Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-03-07

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on them that humiliating condition by
approving in the affirmative this act OF
legislation which is the policy of the bill.
In the interest of the cause of education
to prevent the federal government from
being converted into despotism and avoid
| the additional fruitful cause of sectional
strife and agitation. he hoped for the defeat
of the bill by The senate. Sen. Wilson
(Maryland), also argued against the
constitutionality of the bill. After ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
House-Mr Powell (IIl.) called up
the contested election case of Atkinson
vs.. Pendleton, from the 1stsdistrict ..of
West Virginia. 1t was agreed that six
hours debate should be allowed, after
which the previous question is to be
considered as ordered. The case con-
testant was championed by Powell
and Pendleton's claim was main
tanned Ly 0 FerralI; Powell was seconded
by Lacey (Iowa) and O'Ferral by Wilson
(MO.) All the speeches were confined to
the analysis of the evidence and were un-
interesting. The only life infused into the
debate was contributed by Green
hage. who, while addressing himself
to the evidence, did so with so much
quiet sarcasm as to elicit laughter ana APP
plause from both sides of the house In
conclusion he paid warm tribute to Pen
dletOn for the dignity and courtesy with
which he had conducted the case, and said
he had proved to the house and to the
country that the grand old name of
gentleman, with the nobility and man
hood. and the refinement it implies. has
net lost all honor and respect in the first
Legislative body in the world-the congress
of the United States Pending further
debate the house adjourned.
THURSDAY. Feb. II.
Standardization were presented
and referred to the committee on world S
fair from the convention of granite dealers
held at Boston, declaring it to be the sense
of the convention the city of New York
affords advantages and facilities for the
fair of 1892 possessed by no other city in
the union and extending the thanks of the
convention to the New England members
who voted for locating it there. The fol-
lowing bills were then passed. for the
erection and location of a bronze statue
of Christopher Columbus and the removal
of the naval monument to a new site. To
authorize the construction of a railroad
bridge across the Missouri river in MonOn
county, Iowa, and Burt county, Neb. To
amend the timber culture act. The senate
then proceeded to the consideration Of the
bill declaring unlawful trusts and combi-
nations in restraint of trade and produc-
tiOn. After considerable debate the bill
went over without action.
UOHSc.-Ihe contested election case of
Atkinson VS.. PendIeton was called up ana
the floor was accorded the contestee, Pendle-
ton. A vote was soon taken on the minority
o.
his seat, and it was defeated by a strict
party vote. The vote then recurred on the
majority resolution seating Atkinson
The democrats refrained from voting, their
object being to have the contestant seated
by less than a quorum, so that question of
the right of the speaker to count quorum
may be taken before the cOurt-sthe vote
resulted yeas, 162; nays, Q. the speaker
counting a quorum. Thus Atkinson, the
republican, is seated. Mr.. O'Ferrel (Va.(
raised the point of no quorum but the
speaker ignored him and the newly elect
ed member appeared at the bar of the house
and took the oath of office amid applause
on the republican side
FRIDAY, Feb. %.
SeRae.-Sen. ingalls, was elected vice
president lro tenn, and will officiate dur
ing the absence of Vice President Morton
III Florida. Senator Blair took the floor
and made a speech against the press
claiming it does not report important ma
terS. He was followed by iIawley, Hale
and others who took an opposite view.
The subject was dropped when Sen Davis
chairman of the committee on pensions
addressed the senate In explanation of the
bill. The annual expense under the bill
would be $50 90S, 900, to divide among in
valid pensions. increase existing
pensioners, widows, unpensiOned SOL
diers widows pensioners, widows whose
claims are pending or rejected, children of
widows, children under pending bills
Sen. Plumb offered substitute for the
second section, under which no pensioners
would receive more than So per month.
Sen Moody spoke against the substitute,
and Sen. Vest opposed the bill. One of
its Inconsistencies was. that parent who
could not support himself by manual lab
or but who might by mental or clerical
labor earn $1,000, $4,000 or $4,000 a
year. would be entitled to pension under
it. He also spoke of the unreliability of
estimates and said no man could tell with
in millions and millions of how much this
bill would cost. 1t went over without
action. The house bill appropriating two
persons to represent the United States in
the Madrid conference with reference
to the industrial property was passed
The senate then adjourned until Monday.
HOuse.-After reading the journal Mr..
Henderson, of Iowa, moved that the house
go into committee of the whole ON the
urgency appropriation bill. 1t was
agreed to. After three hours and a half
was consumed in the discussian of points
of order the committee arose and the bill
was passed. 1t appropriates S23, $50, 600
the largest item being an appropriation
of 81 800, 600 for the payment of pension
ers of the war of 1912 and the Mexican
war. The remainder of the afternoon ses-
sion was voted to the consideration of the
private calendar, but no bills were passed.
and the house took a recess. The house
at its evening session passed fOrty-hve
private pension bills and Their adjourned.
MoSDAYA, March 3.
Senote-Sen. Voorhees, offered a
preamble and concurrent resolution recit-
ing that in the recent lease of the seal
islands of Alaska 10 the American Com
mercial company, certain provisions of the
law were not complied with, and directing
the secretary of the treasury to restrain
from executing or delivering the lease to
the company until the object could be in
quired into by the senate. They were
referred to the finance committee. The
bill fixing the salaries of the several jud-
ges of the United States district courts at
-, 900 per annum was taken up for con-
| sideration, and Sen. Hoar spoke in
favor of it. Mr.. George opposed the bill,
saying that he had very strong objection.
| to its passage. but that he had very little
| hope that anything that he might say
would have the effect of preventing it'
| passage. 1t was then passed. The re,
mdinder of the day was taken up by q
| discussion OF the Blair bill
HoHse.-Mr. 0'DonneI Mich at the
request of the Seventh Day Adventists ot
the United States. presented a petition
| bearing 25S, 600 names, protesting against
the passage of any bill in regard to the
| observance of the Sabbath. 1t was refer
red. A joint resolution was passed auth
orizing the appointment OF thirty addition
| al medical examiners for the pension
| bureau Mr.. Perkins moved to suspend
| the rules and put on the passage the senate
| bill for the organization of the territory O
| Oklahoma with the house substitute there
fore. The motion was lost-yeas ls6. nay
| 96-not the necessary two-thirds IN tn
affirmative Mr. Houck called up the con
tested election case of FeatherstOne VS.
| Cate, pending its discussion the house ad
! iourned.