Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-04-01
CONGRESS.
WEDNESDAY, March %.


SENATE The president sent TO the
senate an executive message. A bill re-
funding to settlers $3.50 per acre on land
near forfeited railroad land grants was
passed. The Indian appropriation bill
Was taken up and amended by striking
out Of the bill the proviso requiri g
army CthCers to be detailed as Indian
agents. Morgan moved as d substitute
fer the house provision, one directing the
president to appoint Indian citizens Of
the United States as Indian agents, when
IN MS Judgment such appointment might
contribute TO attach the Indians to civili-
cation and to The government of the
United States. The senate adjourned with
| out action.
HOUSE, The house was occupied by
tue further consideration of the free silver
bill. Mr. Pierce, of Tennessee, led the
debate, speaking in favor Of the measure
and against the decentralization of silver
Mr.. Bushnell of Wisconsin, spoke in favor
Of the proposed amendment providing
hereafter that the silver dollar contain one
ounce troy of pure silver. Mr.. Stone, of
Pennsylvania, opposed the silver bill as
being not bill for the free coinage of
gold and silver, bat bill for the unlimited
Issue of paper money. Brosius pa J,
Hayes (Ohio) Chapin IN. ", Welker
(Mass and Bunting IN. Y opposed the
measure. and Abbott (Texas), Townsend
(Colo) Whiting mich and Dayton
lOhio) advocated It.
THURSDAY, March "a
HoUsE.-Mr. Williams Of Illinois,
opened the debate on the free silver bill,
speaking in favor Of the measure. He be
lie7ed in 100 cent dollar, with the same
prreE asing power at all times. The bill
was earnestly opposed by Mr.. Coshran of
New York. Several other members Spoken
III opposition to the bill, Mr.. Burrows
moved tc lay the bill on the table, but the
mouse refused to do so by note of years
AS nays 148. The silver Dill then went
on the calendar, and the house adjourn
ed.
SENATE.-The following bills were in.
t-oduced: To fix tie salaries of substitute
carriers; to provld for the delivery and
collection of mails in rural districts; for a
committee to investigate the feasibility of
using pneumatic tubes for transporting
mail matters in large cities. A resolution
was offered by Mr.. Sherman requesting
Secretary Tracy to furnish information as
to the expense necessary to transfer the
revenue manin service from TIE treasury
to the war department.
FRIDAY, March 25.
SENATE.-Two and half hours we're
spent IN consideration OF the Behring Sea
arbitration treaty, but the final vote upon
the ratification of the treaty was deferred
until March 2Sth.
HoUsE.-The bill for the relief of the
personal representatives, of Henry Sibley,
the inventor of the Sibley tent was coz
sidered in committee of the whole, but no
decisive action was taken and the house
adjourned.
SATURDAY, March %
HoUsE.-Tbe pension bill having been
reported savorabiy from the committee of
the whole, the house passed seventeen of
them. The colleagues of the late Con-
gresham Spinola, paid tributes of respect
to his memory, and then adjourned
MONDAY, March ..
SENATE. "A resolution requesting
the president to refrain from al
llJing lands, was introduced by
Mr.. Wolcott. A bill appr7 priat-
ing 100000 for public building at
Pierre. S. D., was reported A resolution
calling on the president for the correspond
ence with the Argentine Republic ON the
subject Of reciprocity, ETC., was offered by
NJ. Morgan and agreed to. Bills we're