Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-07-25

| bliI, Jie DtnulHg question Delng on Ule
amendment to add to the appropriation of
100000 for the topographic surveys a
provision that one-half of that sum be ex-
pended west of the 10lst meridian. and
hat the act of October. 1888. reserving
irrigable lands, be repealed Mr. Call
continued his argument of yesterday
against the amendment. No progress
was made with the bill today and after an
executive session the senate adjourned.
HOuse-ImmediateI after the read
ing of the journal today the house went
! into committee of the whole on the land
offered an amendment forfeiting all the
land not earned within the time limited
by the granting act, lost McRae (AIk. }
offered an amendm~nt directing the at
torney general to institute suit agains
| persons holding lands opposite to the con-
structed portions of the roads which was
not constructed within the time specified
| in the act. The amendment was defeated
| and the bill was reported to the house.
| Mr. Holman moved to recommit it with
| instructions to the committee on public
! lands to report it back with the priviso
! fOrfeiting all land not earned within the
| time limited in the granting act.-Lost.
| The bill was then passed. The bill, which
! is the senate bill with the house substitute
| therefore. forfeits all lands grants to aid
! in the construction of railroad opposite
! to and co-terminus with the poI ton of any
such railroad not now completed
FRIDAY, July Is.
Senate-The resolution offered yester-
! day by Mr.. Allison in the senate, making
| 1t In order, in consideration of appropria-
ton bills, to move to limit the debate on
amendments to FIVE minutes for each SEN
ator, was presented and laid on the table
subject tc call hereafter. Consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
sumed and Sen. Reagan continued his
argument. Sen. Reagan warmly defended
Major Powell and in the course of his re-
marks said it was because Powell could
not be used by spectators i'll public lands,
that war bad been made upon him. This
| led to a lively spat with Stewart. Sen.
| Allison said he desired to put himself on
| record against any appropriation being
| made in the direction of continuing the
irrigation survey. He was firmly convinc-
ed an Immediate stop should be put to the
survey. The result of its continuance
would be to involve the government in
enormous expenditures and entanglements
Plumb, Cockrell, Teller and Stewart the
amendment was agreed to. The items of
! 1920, 800 for irrigation survey; $4,000 for
engraving maps and 81 500 for office rent
IN Washington were stricken out, and
the bill was laid aside. Sen. Allison Civ
ing notice that he would ask the senate
to remain in session tomorrow until it
was completed. A conference was ordered
on the land forfeiture bill
HoHSe.-In the house Mr.. Cannon of
Illinois, from the committee on rules. re-
ported resolution providing that the
house shall Immediately proceed to the con-
slderation of the original bill, tie pre-
vlouS question to be considered as ordered
Monday after tie rCading of the journal;
and that the house shall consider the bank
ruptcy bill. the previous question to be
considered as ordered Wednesday, after
the reading of the journal. The house de-
clded to consider the resolution. After
some debate the resolution was modified so
as to provide that appropriation bills
should not interfere with the consideration
Of the two bills. and the resolution was
then adopted. The 'original' package
bill was then taken up. f. b. Taylor said,
never had such a blow been given state
rights as by the ascertainment that under
the constitution the citizens of d foreign
state might take into another state any
property that was the subject of commerce.
and there sell it without a liability of taxa
ton. While he preferred the house sub
stitute, he feared its adoption would en-
danger the legislation, consequently he
advocated the senate bill. Mr.. CulbertsOn
said if Iowa could prohibit the importa-
ton of intoxicating liquors. it could eX-
clude tobacco; and it could 90 further than
guaranteeing the health and morals Of
citizens; 1t could protect its own products
against those OF other states. 1t would be
better to amend the constitution than to
mangle 1T by these makeshifts. Mr..
Adams (Ill.) did not believe the remedy
for the original package saloon could be
found in either of the proposed measures.
He argued in favor Of a substitute. de-
tining an original package of Intoxicating
liquors In bottles, us it case containing
not less than a dozen bottles. and not in
bottles, as a cask containing not less than
five gallons. Mr.. Reed whose decision as
a Judge was overruled by the supreme
court, spoke in favor of the proposed leg
islation. He could not indulge in he
hope expressed by Adams. that on rehear-
ing the question a different result would
be arrived at. Any lawyer who studied the
dissenting opinion of the court would see
that every possible phase of the question
had been discussed thoroughly before the
decision was announced. He was inform
ed a rehearing had been applied for and
denied. If any relief was to be given the
people from the wrong and evil to society
growing out of the decision of the supreme
court it lay in the direction pointed out
.by the pending bill. Mr.. E. B. Taylor
denied that the proposed legislation dele
gated any power to the states, and opposed
Adams substitute on the ground that it
would turn every local option township
and country in the United States into a
a liquor selling township and county by an
act of congress. Mr.. Henderson Gowa)
said no decision rendered by the supreme
court since that court mad decided that a
human soul was the proper article of
| merchandise has so excited the feelings of
the country, as the original package de-
cision. No good citizen would fail to sub
NIT to the the decision of the court. But
he Henderson would sit down with fold
ed hands and wait until the court made
some other decision. While he was will
ing to recognize the decision us a law. he
was unwilling to sit still one moment and
submit to the operation of that decision
II Iliele was q ldW1ul remeQy-anu he be-
lieved there was. Let the gentlemen
not forget that the supreme court in throw
ing this thunderbolt into the republic
did not fail to send with it a cure. it
cried ont to congress: while we believe
this to be our duty, we believe it your duty
to remedy the evil. The people of the
country. without regard to party or
politics. people who bended the knee
and uncovered their heads in the presence
of God and their fellow men appealed tc
congress for its action: and, for one. he
would not hesitate to act. Pending fur
ther debate the house took recess: the
evening to be for the consideration of the
private pension bills.
SATURDAY. July 10.
SeHGte.-In the senate to-day Mr.. Frye
! from the select committee on Pacific
railroads, reported back the senate
| bill authorizing the secretary of the
| treasury to settle the Indebtedness to the
| government of the Sioux City d Pacific
| railroad. 1t was placed ON the ealander.
Consideration of the sundry civil appro-
| priaUion bill was then resumed.
| An amendment to the sundry civil APP
! preparation bill was agreed to this after
noon, which appoints a number ot man
! ayers of the National Soldiers home, to
| fill vacancies. Among the number Is John
/ c. Black, of Illinois, Among the amend