Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-03-16
CONGRESSIONAL
Tuesday. Mar. 6,

SeHute.-The rule as TO executive
sessions was modified so as to read:
when a treaty shall be laid before
the senate for ratification it shall be read
the first time; and no motion shall be IN
order except to refer it to committee,
70 print in conference for the use of the
senate, to remove the injunction of Sc
crecy or to consider it in open executive
session." By it a treaty may be made
public or considered in open session,
whenever desired by majority of the
senate. The senate then esImed con-
sideration of the pension bill, the ques-
tion being en- Wilson's amendment.
lengthy and heated debate followed re
sulting in no action being taken.
ROuSe.-COnsiderati0n of the Alabama
contested election case of McDUffiie
against Davidson was then resumed.
After an extended discussion of a pGliti-
cal nature INDUCED in by O'Farrrell of
Virginia, Kerr, BOntele of Maine, a 1
Honk of Tennessee the minority Tesolu-
tion declaring Mr.. McDuffie entitled to
the seat was rejected, yeas 122, nays IA,
and the majority resolution declaring
the sitting member entitled 10 his seat
was adopted without division.
WEDNESDAY Mar. 7.
Senate The senate to-day resumed
consideration of the urgent defici-
ency bill. The provision inserted
by the house requiring the public
printer to rigidly enforce the eight hour
law was stricken ont, yeas 81, nays 20,
/ Sen. Payne offered an amendment ap-
propriatirg $4,000 for pay of assistant
! custodiars and janitors of public build
ings all over the country for the current
| year. This led to general discussion upon
| the subject of public buildings. Sen.
! Plumb referred especially to the library
| building in Washington, about which the
| debate was had last week. After some
! animated discussion a vote was taken on
! Sen. Payue's amendment and it was not
! agreed to-yeas q, nays "a. On motion
| of Sen. Paddock, the pension bill went
| over until tomorrow.
Rouse-The committee on the Paci-
! ic railroads reported favorably the
! bill extending the time for The spay
ment OF the government debt by the
/ subsidized roads comprised within the
! Union Pacific system. House calendar.
! The bill was reported from the com
/ mittee on invalid pensions for pension
/ ing prisoners of war. Committee of the
/ whole. From the committee on agri-
culture the bill to create a depart
ment of agriculture and labor was
| reported Committee of the whole.
! The house again went into committee
| of the whole and considered the bill TO
/ divide the great Sioux Indian reservation
| into separate smaller reservations Some
discussion arose over the provisions grant
ing to the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul
! and Dakota Central railroads a right-of-
| way through the reservation, aud on mo-
| tiou of Ir. Holman the amendment
| was adopted providing unless the roads
| shall be constructed within three years
all the lands granted for station pur-
poses and right-of-wgy shall revert to the
| government The committee rose, the
bill was passed and the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Mar. s.
SeRate.-Among the petitions and
| memorials presented and referred was
one sais 20 have 102, 600 signitures from
thirty-three states and territories against
the admission of Utah as state as long
as its people are under the control of the
Mormon priesthood Among the bills re-
ported and placed on the calendar were
the foIloving: To provide for a joint
celebration at the national capital by the
sixteen American republics IN honor OF
the centennial of the parent republic.
the United States Giving the right of
way To the Duluth, Rainy Lake South
western Railway company through the
| Indian lands in Minnesota The indig
| ent pension bill vas again taken up, and
| altar thu reiectIcp of several amend