Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. JnlY Is.


Sendte.-SenatOr Sherman reported
substitute for the bill introduced by him
on the 10th of May to reduce the amount
of the United States bonds to be required
of the national banks and to restore to the
channels Of trade excessive accumulationS
of lawful money placed IN the treasury.
1t was placed on the calendar. 1t pro-
vides "A compulsory requirement to deposit
United States bonds with the treasurer
of the United States by the national banks
be limited in amount to 81 900 of the
bonds for each bank; provided, that the
voluntary withdraw Of bonds for the re-
tirement of national bank notes shall not
exceed 3,000, 600 in any month. and also
provides the act shall not apply to deposit
bonds to secure the deposits of the public
moneys. Also providing national banks
be entitled to receive circulating notes not
exceeded the whole amount per value Of
bonds deposited and at no time the total
amount of such shall exceed the amount
of capital stock actually paid in. The SEN
ate resumed consideration of the Sundrv
civil appropriation bill, the first item be-
ing $500, coo for surveying the public lands,
the committee recommending an increase
to 5000 600. Without diSposing of his
amendment the senate adjourned.
Housc.--Mr Cannon moved that the
house % into committee of the whole on
the bill apprCpriating S637. lS9 for ad-
ditiona clerical force to carry into effect
the provisions of the dependent pension
act. Pending this motion. he moved that
the general debate be limited to two hours.
Agreed to-yeas. ia: nay, CO. The
previous question was then agreed to
| yeas, 1876; nays 81: and the house went in
! to committee of the whole. Mr.. Sayere
| (rexas) predicted the next session of con-
! gress would be called upon to appropriate
no less than S400. 100000 to supply de-
| ticlencles IN appropriations for pensions
WEDNESDAY, July l6.
Senate Sen. Teller introduced bill
| giving pension Of $4,000 "a year to Mrs
Jesse Fremont. 1t WAS referred to the
committee on pensions. SEN Sawyer in
! troduced bill to establish a limited postal
| and telegraph service. 1t was referred.
| The senate then went into executive
! session, and mt the opening of the doors
passed a bill to establish national mill
| tarv park at the battlefield of Chicamauga.
| The senate then resumed the consideration
| of the sundry ciyii appropriation bill.
The senate at l O'Clock went into ev-
| ecutiye session and confirmed five ap-
| praiSerS of merchandise recently appoint
| ed by the president under the customs ad-
n.inistration bill. The senate resumed
| consideration OF the sundry civil appro-
! priation bill, and adopted the pending
amendment increasing the appropriation
| for .urvevU lUdIr-lJuds from $500
| 600 ta $50 u>D.
| Ho,>. In The house to-day. the j1ur-
| nal having been read. Nh Breckenridge.
! of kentucky. objected to its approval,
! and the yeas and nays were or
delcd on the question. Shall the journal be
! approved? 1t was agreed to. Mr..
| Owens of Ohio. called attention to
! the colloquy which occurred yesterday be-
| tween the gentlemen from Illinois and
| Tennessee, Cannon and Hoyk. during
| which. he said. in their anger. they had
! told some truths. which were entirely
| omitted from the record. He wanted to
! know whether the democrats could do the
| same thing. The Speaker-The chair Is
| unable TO respond. The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
/ land grant forfeiture bill. After brief
discussion the committee rose. Mr..
! Sweeney tIowal presented the con-
| ference report bill authorizing the con-
struction of bridges across the Iowa river
) at Wapeiio, Iowa, On agreeing to
I TUE ittelN. MI tetHcA> AAih-I AdLSct1
the point of no quorum. and a call
| of the house was ordered Only l42
membe-S-leSs than quorum-reSpOnded
/ On motion of Mr.. Mckinley. resolution
was adopted directing the sergeant-at-arms
to bring to the bar of the house such mem
bers as were absent without leave,
| After waiting an hour and half for q
quorum 70 appear. Breckenridge moved
4 that all leaves of absence be revoked.
Mr.. Peters offered an amendment, ex-
cepting those members absent on account
of illness-lost Pending a vote on
| Breckenridge's motion. Mr.. Bliss Mich.
moved an adjournment, and the house ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, July II
Senate.-The senate today resumed con-