Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-08-22

| destitute persons or Oklahoma but obIer.
| tlon was made. The house then resumed
consideration of the national military
| bill. The senate concurrent resolution re-
| queStlng the president to convey to the
widow of Gen. Ulysses s. Grant the de
sire of congress, that the remainS of Gen
Grant be removed to and inferred in the
Arlington cemetery was reported to the
| house.
| FRIDAY, Aug. Is.
Se1ate.-The senate today. after the
transaction of routine business. took
up the river and harbor bill. MesSrs.
| Edmunds and Hoar desired to have
consideration of the tariff bill resumed
and voted against the motion to
take up the river and harbor bill.
| Among the amendments reported by the
committee on appropriations and agreed to
by the senate Were the following: Insert
ing an item of 100000 for the entrance
to Galveston, Texas; increaS-
ing the appropriations for the har.
Dor of refuge, at Milwaukee. Wis. from
5000 to $4,000; for harbors as Superior
bay and St. Louis bay. Wis, from $50. 200
to S65, 900; at Duluth, Mimi, from $4,000
to Sl00, 900; at Grand Maris, Mimi. from
$1,000 to S22, $50; and at Agate bay.
Mimi, from $50, 900 to $50, 900.
HOuse.-After an unsuccessful effort
made to secure the passage of the senate
bill granting leaves of absence to per diem
employees in the custom service, the
house proceeded to consider the conference
report on the Indian appropriation bill
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. criticised the
report as being the most extraordinary
enc which had ever been submitted
derlng his experience in the house The
senate had agreed to amen 1ments ag-
gregating sl,200,000 and the house had
nonconcuwed in them. Then this
strange thing happened The confer
ence report carried the full amount of the
bill as it passed the house, with the full
amount of the senate amendments and
Sl2,0OOmore. The bill created a number
of new offices md increased a number of
salaries. After considerable debate, in
which Mr.. Springer moved to recommit
the bill to tbs committee on Indian affairs.
the conference report was agreed to.
SATURDAY, Aug. 16.
Senate.-ln the senate. consideration of
the river and harbor bill was resumed this
morning, the pending question Leing on
the amendment to the Harlem item. After
a long debate the amendment was laid on
the table with an understanding that the
whole question would be determined by
the conference committee Mr.. Quay
asked unanimous consent to present res
oluuOn for change of rules so as to
bring the senate to vote on the tariff bill
Aug. 30 and to limit other legislation to
appropriation bill, public buildings, con-
ference reports, etc, presented. Con-
slderatlOn of the river and harbOr bill
was then proceeded with. The army of
engineers in charge of the several works
reported that S465, $50, 900 ought to be
appropriated this year for rivers and har-
bOrs The chief engineers had rednced
the estimate to S3S, ,532, 900 and to that
sum must be added SS, 346, 900 estimated
for by the Mississippi and Missouri river
commissions covered two years and if it
did carry S24 100000 that was not over
one third of the chief engineers estimate
and not over one fourth of that of the local
engineers. The bill was reported to the
senate all important amendments adopted
by the committee of the whole were agreed
to and the bill passed
HOH$p.-COnference report on the bill to
establish a national park at the battle field
of Chickamauga was agreed to. The vote
then recurred on the Mckay bill, and it
was passed, the speaker counting a quor-
um. A resolution for the immediate con-
sideration of the anti-lottery bill, the pre-
vious question to be considered at 4:4O
O'Clock this afternoon 1t was adopted.
The anti-lottery bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Hayes (lowa) offered an amendment
striking out the clause p, oviding that any
person violation the provisions of the bill
may be proceeded against, either in the
district at which the unlawful publication
is mailed or to which it is carried by mail
or delivery. Rejected.
MONDAY, Aug. IS.
Sendte-Mr. Quay gave formal notice in
the senate, today, of his intention to ask
the senate to adopt the order proposed by
him last Saturday to commence voting on
the tariff bill Aug. 80, and to postpone till
next session all otuer legislative bust
ness except classes of bills specified therein
The notice went over until tomorrow.
The senate then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the deficiency bill.
On motion of Mr.. Connell (Neb.) the
senate bill passed amending the act to the
constituting Lincoln, Neb. port delivery.
Ut provides for the appointment Of sur
veyor at salary of 5000.
The tariff was taken up but without
coming to vote on Mr.. Plumb's amend
ment reducing the duty on tin plate the
bill was laid aside The house amendment
to the senate bill to amend the act to
constitute Lincoln, Neb., port of deliv-
cry was agreed to. Adjourned
HoHse.-ln the house today the senate
bill granting leave of absence to per
diem employees in the customs
service. was agreed to The Mis-
sissippi contest election case of
Chalmers VS.. Morgan was called up. The
majority report finds in favor of Mr..
Morgan the setting member. The
majority resolution declaring Mr.. Morgan
entitled TO his seat was agreed to.
The amendment appropriating an ag
gregate of 81, ,239, ,688 for the payment of
the French spollation claims was opposed
by Mr.. Plumb, who denounced the claims
as essentially fraudulent aud as intended,
rot for the benefits of the claimants, but
of attorneys and assignees. The amend
ments were defended and advocated by
Messrs. Hale. Blair and Morgan, and
were agreed to. Mr.. Hit. of Illinois.
from the committee on foreign affairs,
moved to suspend the rules and pass
the senate joint resolution providing
that nothing in the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bills shall be
construed to interrupt the publication of
reports of the international American