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

funeral of Mrs. and Miss Tracy the
| clerk was permitted to read the journal
nays being demanded by the democrats
it was approved. The house then. at u :45
| adjourned.
THURSDAY, Feb 6.
SeHdte-In the senate to-day. the
| bills authorizing the construction of a
| bridge across the Detroit river at Detroit
were reported adversely from the COM
mittee on commerce. On motion of Sen.
Allison, the senate bill to amend
and alter the act of August
| 6, 1885, authorizing the construction of i
railroad. wagon and foot passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river at Burlington,
Iowa, was taken from the calendar and
passed. 1t extends for two years II ON the
| passage of this act the time for beginning
| and finishing the bridge, and makes other
| changes in the original bill Sen.
| Harris moved an adjournment from
to-day until Monday. 1t was agreed to.
The senate then took up the bill to pro-
vide a temporary government for Okla
hOma, and the clerk continued the reading
of the bill which had been begun yester-
dap. At 2 o'clock the Oklahoma bill went
over and Senator Blair took the floor
to continue his speech on the educational
BILL but, however. yielded to Spooner, on
whose motion the house joint resolution
appropriating S75, 900 for the relief of
certain Chippewa Indians, at the La Point
agency in Wisconsin which was taken up
and passed. The educational bill was
then taken up and Sen. Blair resumed his
speech. After speaking for two hours
Blair yielded the floor, intending
to conclude his speech Monday
The conference report on the senate
joint resolution for the removal of obstruc-
tions to navigation in the Missouri river
was presented and agreed to. The
house amendment reducing the
amount from $3.50, 900 to $50, 900 for i'm
prOvements at the mouth of the Columbia
river was adopted. After the executive
session the senate adjourned.
House.-In the house to day Mr. Cannon
C1ll.) reported the new code of rules,
and it was ordered printed and re-
committed. The senate direct tax
bill was laid before the house and
referred to the committee on judiciary.
The committee on invalid pensions this
afternoon reported back the senate disabil-
ity pension bill, with a substitute, making
the rate for total disability S72 per month
and $50 per month for partial disability
The bill as amended was passed. A bill
for the relief of the survivors of
the Samoan disaster was also passed.
After which the following bills were in
troduced and referred to the proper COM
mitteeS. Mr.. Williams Qlls. (-Directing
the secretary of the treasury to purchase at
market price $4,000 900 worth of silver
bullion per month and have it coined as
fast as possible into standard silver dollars
Mr.. Hayes (Iowa)-For the erection of
a public building in Muscatine, Iowa
Mr.. Stone place binder twine made
from sisal grass or MANILA on the free
list. Mr.. Dorsey-Authorizing the issue
ot $500, 900, 900 ffty-year two per cent
United States bonds. to he used exclusively
for the purpose of securing the circulation
of national bank associations Mr.
Perkins reported from the commit
tee on Indian affairs and the house passed
1t after a short discussion, the bill extend
ing to two years the time within which
the Kansas City x Pacific railroad may
construct a line through Indian territory
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, FEB Z.
House. After prayer this morning the
speaker stated that the journal clerk had
been busy In preparing the new code of
rules for publication, and that consequent
ly the journal of yesterday proceedings
was not ready to be present /. the house
but would be ready subsequently. There
fore the usual contest over the approval of
the journal did not take place.
MONDAY, Feb TO-
Senote.-Among the petitions presented
and referred was one from the Indianapolis
board of trade asking for the repeal OF the
nter-state-commerce act; also petitions
from Mississippi and Georgia, praying
for the passage of national law to secure
the right of suffrage and for the enforce
meDt of the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution. Among the bills making
appropriations for public buildings and
placed on the calendar were the following:
Sterling, H., $4,000 Saltwater. Mimi,
$4,000 Among the bills passed were the
following: The following senate bills
were taken from the calendar and passed:
Appropriating $500. 900 for a public build
ing at Sioux City. Appropaiating $780,,
600 for public building at Cedar Rapids,
lOwO. To amend the act of July
IS, '88, authorizing the construction of a
railroad, wagon and foot passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river, at Clinton,
Iowa, (eXtending for two years, the time for
beginning and fnishing,,the work Amend
ing the act authorizing the construction of
a wagon and a foot passenger bridge
across the Mississippi river at Lyons, Iowa.
After an executive session the senate ad-
journed.
Hoasc.-The journal of Thursdays
proceedings was read and although the
democrats did not demand the detailed
reading of that document, they insisted up
on yea and nay vote upon its approval
1t was approved, yeas i40, nays the
speaker counting a quorum. Cannon,
Mills, of Texas; Bayne of Penn, and
Blount of Georgia, consumed the day in
discussing the new rules pending the
discussion the house adjourned.