Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-11
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TUESDAY, May
Senate.-The senate galleries presented
an unusually animated appearance at
the opening Of today's session, being
crowded with spectators, principally
ladies, drawn by the announcement of
the speech by ingalls, in response to
Voorhees, inyectiVe of last Wedne sday.
At the conclusion of the morning bust
ness Sen. Stewart proceeded to address
the senate in support of his silver coin
age resolution, after which it was adopt
ed. At O'Clock Ingalls, commen ced his
speech, which with the reply Of Sen.
VOORHEES, consumed the day.
ROuSe-The senate bill was passed
granting the right of way through Indian
territory to the Kansas City & Pacific
railroad company. The house then went
into committee of the whole, Springer
of Illinois in the chair, on the tariff
bill.
WEDNESDAY, May 2.
Sendte-After the transaction of
routine business the senate went
into executive session. This being
the first secret session for several days
the accumulation of nominations by the
president, among them that of Mr.. Full
ler to be chief justice, were referred to
committees and a number of reports,
mostly upon postmasters, were made by
the committees. In the secret session
Senator Sherman reported back the
Chinese treaty with two minor amend
ments from the committee on foreign
relations with the recommendation
that it be ratified. Sen. Sherman
asked that the treaty be taken up to day
but ~NiectiOn was made and it went over.
The bill apprOpriating 100000 for a
public building at AtchisoD, Kansas, was
passed after the doors had been opened.
| The senate then resumed the consider
alton of the railroad land grant forfeit
ure bill. The senate then proceeded to
the passage of individual pension bills on
the calendar. The whole number of bills
passed in sixty five minutes was 105, forty
two of them being house bills. Several
| of them were for volunteer nurses, at the
rate of $25 q month, and one Tor the
| widow of Gen. Chas. p. Stone, house
| bill, at $50. Sen. Cullom from the
| committee on inter state commerce
| reported the bill to amend the inter
| commerce law. Placed on the calendar.
| The following bills were passed: For g
| public building at Ft. Dodge, Iowa, senate
bill, 100000; Sterling, ILL.,, senate bill,
! $4,000; Duluth, Mimi, house, S15O,OOO;
! the senate bill to provide for sale TO ac-
tual settlers under the homestead laws)
| of the FIT. Sedgwick military reservation
| in Colorado and Nebraska.
! House-Tse day was entirely con-
sumed in discussing the tariff bill.
/ There were bu: half a dozen members
| present at the house evening session
Stewart (Ga.) spoke in opposition to pro,
/ Mass /
THURSDAY, May 3.
S,-ndte-The house bill for the
| appointment and retirement OF
Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, with the rank OF
colonel, was fsvorably reported, with al
| amendment giving him the rank of ma
| jor. 4 bill for the rigid exclusion oi
Chinese immigration was introduced
by Sen. Stewart. Discussion on the
unearned land grant forfeiture bill wa:
| then resumed. Several amendment:
| were proposed and the bill went over
| The senate then resumed the consider
at on of the bill for the establishment oi
a bureau Of animal industry and 10 faciI
| itate the export of live stock snd theil
| products This measure was very ably a:
well rs forcibly discussed by Senators
I Vest and Plumb, bot no final action on il
was taken. After executive session, tht
senate adjourned Until Monday.
HouSe.-The Omaha bridge oil VA
| passed and the baiance OF the day va
consumed in the discussion OF the tariff
FRIDAY, Nay (.
House.-A resolution was adopted call
ing on the secretary of the treasury for
statement as TO whether there Is an ordel
or regulation of the treasury department
the enforcement OF which would prevent
the overlooking of vessels with freigh. OF
the gzest lakes, and whether there Is any
Law in force regulating the auantit, OF
freight TO be carried By such vessels
Private buEiness having been dispensed
! with. the holse went into committee oi
of the whole (Springes, of Illinois, IN The