Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-10-12
CONGRESSIONAL.


TUESDAY, Oct. 2.
Senate.-The resolution offered by SeG,
Call ON the 9Th OF September. instruct
ing the committee on epidemic diseases
to consider and report before the ad
jourpment of this session of congress
| additional Legislation to prevent the i'm
portatlon of contagious or infecti
Gus diseases from foreign cour-
tries on the coast and boundaries OF the
United States, was then taken up and
Sen. Call proceeded to speak upon it.
Sen. Pascoe offered an amendment di-
recting the committee to inquire further
into the introduction of yellow fever in
to Florida and other states, during the
year. resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing Sen. Rale's committee on civil ser
vice reform to continue its s. s5iOns dur
ing recess.
HouSe.--Tho bill TO allow persons who
have abandoned or relinquished their
homestead entries to make other entries
was called up for consideration. An
amendment was adopted providing that
whenever 1t shall be made to appear to
the register of any land office that any
settler on the public donna n is unable by
reason of drought or other unavoidable
casualty to secure support for himself
the register may grant such settler leave
of absence from his claim. for period
not exceeding Que year. The amend
ment providing that all public lard desig-
mated as double minimum pre- emption
lands shall be reduced TO the uniform
rates of S1.25 per acre, was adopted. An
amendment providing that any home
stead settler who has entered less than
quarter section may enter additional land
contiguous of origiDa entry, which with
such entry shall not exceed 160 acres, was
adop'ed and the bill as amended
was passed. The conference re
port upon the joint resolution IN aid of
the yellow fever sufferers, appr1p priat IN
100000 to be expended under the d.
rection of tha president, was presented
and agreed TO.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3.
Senate.-Mr. Allison from the COM
mittee on finance, reported back the
house tariff bill with an amendment
in the nature of a substitute. 1t was
placed on the calendar and ordere print
ed. He said that the N j ority and min.
ority reports to accompany the bill will
be filed tomorrow or Friday and gave
notice that he would call up the bill for
consideration Monday next.
HOuSe.-Several senate bills were pass-
ed. when Mr.. Burns, of Mo, presented the
conference report on the deficiency ap-
preparation bill, but the house adjourned
without taking action or it.
THURSDAY, Oct. 4.
Senate. - Senator Chandler offered
resolution (Which was laid ever till
to morrow directing the attorney
general to inform the senate whether or
ha
come to the knowledge of the depart
N ent of Justice any violations of the
eleventh and fourteenth sections OF the
civil service law of 1888 and if so whether
any prosecution has been instituted to pun
lsh such violations. Among the bills re-
ported from the committees and placed on
the calendar were the senate bill to author
lZe the sale CT timber on certain lands
reserved for the use of the Chippewa In
dians In Wisconsin and Minnesota, and
the senate bill regulating the allotment
of lands in severalty to the Indians.
Sen. Chandler's resolution for an in
qulry into the recent Louisiana elections
was then taken up. After some discus
s ion the resolution went over until Mon
lay, and the ajoritF and minority re
ports on the tariff bill were presented
and ordered printed. A further confer
ence was ordered on the deficiency bill,
and after executive session the senate
adjourned until Mon9sy.
HOuse.-The senate bill was pass
ed providing that tie secretary of
the treasury may permit the use of
petroleum as fuel on steamers not carry
ing pass ngers without a certificate from
the supervising inspector OF the district
where the vessels are to be used.
Mr.. Burns, then called up the con
ference report on the gen
eral deficiency appropriation bill.
The amendment appropriating $780,
600 for the Industrial Home associ-
alton OF Utah gave rise to long politi-
cal discussion. The conference report
was then rejected in order to enable the
conference committee TO change the
language providing for an investigation
of the Washington aqueduct matter so as
to enlarge the scope of the inquiry. Ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, Oct. 8.
House. - The house this morning
proceed to the consideration of pri-
vate business. The point of no quor-
un was raised against the first bill called
up, and for three-q uarters of an hour the
business of the house was at stand still.
However, motion was agreed to for an
adjournment from to-day ultil Monday.
Later the point of no quorum WAS with
drawn and business proceeded without
friction until the house bill to INCORPORATE
the Maritime Canal com pany, of Nicar-
augns, was called up. Upon farther oo-
lection being raised the bill was not
placed before the house. Mr.. La Toilette,
of Wisconsin. called up bill to authorize
the Sioux g. Southwestern railway com
pany to construct a bridge scross
| the Mississippi river between the state
of Wisconsin and Minnesota at Alma
Several private bills having been dis
| posed of IN committee of the whole, Mr..
McRae, of Ark, called up the senate bill to
Incorporate the Maratime canal company,
of Nicaragua, and this zine the measure
was taken up for consideration.
| The bill being Id committee of the
Ehole, the question was put on reporting
the bill fsvorsbly to the house. The vote
| resulted SO to and Mr Fuller made the
| point of no quorum. The committe then
| rose. The house then took recess, the
| evening session to be for the considers-
tion of private pension bills. The house
| at its evening session passed % private
| pension bills and at 1880 adjourned until
| Monday.
oC5. ..
Roase.-The house joint resolution for
| an inquire by committee of three SEN
| aiors and three representatives. into tie
| CONTRACT and work on the Washington
| aqueduct tunnel was taken up and passed
| MIR. Blair offered a resolution which was
laid over until tomorrow, calling on the
| president for information as to the trial,
/ flor treason) conviction and execution in
/ Canada on the 10th of November, 1875.
| of Louis David Reil. who claimed to have
been uataralized citizen Of the United
| States, and whether the proceedings in
| the case were according 10 due process
of Law, including presentation of the fact
of Riel's citizenship, and the defense of
| insanity. The senate then proceeded to
| the constellation of the tariff bill, the
reading in fEll being dispensed with, snd
the substitute being ordered to be first
considered.