Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
WEDNESDAY. Oct. |.

Senute-In the senate today after the
reading of yesterdays journal, Mr..
Sherman offered a resolution for the
appointment of a committee of two
senator's to join like committee on the
part of the house to wait upon the preSi-
dent and inform him that unless he shall
have any further communications to make
the two houses are now ready to ad-
journ. The vice president laid before the
senate the three veto messages from the
president, two on the bills referring the
court claims and a third bill to prohibit
bookmaking and pool selling l" tie
District of Columbia for the purpose of
gambling. The presidents objection
to the latter bill is that it does not
prohibit book making and pool
selling in the district but on the
contrary, permits It in the case of the
Washington Jockey club and other
clubs owning race tracks. If that form of
gambling is to be prohibited (as the presi-
dent thinks it should be- the prohibition
should apply to all persons and places.
The message was laid Cn the table.
A message from the house asking con
currence in the resolution to make another
correction in the tariff bill was not con-
sidered on Mr.. Edmunds objecting.
bill, enrolled. waS received by the house
with the speakers signature and was i'm
mediately signed 10y the vice president
and sent to the president. Mr.. Aldrich
thereupon reported back the adjourn
ment resolution amended to fix the time
at six o'clock today. It was agreed to.
Mr.. Harris offered resolution rendering
the thanks of the senate to Vice-president
Morton for the dignifed, impartial and
courteous manner in which he has presid-
ed over the deliberations of the senate.
1t was unanimously adopted as was also
the one offered by Mr.. Ransom in compli-
ment to Senator Ingalls, as president pro
tempore. Messrs. Sherman and Harris
as a committee reported that the presi-
dent had no further communication to
make to the senate. A message was
received from the house announcing
concurrence with the resolution as
to the negotiations with Great Britain
and Mexico to prevent the Chinese from
entering the United States. Mr.. Morton
then rose and made brief speech, thank
ing the senators for the resolution adopt
ed and for the cordial cooperation be
had received from all He then declared
the senate adjourned without day.
IIOuSe.- MI. carter (1lOnJdlld) III
the house to-day submitted the conference
report on the bill to dispose of the Fort
Ellis military reservation in Montana.
This bill Mr.. Allen Miss. took as a
text for a speech in which he charged
the republican party with degeneracy
an1 inconsistency Mr. McCreary (Ky.)
gave notice that he would raise the point
of no quorum against the conference
report and Mr.. Carter withdrew it.
Mr.. CasweH (Wis.) submitted a letter
addressed to the speaker by Postmaster
Wheat, rendering his resignation.
Subsequently Nr. Spooner (R. H. from
the committee submitted his report 1t
states that the charges are substantially
established; and although the relations be-
tween Dalton (the previous postmaster)
and Culbertson (the mail contractor) gives
rise to grave suspicion that some private
arrangement existed between them where
by Dalton. during the 49th and 50th
congresses derived personal profits out of
his contracts for carrying the mails
although no absolute proof was obtained.
The report Is accompanied by a resolu-
tlon declaring the office of postmaster of
the house vacant and directing the assis-
tant postmaster to perform the duties un-
til a postmaster shall be appointed and
qualified. Mr.. Hayes submitted a
minority report dissenting in reference
to Postmaster Dalton. Pending dis
cusslon upon the question Mr..
Mckinley called up the resolution for
adjournment with an amendment fixing
the hour at o'clock. 1t was agreed to.
The WLaat resolution was then agreed to.
The speaker laid before the house a let
ter from Representative Conger, stating
that he had forwarded to the governor of
Iowa his resignation as a representative
from the seventh district Of that state
The speaker further stated that he had
received substantially similar communi-
cation from Representative Dehaven. of
the first district of California, but the.let
ter was mislaid. The senate concurrent
resolution for negotiations with Great
Britain and Mexico for the prevention
of the entry of Chinese laborers into
the United States was agreed to.
Mr.. Caswell Wis asked unanimous
consent tor the consideration of a resolu-
tion electing R. J. Flint Of Wisconsin
postmaster of the house. Mr.. Williams
the resolution. Mr. Mckinley. chairman
of the committee appointed to wait
! upon the president, announced that
the president had no further com
munication to make and then the
house took a recess. During the recess
nearly ali of the members lett the hall
to make preparations for their de-
parture from the city; and when
the speaker reconvenei the house. that
official looked down upon a vast array Of
empty seats. He merely stated that ac-
cording 10 the concurrent resolution. he
declared the first session Of the ifty-tirst