Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-01

gTueu tne provision requiring that
referees should be members of the legal
profession as a gratuitous insult to the
members of other professions. Peel
Ark, thought the bill unwise and
impolitic. Adams (InD, Catchings
Miss, Kerr Qowa). Wilson CIV. Val,
McAdoo On. j., and E. B. Taylor (Ohio),
spoke in advocacy Of the measure Mr..
Outhwaite criticised the method in which
the important measure was being dis
cuseed, for it was not being considered.
If properly amended he would support
the bill. Mr.. Breckenridge also opposed
the bill, which went over until tomorrow
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, July "a.
Senate.-The day was consumed in dis
cussing the silver BILL and the Indian ap-
preparation bill for schools.
HO"se-After a short parliamentary
wrange the house, today, proceeded
to vote upon the committee amend
ments to the bankruptcy bill. The
amendments are principally verbal and
informal in their character. After they
had been disposed of. an amendment was
adopted enforcing the laws of the states
giving wages for labor a preference.
A vote was then taken on the minority
substitute which is known as the "volun-
tary bankruptcy BILL y This was disagreed
to, yeas, IA; nays, 125. The Torrey bank
ruptcy bill was then passed with an unim-
portant amendment, yeas, III; nays, S4.-
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, July 25.
Sendte-In the senate today Mr.. dir
presented a memorial from the head
quarters of the Grand Army posts express
ing adherence at the action of congress
in allowing pension agents fee of $40 in
each case under the recent dependent act,
and enclosing the circulars of Washing
tion claim agent offering to active men in
localities one-half of the fee in all cases
sent to him. Sen. Cockrell presented
a memorial from ST. Louis, pro-
testing against the passage by the
senate of the federal election bill Other
memorials against the silver bill were pre-
sented from Adrian, Mich. The house
bill on that subject was, on motion of Sen.
Hoar, referred to the committe. on priv
ileges and elections.
HOuse.-Mr. Cannon Clll(, from the
committee on appropriations. reported the
sundry civil appropriation bill with GER
tain recommendations relative thereto.
On point of order raised by Brecken-
ridge, the bill was sent to the committee
of the whole; and Cannon moved that the
house go into such committee for It's
consideration. After some opposition the
motion was carried and the house proceed
ed to its discussion. On demand of
Rogers ARK. the senate amendments
were read Ill eXtenso. The reading con-
sumed more than an hour A short dis
cusslon ensued as to the limit which would
be placed upon the general debate The
point of despute was tine irrigation feature
of the senate amendments, Breckenridge
(ky.) and Payson Gil. contending the de-
bate should not be limited at this time,
Mr.. Cannon Gil. and Sayers TEX. agree
ing 1t was advisable that a limitation
should be provided On motion of Payson
it was agreed that debte on all portions
of the bill except the irrigation amend
ments be closed in thirty minutes and on
those amendments two and one-half hours
debate be allowed. Mr.. Turner On. "
made a brief speech in criticism of the
men who controlled the business of the
house, Ill sighting the measures reported
by the committee on labor, and refusing
to fix the time for their consideration Mr.
Breckenridge of Ky favored the senate
which provides repeal of the
law for the selection and location of reser-
vOlrs and canals upon the public lands and
of nTigable lands. Mr.. Van
dover (Cal) opposed the senate amend
ment. which he asserted would rebound
to the interest of the great land spectators
Mr.. CannOa (llI.) opposed the senate
If adopted it opened 3d.,
600, 900 acres, not only the honest home
stead settlement but to desert land, timber
culture and pre-emption settlement under
which any citizen could take up 120 acres of
land. One acre of this land upon which
water could be obtained was equal to at
least three acres of land in Illinois If it
were adopted all the reservoir sites would
be opened under the homestead pre-emp-
ton desert land, and timber culture laws.
Pending further debate the committee
rose, and the house took a recess.
SATURDAY, July 26.
Senate Mr. Mitchell offered a concur
rent resolution, which was referred to the
committee on finance. stating that the
United States would hail with appreciation
any reciprocal arrangement, by treaty or
otherwise, between the government of the
United States and the government of all
or any of the South American or Central
American states, whereby there shall be
admitted to the ports of such nations free
from all national, provincial, municipal
and other tariffs or taxes, products of the
United States, including -four, corn meal
and other breadstuffs, preserved meats,
fruits. hides. vegetables, cottonseed oil,
rice and other provisions, all articles of
food lumber. furniture and all other
articles of wood, agricultural implements
and machinery. structural steel and iron
and steel rails, locomotives, railway cars,
refined petroleum and such other products
of the United States as may be agreed up
on: but declaring it is not the sense of the
United States that in any such treaty or
reciprocal arrangement, articles Of foreign
wool or hides in any form should be ad.
mitted free into the ports of this country,
and it requests the president of the United
States to omit in any such treaty or re-
ciprocal arrangement with any such ma
ton the articles named. Consideration
of the tariff bill was resumed and the SEN
ate was addressed by Mr. Morgan. He
said that the pending bill bore more
heavily on the laboring classes than on the
capitalists or any other class, and was
particularly oppressive on the colored race,
who were poor and unskilled workmen.
Several senators came to the defense of the
blacks, maintaining they were in many
localities being employed as skilled work
men. Mr.. Spooner gave notice of an
amendment he would offer to the tariff
bill providing on an after October 1. 1894,
that tin plates, thinner than No. g wire
gauge, shall be admitted free of duty. un-
less the quantity of tin plates of such
gauges produced In the United States dur
ing the preceding fiscal year shall equal
in amount such tin plates imported during
such fiscal year. Bills were passed Civ
ing pension of g.. 900 each TO the widows
of Gems. Crook. Mcclellan and Fremont
House-Mr Mckinley, from the COM
mIttee on rules, reported a resolution,
which vas adopted, directing the speaker
to appoint a committee of FIVE members
to investigate the charges brought against
Pension Commissioner Raum BY Repre-
sentative Cooper, OF Indiana. The senate
amendments to the sUndry civil bill were
read seriatim and non-eoncurrence was
recommended son several. The bill was
pending when the house adjourned.
MONDAY, July %.
.Senate.-It was agreed TO meet hereafter
at IL a. m Mr.. Aldrich moved to pro-
eeed to the consideration Of the tariff bill
That motion was authorized BY motion
to proceed to the consideration of the
house bill for the transfer Of the revenue
marine to the navy department: and the
latter motion was agreed to- The re-
publicans voting In the Affirmative were:
Cameron. ingalls,. Manderson and Spooner.
Mr. Cockrell was the only democratic sen