Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-17

from the committee on territories, report
ed bill to organize the territory of Okla
homa. Mr. Belmont, N. Y, from commit
tee on foreign affairs, reported the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
Committee of the whole. Itappropriates
$1,4o3,s67). Also bill to provide for a
fourth assistant postmaster-general, COM
mite of the whole. On motion of Mr..
Dockery, Mo-, the bill pe,sed
for the appointment of IL divi.. 81
superintendent of the railway ma.
service at salsry of $4,000 each.
This is an increase of two over the num-
Der now authorized.)
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8.
Senate.-The senate bill, authorizing the
sale to aliens of certain mineral lands, was
taken up and, after considerable discus
sion, was laid aside. A bill appropriating
Sl,2O6,0O0 for the erection of public
building in Kansas City, passed.
On motion of Sen. Spooner, the bill for
the relief of importers of animals for
breeding purposes in certain cases, was
taken up and passed. The bill to
authorize the Choctsw Coal l. Railway
ompany TO construct and operate q
railway through Indian territory, was
passed. The senate then took up the IN
finished business, being the Blair edu-
cational bill. Sen. Call spoke in support
of the bill, after which Blair asked that
the bill be voted on tomorrow. Plumb
objected, wishing to speak on it, and 4
O'Clock next Wednesday was fixed for the
| vote.
RouSe.-Th1s morning resolution was
adopted assigning the afternoon Of Feb.
29th for the delivery of eulogistic ad-
dresses upon the life of the late Seth
Moffatt, of Michigan. The COM
mittee on the District Of Columbia
reported resolution directing an
inquiry into the action of the district
commissioners in attempting 10 extend
the streets through the German cems-
tary, On Prospect hill. 1t was adopted.
The house resumed consideration OF
the bill making bills of iading conclusive
| evidence in certain cases. After long
debate the bill passed, after which the
speaker appointed the following snecial
committee on the existing labor troubles
in Pennsylvania: Messrs. Tillman Is. C.),
Stone (Mo.), Chapman (Mich.), Anderson
(Kans.), and Parker On. ".
THURSDAY, Feb. 9.
sSenate-Sen. Edmunds, from the
committee on foreign relations, re-
ported bill to incorporate the Mari
time Canal company, of Nicaragua, and
said he would move to take il as early
next week he could get the floor.
Among the bills reported from commit
tees and placed on the calendar were the
following: To divide that portion of the
Sioux reservation in Dakota into separ-
ate reservations and to secure a relin-
quishment of the Indian title to the re-
mainder; to provide for the sale of the
| sit- nf Fort nn,uha Nahrocko for
| purchase of new site. On motion of
Sen. Morrill, the joint senate resolution
for the erection of statue to the late
Spencer f. Baird, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution, in front of the
national museum, anas sppropriating
$4,000 for the purpose, was taken up
| and passed. After executive session the
senate adjourned till Monday.
HouSe-The bill amending tho act of
Jan. 20, 1885, to provide for the ascer-
| tainment of the claims of American
citizens for depredations committed by
the French prior to July 81, 1901, was
reported and placed on the calendar.
The committee on labor reported a
bill for the adjustment of the accounts
of laborers arising under the eight-hour
law. Mr.. McCreary (Ky.), from the COM
mlttee on foreign affairs, reported a joint
resolution authorizing the president to
arrange conference for the purpose of
promoting arbitration and encouraging
reciprocal commercial relations between
the United States and the republics of
Mexico, Central and South America and
the Empire Of Brazil. Calendar
The bill was passed amending the laws
regulating the fess for exers plification
! of the land patents.
FRIDAY, FEB. 10.
House.-The bill granting the right o;
| way through the Indian territory to the
Choctaw Coal d Railroad company was
passed. Mr.. Anderson (Iu.), from the
postof1ice committee, reported favorably
Mr.. Perkins resolution directing the
postmaster general to inquire into and
to inform the house of the cause and
foundation for the grievances complain
ed in Kansas newspaper regarding the
western mail service, and also to inform
the house whether the almost universal
complaint prevailing il the west against
the present unsatisfactory mail service
results from insufficient appropriations.
The committee reported an amendment,
adding to the resolution the following:
"Also that the postmaster general be di-
rected to further quire and inform the
house what, if any, improvements and
extensions had been made in the mail
service of the west during the past two
years" The resolution was finally adopt
ed, after inserting an amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Holman, putting the word
| ALI before the word complaint"
The house passed the senate bill au-
| thorizing the appointment of Andrew d.
| White as regent CT the Smithsonian in
stitute.
MONDAY, FEE. 13.
Sendte-The address of the constitution
al convention of Dakota was presented
favoring division of the territory and
| the admission of the southern portion as
a state. The bill providing for a COM
mission on the subject OF alcoholic liq
uor traffic was placed Oh the calendar.
The following bills were introduced and
referred: Sen Sswyer-Authorizing the
| appointment of eleven railway mail su-
| perintendents. The senate proceeded to
| the consideration of the Blair education
al bill, bat after a few remarks by Plumb,
it was laid aside aud the resolution in re-
gard to the inefiiciency of the postal SER
vice was taken up. After some debate
the resolution went over and the senate
| adjourned.
Householder the call of states the
iOICNluG Oils SnQ rGS0IutiOus were 1D1TO-
! duced and referred to-day: Authorizing
! the election of delegates from Indian
territory to the 51st congress. Mr.. Town
.hend (Ill.), permitting farmers and pro-
ducers of tobacco to sell leaf tobacco in
any quantity to individual dealers or to
any person without restriction, and re-
pealing all laws inconsistent thereto.
To prohibit fictitious and gambling
| transactions in articles produced by the
American farming industry. Mr.. Smith
| Wis. for the establishment of postal
telegraph system. Mr.. Guenther Wis,
to regulate telegraph companies. Bills
were introduced for the erection of public
buildings a. Galeeburg, ILL.,, Davenport,
Is, and Eau Oaire. The bills we're passed
TO prohibit any person in Washington
or Georg etown from making books or
pools On the result of any races or gamer
of base bail.
The Chair Of Queen Hatasu-
This chair Is probably the most vener
/ able piece of furniture in the world-viz-
royal Egyptian throne of the above
named queen, Hatasu, lady Who lived
and reigned in the Nile valley some 600
years before Christ and twensy sy-nine year
before Moses. The throne, or rather the
remains of it, as wha. is left is in dilap-
idated condition, and has to be secured
with brass bands, is made of What ap-
pears to be Iipnum vite, is of q dark