Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-11

try in the war was dead and gathered to
his fathers. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the private
calendar Bills for the allowance of GER
tain claims for stores and supplies used
by the United States army under the pro-
visions of the Bowen act, were discussed
at length mainly on points of order. Pend
ing action the committee rose and the
house took d recess. the evening session to
| e for the consideration of private pension
bills.
SATURDAY, April 5.
Sepafe.-ln the senate to-day among
petitions presented was one from the
president of the Methodist Episcopal
church mission protesting against the
passage of the bill providing for the dep
ortatiOn and Imprisonment of Chinese
found in this country without certificates :;
also a resolution of the board of commerce
of San Francisco against the repeal of TIE
Chinese exclusion act and for additional
legislation to etfectually prevent Chinese
immigration The house bill to provide
for town site entries of land in Oklahoma
was amended by the insertion of a proviso
that the certificates mentioned therein
shall not be taken as evidence in favor
Vi any person. tldliIlllS lOIS WIZ cIlltICl
them in violation of the command Of the
president S proclamation, and then passed.
Among the senate bills passed were the
following: hppropriating $4,000 for an
Indian industrial school at FIdndreau, S.
d. To provide for the disposal of the
Virginus fund Appropriating $50, 1000
the National museum. After Il short eX-
ba l,lIc bn
calendar were then taken up and 1l3 bills
passed in just one hour One of them was
one giving a pension of 800 per month
to the widow of Gen John F. Hartranft.
House On motion of Mr. Henderson
IIl.) d resolution was adopted calling on
the Secretary of war for information as to
whether the project to open the channel
between Lake Ontaria and lrondequoit
bay will be of advantage to the commerce
of the lakes. A bill was passed increasing
to eleven the membership of the board of
managers of the national home for dis
abIed volunteer soldiers and making the
following appointments: Edmund Morril
ikas. for the unexpired term of office OF
John A. Martin, deceased; Alfred L.
Pearson PENN for the unexpired term Of
office of John F. Hartranft, deceased, and
w III ID. TIdIhllll NNOull- J, y. \. Dldtk
III.); August B. Farnham (Me.), and
George W. Stec' Ind For the term Of
office commencing April q, 1890, to fiji
terms of office and by the increase provided
herein On motion of Mr. Hopkins. the
bill passed for the erection of publ,
building at Aurora, Ill.,, to cost S75, 600
At ; O'Clock all public business was sus
pended and the house proceeded to pay ;
tribute to the memory of Newton w VI
| ling. of New York. After eulogiStic ad
dresses by Messrs. Payne, Baker, Gros
veuor, Peters and Henderson. the house a
a mark of respect to the memory of tn,
deceased, adjourned.
MONDAY. April 7.
Scnate.-In the senate. the house amend
| ment to the joint resolution for the re
moval of the naval magazine from Eli
| Island n Y. was concurred in. Sen
! Everts presented resolutions of the New
| York Chamber of Commerce protesting
against the pending bill for a censu
| enumeration of Chinese as absurd, bar
barous. unchriStian and c0wardly, ant
a memorial on the same subject from tn
American Missionary association wa
presented Sen. Plat presented a mem
orial for the admission of New Mexico
Sen. Hoar moved to proceed with tn
| Montana contested election case. Afte
considerable debate the senate adiourne,
without coming to a vote.
H0uSe.-ln the house. today, Mr.. Nor
riIl CKan moved to suspend the rules an
pass with substitute. the senate bill grant
ing pensions to soldiers and sailor
who are incapacitated from the perfor
nance of labor and providing for pension
to widows and minor children and de
pendent parents Mr.. Springer (Ill.) de
manded a second. and the motion wa
seconded rs 10 81 Mr. Morri
briefly explained that the substitute pre-
vided a service pension of s. per month t
/ soldiers who are of the age of 81 years c
who are dependant. He thought the sam
principle which had been applied to th
veterans of the war of 1912 and the wa
with Mexico should be applied to th
veterans of the war Of 1861. In answer I
a question he stated that it was estimate
! that the senate bill would require an e,
penditure of $50. .000.00 and the hou:
substitute S59. 1900. 600 annually Aftt
: considerable discussion for and against Il
question was put to a vote. The 70
stood yeas l60. NAYS S7-not the necessal
two-thirds vote in the affirmative. I'll
! bill passed under suspension Of Il
/ rules. to establish two additional Ian
? districts In Nebraska.