Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-04-04
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! an excited debate IN the executive session
| but no action was taken
House. THE house adopted resolution
| calling on the postmaster general for in
| formation relating to the employment Of
| inspectors or special agents investigating
| the claims Of applicants for postmaster
| ships. The house then went into com.
/ mitee of the whole on the private calendar.
| but without action. tool, recess until even.
| ing.
SATURDAY. March %.
SeHnte.-The senate bill appropriatins
/ 50, 73S, 900 for the improvement of ST.
Mary river. Michigan, and 81 .694. OOO
for the Improvement Of Hay Lake chan
mel, Michigan Passed. The senate bill
completing the entrance to the Galveston
harbor (appropriating S.. 10000 in ag-
gregate, but the expenditures in any year
not to exceed 81 900 000) was passed
The conference report on the urgent de-
ticlency bill was agreed to. On motion Of
Senator Voorhees, the senate bill appro-
prlatlng Sl4.675 for the purchase of the
Capron collection of japanese works Of
art, now IN the national museum, passed.
In the discussion Sen. Hale satirized Sen.
Voorhees, for the advocacy of the measure
as II 1t was one in behalf OF the farmers
whose depressed condition iie pictured last
week. The senate then adjourned
H0HSe.-Ihe house went into a commit
tee of the whole after the transaction of
some uniwportant business on the army
appropriation, bill. Mr.. Morse said the
provision appropriating 100000 for
canteenS at posts showed that among
the things to he sold at these canteenS
were beer and light wines, and a gov
ernment beer saloon was to ha connect
ed with library and reading room. He
protested against this as an outrage
against the temperance and Christian peo-
pie of the country. Mr. Morses amend
ment that no alcoholic liquors be sold to
enlisted men IN any cal!teens was adopted
-62 to 45-many democrats who were op-
posed to the proposition, voting for it. in
order that there may be a yea and nav vote
III the house. Pending further action the
committee rose and the h0use adjourned.
MONDAY, MARCH 81,
SeHate.-The senate met at II. The
house amendments to the senate bill for
public building at Atchison, Kans., were
disagreed to, and a conference was asked.
Sen. Reagan addressed the senate on the
bill for the issue of treasury notes on de-
posit of silver bullion.
Sen. Reagan said the bill was intended
to relieve the country from the effets of
blunder OF congress i'll suspending silver
coinage in '73. He spoke at some length
on the matter.
The dependent pension bill was then
taken up. The first question being on
Sen. Pumb's amendment. removing the
limitation as to the areas of pensions.
Sen. Berry asked for an estimate of the
cost of removing the limitation.
Sen. Plumb replied that the commissions
er OF pensions estimated it at about $780,
OOO,OOO and the chairman of the house
on pensions estimated it at
about $500, O0O,O 900; it would be somewhere
about those figures.
An amendment by Sen. Vest providing
for money to meet the appropriations
under the bill be raised by an income tax.
was laid on the table
An amendment by Sen. Plumb to pav
a pension of s. per month to all who served
ninety days IN the late war, who are 50
years old, or as they attain that age, was
rejected 10 to 80. The bill then passed,
yeas ~. nays II.
The Montana election case was called up
and the senate adjourned.
H0H$e.-A resolution was adopted cal
ling on secretary of state for information
what changes had been ma1a 1y foreign
countries since 1879 10 thes ate .,af duty
imposed on bead stutfs, ana What laws
had been enacted or regulations made in
such countries since that date, obstructing
or many manner interfering with the i'm
portation or sale of such articles.
Mr.. Henderson presented conference
report on the urgency deficiency bill, and
it was agreed to. The only amendment re-
naming in dispute is the one appropriate
ing $4,000 to enable the secretary of the
to locate artesian wells. A further
conference was ordered
A bill was passed depriving United
States judges of authority to give opinions
IN questions of fact
Mr.. Springer introduced joint resolu-
ion retiring Banks with the rank of
najor-generaI, which was referred and the
house adjourned.