Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-02-08

- ka- Printed and recon mitted with leave
to report at any tine. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 80.
House. The Oklahoma bill was
: brought TO the attention OF the house by
I | Mr.. Syringe, with motion TO go into
committee OF the whole on its consider
alton. Il was agreed to. The pending
amendment was one offered by Mr.. Pay
son (IlIinois), expressly providing that
the rights of honOrably discharged
soldiers and sailors of the late civil war
to make homes on public lands, under
the existing homestead law, shall not in
any degree be impaired by the passage
of this bill, but that such rights shall be
extended to any and all lards which
shall be open to any settlement under the
provisions of the bill. Several amend
nents were offered but no final action
taken.
THURSDAY, jar. 81.
SENATE.-The senate today resum-
ed consideration of the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, the
pending question being the amend
ments referring to Samoa. Sen. Reagan
offered an amendment to insert the words
and for the protection of the rights
of American citizens, residents of said
islands, and to preserve the neutral
ity aud independence thereof" Senators
Hale and Sherman offered objections
After long and exciting debate, in
which Msssrs. Frye and Reagan took
strong ground in favor of protection to
and the independence of Samoa and of
securing a harbor there for American
ships, and in which it was intimated by
them end by Sen. Hale that the debate
would come up again soon in another and |
more serious form, and perhaps involving |
the relations of the United States and |
| Germany, Sen. Reagan'5 proposed mCdi- |
| hcatIOC to the amendment was with |
drawn and the amendments reported |
from the committee on foreign effairs |
were agreed to. The amendments raising |
to the rank of ambassadors the ministers |
to England, France, Germany and Russia
were rejected-yeas u, nays 26-and
the bill was sed. Tee senate spent
| four hours in the consideration of the
| treaty and finally adjoursed leaving it
still pending.
e! HoUsE.-Mr. Springer, of Illinois,
| caiied up as special order the Okla
! hOma bill. Mr.. Grosveuor made the
| Point of order that, by reason of the
| adj0urnment yesterday, the bill had lost
| its privileged character. The speaker
overruled the point of order, holding that
(
ntiou of the previous question. 1t was
moved 20 reconsider the vote by which
the house yesterday agreed to Paysons
soldiers homestead amendment. Mr.
Payson moved to lay the motion on the
table, but his motion was defeated
ut Is expressly provided that the rights
o. honorably discharged union soldiers
and sailors III the late civil war, to make
homes on the public lands under the ex-
listing homestead laws shall not in any
degree be imposed upon by the pas
sage of this bill" Agreed to. The
question then REQUIRED on the second
clause. which provides that the right
OF such honOrablv discharged union |
soldiers and sailors to make homestead
entry, and TO perfect the same by the
occupancy, under the existing homestead I
law, shall extend TO any and all lands
which snail be opened to any settlement
10y the provisions of this bill. After cen
siderable debate this clause was reject
ed. Mr.. Payson's "town site'' amend I
ment was agreed to without division.
Mr. O'Ferrall, moved reconsidera-
tlou, and Mr.. Springer moved to table {
that motion; pending which the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY, Feb. l.
SENATE,-The house amendments to She
senate bill for the admission of South | ,
Dakota as state were non conourrad III, ,
upon the report of the committee on ter !
rttories, and a conference Vas asked ;
Messrs. Platt, Cullom and Butler were Il -
pointed conferees on the part of the senate.
MIR. Sanlsbnry (reun.) offered resou-
tlon, which was agreed to, inst ructng the
committee on foreign relations to inquire
into the condition of affairs on the
iaIp
early bate what measures are necessary
and proper 10 prO6ecJ the interests OF i 1
American citizens therein, aud to dis. |
charge any of the obligations of the Uni
ted States to the people of those islands [
In the maintenance of their own local /
government from the interference of any
foreign power, and to secure the lust
rights and interests Of the United States
IN the future control and government of G
those islands. Sen. Sherman presented
letter from the secretary of state L
with copy of q formal concession I
of the harbor of Pago-Pago, made to c
the United States by the Samoan COVER L
nment III accordance with the treaty. 5
and it vas referred to the committee. Z
The senate on motion of SEN Riddle v
berger proceeded with closed doors to /
the consideration Of executive business I
presumably the British e1traditior t
treaty. When the doors we're re-opened 1
the senate adjourned until Monday. a
HoUsE.-The conference report Oh )
the bill to create department
of agriculture was agreed to.
brief skirmish between the friends
or the private calendar aud the adherents
Of the Oklahoma bill resulted IN a victory '
for the latter, and that measure WAS
taken up tOr consideration. The pending
question was on motion OF Mr.. Springer
10 table the motion of Mr.. O'Ferrall, of :
Virginia to reconsider the vote by which :
the house yesterday rejected the minority T
substitute. The house finally passed the !
Okiahoma bill By vote of--yeas, 14S; NAYS.
lo2. The greater part of the afternoon was
consumed in the consideration of the bill
authorizing the court of claims to ad Judi ,
cate the claim of the legal representa-
tives of Henry H. Slbley. growing out of :
the coutract with the government for the
use o patented invention in mauufac- .
turing the Slbiey tent, but no decision
was arrived al. 9
SATURDAY, Feb. 2.
HOUSE. On motion of Mr.. Springer :
the house insisted on its amendment to :
the senate bill fUi the a6 mission OF South
Dakota, ana Messrs. Springer, Barney 8
and BAKER of New York, were appointed ,
conteyeec. The committee on agricul- !
ture reportsd the agricultural appropri- ;
alton bill and it was placed upon the ;
c3lendar. The house then went into com :
mittee of the whole upon the naval gp- :
preparation bill. An amendment was :
adopted appropriating 100000 for the 8
establishment of coaIing station at ,
Pago-PsgC, Samoa. The bill was then
reported TO the house and passed The
postoffice appropriation bill was reported r
aid placed on the calendar. :
MONDAY, Feb. 1. {
SENATE Mr.. Evarts reported the
testimony taken in the Texas election .
investigation, with resolution directing =
the committee on privileges and elections 7
TO revise carefully the existing laws reyu-
lstlLg the election of members of con 8
guess, with the view of providing for :,
more complete protection In the exercise :
of the elective franchise and for the :
punishment of offznses against it. The
testimony was ordered printed and toe .
resolution was placed on the calendar ! :
The senate bill in relation 10 dead and !;
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