Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-05-13
CONGRESS.
TUESDAY, May 8.

SENArE.-Mr lyle made lengthy
speech in favor Of free silver. The confer
ence report on the Chinese exclusion bill
was laid before the senate, and a lively
colloqny occurred between two Of the con
ferees on the bill. After some further de-
bate on the merits OF tbe measure, d vote
was taken on the conference report, which
was agreed to. yeas 30; nays Is, the
house bill placing binding Irvine on tne
free list was laid before the senate and re-.
ferred to the finance committee.
HOUSE The house went INTO commit
tee of the whole OF the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. The amend
ment of Mr.. Chaplin, (Mich.) that no
portion of the emergency funds should be
paid to any foreign nation III settlement OF
! any claim against the Uuited States was
agreed to. Mr. Blount then moved to
strike out the appropriation OF $65, 900 for
| the continental railway commission. AZ.
ter come debate the motion was agreed TO,
113 TO y. The Dill was then passed.
WEDNESDAY, May 4.
SENATE.-The calanJar was taken up
| and the following bills passed: Convey.
ing portion Of Fort Hays military reser,
walton. about 5000 acres, to the state OF
Kansas, for homes for old soldiers and
their families; authorizing the cons;ruc
tion of bridge across the Red River Of
the North at Quincy. Moth Dakota. Ad-
journed.
HOUSE Nc. Geary, of California. pre-
sented the conference report on the Chinese
bill and demanded the previous question
Messrs. Holt and Hooker vigorously OPP
posed the report as violation of faith,
and for denying the habeas corpus. Mr.
| Geary c!ainod that there was nothing In
the bill suspending the writ of the habeas
corpus. The yeas and nays were demand
| ed and the report agreed to-yeas 1876,
nays %. A few bills of minor Importance
were passed. and the house adjourned
THURSDAY, May 5.
SENATE. On the presentation Of 8
petition from Vermont on the subj Of
| opening the worlds fair on Sunday Mr..
| Merrill speaks in favor Of the opening on
Sunday. The Cboctaw and Chickasaw
Indian appropriation of So, 99i 900, made
in 1891 and held up by the president, was
taken up, and Mr.. PIatt addressed Toe
senate in opposition to the views Of the
majority of the committee ON Indian af-
fairs, who reported that there was no good
reason why the appropriation should be
longer withheld.
HoUsE.-The river and harbor bill was
taken up in committee OF the whole. Mr..
| Holman opposed the bill. He had hoped
the policy Of reduction in expenditures
would prevail in this bill, but such had
not been the case. Mr.. Whiting opposed
the appropriation of So, 100000 for TWEEN
ty-one foot channel from Duluth and Chi.
cage to Buffalo, connecting the great
! IL IL,
attacked the bill. Messrs. Lockwood and
Catchings favored deep water way
channel Without disposing of the bill
| the committee rose.
FRIDAY, May 6.
SENATE.-A reply Of the navy depart
ment was laid before the senate In regard
to bids for certain types of war ships.
T. W. Wheeler & Co., of West Bay City,
Mich, had their bid rejected because of
existing treaty stipulations which p1 vent
the building of war vessels on the great
lakes, and the contract was let to S. L.
Moose & sons, of, Elizabeth, N. j.. for
| $3.50 600. A memorial was presented by
Mr.. Gorham asking Congress for an APP
preparation to aid in the building of a
monument to the revolutionary heroes of
Maryland. Adjourned until Monday.
House Several amusing speeches
were made in committee Of the whole on
the river and harbor bill, but no further
disposition of the bill was made. Mr..
Whiting moved to strike out the Apr -
priaton for a ship channel connecting the,
great lakes, and offered a substitute.
Without action the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
SATURDAY May u.
HoUsE.-The River and harbor appro-
priation bill was discussed at some length.
The section relative to asstwenty foot chan
mel connecting the lakes receiving special
attention. A vote being taken the section
was adopted by a large majority.
MONDAY, Mayo.
SENA7E.-The house shipoing DILL, au-
thorizlng two German ships to sail upder
lie stars and stripes, was called up, and
after some debate, vas passed by vote Of
Al yeas to 10 nays. Mr. Cockrell intro
duced bill providing for a Temporary
correct silver dollar" according 20 the
value OF silver, and for free Coinage OF sill
yer dollars equal to gold. resolution for
the payment to the Choc3aw and Chicka-
saw nations for their interest in the Chey-
enne and irapahoe reservation was agreed
to, yeas 43, nays IL.
doUsE.-The river and harb,r bill was
again taken up Tie bill carries with 1t
new appropriations Of 500 600 600 and
contract appropriations of 5000, 00e
After some discussion the bill finally
passed by vote of lS6 yeas to rs nays.
adjourned.