Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-22

Sen. Coke obtained the floor after the
executive session, and the senate ad
journed.
HoUsE.-Before one o'clock the gall
cries of the house were crowded
and about that time all legislative
business was finished and the sena-
tors filed in and took seats assigned
them; then Senator Ingalls, called the
| assembly, to order. He said: This being
the day and hour appointed for opening
the certificates and counting the votes of
the electors for president, the senate and
house of representatives have met to-
gether pursuant to the constitution ana
laws of the United States. If there be
no objection to the electoral vote of the
state of Alabama, the certificates will
be read by the telIers, who will make
list of the votes thereof" The presiding
! officer then broke the seal of the certifi-
cate from Alabama and handed it 10 Sen
| ator MandersOn, one of the teliers, who
read the document. The certificates OF
| the other states were IN like manner read,
and, the count having been completed,
| Harrison and Mortow were declared
elected president and vice-president,
for the term beginning March 4th, -889,
and declared that this announcement Will
be entered, together with list of votes,
on the journals of the senate and house
| of represe utatives. The count of the
| electoral vote having been conclude and
the result declared, the joint meen ( of
the two houses dissolved. The Gouse
| then resumed work, and the ease of
! Smalls VS.. Elliot was decided in favor of
! Elliot to his seat by vote of l42 70 1876.
THURSDAY, Feb. IA.
|
| fore offered by Sen. Stewart for a select
! committee of seven senators on the irri-
! ga5iOn aud reclamation of arid Lands with
clerk at So per day., was agreed to-
Senate bills granting right OF way to the
| Cherokee Central railroad company
through Indian territory and 10 the James
| town L Northern railroad company
! throughout Devils Lake, Indian reserva-
| ton, was reported and placed on the
| calendar. Inc house bill for the aIlOt-
| ment of lands in severalty to Indians of
! the Oneida reservation, Wisconsin was
| reported back adversely and placed on
| the calendar. The securities for the
! honest exercise and right 10 vote for the
| just and Impartial counting and for a
return of the vOtes, and tor the Just and
! partial asce-taInmenU and certItication
of the results, aud in which state those
|
| Piled with. No motion was taken on the
| bill, which still remsins on the calendar
HoUsE.-The senate amendments were
non -cOncarred in, in the legislative and
! executive appropriation 5ili. The com
| mlttee on appropriations reported back
| the IortlticahOn bill, with amendments,
! but on point of order It was referred
| TO committee. Then q discussion took
| place on the territorial bill. Mr.. Breck-
! enri3ge, of Kentucky, argued against the
| exclusion of New Mexico. Mr.. Joseph,
of New Mexico, spoke for its admission.
! Mr.. Baker accepted MIR. CO1's resolution
| as substitute for his own.
FRIDAY, Feb. 10.
SENATE.-The senate bill to ratify and
confirm the agreement with the Muaco-
| gee (or Creek Indians in Indian Terri
! tory, opening to settlement unGssigneo !
lands IN Indian Territory, he cOusidera-
| tlon being 81 PSI 900. was taken from the
| calendar and passed. The house bill
| authorlslng the president to appoint
| William English second lieutenant in the
regular army, was taken from the calen-
| dar and explained and advocated by Sen
| Daniel who claimed the sentence of the |
! court martha, under which English was
| CashIered was uuduely severe, and a Sc
sufficient. The bill passed, with an
amendment authorizing the president to
nominate, and with the consent OF the !
! senate to appoint. Among other bills
| taken from the calandar and passed, |
! were the following: Senate bill author
! Izlug the president to place General
! Nm. RIsecraGz on the retired list as
! Brlgadier General in the regular army.
| House biz granting the right of way to
! the Fort Smith, Paris Il Dardanelle rail
/ way, from Fort Smith, ARK, through the
! Indian Territory, to or near Baxter
| Springs IN Kansas with amendment !
| The senate then took up the individual
| pension bills on The caIander and passed
! all OF thenl-forty one in number.
HOUSE, Mr.. Peel, of Arkansas, called
up the bill to divide a portion of the
Sioux reservation In Dakota into separ-
ate reservations and to secure rellnquish-
Inent Of the Iu6ian title TO the remain
deC. The frat was taken upon an
amendment opening the land to free en-
try under the homestead law and it was
rejected. The next vote was an ameLa-
| meut providing for free entry by
| hOnOrably discharged soldiers and sail
orr. The amendment was rejected and
| he bill was passed. The commit
tee on ways and means reported
| back the Mills tarin bill, with the
senate amendment, and by direction of
| the speaker it was referred to the com
! mittee of the whole. The house then
passed the senate bill apprOpriating
S250000 for the protection CT American
| interests in Panama. Mr.. Brown, of Iu-
diana, called up the senate bill granting
a pension of 800 a month Sith the
house amendment reducing the rate
10 $50 to the widow of Brig. Gen. PUN
mer. The amendment was agreed to and
the bill passed. The senate bill passed
granting pension of $50 month TO
the widow of Rear Admiral Nicholson
SATURDAY. Feb. 16.
SENATE.-The senate bill to place
| Major Jas. B-ger on the retired list as
colonel IN the regular army, was passed
The senate resumed reconsideration of
the resolution from the committee on
| privileges and elections, As 10 the outrayes
IN Washington county, Texas, and Sen.
Coke proceeded with his argument against
quoting extensively from the testimony
to prove the bad reputation of the three
memoriallsts, Hockworth, Moor and
Schulz. Sep. Coke yielded the floor to
permit Sen. Sherman to present the con
terence report on the direct tax bill. Tue
house provision in relation to lors and
land in Beaufort, South Carolina. i
ame- ied so as to appropriate $4,000 TO
pay for town lots ID Beaufort, at half the
value assessed thereon by the United
States tax commissioner for South Caro-
lima, and the amount OF s. per acre for
lands The report was agreed to.
HoUsE.-Mr. McCresry, of Kentucky,
submitted conference report on the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill.
Agreed to. Mr. Mcmillan, of Tennessee,
from the committee on ways and means.
reported bill to reduce taxation and TO
simplify the laws in relation to internal
revenue. Mr.. Breckenridge, Kentucky.
from the same committee, reported q bill
: to reduce taxation and other purposes.
( Mr.. Reed, Maine, asked that the report on
this bill be read. The speaker stated that
he bill was not before the house for con
| sideratIou. Reeds there a report,
Speakei-I here Is brief report. The
UIl was referred TO a committee of the
whole. The house then went into CON
mittee of the whole on the postvflice ap-
pJoprIatiou bill. Pending the amend
ment increasing the appropriation for
he com peHsstion of postCfiice clerks by