Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, March Is.

SeHdte.-Sen. Sherman, from the COM
mittee on fo"e aaJ~tpd bill against
trusts in re.uaaF Of p.oductiOn. and t
was p HsPl ul t.n ca aundr. Among the
pension - r-. -.rt vas one giving
pension Of - pc ~ u,u to Mrs. Stevens,
daughter of ca. Bake VINO was killed in
the battle of Bal Bluff. Immediately
after the morning business the considera-
ton of the urgent deficiency bill was re-
sumed. The bill was finally passed after
several amendments had been made in
Guiding one authorizing.th the use of $1,000
for the relief of the Turtle Mountain band
of Indians at Devils Lake agency. The
Blair educational bill was then taken up
and Sen. HawIey addressed the senate in
opposition to it. Among the bills for the
public buildings were: Sioux Falls, S. D.,
$3.50, 600; Deadwood, S. D., 100000.
Other bills We're passed as follows: The
senate bill to authorize the secretary of
the interior TO survey and mark the
seventh standard parallel between the
states of North and South Dakota Ad-
journed.
HoHsc-A protest from the president
of the Colored Industrial Fair association,
of Arkansas against the proposition to tax
cOtton-seed oil, was presented and refer
red. A bill was passed authorizing afii-
daylts and depositlonS under the public
land laws 10 be made before commissioners
of the United States courts or before the
clerk of a court of record in which the
land is situated
WEDNESDAY, March 49,
Senate -Vice-President Morton occu-
pied the chair today. The resoIu-
tion offered by Voorhees, Monday
as to agricultural depression was
taken up and Voorhees, addressed the
senate The Blair educational bill
was taken up and Sen. Pierce spoke
Call advocated it. The senate bill
appropriating 100000 for a public
building at Norfolk. Neb., was re-
ported and placed ON the caIenda,
Allison. from the finance committee. re-
ported with the amendments of the house
the bill IN relation to the collection of rev.
enue. The senate adjourned.
HOWSc,-The Maryland contested case
of Mudd against Compton was called
up in The house today Mr.. Lacey (Iowa)
opencdthe discussion with an argument in
support of the claim OF the contestant
Mr.. Gambler tNasS.l presented the re-
port of the special committee on the
worlds fair. Mr. DaIzeII and Green
udlHt, dNiNbtIittS tue tdNtS bl CGhleSItli
and the case of the sitting member was
upheld 10y Moore and Gibson. Pending
the vote, the house adjourned.
TuuRsDEY, March 20.
Seuate.-Sen. Coclrell presented
protest of the Pork Packers association
inspection of meats. declaring the bill
md tn ha
raising and curing interests, more iniu-
rious even than the German and French
proposition The educational bilI,waS taken
up at one O'Clock as unfinished business.
After the debate the senate proceeded to
vote on the bill and amendments. The
| first vote was on the three amendments of
fered by Sen. Moody, of South Dakota,
| that llllterates among the Indians shall
| be included in the applications. Sen.
! Hawley opposing the bill read the
| table Of appropriations to be made for the
next fiscal year with the following recap
! itulation: Probable appropriations, S455,-
| O0O.O 600; proposed appropriations, $685.
| 242, 900; total. 1923 242. 000 The esti-
mated revenues are $3.50. 400. 900; excess
of appropriations over the revenues are
! S73, ,442. 600. Sen. Moody's amendment
was agreed to. The senate then proceed
! ed to vote on the third reading and ei-
| grosSment of the bill. When the vote as
concluded. and when it was known it
resulted against the bill, Blair chan red
his vote from aye to no, so as to make the
motion to be reconsidered. The result was
as-Republicans: Allen. All son,
Chandler, Cullom. Dawes. Dolpb Ed
mundS, Evarts, Higgins, Hoar, Mcdillan,
Manderson, Mitchell. Moody, Morrill,,
Pettigrew, Platt, Squire, Stanford.
Stewart. Stockbridge, Teller, Wilson of
Iowa. Democrats Barbour. Colquitt,
Daniel, George, Hampton, Hearst, Pascoe,
Pugh.-3l Nays Republicans: Aldrich.
Blair, Davis, Dixon, Farwell. Frye. Hale.
Hawley, HiScoek, ingalls,. Jones New
Pierce, Plumb. Sawyer. Sherman,
Spooner and Walcot Democrats: Bate,
Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett Cockrell,
Coke, Faulkner. German. Gray, Har-
riSon. Jones ark, kema, Morgan,
Payne. Reagan. Turpie. Vest. Voorhees,,
Walthal, and Wilson, of Maryland-37
The following pairs were announced:
Butler. Vance. Paddock, Casey, Gibson.
Brown and Call (whc were for the bilD
with Quay, Mcpherson. EuStis, Ransom,
/ WaShburn, Beck and Cameron twho were
against it). Sen. Blair made a motion to
reconsider the vote. which motion was
entered. and after executive session
the senate adjourned
HouSe-The majority resolution, de
claring Mudd entitled to the seat was
adopted, yeas. l59; nays, AS. Mudd
then appeared and took the oath of Office
Mr. Morrow moved the house go into a
committee of the whole for the further
consideration of the pension appropriation
bill; pending which. Hooker, Miss J,
moved to adjourn. Lost. Mr.. Morrow 5
motion was then agreed to. The COM
mittee Immediately irose and the house
adjourned
FRIDAY, March 81