Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Feb 4.

SeRote.-Among the bills reported and
placed on the calendar were: For a pub
lie building at Burlington, Iowa, and Eau
Claire, Wis. 100000 each. Among the
bills introduced and referred was one by
Sen. Wolcott for the admission of New
Mexico; and one by Sen. Plumb for the
protection of the American bison. Sen.
Ingalls, presented a petition, asking an
appropriation of 500 per capita for EN-
igrantS to Liberia. Referred. Sen. Plumb
offered areSOutiOn which was agreed to).
calling on the secretary of war tol furnish
copies of various reports of military of
ticers in relation to affairs at Guthrie and
Oklahoma City since the opening and set
tlement of the territory. After an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
HOuSe.-Ihat the democrats did not
consider themselves vanquished, and that
tneypropOsed tothrow every obstable in the
way of the transaction of business until
some rules were adopted for government,
was shown 10y their insisting this morning
on the reading of yesterdays journal in
full. The reading having been completed,
Mr.. Mckinley moved that the journal be
approved and demanded the previous
question. The previous question was
ordered, yeas, 1856 nays. 0, number Of
democrats being entered in the journal
as present, and not voting. The vote on
approval of the journal was then taken
resulting, yeas, l65; nay, 0. MIR.
Springer moved to adjourn sug-
gesting this was proper time to enter
such motion: and on this occasion the
motion entertained by the speaker could
only he defeated by avote, yeas ia, nays
l6l. The speaker then proceeded to lay
before the house various senate bills for
reference, and among them was one to re-
lieve the treasurer of the United States
from the amount charged to him and de-
posted with the several ,tates. This bill
the speaker referred under the rules to the
committee on ways and means. Mr..
Bland moved that the bill be referred to
the committee on appropriations. The
speaker at first declined to entertain
Bland's motion, but after debate. said
that for the present the chair would fol-
low the rulings of the last house Mr..
Springer demanded the reading of the bill
and expressed the ability to show by the
parliamentary law that the demand should
be complied with. The speaker ignored
Springer but the latter was indefatigable,
and finally the speaker directed the read
ing of the bill BANDS motion was de-
feated-yeaS, 9, nays Isl, Quorum being
counted by the speaker. Mr.. Flower
moved that the bill be referred to the COM
mite on judiciary Defeated-yeas. "a;
nays, 1876. For the first time in several
days this was not strict party vote.
When the result was announced. Mckin-
ley moved the reference of the bill to the
committee on ways and means, and upon
that motion demanded the previous ques-
ton. Mr. McCreary then moved to ad-
journ, but the speaker declined to enter
tain the motion. The speaker said that
ordinarily the motion to adjourn was in
order, but the situation often was such
as to render it improbable that the house
desired to take that action. The pro-
ceedings to-day had been of the same
character as those of preceding days. and
it has been evident to the chair that these
motions had been made for the purpose of
obstruction and delay. The chair had
already ruled upon this point and the
appeal had been sustained Mr. McCreary
then rose to a question of personal privi-
lege. when the demand for the previous
question Is pending. After some further
discussion vote was taken on a demand
for the previous question, and it was de-
feated. Yeas, 157. nays. O. During the
calling of the roll Springer held con-
sultation with Mckinley, the results of
which was. the democrats made no further
oppositions and the bill was referred to
the committee on ways and means with
out division. Then on motion of Mckin-
lev the house adjourned. 1t Is expected
that the code of rules will be reported to-
morrow.