Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-02-21

! by the clerk and recorded IN the journal.
| etc. The amendment was adopted. Mr..
| Cannon also reported an amendment pro-
! yldIng that executive communications and
| senate bills may be referred to the appro-
| pirate committees by the speaker without
being submitted to the house. After a
brief democratic protest the amendment
was adopted.
SATURDAY, Feb. Is.
!Senate.-A number of bills were
passed, including :. the. following:
A house bill for the relief of sufferers by
the wreck of the United States steamers
at Samoa; appropriating s25, 200
Indians at Devils Lake agency.
n. D.: providing for an assistant secre-
tary of war (salary s4,500); for the relief
served under assumed names; to prevent
obstruction of navigation and protect
works against trespass or injury; to pro-
vide for the disposal of Fort Sedg-
wick, military reservation in the states
of Colorado and Nebraska, to actual set
tiers under the provisions of the home
stead law; appropriating 100000 for a
public building in Eau Claire; to prevent
from one state to another.
House.-The senate bill providing for
the aScertainment of the mortgage in
debtedness of the country was taken
up and amended so as to provide
penalties for any person who refused 10
answer any question propounded. The
bill was passed EulOgies to
the memory of the late Hon
Richard TOwnshend, of Illinois, was then
listened to. Addresses were made bv
Messrs. Holman, Hooker. Compton, Cut
cheOn, Henderson (Ia.): Mcmillan, Will
liams, Cannon, Lane, and Springer. Then
as mark of respect to the memory of the
deceased, the house adjourned.
MONDAY, Feb. II.
Senote-Mr Dawes presented over
200 petitions from Massachusetts
stating that 100000 gallons of in
toxicating liquors are annually export
ed from the United States to Africa de-
moralizing the people there and being
DETRIMENTAL to all legitamate commerce
with that people, and praying that under
that section of the constitution which
authorizes congress to regulate commerce
with foreign nations that this sort of thing
shall be stopped. He asked that the petit
tions be referred to the committee on edu-
cation and labor, and invoked careful con-
sideration of the committee on the subject
Among other petitions presented were
several for per diem pension bill; for
the removal of limitations on pension ar
rears, and for a bounty to soldiers of the
regular army who served in the war of the
rebellion The bill authorizing the
president to confer the brevet rank on
officers of the United States army for
gallant services in Indian campaigns.
passed. Adjourned.
HouSe-A conference committee was
ordered upon the senate bill to increase
the pensions of soldiers and sailors total
helpless from injuries or diseases
received or incurred in the service
and the speaker named MesSrs. Morrow,
Sawyer and leder as conferees
Mr.. Banks called up the bill to provide
for the appointment of thirty additional
medical examiners In the pension office
A second was ordered and Banks said the
secretary Of the interior earnestly recon-
mended the passage of the bill. Mr.
Washington CTenn.), said the bill
appeared to be a scheme to get thirty re-
publicans into office without any draft
upon civil service. Mr.. Cannon argued
that this class ,-of. employees were ex-
ceptional, and appointments should not
be subjected to the civil service system
Mr.. Springer was for the bill because it
promised to facilitate pension cases. He
invited the republicans to bring on their
pension Legislation and let him vote for 1t.
Mr.. Blount defended the vii service
law, and Bayne pa hoped NJ republican
would try to evade it. He asked to have
an amendment inserted providing that ex-
aminers be appointed under the civil SER
vice law. Messrs. Cheadle, Morey (Ohio)
and other republicans objected to Bayne's
request. The yeas and nays were
taken on the passage of the bill-yeas,
lO9; nays, 19-no quorum. The house
then adjourned, with the understanding
that the bill would be be taken up on the
next suspension day.