Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-23

these Pacific railroad men, who had taken
from the treasury under false pretepses
Sis, 100000 and 26,00O, 900 acres of land,
were seeking now to slander and besmesl
the character of every man who stood up
for the rights of the people. The house
went into committee OF the whole for the
consideration of the senate amendments
to the urgent deficiency bill. The amend
ment appropriating $4,000 for the pay
of assistant custodisns and janitors of
the public buildings and for the reinstate-
ment of as many persons discharged
since February first as may be necessary,
was agreed to.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16.
SenGte.-Sen. Batter offered a bill for
the admission of Utah as q state.
Referred to com mit,ee on territories.
The resolution offered by Sen. Frye
yesterday calling for copies of the miu-
utes and protocols of the fisheries CON-
mission, and that by Sen. Dolph as to fur
seal fishing in Alaska were passed.
The senate resumed consideration of
the undervalustion bill. Sen. Plumb
offered preamble and resolution
reciting the fact of the interrup-
tion of freight traffic on the Chicago,
ISAA a SulASN dbo buc AlShASp1i3
Topeka i Santa Fe railroads, and in
structing the committee on inter state
commerce to inquire whether such inter
ruption was occasioned by the failure of
the railroad company TO adopt necessary
precautions or by other neglect of their
duty SIS common carriers. The resolution
was laid over. Adjourned till Monday.
HOuSe.-The bill was reported TO annex
portion of Idaho to Washington and
Montana. House calendar. Indian ap-
preparation bill reported. Committee
of the whole. The house then went into
committee of the whole for the
consideration Of the senate amend
ments to the urgent deficiency bill.
On the Recommendation of the COM
mites on appeals an amendment was
adopted appropriating S627 600 to REIN
burse the state of Texas for expenses in
Cured in repelli1g the invasions and
suppressing Indian hostilities. The va
rious senate amendments were coucurred
or non-concurred in according to the
recommendation of the committee on
appropriations and the committee rose
and reported the bill to the house. The
house ratified the action of the commit
tee of the whole and Messrs. Burns,
conferees. The house then took a recess
until $50. The house at the evening
session passed thirtytiye pension bills
and adjourned.
MONDAY, Mar. 19.
Senate-The following bills were re-
ported and placed on the calendar: The
house bill for the establishment of a life
saving station at Kewaunee, Wis. The
house bill to divide portion of the
Sioux reservations IN Dakota into separ-
ate reservations and to secGre the relin
quishment of the Indian title to the re-
mainder. The senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the bills on the cal
endar. The following bills were passed:
Authorizing the appointment of a super
intendent of Indian schools and prescrib
ing his duties. To authorize the sale of
timber or the Memominee Indian reser-
vation in Wisconsin. To settle and ad
just the claims of any state for expenses
incurred by the defense of the United
States during the war of the rebellion.
Appropriating 100000 for the erection
in Washington of a monument to the
negro soldiers and sailors who gave their
lives for the preservation of the govern
ment; yeas 81, nays 10. For the issue of
patents for the donation claims under the
act of September 27, 1850. Sen. Teller
introduced a bill for the admission of the
state of Wyoming into the Union. Re
ferred.
EOaSe-Mr. Wilkins, of Ohio, under in
structions from the committee on bank
ing and currency, moved to suspend rules
and pass the bill authorizing the issue of
fractional silver certificates. After long
debate the bill passed-yeas l7S, nays 81.
The following is the text of the bill:
"rhat the secretary of the treasury be,
and he hereby is, authorized and directed
to issue silver certificates of denOmina-
tions of twenty-five, fifteen and ten cents,
such certificates to be received, redeem
ed, paid and reissued in the same manner
as silver certificates of large denomina-
ti0ns and to be exchangeable for silver
certificates of other denominations. And
the secretary Of the treasury is author
lied and directed 10 make such regula-
tions as may seem to him proper for dis
tributing and redeeming the denomlna-
tiOns of silver certificates herein author
lied. On motion of Mr.. Bland the rules
were suspended and the bill was passed
discontinuing the coinage of the IS gold
piece and the gold 81.