Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-15
CONGRESS.
TUESDAY. April. :

SENATE.-The Indian agency question
/ again occupied the attention of the senate
| elIci5.ng a lengthy debate, CulIom argu-
! ing against the assignment of army off
GERS as Indian agents. Mr. Proctor argued
In SUI port Of the proposition. On motion
of Mr.. Dolph, the Chinese exclusion bill
was referred to the committee on foreign
relations.
| HoUsE.-A lengthy debate occurred on
the free wool bill in the house to-day, but
| by adlvlt and diIatory tactics, vote on
the measure was successfully prevented.
| A favorable report was made on a bill
which is of Importance to railway postal
clerks, recjassifying them, and adding two
more classes at $3.50 and $3.50 per year,
and increasing the maximum salaries of
all classes except the first by about 500.
WEDNESDAY, April 7.
HoUsE.-The house is still engaged in
debating the merits pro- and con. Of the
the free wool bill. Mr.. Burrows moved
to strike from the bill the words" but
the motion was rejected All the amend,
ments submitted by the republicans to the
first section of the wool bill were voted
down. After some further debate on the
bill an adjournment was taken.
SENATE. The silver bill was put on
! exhibition once more in the senate Mr..
! Wolcott Cf Colorado was the principal
speaker in behalf Of the bill. Herecei7ed
considerable applause from the galleries
A three hour debate was had on the Indian
bill. Amendments were agreed to ap-
proprlatlng Sl87 039 for compensating the
| Crow Creek Indians for loss in receiving
a diminished land allotment; $4,000 for
the construction of two Indian industrial
schools, one near Chamberlin, and the
other near Rapid City, South Oak.
THURSDAY, April Z.
SENATE.-Mr. Davis presented a pet
ltlOn for the naturalization of such China
men as came to this country before the
passage Of the first exclusion act with the
| intention Of making it their permanent
home. Some discussion arose over the
! bill appropriating funds by the United
States and the district of of Columbia for
! the entertainment of the g. A. r. encamp-
mont in Washington. The matter how
| ever went over without action. The free
wool bill was received from the house,
and the senate adjourned.
HOUSE. were reported 10 make
| Laredo, Texas, d SUPPORT Of entry and to
| authorize the Continental Bridge COM
| pany to construct a bridge across the
bio Grande river AT or near Brownsville.
Texas. The free wool was taken UP, M.
! Wilson of West Virginia, making a
| MASTERY argument of the principles of
protection. At the conclusion Of his re-
| marks the bill was passed by vote Of 1872
to so, two democrits-Babbitt and Miller,
| or WlscOnsin-7otIng in the negative,
! The vote was as follows:
| Y eas-Ahbott, Alexander, Allen. Amer
man, Andrew, Arnold, Bacon, Bailey.
Baker, Bankhead, Barwig, Boman, Beltz-
hoover, Bentley, Blanchard, Bland,
BIount, Bowman, Branch, Bracken-
ridge, KY, Betz, Brickner, Brook
shire. Brown. Drummer, Bry.
an, Buchanan, Va, Bullock, Bunting,
Bussey. Bushnell, Butler, Bynum. Byrnes,
Cable, Cadmus, Cametti, Caruth, Castle,
Catchings, Cate, Casey, Chapman, Clan
cey, Clarke, Ala, Clover, Cobb, Ala,
Cobb, No, Coburn, Cockrell, Crawford.
Coolidge, Combs, Cowles, Cox, Tenn,
Craig Crane, Crosby, Culber-
Derorest, Dickerson, Dixon, Donovan,
DUNCAN, Dunphy, Durborrow, Edmunds.
Eliot, Ellis, English, Enloe, Ephs, Ever
ett, Fellows, Fitch, Fithian, Forney,
Fowler, Fyan, CAN'T, Geary, Geissen-
himer. Goodnight German, Grady, Green.
leaf, Hall, Hallowell, Halvorson, Hamilton,
Hare, Harries, Harter, Hatch, Hayes,
Haines, Heard, Hemphill, Henderson,
n c., Herbert. Hear, Holman, Hooker,
Mss, Houk, Ohio, tombstone, S. c., Rem,
kdgore, Kribs, Kyle, Lane. Lanham,
| Lawson, Va, Lawson, GA, Lester, Ca,
Lewis, Little, Livington, lockwood, Long
Lynch, Mallory, Martin, AcAler, McCleI-
| Ian, McCreary, McGann, MeKaig, Nc
Keighton, McKinner, Mcmillan, McR le,
| Meredith, Mayer, Mitchell, Montgomerv.
| Moore, Mutchler, Newberry, Norton.
| Oneill, Mass Oneill, Mo, Cultivate,
Page, Parett, Patterson, Tenn. Patton,