Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-01

| ment IN an English jail of John Curtin
| Kent, naturalized American citizen.
| SeRate-Senator Allison, from the com
mittee on appropriations, reported back
the deficiency bill for tie expenses of col
! lecting revenues and the Indian appro-
| priation bill. He gave notice that he
| would ask for consi6 sration of the
| former tomorrow. MIR. Stewart called up
| the resolution introduced by hirs on the
l4th inst, for constitutional amendment
. reducing to simple majority vote neces-
sary to override the presi 1ential veto
and addressed the senate on the subject
The conference report on the pension
appropriation bill was then agreed to.
FRIDAY, May 25.
Ssfaate.-Senator Blair introduced
Joint res olution, providing for an amend
ment to the constitution, to the effect
that no state shall ever make or maintain
any law respecting the establishment of
religion or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof, and that every state snail estab-
lish and maintain system of free pub
lie schools, but that no money raised by
taxation shall ever be appropriated, ap-
piled or given to any school, institution,
corporation or person whereby instruc-
tions is given in any doctrine, tenets, be-
liefs, ceremonials or observations pecu-
liar TO any religious sect. 1t was laid on
the table at his own request. The senate
then proceeded to the consideration of
the house bill making an appropriation
TO supply the deficiency in the appro-
priation for the expense of collecting the
revenue from customs. Several amend
ments were adopted and the bill was
Eassed. The Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
HouSe.-The private business having
been put assde the house went into com
mlttee of the whole on the Legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill,
which was read by paragraphs for amend
ment. The greater part of the afternoon
was consumed in a dreary discussion upon
the proposed increase of salary for the
house employees, and in tedious details on
a point of order. No material changes
were made in the bill. Mr.. McComas
offered an amendment Increasing the
clerical force of the civil service commits.
sion. Pending vote upon the amend
ment the committee rose. The house
TOOK recess till o'clock. The house at
its evening session passed fifty private
pension bills aud at 1880 adjourned uu
til tomorrow.
SATURDAY, May 16.
House. The house went into committee
of the whole on legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill. The amend
ment offered by Mr.. McComas of Mary.
land, Increasing clerical force of service
commission was advocated by Mr.. Tracy,
New York, who said that an incl ease
would enable the president to extend the
classified list. The president had been
criticised for having made an extension.
After much debate Mr.. Grain, OF Texas,
raised point of order against the appro-
priation of $500 for the salary of the
first auditor of the treasury. He quoted
from the statute a law fixing the salary
of this official at $4,000 and denounced
the practice of cutting down salaries on
appropriation bills. The point of order
was sustained and the appropriation
ruled out. Pending further action the
oommmittee rose and the house adjourn
ed.
MONDAY, May 28.
Senate.-Sen. Fry, from committee
on commerce, reported back the
river and harbor appropriation bill.
The report OF the committee he said
could not possibly be ready under week.
Whenever il was ready he would call up
executive session and remained with
closed doors till five O'Clock. Then
the doors were reopened and the
senate proceeded (stil in executive
session. to vote on the following resolu-
ton, which was agreed to without division:
Resoired, That the I'M njuDction of
secrecy be removed from all troceed
ings of the senate IN reference to the
treaty with Great Britain now uLder con
sideration.
HouSe.-Under the call of states
the following bills and resolutions
were introduced and referred: By Mr..
Gest, Ills, appropriatiug $2S5,00O
for the rebuilding of the government
dam at the Rock Island arsenal.
Mr.. Cheadle, Iud., 10y request to re-
tire the ex soldiers and sailors who have
been wounded in battle after twenty
one years of service in the civil service.
The following bills were init oducei
and referred: By Mr.. Townsend, Ills,
providing for au assistant secretary OF
war. Mr.. Plumb, Ills, (by request) to
provide for the issuing of bonds to
refund the national debt. The house
then went into committee of the whole
on the Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill,