Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-04
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, March 25.

| SeHdfe.-AnOng the bills introduced
was one to establish an educationa
fund from the proceeds of the sale Of
public lands and one to give a pen
sion OF 81, 900 d year to the widow o. Cen
eral Crook; also Il Joint resolution to
amend the constitution so us to empower
congress to make all laws that are nccess-
airy and proper to suppress combinations
IN restraint of trade or production and to
prevent transactions that create a mon
Opoly or increase or decrease the prices of
commodities jhat are or may become sub
JectS OF commerce among states or with
foreign nations. Sen. Hoar gave notice
that he would not call up the Montana
election case until Monday.
Housc.-Immediately after the ap
proval of the journal. Mr.. Gambler
(Mass.) called up for consideration
TIE worlds fair bill The bill hav-
ing been read in extenso. Mr.. Chandler.
in behalf of the committee. offered an
amendment providing that the commits
sion shall appoint board of lady mana
gers of such number and to perform such
duties as may be prescribed bv the COM
mission, and that this board shall appoint
one or more members of all committees
authorized to award premiums for ex-
hIbits which may be produced in whole or
IN part by female labor, which was adopt
ed. An amendment was also offered pro-
vldlng that one of the members of the
board created to be charged with the
selection of a government exhibit shall be
chosen by the fish commission. 1t was
also adopted The time for holding the
fair was fixed for 1898 The bill was then
passed-yeas, 202; nays, 40. The negative
votes were cast 10y those mnmbers who
have been from the first opposed to
holding the worlds fair.
WEDNESDAY. March 26.
ScHdtc.-In the senate to-day Mr.. Sher-
man introduced further amendment TO
the meat inspection bill reported bv him.
providing that salt pork and bacon shall
not be inspected unless the laws of the
country to which.it is proposed TO export the
meat require inspection, or the buyer,
Seiler,or exporter of meat des Tres inspec-
ton. The bill was also amended as to
make 1t a mlsdemcaanOr to counterfeit.
| change, detace or destroy any of the IN
| spection marks or devices. A rambling
discussion on various topics followed,
when the senate adjourned.
House. Mr.. Lawler. Of Illinois. intro
| duced bill grantlnga a pension $50 900 d
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| Cannon of Illinois. from the committee ON
rules, reported a joint resolution making
| the Wyoming admission bill a special
| order for today. The resolution was
adopted and the Wyoming bill was taken
| up. Mr.. Barnes, of Georgia. opposed the
bill because he believed there was gross
Irregularities in the adoption Of con-
! stltutlon and that the territory did not
| contain population required for admis-
! sion into the union. After further debate
! the house took recess until II o'clock to-
morrow.
THURSDAY March %.
SeRate-Today the house bill to amend
| the census act of March 5, 1889. was pass
ed. The amendment allows special
| agents g a day for sustenance when
travelling. The senate bill granting pen
sions to soldiers and sailors inCapacitated
from manual labor, and to dependent
| relatives Of deceased soldiers and sailors.
| was taken up. and Sen. Plumb argued in
| support of his amendment. and made some
extending provisions, to all who served
three months or more, etc. to be added
| according TO his ability from S6 to Sl2 per
month. Sen. Berry opposed the amend
| ment as another form of the pension bill.
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also opposed it. He was not ready to 20
to the extent of pensioning everybody II
respective of dependency. The oil re-
ported by the committee would make an
appropriation of s36.000.O00 necessary
IN addition to the S9S, ,000. 600 now needed.
Sen. Plumb's amendment would add at
least slS,O00,000 more Sen. Plumb :
amendment was rejected. and the bill went
over. The house bill for the admission Of
Wyoming was ordered printed
Hotese.-The house met at II o o'elook to-
day, IN continuation of yesterday 5 session.
and the Wyoming admission bill was
taken up for consideration. After a hot
debate a vote was taken on the blu re-
sultlng in its passage-yeas I39, nays 127.
FRIDAY. March y.
SsHGte.-In the senate Wilson's resoIu-
tlon calling on the treasurer Of the depart
ment for information regarding the ar
rival and departure from the Chinese port
OF San Francisco and the evasion or failure
of the nti-Chinese laws. etc. agreed to.
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