Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-25

Dolph When the doors were re-opened
SEN Plumb asked unanimous consent TO
have the land forfeiture bill laid before the
senate Monday, as unfinished business.
The clerk read the title of the pension ex-
aminers bill as unfinished, but that was
not In accord with Plumb purpose. and he
manifested considerable displeasure.
Among the bills passed were the following:
Senate bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Missouri river be-
tween the city of Chamberlain and Lyman
county. South Dakota.
House.-In the house to-day. Mr. En-
lOe Tenn, rising to a question of per-
sonal privilege. sent to the clerks desk
and had read an article from The New
York Press declaring that a gigantic job
had been discovered in the southern war
claims bill introduced by him. The
article further stated that Mr.. Thomas
wis }, chairman of the committee on war
claims, had denounced the bill as one of
most infamous jobs which has ever been
foisted upon congress. Mr.. Thomas
said he had not censured any member of
the committee He stated that if the bill
passed the house it would be infamous,
because he thought that a number of
claims ON the bill were claims of persons
notably disloyal Mr.. Enloe said that the
charge in the article that he had brought
the bill before the house in a surreptitious
manner was a falsehood made by the cor
respondent or a falsehood made for him
and repeated by him. His actioA in re-
gard to the bill had always been straight
forward and he denounced the article as a
slander on the bill and on the members of
the committee. Mr. Thomas reiterated
his statement that number of claims
in the, bill were those of disloyal persons and
that a nun her of them had never been ex-
amined by the committee. After tilt be
tween HouB and Grosveuor the resolution
by McComrns was agreed to re-cOmmltting
the bill with instructions to the committee
to report it back within two weeks, and
that the bill be placed at the head of the
calendar and the resolution reported to the
house.
SATURDAY, April 10.
HouSe-The Ashland Public Buildings
bill which passed the senate a few day
ago at an appropriation increased to $780,
900, came over to the house to-day as
amended and conference committee was
ordered. The bill passed the house re-
Gently at S75, 900 having been cut down
by the house committee from 100000,
as it was introduced by Mr. McCord. The
raising of the amount to 5000, 900 by the
senate caused considerable feeling among
the Wisconsin members of the house as
in effects they hold that this increase en-
danger the other public building bills
pending for the state Mr.. McCOrd had
not returned. but Mr.. Haugen spoke
against the action of the senate as en-
dangering the bill and other bills, but
conference was ordered. The house may
to increase the bill to Sl00.0O0 |
but it is not considered likely that it can
go above that sum.
MONDAY, April q.
Senate. Little of importance was done
in the senate to-day, nearly the entire ses-
sion having been consumed in the discus
sion of the world s fair bill.
H0Hse.-In the house to-day, on motion
of Mr.. Thomas wisconsin, bill was
passed providing that soldiers who lost
their limbs during the late war shall be en-
titled to receive an artificial limb every
three years. The present law permits
them to receive one every five years. Mr..
Dorsey (Neb.) introduced joint resolution
that the secretary of the treas
ury be directed to increase the treasury
purchase of silver bullion to the maximum
amount authorized by the act ''t) author
ize the coinage of the standard silver dol
lar and to restore its legal-tender charac-
ter, " which was passed over the veto of
the president and became a law Feb. %,
1878. The bill appropriating 1888, 500 to
provide necessary vaults and safeguards
for the security of public money in the
United States treasury, was passed. Sen.
Morrill, moved the suspension of the rules
to pass the bill pensioning prisoners of war,
yeas l43, nays 78-not necessary two
thirds vote.