Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-13
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 4.

Senate. - The credentials of sMessrs.
Pierce and Casey, as senators from North
Dakota were presented, read and placed
on file. The two senators then advanced
to the desk and took the oath of office.
Sen. Hoar, from the committee on
| privile ges and elections, reported back the
resolution offered by him Monday, provid-
ing for mode for ascertaining by lot the
classes to which the senators from the
| three new states shall be assigned as to
| their respective terms of service. Sen
| Cullom thereupon presented the certificates
from the two houses of the North Dakota
Legislature designating Sen. Pierce
as the senator for the long term. The
result of "a long discussion was that
of the two senators from Washington,
| Squire was assigned to the class whose
| terms expire March 3, 1891, and Allen to
the class expiring March 3, 1898. OF the
| South Dakota senators, Moody's term ex-
| pires March 3. 1891, and Pettigrew's
| March 3, 1898. OF the North Dakota SEN
| atOrs', Pierce's term expires March ),
1891, and Casey's, March 3, 1898.
The first bill introduced this session
came from Mr.. Sherman and is aimed at
trusts. 1t is identical With the antitrust
| bill repor.e by him last year from the
committee on finance 1t declares all
| trusts unlawful; gives persons the power
| to recover in courts whenever articles are
advanced in value by the combina-
| tions, and declares the officers of
trusts guilty of misdemeanor. The
| senate devoted most of tO-dav's ses-
sion to the introduction of bills. the total
number presented being sos, against 29S
on the first bill day two years ago Most
of the measures proposed were bills that
| failed to become laws during the last con-
| grcss.
THURSDAY, Dec. 5.
Senate. - Among the number of
memorials and petitions presented in
| the senate today was one asking that
! the nations title be changed to that
of the United States of Columbia.
Sen. Moody (South Dakota) introduced
| bill to prohibit the officers and agents of
| the government from requiring the pay
ment of special taxes under the internal
revenue laws for the manufacture or sale
| of intoxicating liquor, i'll states where
such manufacture or sale is prohibited by
the state constitution. Referred.
Hopse--Today the speaker of the house
appointed the following committees:
Rules Mckinley, Cannon, Carlisle and
Randall. Accounts = Spooner, Booth,
| Kelly (Kas. }, McCord, Hansbrough, Hayes,
|
| bills Kennedy, Townsend pa J, Moore (N.
H., Kilgore and Williams The house at
| 1925, adjournded until Monday.
MONDAY, Dec. 9.
!Senate.-A large number of petitions
and memorials we're presented in the SEN
ate to-day and referred to the appropriate
committees A large number of bills were
also introduced, among them being bills
providing for the admission of Idaho and
| Wyoming into the Union. Mr.. Mander-
son offered a preamble and resolution
(which was agreed to- instructinG the Com
mittee on agriculture to report on the sub
ject Of the production of sugar from beets,
abroad and in the United States, and
what legislation, If any, Is necessary and
desirable to promote and accelerate the in
dustry in this country. The senate then
proceeded to the consideration of executive
business, and adjourned till tomorrow.
H0RSe-The following committees have
been appointed: On Ways and Means
Messrs Mckinley (chairman). Burrows,
Bayne, Dingley, Mckenna, Payne, La Fol,
lette, Gear, Carlisle, Mills, McMillen.
Breckenridge, of Arkansas, and Flower
On Appropriations - Messrs. Cannon
(chairmanl, Butterworth, McComas, Hen,
derson, of Iowa, Peters. Coggswell, Belden
Morrow. Brewer. of Michigan, Randall
Forney. Sayres. Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky. and Dockery On Manufacture
MesSrs Kelly (chairmanl, Burrows, E.
B. TAYLOR. of Ohio, Arnold. Morse, Sam
ford. Wilson, of W Virginia. Bynum.
Williams. of Illinois Grimes and Fowler.
On Elections -MesSrs. RoweIl, chairman, J,
Houk, Cooper. Haugen, Sherman, Dalzell,
Beagen. Greenbalge, Comstock, Crisp,
0'Ferrell, Outhwaite. Maish. Moore of
Texas, and Wike, of Illinois. On Mileage
-Messrs. Lind. (ehairman}, Townsend,
of Pennsylvania, Williams, of MasSachu-
sets, Clunie, of Pennington.
Secretaryof the Milwaukee school Board
Takes His own Life
MLIwAUKEE.-TheI investigation which
was begun Tuesday by the city officials in
to the affairs of Secretary A. H. Schallen-
berg of the school board had tragic end
| ing Saturday morning, when he n4ew out
his brains
The deficiency discovered will reach far
up into the thousands. He made an at
tempt to deny his guilt and explain the
erasures on the books and papers by claim
ing they were the result of an accident.
Schallenberg was a highly educated
man, and had been secretary of the board
of education for ten years and had had a
, salary of 81 900. 1t has been known by
many for several years that he was gambl-
ing great deal-in fact he was the
highest roller" in town. and has more
/ than once made the tiger vince. His loss
es were heavy lately, however, and all his
5 trouble may be traced to gambling. His
: wife has a handsome home,