Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Nav 15.


Senate.-In the senate Senator H0ar
called up for action the report of the
privileges and election committee en-
the Turpie case. After some discussion
the committee was discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
The bills for the admission of Wash,
Ington territory, North Dakota and Mon
tana into the Union were made special
orders for Thursday of next week.
The pension appropriation bill was
then taken up. An amendment reported
increasing the amount of the appropria-
hon from 100000 10 $8O,477,OOO was
agreed to. The next acendment was to
strike out of the house bill the words,
that in all pensions to widows payments
shall be made from the date
of the death of the husband"
and to insert in lieu of it
the following: "That all pensions
which have been or may hereafter be
granted under the general laws regulat-
ing pensions to widows in consequence
of death occurring from causes which
originated in the service since March 4,
1861, shall commence from the date of
the death OF the husband"
RouSe.-In the house today the speaker
appointed Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa,
Clements, of Georgia, and Butterworth,
of Ohio, as a conference committee
on the Northwestern Exposition bill.
On motion of Mr.. ShiveIy of Indiana,
the senate bill was passed granting a
light of way through the Caeur d Alene
Iudian reservation to the Washington d
Idaho railroad company. The house
then went into committee of the whole,
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois in the chair, on
the tariff bill, and was addressed by Mr..
Butte=worth.
WEDNESDAY, May 16.
Sendte-After the morning business
the senate took up the Vest resolution
providing for the selection of a commit
tee to examine questions toushing meat
and meat products of the United States
and after a long discussion by Senators
Vest, Henderson, Cullom and Plumb, the
resoIZtion was extended so as to make
the investigation embrace the Trunk line
association. Central Traffic association
and other agencies of trans portation and
was then adopted. The senate then pro-
| ceeded to pass bills on the calendar
| among them being the following: The
| senate bill to authorized the construction
of a railroad, wagon aud foot passenger
bridge across the Mississippi river at
| Clinton, Iowa. Senate bill authorizing
| the construction of railroad, wagon and
| foot passenger bridge across the Missis-
| sippl river at Muscatine, Ia. Senate bill
| fixing the pension for the loss of one eye,
or the eye sight thereof, at sixteen dol
/ lars a month, and proPortlonally for the
| loss of both eyes. Senate bill allowing
| aid to state homes for disabled soldiers
/ at the ra.e of one hundred dollars per
| year for each disabled soldier and soiIor
maintained there, and appropriating
| $25, 600 for that purpose
RotGSe.-Ths day was entirely cousau-
| ed in discussing the tariff Baker, Bound,
| Farquahar, Baine, Laird, McRae, Ryan
| and others made use OF the opportunity
! to express their views
THURSDAY, May Il.
! Senats.-The senate passed the pension
! appropriations bill. The calendar was
/ thes taken under the rule providing that
only objected measures shall be consid-
cred. After passing thirty-fve bills the
| esnate adjourned.
House.-Mr Henderson, of Iowa, pre-
ssnted the conference report on the
| Cincinnati exposition bill and it was
agreed TO- The hoase then went into
| committee of the whole (SpTinger. OF
| ulinios, in the chair on the tariff bill.