Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-16

mittee On judiciary will go to Milwau-
kee to investigate the strike decision of
Judge jenkins. The resolution to in
vesugate passed by the house today
provides for . inquiry by the full COM
mittee, but it is expected that Chair
man Culberson will on Friday next
designate a sub committee with Repre-
Boatner, of Louisiana, as
chairman.
The resolution as adopted directs the
committee to investigate and report,
whether Hon. J. G. Jenkins exceeded
lis jurisdiction in granting writs of in
junction, abused the powers of said
court or oppresdvely exercised the
same or used his Office as judge to in
timidate or restrain employees of the
Northern Pacific Railroad company, the |
officers Of labor organization with |
which said employees were affiliated in
the exercise of their rights and pr1vl-
leges under the laws of the United
States, and if so what action should be
taken by this house Or by congress"
In the house today Mr.. Strait demo-
GRAFT, of South Carolina, rose to ques
ton of privilege on the ground that bis
rights had been invaded by the sec1e-
tary of the navy in appointing and
charging to his district a naval cadet
from another state.
Mr.. Cummings. chairman Of the
naval committee, stated that the COM
mittee agreed with Mr.. Strait and re-
ported bill to prevent such mistakes
in the future. Mr. Strait asked for the
adoption of the following resolution:
"Resolved, That the appointment by
| the secretary of the navy of q naval
| cadet for the fifth district of South
| Carolina from the sixth Alabama dis
trct is without authority Of law and
void" Adopted.
| The house then went into committee
Of the whole for further consideration
Of the pension appropriation bill Mr..
Sickles. democrat, Of New York, made
the opening speech and made state
ments concerning the pension commits
sioner which brought forth republican
applause.
| Mr.. Milliken, of Maine, made brief
speech in favor Of liberality in pensions
and was followed by Mr.. Grosvenor,
of Ohio. The charge that there is
wholesale fraud in the pension rolls
General Grosvenor stamped as false
and malicious.
Mr.. Coombs, of New York, took the
republicans to task for constant at
tempts to make POLITICAL capital out of
the pension business. Mr.. Blair, OF
New Hampshire. said that as far back
as 1881, in order to get at fraudulent
pensions the entire pension roll was
published 1t was examined In every
community and as far as he knew not
one single, solitary case of fraud had
developed. Mr. Mcmahon, Of Penn
sylvania, declared that he did not be-
lieye the commissioner of pensions
would have pursued his policy toward
| veterans had he not been forced to do
so at the dictation of the president.
At the end of his remarks the house
adjourned.
Washington, March Gin the senate
today Mr.. Hill presented a resolution
, setting forth that as there is an an
nounced deficit of $7S,OOO,OOO for the
5 current fiscal year; as the Wilson bill
proposes to discard that much revenue
from the tariff and meet the double de
iciency by internal direct taxation, that
the finance committee be directed tC
frame amendments to the bill emitting
the proposed new internal taxes and
, make instead provision for sufficient
revenue by tariffing other foreign i'm
ports, and otherwise revising the tarlh
without creating a deficiency.
| of
during the days session to get the
Bland seigniorage coinage bill before
the senate for cOnSidera ton.
Washington, March An interesting
l debate was precipitated in the senate
2 today by Mr.. Harris motion for sec
: ond reading Of the seigniorage bill
5 This was opposed by Mr.. Sherman
r who moved its reference to the finance
e committee, and in the course of &
strong speech in opposition to the bill
2 he said it's object was to divert tht
' trust fund from it's legitimate purpose
, a thing which in Ohio would be penl
tertiary offenSe.
: His motion was defeated, however
t and the bill was taken up as unfinished
business and almost before any ont
+ was aware of what had happened i
, passed to a third reading and was OF
, the point of passing the senate.
, Then its opponents recovered from
their surprise and endeayored to pre-
. vent its passage and on request of Sen
ator Sherman it went over until tomor
row
: In the morning hour Mr.. Morgan in
| troduced a resolution calling ON thu
president for information as to the oc
: cupancy of Bluefields, Nicaragua, by
the British This was agreed to.
The house bill appropriating $4,000
for saving the Kearsarge was also
passed, as was the bill permitting Gen
0. 0. Howard to accept from the
French government the decoration OF
: commander of the Legion of Honor.
Washington, March TN the house
e today the senate joint resolution fol
j the appointment of a commission to the
Antwerp International exhibition wa:
4 passed 4 N..
] The regular order, consideration OF
the pension bill, was soon reached
e and speeches were made by Messrs
/ Thomas, Springer, Marsh and O'Neil.
I At three O'Clock general debate CLOSED
under agreement reached yesterday ant
xl-o ~ ,nolf mr.