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

ScRatc-Sen. Sherman. from the com
mittee on foreign relations, reported Il
joint resolution, extending to the first of
March, 1890, the time of the international
maritime conference. Passed. Sen. Plumb
offered a resolution (similar to that of last
session. to the Pacific railroad funding
bills. Referred. Sen. Hoar introduced a
bill to give jurisdiction in certain pension
cases to the district courts of the United
States. Referred. Sen Coke offered a
resolution calling on the attorney general
for information as to the attack on JUS
tice Field in California and the killing of
David S. Terry by Deputy Marshal Nagle.
Laid over until tomorrow. After execu-
tive session the senate adjourned.
HOHSe.-Mr. Mckinley, from the COM
mittee on ways and means, reported a con-
current resolution for holiday recess from
December q unntil January 6. 1t was
agreed to. The speaker having laid be-
fore the house a message from the presi-
dent recommending that the limit of the
international marine conference be eX-
tended for two months, Mr.. HIT (lll.). in
troduced joint resolution extending that
authority until March |, 1890. which was
passed Under the call of states. the fol-
lowing bills were introduced and referred: :
To reduce the tobacco tax; to regulate
immigration and amend the naturaliza-
ton laws; also to prohibit aliens from ac-
quiring title to lands iqkthe United States;
to declare forfeited III unearned land
grants; to repeal pre-emption and timber
culture laws; to provide for a
graduated income tax: to tax trusts: to
prevent contraction of currency; to repeal
all laws requiring the accumulation of
gold for the redemption of treasury notes;
for the coinage of silver. to permit the
president to veto separate items in gener-
al appropriation bills. Mr. Hitt-To pro-
mote commercial union with Canada
Mr.. Lawler-To pay Col. John George
Ryan 500, 600 damages. (He was arrest
ed charged with being John Surrat.) Also
appropriating $500. 900 to repair fhe post
office building at Chicago; also placing
letter-carrierS who have served twenty
years ON the retired list on half pay; also
to remove the tax of two cents per pound
on oleomargarine. Mr.. Wilke-Declaring
1t to be the sense of the house that the
committee on ways and means should re
port at an early day a plan and rate of
taxation by which SlS0,000.00 shall be
raised annually on incomes and salaries in
excess of 5000. Mr. HOlman-To pre-
serve the purity of the electoral franchise.
Mr.. Henderson ia. To declare unlawful
trusts and combinations in restraint of
trade and production. Mr.. Conger-De-
fuing lard and imposing a tax on the
manufacture, sale and importation, or
expectation of compounds of lard. Mr.
Anderson (kas. )-Te create postal tele-
graph in the U. s.
THURSDAY, Dec 18th
SeHdfe.-Cullom introduced bill to pro-
vide for celebrating the 400th anniversary
of the discovery of America by an exposi-
tion of arts, industry, manufacturers and
products in 1892. Sen. George presented a
bill to permit states to tax national bank
notes and United States notes. The res
olution offered yesterday calling for infor-
nation as to the disposition of the lands
of the military reservations relinquished
by the war department was agreed to.
The resolution offered yesterday by Sen.
Coke as to the attack on Justice Field in
California and the killing of Terry was re-
ferred to the Judiciary committee. The
senate then went into executive session.
after the doors were reOpened. messages
were received from the house announcing
the deaths during recesS) of Representa-
tive Laird, Townshend and Cox. ReSOlu-
tion expressive Of regret were offered by
Senators Manderson, Cullom and Evarts
and agreed to; and further mark of re.
| spect to the deceased. Senate adjourned.
HouSe.-The house concurrent reSolu-
| ton for a holiday recess from Saturday
next till Jan. 9th was presented and con-
Cured IN. Among the bills presented and
/ placed on the calendar was one autnoriz-
| ing the construction of a bridge across the
| Mississippi at or near the mouth of the
| Kansas river.
FRIDAY. Dee 20.
SeHote.-The senate resolution extending
/ the thanks of congress to Chief Jastict
/ Fuller for the appropriate address delivered
/ by him on the occasion of the eommemora-
1 tion of the Inauguration of George Wash.
/ ington as the first president, was agreed
TO. Mr.. Morgan called up his joint resolu-
/ ton recognizing the United States OF
/ BAIL as a free. independent and sover-
eign government and spoke at length or
the subject Mr. Morgan declared the al
titude of the United States in respect tC
| all countries in the western hemisphere
was a very distinct one He comedies In
| the declaration of Thomas Jefferson. that
it was the business and duty of the United
States, to proceed to make, to progress IL
making and ultimately to consumnats
making the countries of the western hemi
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