Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-10

The most important item i'll this meas
urc was that which provided for the
| janitors and custodians Of public
| buildings. There was an item of $780,
800 to pay clerks to members, but
| that can be passed later without caus-
| ng any hndrance to public business
| ike the first-named appropriation A
| house joint resolution passed the house
providing for q reduction Of 30 per
| cent. of the duty Oh Ill goods sold
1T the worlds fair. 1t was amended
80. Is 10 admit duty Tree All Sucn goods
Is might be used for the Chicago lnu-
seam to be established III the art
F., building on the worlds fair grounds,
! but tie - per cent roshlatiGn for goods
WAS stricken out. There have been III
/ trotlUccd in the house II this session
| 4.3p bills and - joint resolutions Of
this entire number l66 have been re-
ported from committees and % have
passed the house. Most Of those which
passed are Of special interest 10 the
sections where they apply. and have
been pressed 10 meet some necessity
which! existed Some Of these have be
come laws. Others arc yet in commit
tee or on III" calendar Of the senate
OF those that have become laws the
art next III Importance originating in
Inc house after the silver repeal is the
'h!IIcs. bill IN important joint resO-
luton which bccamc Il law provides
for IN international agreement for the
marking and removal Of derelicts and
wrecks in the ocean. one Of the mum
Der Of joint resolutions passed tenders
fhc acknowledgements Of the United
States 10 the foreign governments
which participated in the worlds fair;
another Restores 10 the Mormon church |
IL Utah money and property that have
been i'll the hands of Il receiver since
1887; another fixes the qualification Of
voters on the Cherokee strip. Oklaho- I
ma, another authorizes the state Of
Wisconsin 10 place IN the capitol Il !
statue Of Pcre Marquette: another au- ,
thorizcS the board Of commissioners of
Chickanaug;t National Park to allow
states and aSsccia tons building mOnu- /
mcntS on the battlefield to use ma |
tcrialS in the park. One Of the acts
passed extends the time for completing
the work Of the eleventh census until i
Dec. II, 1893, and authorizes the preSi- |
dent 10 direct the work performed by |
tho commissioner 81 labor Others pro !
vided for certain urgent deficiencies:
the coinage of subsidiary coins; to pay
clerks 10 members Of the house; and ,
repairs 10 the Ford's theater building ,
in Washington. /
\ joint resolution making former
laws in Oklahoma relating to town
sites applicable 10 the Cherokee strip
town sites was passed. \ joint rcsolII- :
ton provided for the payment of mile .
AGE to the senators and members and
others made available the appropria-
tionS of the last congress for the regn .
lar session 1T the extra session An
act passed making the law repeating
the timber culture laws applicable to
Il little strip of the Sioux reservation
in Nebraska.
Laws We're passed providing for the
time and plac" of holding courts in !
South Dakota and Idaho and Wyoming. !
Two acts passed provide for revenue
cutters. one on the great lakes and !
the other on the New England coast. !
The last act signed by the president
was the joint resolution relating to the
Chicago museum and allowing the arti-
clcS presented to it to be disposed Of
free of duty. All legislation that is
pending between the houses will be con:
Sidcrcd in the next regular session,
the same as if this session had con
tinucd The pending measure in the
house is the bankruptcy bill. J.