Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-02-10
CONGRESSIONAL.


ISenate--The following measures were
taken up and passed: Granting right of
way through public lands for irrigation
purposes; fer the purchase of a slCe and
the erection of a public building at
Omaha, the maximum limit to be 81, POO,
900. A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution 1t provides
that the term of Office of the fiftieth con.
gress shall continue until noon of the
Both day OF April, 1889; that the senators
whose existing term would otherwise ex-
pire on the 4th of March, 1889 and there
after shall continue in Office
uutil April Goth, succeeding such
expiration; that the 30th of April at
noon shall thereafter be substituted for
the 4th of March as the commencement
and termination of the official terms of
tho presid snt, vice president, senators
and representatives in congress; and that
the twelfth article of the amendment to
the constitution shall be amended accord
ingly.
BouSe-The committee on postof1ices
and post roads reported a bill requiring
the land grant railroads to construct
and operate independent telegraph lines.
The committee on invalid pensions re-
pm bCN thO oA'4 al blhS pCAoAOh W lht
widow of Gen. Logan, and the senate bill
increasing the pension of the widow of
Gen. Blair. Private calendar. res
olution was adopted assigning Feb.
2Ist, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, and 28th, for the
consideration Of public buildings bills.
Mr.. Brumm, Pa, presented a menor-
ial of a committee representing $4,000
warkingmen, asking an inves igeticn of
the r ReaAInp nrHHrei nrIntah
WEDNESDAY FEB. l.
Senate.-Among the bills reported
from committees and placed on the
calendar were the following: For the
inspection of meats for pOrtation;
prohibiting the importation of adulter
ated articles OF food or drink; authoriz-
ing proclamation by the president In
certain cases and increasing pensions
to sailors who have lost both hands.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following Sen. Oameron-To
place on the pension roll ell officers and
enlisted men who were in the service be-
tween March 4, 1861, aud February l,
1866, at the rate of one cent per day for
each days service-this to be a service
pension bill, and an addition to invalid
pensions for disabled veterans.
H0uSe.-The committee on appro pria
tiOns reported the urgent deficiency bill,
and 1t was referred to the committee of
the whole. At the expiration Of the morn
ing hour, the house proceeded to the
consideration of the report of the com
mlttee on commerce in relation to the
proposed investigation OF the Reading
strike. After considerable debate the
various propositions made were consid
cred AID the following resolution, vas
adopted without division: Resolved,
That special committee of five mem
bers be appointed to investigate forth
with the extent, causes and effect upon
interstate commerce of the continued
failure By the Rs aiding railroad com psny
20 transport such Commerce and 20 re-
port to the house, by bill of otherwise,
for the consideration at any time such
legislation ss is necessary to secure to
the public a regular and complete e1ecu-
tion by the railroad company of its
obligation as TO serve as a common
carrier of Interstate commerce and to
investigate the difference existing in the
Lehigh and SchuylkilI regions Of Penn
syiysnia between the corporations min
ing coal ana the miners and further TO
investigate sn facts relating to mining
corporations and individual miners of
anthracite coal in connection Herewith
and report the same to the house with
such recommendations as the COR mittee
may agree upon.
IHUasDAI, Feb. 2.
Seadte.-Sen Spooner PRESENTED q
petition from John A. johnson, president
of the Fuller Il johnson company, of
Madison, Wie., for the abolition of eli
import duties on egricultursl machinery,
such as ploxs. harroEs and hss and har-
vesting machinery, on the ground that
such duties were superfuous and useless
and that 10 agricultural machinery would
be in ported If the duties were wholly
discontinued At O'Clock, Mr.. Kenna,
West Virginia, secured the foor to reply
IN tariff Enserh