Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-06-29
ages huber was an old employe of the
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CONGRESSIONAL
TUESDAY,, lime 10

HouSe.-The house went into committee
of the whole on the sun6ry civil sppropri-
alton bill, anc after debate, the provision
sppropristing S50O,O0O for library
building was stricken ont The commi1-
tee rose and after passing the blll suthor-
lZlng the appointment of an additional
Justice for Dakota adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, june 70.
SCRGte.-SsnstJr FarwelI's bill directing
the president to prohibit the importation
of the products of foreign states in GER
tain cases, WAS reported adversely from
the committee on foreign affairs. The
house bill appropriating $4,000 TO com,
plete the public building at Wichita. Kan
saS, was taken up and passed with an
amendment increasing the appropriation
to 100000. The senate then took up the
pension bills on the calendar and passed
all OF them, % in number.
HswSe.-After routine business the
house went into committee of the whole
on the suudry civil appropriation bill. In
the coarse of the debate upon the item
relating TO special agents the sdministra-
tion of the lSud office under Geueral
Sparks was severely criticised by Laird, of
Nebraska, but his administration was
S'outly defended by Holman and others.
The debate was continued. Weaver, of
Iowa, declared that the republican party
had always defended the railroads ana
haI followed that policy in making
ThurSton temporary chairman of the
Chicago convention. II they would
numlua'e Ghurston aud Depsw they
would STo, y the country. The committee
rose and took recess until evening. Al
the evening session the house passed bills
authorizing the construction of bridges
as follows: Across the Mississippi at
Wahssha, Mimi; across the Missouri at
or near Sioux Guy, Ia; across the Mis-
souri, at or near Bouca, Nrb.; across the
Mississippi a. OF near Burlington, Ia;
across the Mississippi at or near Clinton,
Ia; across the Mississippi at or near Mus,
Catlne, Ia; across the Missouri in Mon
taud; across the Missouri near Winona,
OAK; across the Mississippi at Oquawaka,
Ill.
THURSDAY, uua y.
RouSc,-rhe senate amendments to the
diplomatic aud consular appro priatiou
bill aud the District OF Columbia appro-
priRliuu bill were non coucurreG in and a
conference order en- tie fret named.
The house went into committee on the
sundry civil appropriation bill, On
motion, MIR. McShaue's amendment was
adopted aholishiug the surveyor generals
Office at Lincoln, Nebraska, and turning
over the papers to Nebraska and Iowa.
Without concluding, the committee rose
and the .ouse adjourned.
FRIDAY, June -.
HoaSc.-The conference report on the
bin increasing the limit of the cost
of the Wichita, kas., public building was
adopted. lIt accepts the senate amend
meut fixing the limit at Sl0O,o0o0 The
house went into committee of the whole
ON the sCudry civil appropriation bill,
The committee rose and the bill passed.
The house again went into committee
on the naval appropriation b'll, AMI with
out making any substantial amendments
the committee rose and the bill passed.
At the evening session the house passed
thirty seven private pension bills and ad
jourued.
SATURDAY, juno %.
HOuSc-Mr. Belmont presented tae
Till introduced by him to give effect to
the Chinese treaty. The only amend,
meuts are the provisions taken from the
Morrow bill making the bill take effect
upon the ratification of the treaty and
wlping out the section allowing six
months during which the Chinese may
return upon certificates. The report il
unanimous, Morrow consenting to the
recommendation that his oil lie upon the
table The whole afternoon was spent in
an effort TO get quorum and failing to
secure one the proposition to report the
bill to construct Il public building at
/ Portland, Oregon, was favorahly acted
/ upon.
MONDAY, June %,
/ House.-Ths house was considering
the StrCug bill when the news of
! the nomination of Aarrison was
! received. Possibly three dozen members
made pretense of attending 20 bust
ness, but almost all the members
were gathered about the bulletin board in
| the lobby. As the last bulletin was re-
/ ceived the members hOcked into the hall
aud stood on their desks while Lodge, of
| Massachusetts, asked the clerk to read the
telegram. As the officer read "Har-
rison Is nominated the republicans
checred wildly, each member waving in
/ the air a small American flag
! bearing the inscription, "Protec-
! tiou for American industry The
! democrats gHzed for moment on the
scene and then joined heartily in the ap
/ plause, several bandanas making their
! appearance IN answer TO challenge on
/ the other side. For many min
/ ures the chairmal pounded
/ his desk and endeavored
to secure order. FiEally the house got
! back TO business and the republicans in
! pairs aud in small groups gathered again
! in the lObbies to talk of the nomination