Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-19
MTl-LOTTERY BILL PASSES.
The Senators Waste No Time in Dis
euSsing the Important
Measure.
Mr.. hennedy'S Famous Word Picture
of Boss Quay Still Under
Discussion.
Republicans Are Very Anxious TO Have
the Speech Stricken From the
Record.

SSU,Uuul townsend 5 library of the nation
al, state and federal records concerning
the origin, progress and Consequences Of
the late civil war.
The senate bill TO grant a right of way
through the public lands for irrigation pur.
poses.
The conference report ON the railroad
ana conference forfeiture bill was re-
Sumed and Mr.. Morgan continued the
argument against IL He spoke of the
first section of the bill as unconstitutional
and said the bill was mere sham and
pretenSe as forfeiture bill 1t was moth
ing but mere theatrical performance
Mr., Bate also opposed the conference re-
port and asked where under the bill, the
forfeiture came IN. Mr.. Plumb said il
forfeited all lands which, under the deciS-
ion of the supreme court, could be forfeited.
1t forfeited somewhere between seven
and ten million acres. 1t confirmed not a
single acre to any railroad con. pany and
did uot disturb the status of any acre
granted to the railroad companies. except
10y terminating the right of companies to
build any more of their roads, and by for
teiting grants opposite to uncompleted por-
tionS,
\ vote was then taken and the confer
euce report was agreed to-yeaS 80; nays,
Is (strict party vote),
The house ahti-lottery bill WAS then on
motion cf Mr., Sawyer, taken from the
and passed without Il word of
discussion.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the senate pro-
ceeded to the consideration of the house
bill to repeal the Ii uber culture laws
Mr.. Plumb moved AN amendment in the
nature of Il substitute.
Mr.. Manderson moved an amendment
providing for more than 64O instead of 100
acres snail be embraced in one town site
only Agreed to.
MIR. Plumb also moved to add to the sub
stItute Il new section, restricting the res
ervoir sites to so much land only as is a
tually necessary tor the construction aud
ot reservoirs. Agreed to.
MIR. Teller also offered an amendment
(which was agreed toy giving the right of
WHY through the public lands to the canal
or ditch companies formed for the purpose
of irrigation.
Mr.. Sander offered an amendment pro
Vidlng that in gold and silver mining
regions of the state of Nevada and those
states and territories In which there.are
public lands containing timber. and where
there is no United States law authorizing
the sale of such timber lands, the resi-
dents of such states or territories if prose-
,uted tor cutting the timber may plead
that it was cut tor agricultural or mining
purposes. After some modification, this
was agreed to.
Mr.. Manderson moved to add to the
new section setting apart the Annette
Islands, in the Alexander archipelago IN
southeastern Alaska as reservation for
the use of the Metlakahla Indians recently
emigrated from British Columbia to
Alaska, and such other Alaskan natives
as my jon them. This was agreed TO.
The substitute Was then agreed to and the
bill passed The senate bill to establish
United States land court was laid aside
until tomorrow and the senate adjourned.
House.
The senate bill for thessrelief of Admiral
S. T. Carter. passed the house today. The
senate amendments were concurred in to
the house bill authorizing the secretary of
the interior to submit a proposal for the
sale of the western part of the Crow Indian
reservation IN Montana.
The house then proceeded to the con-
sideration of the Enloe reservation, rela-
tive to Mr.. Kenedy's speech 1t directs
the clerk to communicate to the
senate tnat the house reproves and con-
dennis Mr. Kennedy $ language as unpal-
iiamentary. The pending question was on
the point of order against the resolution,
raised 10y Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio. Tho
chair overrued tBe point of order.
Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, offered a
resolution referring the resolution, togeth-
er with Mr.. Kennedy 5 speech, to the com
mittee on Judiciary, with instructions to
report.
Mr. Cannon (Ill.), favored reference of
the resolution to the committee IN order
that the house might act intelligently. In
the present form of the resolution, the
whole speech (incuding the unobjectlon-
able port0ns). would be expunged from the
record. If it were adopted the speech
would be expunged, while the most OBJ
jectionabie part of it cited by the gentle
lnan from Tennessee (Enloe) would remain
as part of his remarks.
Mr.. Enloe suggested tEat the gentle
man from Illinois was hardly the person
to make reflections on another persons
unparliamentary language. This led to a
brief personal coIoquy between Messrs.
Cannon, McMillin and EnIoe. After a
further debate Mr. Enioe demanded
the previous question on his
resolution which was so modified
as to be an expression on the
part Of the house that it ''disapproyes and
condemns Mr.. Kennedy's speech and p
direction to the public printer 10 expunge
it from the permanent congressional rec
ord.
The house refused yeas, 83; nays, ID
to order the previous question.
Mr. Bayne pa again offered a resolu-
tion referring the whole matter TO the lu-
dietary committee.
The clause requiring the committee to
report within three days was struck out
and the resolution adOpted-yeas, ia;
nays, So.
Mr.. BouteIle from the committee on
naval affairs reported the resolution calling
on the secretary of the navy for informa-
ton as to whether the Bethlehem iron
company is using for manufacturing steel
gun forgings for the United States navy,
ores imported from Cuba or any other
foreign country, also whether ores suitable
for such manufacture cannot be produced
in the United States.
i
H.. port Of delivery The speaker an
nounced the appointment of The following
conferees on the tariff bill: Aessrs. Nc.
Kinley. Burrows Bayne, Dingley, Mills
Mcmillan and Flower. Adjourned.
THE western farmer gets free binding
twine from frightened senate because he
has shown that he is mad. But the south
ern planter Is to be burdened with higher
taxes on the bagging and ties for his cot
ton, presumably because he exercises bis
liberty to be democrat. Is this ''equaI
t4xation?''
THE Elgin Watch company offers its
watches at specially reduced prices TO Cam
adian buyers, and refuses To sell to 20,0OO,-
900 people Of the United States at any
price. These goods are protected TO the
extent of 25 per cent. The foreign buyer
gets the benefit of this kind OF republican
doctrine.
Nh. S. H. BUTLER made q rarely eff
Gent clerk Of the court when be filed the
Office, but good men are not always kept
in the public service. His declination
Yesterday in order TO give the ticket
proper geographical proportions was an
at cf seIf-sacrifce that his party will re-
member.
"GgAST was beaten for third term,