse-The fortifca,ion apProPria-
! tiOu bill vas passed this morning with
! out division. In consideration OF
the morning hour Mr.. MorriI,
of Kansas, called up the resO-
luton previously reported from the
Committee on invalid pensions assigning
May Pad and Sd for the consideration OF
general pension legislation with the pro
posed amendment changing the dates to
Aug. 20 and 80. The morning hOuT hav
lug expired the resolution went over.
The committee on printing reported
back adversely the rs solution directing a
comurittee to investigate th@ assertion
that the public printer buys felt for
printing purposes in England. Accom-
panyiug the resolution was a letter
from the public printer denying the truth
of rhe assertion. The resolution was
laid on the table.
FRIrAY, August II.
Scnc5s-The bill amendatory OF
the act of June 18Th, 1886, re
lating to postal crimes, WAS taken up and
after ueing amenaed So as to reduce the
penalties was passed 1t reads that ali
matter otherwise maiIa5ie BY law upon
| the envelope or outside cover, or wrap
per of which, or any postal card upon
which any 6elineation7 epithet, terms, or
language of an indecent bad, iasclvIous |
obscene, labeltOas, -curriIeOns, defAma !
tory or threatening character or calcuiat-
ed by the terms or mRu&er, or style OF |
the display and obviously intended to re-
fleet injuriou7iy upon the character of |
another may be written or print |
ed CT otherwise impressed or |
apparent obscene, bad or lacivioCs
book, pamphtet, picture, paper, letter |
writing, printing or other publications OF |
an indecent character, are hereby de
clared to be non mailabe matter, and |
shall not bs conveyed in the mail nor de
livered from any po7toiice. Senator |
Chandler gave notice that Oh |
W. dna. day rext he would ask the senate |
to take up the resolution in regard to the |
Investigation of the Louisiana election. |
TIE senate then took up the fisher
les treaty, the pending question being Oh !
the motion submitted yesterday by Sen. |
Gibson.
House-The senate amendments to |
the suudry civil appropriation bill were
non -coucurred in and aconference order |
ed The house then, in consideration of
the morning hour, resumed consideration
of the resolution assigning ten days for
general pension Legislation and the pend
ing question being on the demand for the
previous question. 4 call of the house
showed there was no quorum present
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with. The senate then adjourn
I'd.
SATURDAY, Aug@8.
HOuSe.--The Committee on foreign
| affairs today reported fer the
immediate consideration Of the senate
the bill to prevent the coming Of Chinese
labore,s into the United ates, with al
amendment repeating the acts of May 6.
1882, and July 5, 1884, he repeal to take
effccs on the ratification of the pending
treaty. Mr.. IoCreary stated that, owin4
to the fact tnat the senate had amend
| ed the treaty, 1t had TO be re
turned to China for the ratification of
that government, and that il would be
! probably the FIRST of next year before
| he treaty could be acted upon. The
obj-c OF the bill, be said, was to carry
! out the provisions of the treaty as soon
! a ratified b. both countries.
MONDAY, August 20.
! Sendte-After the adoption of
several unimportant resolutions call
! ing on the departments for informa
| ton in regard to certain matters. the sen
/ ate went into open executive session OF
! the ms .eries question and Mr.. Morgan re
! sumed his speech in favor of its ratidCa
ton. Aftor Mr.. Morgan had spoken over
| two hours, he yielded the floor, that the Op
! ponerts of the treaty might present their
views up TO four O'Clock, the last two
! hours, up to six, being reserved for
! its friends. Senators Hoar and
! Evarts spuke against the ratification of
the treaty and Sea. Gray in favor of it.
! Sen. Morgan then proceeded to close
the discussion. He spoke till six O'Clock
and will have half an hoar tomorrow il
order to conclude his argument.
! Rotss--Iu the house, TO day,
Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, introduced d
bill to define trusts and to provide for
the punishment Of persons connected
with them, and Is was referred.