Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27


the empire was ever re-establlshed. 1t
would be so against the Monroe doctrine
| and in spite of it There was no reason
why congress should withhold its hand in
coming to the declaration proposed, and
placing it on the statue bOok-letting the
world know that Brazil has friends who
are ready to stand by the principles of
their government After a lengthy de-
bate the resolution went over without de-
finite action.
Representative Thompson (Ia.)
| to-day introduced by request, bill author
| izing the payment out of the colonization
fund very adult eolored person who may
desire to emigrate from America, 500 for
passage and rations for sixty days and
one-half of the same amount to minors.
in all not to exceed one million dollars per
anunm Representative Morrow (Cala)
to-day introduced in the house a bill pro-
posing to require the superintendent of the
census to enumerate the Chinese population
in the United States and issue to each of
the Chinese a certificate, which viii be
regarded as a sole evidence of their right
| to remain in the United States, but shall
not be evidence of their right to enter the
country Chinese without certificates 80
! davs after enumeration may be arrested.
convicted of illegal residence and sent
! to their own country. Persons bringing
| them to the United States shall be liable
! for the costs. The bill carries an appro-
| priation of 100000 to give effect to its
! provisions.
SATURDAY, Dec 81
Senate-Among the bills introduced
and referred was one by Mr.. Hoar- to es-
| tablish uniform system of bankruptcy
| throughout the United Stetes. Mr. Plumb
offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
! calling on the secretary of the interior for
a statement of the cause of withholding
patents for lands within the limits of the
| Union Pacific land grant which are free
| from all claims and were not reserved at
| the definite location of the road On mo-
tion of Mr. Hale. the senate bill to amend
| the census act by making the maximum
| pay of supervisors 81 900 instead of $500,
was taken up, and letter from Mr.. POr
| ter the superintendent, was read to show
| the inadequacy of the compensation now
| provided Mr.. Hale made a further eX-
| planatiOn of the bill, in the course Of which
he promised that the eleventh census
would not be allowed to drag along as the
tenth one had done. Mr.. Ingalls, remarked
that the country would be glad to hear
from the chairman. Sen. Spooner offered
a substitute to Morgan's resolution as to
| be referred to the committee on foreign
relations. 1t declares the action of the
president, in according to the diplomatic
recognition to the present provisional gov
ernment of Brazil and instructing the
United States ministers to extend on the
part of this government, a cordial and for,
NAL recognition of the new republic, as
soon as the majority of the people of Brazil
cboITl5 ci ifxr tbai,- 70 l,l;,b
ment and maintenance, merited and re-
ceived the unqualified appreciation of con-
gress. After the executive session the SEN
ate adjourned until January 9th.
House.-The house adopted a resolution
requesting the treasurer of the United
States to receive the cash and assets in the
sergeant-at-arm s office as special deposit
until a further order of the house Mr..
Cummings presented petition from the
governor and citizens of New Jersey for
the relief of Mrs. Della Parnell. Referred.
Mr.. McCOmas, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported the District of
Columbia appropriation bill, which was
ordered printed and re-committed Mr.
Hansbrough introduced a bill appropriat-
ing $780, 900 for the construction of locks
and dams on the Red river of the north,
Referred Breckenridge (Ky.), called up
as special order, the resolution offered by
yesterday relative to turning over the
the assets in the sergaent-at-arm s office to
the present Sergeant-at-arms. The Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill was
reported back and laid on the table for the
present. At his own request Mr.. Wike
(Ill.) was relieved from duty on the COM
mittee of elections and Mr.. Wilson (Mel.
was appointed to fill the vacancy. The
speaker then announced the standing and
select committees of the house. The
speaker also announced the appointment
of MeSsrs. Mason. COgSwell. Strube. Tur-
ner (Ga. J, and Wilson CIV. Va, as COM
mittee to investigate the ballot box for
gerles under the Butterworth resolution.
Mr.. Chaddle (Ind.), resigned from the
committee on claims. The resignation
was accepted and the house adjourned un-
til Monday, January 9th, 1890
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.-Spealzer Reed
this morning announced the remainder of
the house committees Wisconsin fares
well. Caswel is on the judiciary COM
mittee and gets the chairmanship of
the private claims. Thomas secures the
war claims Craftsmanship, La Toilette the
agricultural chairmanship, where he will be
near to Secretary Rusk; and Clark is given
principal committees are as follows:
Judiciary B. Taylor, Ohio; Stew
art, Vt; Caswell, Wis. Adams. Ill.,:
Buchanan, n. j.; Thompson, Ohio; McCor-
mick, Pa; Sherman. n. j.; Reed, Iowa;
Culberson, Texas; Oates, Ala; Rogers,
Ark; Wilson, ". Va. Henderson, n. c.;
Stewart, Ga
Banking and Dorsey, Neb;
Conger, Iowa; Morrill,, Kas.; Wilbur. n
Y; Arnold, R. l.; Walker, Mass; Wright,
Pa. Evans, Tenn; Dargan. n c.; Covert,
n. Y; Shively, Ind; Wike, ILL.,; Haynes,
Ohio.
Commerce-Baker, n. Y; Mason, ILL.,:
O'Neill, Pa; Wickham. Ohio; Brown. Va:
Lind, Mimi; Randall Mass; Stockbridge
Jr., Md; Sweeney, Iowa; Campbell, Ny;
Turner Ga; Phelan. Tenn; O'Neall, Ind
Wilkinson, La; Walker, No.
Coinage, Weights and Measures Con
ger, Iowa; Wickham, Ohio; Walker, Mass.
New; Knapp, n. Y; Taylor, H.; Bland,
cox, Conn: Williams, Ill.,. A. Joseph. n H.
Rivers and Harbors-H Henderson. H.:
Gresvenor, Ohio; Hermann. Oregon; Bow
den, Va; Clark Wis; Stephenson. Mich;
Moffit, n. Y; Townsend. Pa: Niedrin-
haus, Mo; Blanchard. La; Catchings.
Miss; Gibson, Md; Stewart, Tex; Lester,
Ga; Clarke. Ala
Merchant Marine and Fisheries-J. NJ.
Farqrhar. n. Y: Hogbins, Ill.,: Dingley.
Me-. Bingham, Pa; Banks, Mass; Clark,
! Wis; Wheeler. Mich: Ewart. n. c.:
Cummings. \. y; Wheeler, Ala; Wise,
! Va; Dibble, S. c.; Price. La.
The chaIrmen of the rest of the commit
| tees are as follows: Agriculture, Funston.
of Kansas; foreign affairs, HIT. of Illinois;
military affairs, Cutcheon. of Michigan:
naval affairs, BoutelIe, of Maine: post
Office, Bingham, of Pennsylvania; public
| lands, Payson, of Illinois; Indian affairs:
! Perkins, of Kansas: territories, Struble. OF
/ Iowa; railways and canals, Mccormick. of
| Pennsylvania: mines and mining Carter.
of Montana; public buildings and
| grounds. Milliken of Maine: Pacific rail
roads, Dalzell, of Pennsylvania: i'm
/ proyement of Mississippi river, Burrows,
| of Mich; education, O'Donnell. of Mich:
| labor. Wade. of Missouri: militia, Hend-
erson, of Iowa; patents. Butterworth. of
/ Ohio: Invalid pensions Morrill,. of Kas.:
pensions, Delano, of \. Y; claims, Laid
law, of n. Y: war claims. Thomas. of
| Wisconsin,; private land claims. CaswelI.
! of Wisconsin; District of Columbia. Grout.
of Vermont; revision of laws, Browne. of
Indiana; expenditures state department,
Scranton, of Pennsylvania; treasury de-