Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-03-01
CONGR ESSlONAL


Ab1pOAt' 4 1b' L.
SENATE Report of committee on
privileges and elaotious-sundry civil ap-
preparation bill taken up and amend
ments agreed TO. ApprOpriatinG $4,000
each for the statues of Sheridan and Logan
was allowed. The payment to Mira. Waite
of the sum of S8,740, balance of the
salary of Chief Justice Waite was agreed
to.
HoUsE.-The morning hour was accord
ed the committee on printing, daring
which resolution was passed providing
for the printing of various documents.
The house then went iuto committee of
he whole on the postoftice appropriation
bill. The pending motion, offered by
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, to strike out
the paragraph regulating the salaries
of assistant postmasters, was lost
Mr.. Cannon moved to reduce the mini
mum salaries of stenographers 10 post
masters from 81 200 to $50. He thought
the latter sum sufficient to be paid to
persons just entering the service.
rhe house. then resumed in committee
of the whole, consideration of the post
office appropriation bill. The amend
ment reducing to $500 q year the mini
mum salaries of stenographers 70 post
masters was defeated.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20.
SENATE.-All the amendments reported
from the committee on the sundry civil
appropriation bill, having been acted
upon, the bill was open to TIE general
amendments. An item of $4,000 was
inserted for paving and improving the
grounds at the pOsoffice at Lincoln, Neb.
The senate then took up the committee
amendment as to printing government
work by steam plate printing machines
at the bureau of engraving and printing
which had been reserved yesterday, The
amendment allows as royalty for the use
of the machine, fifty cents per one thou
sand I'm 9ressions instead of one cent las
provided by the house). A message from
the president transmitting q report from
the secretary of state, with compsnying
correspondence touching the case of
Lord SackviIle," wss presented, read and
referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
HoUsE.-Mr. Springer presented the
conference report on the territorial bill.
As agreed to in the conference it pro
vides for the admission of the states of
North Dakota, South Dakota, Moutana
aud Washington. Until last night the
! name of Washington was changed in the
| bill TO Tacoma, but It was stricken ont.
The speaker then proceeded to clear his
! table of executive communications and
senate bills. Mr.. Randall. in voicipg the
sentiments of friends of the Cowles bill
objected to any disposition of this bust
! ness which could in any way interfere
with the consideration OF that measure.
| The house then went into committee of
! the whole on the postoffice appropriation
| bill. Little progress had been made
| when the committee rose and the house
| took recess, the evening session to be
/ for the consideration of business re-
| ported from the committee on com
/ merce.
THURSDAY, Feb. %.
SENATs.-The committee on build
! ings and grounds reported re
/ solution directing the president of the
/ senate TO issue warrant commanding
| the ssrZ Zeant of arms, forthwith, to arrest
! and bring to the bar of the senate, Thos
! ID. Fister, chief clerk in the supervising
| architects office, to show cause Why he
/ should not be punished for conteup DIT.
/ Sen. Morgan obiscted to its present con
| sideration, and 1t went over till Monday
| Sen. Stockbridge presented two i'm
mense packages of petitions in favor of
the Sunday rest law" and sent them to
the clerks desk by couple of pages who
| we're almost overburdened by the load.
The conference report Of the