Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-12-13

! TO what protest, memorials, etc, had
! been presented by the American citi
| Zens.
, Mr.. Turpie (dem), Of Indiana, of.
\ fercd a resolution reciting that the
i time had come for the election of
United States senators by a direct
| vote Of the people. He announced
! that Friday next he would submit
| some remarks on the resolution and
meantime the resolution went over.
Mr.. PETER (popl. Of Kansas. offered
| twO resolutions. The first directs the
! judiciary committee Of the senate TO
! investigate the circumstances and the
legal authority under which the sec
rotary Of the treasury made the last
two issue of bonds. The second calls
on the president for information con
corning the circumstances and ncces-
sitv for sending United States troops
| TO Chicago during the pendency Of the
| Pullman strike. Both resolutions went
over under the rules
The annual report Of the various de-
| Dartments and bureaus were received.
! In the house n bill providing for
| the free coinage Of silver. introduced
! by Mr. Hartman, Of Montana. CON
/ talns an important provision reQuir-
I ing duties to be paid In gold in cases
/ where the articles Of incorporation
are brought from countries whose gov
eminent refuse to open their mlnts
to tho free coinage Of silver and gold
Washington, Dec. 4.-The senate met
at noon. A large number or bills,
petitions and memorials were present
ed, mostly of n local character. At
the end OF half an hour the senate ad
journed
In accordance with the decision Of
the democrats. the house plunged at
once into routine business. Matters
considered during the first half OF the
session were Of no general interest.
Bills appropriating $4,000 for the
dedication OF Chickamauga and Chat
tanooga national park and for the ma
tlonal military park of the battlefield
Of Shiloh, for which $4,000 was APP
prOpflaten were passed.
Washington, Dec. Immediately
after the senate convened Mr.. Berry,
Of Arkansas, introduced Il bill to
create the territory Of Indianola out
Of the present Indian territory.
MIR. Dolph introduced II bill to for
felt unearned lands granted railroads.
The vice president laid before the
senate Lodges resolution calling on
the secretary Of state for information
as to the execution of two Japanese
students by Chinese authorities while
the students were under the protee-
tion Of the United States Lodge re.
viewed the hidrouS cruclticS to which
the students were subjected. Mr.. PEI
fer secured the floor for Il long and
carefully prepared speech which he
read from printed sheets. 1t referred
to his resolution calling for informa
ton rs to the action of the secretary
OF the treasury in issuing bonds and
arranging public officials for pcrlidy
and usurpation of authority. AT the
close Of the speech the resolution was
adopted without division. 1t asked the
judiciary committee to inquire into the
action OF the secretary of the treasury
In issuing bonds. Another resolution
by MIR. PETER, for information from
the president ms to the use of United
States troops at Chicago, during the
Pullman strike, brought out consider
able debate on the question of lis ref
errnce to Il committee. The resolution
finally was referred to the judiciary
committees Mr.. Vest, (dcm.) Of Mis-
souri,, then addressed the senate on the
need Of change in the senate rules.
In the house, Mr.. Blair offered res
outlon calling on the president for
all correspondence, telegrnphic or
otherwise, between this country and
China relative to the war between
China and Japan. II went on the com
mittee on foreign affairs.
Representative Picker presented
resolution requesting the secretary OF
the treasury to furnish the house with
the names OF soldiers of the late war
discharged from his department since
the beginning of his administration
and the cause Of the dismissal In each
case.
Mr.. McIae, (dcm.) OF Arkansas,
from the committee on public lands,
called up the bill to prevent the free
use OF timber ON public lands and 1t
passed MIR. Richardson then called up
the conference report on the printing
bin which was under consideration the
day before. and 1t was adopted-l36 TO
%. Mr. Cultivate, from the commit
tee on rules, thereupon presented a
special order for the consideration OF
the railway pooling bin each day after
the morning hour, until disposed of.
The order was agreed to without di-
vision.
Washington, Dec. Tn the house
Mr.. McRae from the committee ON
public lands, called up the bill to pro-
tcct forest reservations.
Mr. Wells, Of Wisconsin, opposed