Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-02-28

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ing 100000 fo public building at Grand
Forks. n. D.. and to provide for the ad-
mission of the safe of Idaho into the union.
At the close f the morning business the
senate at II NJ. proceeded to the considera-
ton of executive business. The senate
at once begun consideration of the
British extradtion treaty Mr.. GRAY 5
motion to strike out the clause max
ing voluntary uanslaughter and obtaining
money under fase pretenses extraditable
crimes was DEBATED. The senate finally
ratified the treat, with few important
amendments The conference report
agreed to the hou.e bill for the relief
of the Sioux indians at Devils Lake
agency, exactly similar to the senate bill
passed a few das since, passed and the
senate bill reciled from HE house.
After brief eecutive session II doors
reopened and theSenate adjourned.
H0use.-There was no objection
from the minoIty side of the house this
morning to the approval of yesterday 5
journal. The pension appropriation
for the next fiscal year. which was
reported to TIE house from the COM
mittee on appropriations. carried with
it S99, 427 600, Icing $4,000 less than
the estimate AMI SIG, 1853, 900 more than
the bill for tie current fiscal year
A debate arose onthe consideration of a
bill for thhe reh6 of the Sioux Indians
at Devils Lake agency but the committee
rose before the debate had concluded
and the house adjourned.
"WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10.
Senate.-The psolution heretofore
offered by Sen. Chandler, calling on
the attorney gemral for information
as to the assassination of Deputy United
States Marshal SAUNDERS in Florida,
was taken up an6 Sen. Pasco proceeded
to address the senae in explanation of the
facts and circumstances of the case.
The senate bill appropriating 800, 600
for public building at Fort Dodge. Iowa.
was passed. The snate bill establishing
a customs collection district, to consist of
North and South Dakota, was passed.
Sen. Blair then rsumed his argument in
favor of the educational bill Without
concluding his peech, Blair yielded
for the executive session, after which
the senate adjourned.
House.-The ommittee on patents
presented a favonble report upon the
bill providing for the appointment of
representatives m the part of the
United States to the international indust-
rial conference at Madrid, Spain, mex April.
Mr.. Adams Qll.) from the Judiciary
calIoJ ~ 40 HI - l., ! !, -
Judicial district ofNOrth Dakota into four
divisions, the sessions of the courts to be
held In Bismarck Grand Forks, Fargo and
Devils Lake. The bill was passed as was
a corresponding enate bill with amend
ments providing for the division of South
Dakota into thre divisions, the sessions
of the court to h held at Sioux Falls,
Pierre and DeadMood. Mr. Sherman
called up the bill to provide for
terms and places of holding
United States comts in the district of
Minnesota. and il was passed with an
Afte, a debate on the Okla
homa bill the houst adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb. 20.
CHouse-By special order today was
set apart by the house for the opening of
the debate on the report of the committee
on the world fair. The usual preliminary
business was transacted with a show of
The conference report on the
senate bill to increase the pensions of
helpless soldiers, was adopted. Mr.. Ne
MILAN Tenn. raised the point of order
that the fair bills involved an appropria-
ton and should be considered in commit
tee of the whole. Mr.. Chandler Mass J
explained how the time was to be divided.
one hour to hlnls'iG - chairman and ohr
to each of the four CUntonding cities.
Tomorrow the opponents of any bill were
to have one hour and the remainder of the
day was to be divided between the repre-
of the four cities
FRIDAY, Feb 21.
SeHafe.-In the senate today the
conference report on the bill to in
crease the pensions of totally disabled
was agreed to after an eXplana-
tion to the effect that, under the act of
1880, it had been provided that totally dis
abed pensioners then drawing $50 month
should receive S72; that this increase did
not apply to those who were pensioned
thereafter; that the bill, as it passed the
senate. was intended to correct that omi5-
sion; that the house had amended it so us
10 allow arrears of pensions in such eases.
and that the result was practically the
adoption of the senate bill as originally
passed. no arrears being allowed.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the house bill to provide
for town-site entries of lands In Oklahoma
After being discussed by Measrs. Berry,
Plumb. Dolph and Vest, the bill went
over until Monday. A number of public
building bills passed including one for
Kansas City 80, 100000; and one in
creasing the limit of the cost of the
Omaha building to two million.
House.-The worlds fair bill was made
the order of the day and after a lengthy
discussion it went over until Monday
The house then took recess, the even
ing session to be for consideration of pri
vate pension bills The house, at the
evening sessian. passed forty private
pension bills and adjourned until Mon,
day.
MONDAY, Feb. "a.
Senate.-The bill passed authorizing the
construction of bridge across the Mis-
souri, river between Pierre. Hughes county
ana STANLEY county, COuUn Dakota. Gen
Coke obtained the floor and Platt arost
and said the educational bill had held the
place as unfinished business since Febru
airy 3rd and he should insist after today
that the bill when taken up should be dis
cussed every available hour until vot,
was reached. 1t ought not to block the
way of important business now on the
calendar. The resolution by Sherman wa!
agreed TO calling on the secretary Of wal
for the report OF the court martial pro,
ceedings in the case of Private Wild a
Ft Yates. The senate then adjourned
House.-The day was consumed in voting
for the location of the world fair Eight
ballots were taken in all of which Chicagc
held the lead. The last ballot stood a
folio IS:
Shlcago 10 10
St Louis ,
Washington ....-... -.......-.-.
The announcement of the result wa
greeted with thunderous applause by tn
Chicago adherents: The house adjournet
at sis o'clock in the midst of an uprOar.