Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-27

pared in haste. 1t had, he said, been
| prepared after fifteen months of in
| vestigation by the banking and cur
rency committee and after twenty
/ months of suffering by the treasury.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Halls speech,
| the committee rose. Mr.. Henderson
1 reported the postoffice appropriation
I bill and the house adjourned.
Washington, Dec. 19.-In the senate
! Mn Allen introduced resolution
asking for an investigation of the
gubernatorial troubles in Alabama.
! The matter was put over pending re-
marks he will make later. A bill to
! establish q national military park at
the battlefield Of Shiloh was passed.
The resolution calling on the president
for the correspondence of the Ezet1
eXtradition case was passed. The sen
ate then took up the Nicaragua canal
bill. Mr. Cullom, of Illinois, supported
tho measure with much carnestnesS
and during the course of his remarks
advocated the completion of the Hen
nrpn canal He believed the value
and Importance of the proposed Mica
ragua canal were greater than any
consideration of cost should be. Mr..
Parkins added few remarks in IA
vor of the canal bill, and Mr.. Turpie
spoke again against the bill proposed
and at the end of his remarks offered
an amendment in the nature Of Il sub
stitute 10 the pending bill providing
for the appointment of board OF
three engineers to make y survey and
estimate the cost of the construction
of a canal before any bonds are guar,
anteed.
/ In the house Mr.. Springer moved to
take up the currency bill and Mr..
Johnson opened the debate against the
bill. He said it was much easier to
attack the present system than to Of
fer Il suitable substitute for ii. He
took up the bill section by section and
attacked each provision vigorously.
( Mr.. Warner spoke fayoring the bill
and Mr.. Ellis against ii. The latter
charged that behind the bill were the
same influences that forced the repeal
OF The Sherman act. He charged the
democratic party with being unfaith-
! fu to its Chicago platform and said
that the party needed Il new leader
and president taken from outside
Manhattan island.
Washington, Dec. Tile senate
held Il brief executive session to per
nit Harris to move to reconsider the
vote by which the nomination oG
Judge Clark4aS district judge of Ten
ncSsCe was confirmed. Serious charges
are made against Clark. Mr.. Quay
introduced bill to provide a suita-
bic residence for the president.
Speeches were made presenting to the
government by the state of New
Hampshire statues f John Stark and
Daniel Webster. Addresses were .,dc-
liyered by Mcssrs. Gallingrr, Proctor,
IIawlcy. Dubois, Chandler, Iloar, Nor
gam Morrill,, Davis, rlatl, Cullon,
Mitchell, Lodge.
In the house Mr. Rrcckinridge OF
| fered Il bill asking for an appropriate
ton Of 100000 for census work, say
ing operations would stop without it,.
An amendment Appropriatin% Sl2a,OoO
for Jurors fees was added. a bill
granting the widow of Gen. y. =.
Banks Il pension of 500 per month
was passed Mr.. Sperry (dem.), Conn,
spoke in support of the currency bill.
As result of a conference between
Secretary Carlisle and Chairman
Springer Of the house committee on
banking, Mr.. Springer will propose a
number of amendments designed to
remove some of the objections adj
vanced against the bill The house
adjourned after listening to several
speeches on the lives Of Daniel Web
Stcr and John Stark, suggested by the
presentation of the statues of these
great characters by the people of New
Hampshire. The statues were placed
in the capitol with appropriate eXer-
ciseS.