Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-06-20

yesterday The resignation was accented
and Mr.. Mcmillan. of Tennessee, apn6int-
ed to fill the vacency. The vote was then
taken on agreeing to the conference re-
port on the Antitrust bill. and resulted
25 to 56 Mr.. Stewart of Vt, raised the
point of no quorum, and the Speaker be-
ing unable to count quorum. A call of
the house was ordered. A quorum hay-
ing appeared, the conference report was
reiected-12 to lis. Mr. Stewart then
moved d further conference with in
struCtIons to the house coferrees to recede
from the house amendment. This amend
ment provides that every contract or
agreement entered into for the purpose
of preventing the sale or purchase of any
commodity transported from one state or
territory to be sold In another or so con-
tracted to be sold or to prevent competi-
tlon in the transportation of persons or
property from one state or territory
into another, shall be deemed unlawful
within the meaning of this act: pro-
vlded that the contracts here enuner-
ated shall not be construed to er-
clude any other contract or agree
ment declared unlawful in this act.
As agreed in conference the amend
ment was made to read: Every con-
tract or agreement entered into for the
purpose of preventing competition in the
transportation of persons or property
from one State or Territory into another,
so that the rates Of such Transportation
may be raised above what is lust and
reasonable, and shall be declared unlaw-
full within the meaning of this act. And
nothing in this act shall be deemed or
held to impair the power of the several
states in respect of any of the matters in
this act mentioned. MIR. Stewart demand
ed The previous question on his motion
Agreed to-yeas, Ill, nays, 81 The mo-
tion was then agreed to-yeas. 106; nays
50. Mr.. Spooner, of Rhode Island, pre-
ference report on the military academy
appropriation bill. Mr.. Henderson, of
Iowa, from the committee on approrria-
tlons, reported an urgent efficiency bill.
appropriating S3, 708 600 for the payment
IN the llth census. Passed.
FRIDAY. June Is.
SenGte.-The resolution offered yester-
day by Mr.. Edmunds appointing Edward
X. Valentine Sergeant-at-Arms of the
senate, was taken up and agreed to-an
amendment offered by Mr.. Harris, substi-
tuting the name of Henry W. Wall, of
Tennessee, having been first voted down
The conference report on the senate for d
public building IN the borough of Beaver
Falls, Pa, was presented and agreed to
The cost is not to exceed $50, 900. NJ.
Paddock said he had received several
kilograms from Nebraska In regard to out
RACES by the Cheyenne Indians in that
state, and asked the chairman of the COM
mIttee on Indian affairs whether any
action had been taken by the committee in
relation to the matter. Mr.. Dawes failed
to respond to the question, but on the
suggestion Mr.. Plumb that there was only
a few hours left for discussion OF the silver
bill, the matter was allowed to go over un-
til tomorrow. The Senate Silver bill was
then taken up and Mr.. Morgan resumed
the floor but suggested that the time of
Senators in discussion of amendments
(afte1 the close of general discussion)
should be extended from FIVE minutes to
ten or fifteen minutes. Mr.. Jones, of
Nevada, in charge of tie bill, thought it
might be better. us several Senators desired
to speak on the subject to extend the time
for general debate till 3 clock on Monday
next, and he asked unanimous consent for
that proposition The close of the de-
bate ON the silver bill has been postponed
until Monday at o'clock. Tae house
bill as amended by t. finance committee
was substituted for the senate bill.
HOuse.-lhe house, after the reading
of the Jouranal, went into committee of
the whole Nv. Burrows, Of Michigan, IN
the chain on the Sundry Civil appropria-
ton bill
SATURDAY, June IA
Sedote.-Among the bill passed in the
senate were: The senate biIlauthorizing
the construction of a bridge across the
Missouri river between Pierre, and
Fort Pierre, S. d. The House bill.
granting the right of way to Duluth
and Manatoba railroad company across
the Fort Pembina reservation.
The senate bill, to creoit paymaster
Wham, with S2S. .345 of government funds.
of which he was robbed of in Arizona.
After the passage of 35 private pension
bill the senate adjourned.
H0use.-Tle speaker announced the
appointment of Z. B. Taylor. of Ohio,
Mr.. Stewart, of Vermont, and Mr.. Bland,
Of Missouri, as conferees on the anti
trust bill. Mr.. Bland said that as the
house had instructed its conferrees to re-
ceed from its amendment, he had no fur
ther interest in the matter, and he aske
to be excused and Mr. Culbertson. of
Texas, was appointed to fill the vacancy
The house went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Burrows of Michigan, in the
chair on the sulldry civil appropriation
bill. After a number of amendments of
minor importance haG been lis posed of the
committee rose and, public IN iness hav-
ing been suspended, the house proceeded
to pay tribute to the memory of the late
Samuel J. Randall, of Pennsylvania.
MONDAY. June l6.
Senate.-After a leE gthy debate Sen.
Blair proposed two amendments to the
silver bill. One was II strike out all
after the enacting clause and to insert a
section directing the secretary of the
treasury, under the provisions of the act
of 1878, to purchase silver bullion at the
market price and coin 81, 900 GOO monthly
The other amendmenti provides that there
shall be no legal tender in the United
States except gold and silver coin. The
senate then adjourned.
House.-On motion of Mr. Williams
(0hio), an amendment was agreed to the
sundry civil appropriation bill. to the
appointing of E. n. Morrill, (kans.), and
Alfred L. Pearson Pa, as members of
the board OF managers OF soldiers homes.
Mr.. Sayer Tex offered an amendment,
making a specie appropriation instead of
an indefinite appropriation for the pay
ment of back-pav and bounty. The
amendment, so far as it affected back-pay
was agreed to, but as to bounty was lost.
Pending action on the bill the committee
arose. Mr. Butterworth presented res
olution providing for a meeting of the
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of that day to the celebration by suitable
exercises of the adoption and promulga-
ton of the declaration of independence.
The house then adjourned.
ROCKFORD'S DRENCHING
Citizens Appealed to in Behalf of PERSON..
Made DESTITUTE by the W..hout.
ROCKFORD. Ill.-Thousands Of people
Monday visited the scene of Friday wash
out along Keith and Kent creeks, where