Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-05-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, May 10.

silver bill was then taken up and
Dolph spoke IN favor of the treasury bill.
He argued against the free coinage of sill
yer as something that would stop the coin
age of gold, but thought international BIZ
metalism was desirable. Sen. Teller
criticised the speech sharply, and Mitchell
expressed dissent from the views of his
colleague. On motion of Sen. Wilson
(lowa), 1t was ordered that the senate bill
regarding imported liquors be taken up
tomorrow. Executive session; adjourned.
HouSe.-The tariff bill still engrosses
the entire attention of the house Enough
has transpired to show that the tobacco
tax will remain unchanged
TUESDAY, May 20.
SeHate-There was a long discussion
on the amendments to the interstate COM
merce law, and after windy
discussion the bill went over with
out action, and the senate proceeded to
the consideration of the resolutions offered
by Cameron, in respect to the memory of
the late Representative Kelley, of Penn
sylvania At the close of the eulogies,
the senate, as a further mark of respect to
his memory, adjourned.
HOmse-A conference was ordered on
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, and then the house went into COM
mite of the whole (Mr. Grosvenor, of
Ohio, in the chair) on the tariff bill. Mr.
Henderson, of North Carolina, offered an
amendment abolishing the minium punish
ment prescribed for violation Of Il Inter
nal Revenue laws. Rejected. Mr..
Cowles Of North Carolina offered an
amendment repeating the tobacco tax.
Rejected Mr. Savers of Texas offered
an amendment providing that iron and
steel cotton ties or hoops, for baling or
other purposes, not thinner than No. 20
wire gauge, shall be admitted free of duty.
WEDNESDAY, May q.
Sen0te.-The resignation of Sergeant-at-
Arms Canaday was received and laid on
the table 1t is to take effect June 30
Mr.. Wilson made an effort to have the bill
relating to liquors imported into pro-
hibitory states taken up and considered,
but he was forced to yield to the prior
claim of the silver bill, which was then
taken up, and on which Mr.. Stewart pro-
ceeded to address the senate.
HouSe-After an all days debate the
Mckinley bill was passed by vote of 164
to l42.
WEDNESDAY, May %.
.Sendte-A message was presented from
the President with an accompanying COM
munication from the Secretary of the Inter
ior on the subject of the purchase from
the Creek Nation of Indians of 25. 900
acres of land for use of the Seminoes.
Referred to committee on Indians affairs.
The credentials Of Calvin S. Brice as
senator from the state of Ohio for six
years, commencing March 4, 1891, were
presented by Mr.. Payne, read and placed
on file. Among bills reported and placed
on the calendar was one appropriating
5000, 900 for a dry dock at Algiers, La.
Mr.. Dunnell of Minnesota, from committee
on census. reported a pill amendatOry of
the census act. Passed. 1t sprescribes
penalty upon any supervisor or enumerator
who shall receive or any person who shall
pay any fee or any other consideration in
addition to the compensation of such
supervision or enumerator. A conference
committee was ordered in the district of
Columbia appropriation bill Also on the
pension appropriation 6ill-MessrS. Allis-
on, Danes and German being appointed.
The silver bill was then taken up and Mr..
Daniels addressed the senate in favor of
the silver currency.
HOuSc-Conferences were ordered on the
Army appropriation bill and the Military
Academy appropriation bill. The house
then went into committee of the whole
| (Mr. Burrows. of Michigan in the chair,
on the river and harbor bill.
FRIDAY. May %.
SeratH After the transaction of
| some unimportanJ routine business,
consideration of the naval appropria-
tion bill was resumed and con-
tinued until o'clock when the silver bill
was taken up, but in a few minutes it was
| laid aside to allow Stanford to address the
| senate on his bill providing for loans by
| the government on agricultural lands.
| The tariff bill was received this afternoon
| and referred at once to the committee on
| finance. Ten thousand copies were order
| ed printed for the use of the senate.
| At the conclusion OF Sen. Stanford 5
! speech the bill went over without action.
! The conference report of the bill appro
! priatlng $4,000 for public building at
! Faulkner gave notice of an amend
ment TO Sen. Wilson bill providing that
/ liquors imported into the prohibitory
I states should be subject to regulation con-
| troll and taxation in the exercise of the
states police power. Sen. Call offered
! a resolution calling on the president
for information as to the landing
| Of an armed force from a revenue
cutter, at Cedar Keys. Florida, the forcible
entry Of houses and the pursuit of cIti-
zens. On motion of Sen Edmunds 1t
was laid ever. After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
| Hoase.-Mr. Flower, Of New York, in
trcduced bill subjecting oleomargarine
10 the provisions of the laws OF the
(, several states. Referred The house
| then went into committee of the whole
on the river and harbor bill Mr.
| Hit moved an amendment to give
! the city of Galena. Ill. the right to take