Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-19

tudL Tile Hedu VI JI!e SUdIe department
was republican.
The Wolcott resolution looking to the
coinage of Mexican dollars for the
China trade was discussed. The reso-
luton provides for the negotiation of
a treaty with Mexico allowing the
coinage Of Mexican dollars at United
States mlnts for export to China. Mr..
Wolcott addressed the senate in sup
port of the resolution. Senator Sher-
man saw no objection to the resolution
but Senator Mcpherson opposed it and
it went over.
The PETER resolution directing the
committee on finance to prepare a bill
repeating all laws which authorize the
secretary Of the treasury to issue bonds
was laid before the senate. 1t was
referred to the committee on finance.
In the house the only bill of any i'm
portance, providing for 81 gas in the
district, was passed.
Washington, April 10.-Mr. VOL
colts resolution for the coinage of
Mexican dollars at the United States
mint was agreed to.
Mr.. Aldrich announced that the SEN
ators on the republican side were
anxious to proceed with the consider
alton of the tariff bill in an orderly
manner. 81 would suggest" he went
on, that we are willing (for a week
at least that the senate shall meet at
II O'Clock each day and that the tar
iff bill be taken up at l o'clock and
continue before the senate until 5
O'Clock without dilatory motion" 1t
was agreed that this proposition
should prevail until Monday next.
Mr.. Aliens resolution to limit the
general debate on the tariff bill to
June 4th, and take the final vote on
the 9th of June was referred to the
committee on rules
The tariff bill was then laid before
the senate and Mr.. Lodge OF Massa-
ChuSctts, spoke in opposition to it.
When Mr.. Lodge concluded Mr.. IIoar
sprung Il sensation by stating that he
wished to make Il speech which he
would have read from the desk. He
thcreupon sent up an Associated Press
dispatch stating that the New York
legislature had passed Il resolution of
thanks to Senator Hill for his speech
in opposition to the tariff bill. This
was greeted with some applause in the
gallery.
Mr. Gray said the legislature was
overwhelmingly republican in New
York.
yes" replied Mr. Aldrich "but not
such II majority as is shown by the
dispatch. There Is Il majority of four
teen on joint ballot 50 at least forty
democrats must have voted for the
resolution"
Washington, April lin the upper
house Senator Morgan took the floor
and referred to manifesto from the
Minnesota democratic association In
which number of democratic sena-
tors among them HIMSELF were al
legged to be in league with the Hill
Gorman-pugh combination in opposi.
ton to the tariff bill, in which they
were called masked democrats"
That" remarked Mr.. Morgan, lis the
French method of trying Il man in his
absence and without serving notice
upon him." Mr.. Hale followed in op
position to the tariff BILL and Mr.. PEI
fer also spoke. Mr.. Villas was made
chairman of the committee on post
offices and postroads.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal today the house got into n
deadlock over Il technical parliament
tary question, the republicans not vot-
ing and the democrats lacking thirty
three of Il quorum.
Washington, April 12.-Senator Kyle
of South Dakota introduced today a
joint resolution proposing conStitu-
tional amendment relating to marriage
and divorce. Referred to the commit.
livered the third installment of his
tee on Judiciary. Mr.. PETER then de-
tariff speech.
The democratic managers of the
house today decided to take measures
to force the republicans to participate
in the proceedings. The committee on
rules, consisting of Speaker Crisp,
McsSrS. Cultivate and Catchings
tdcms,l and MeSSrs. Reed and Burrows
WepsD, held II meeting just before the
house convened and formulated a rule
to crush lilibuStcring. making the
penalty of failure to vote punishable
by fine. Two hours of ceremonious
cross-tiring ensued. and the only work
accomplished was the adoption Of Il
resolution revoiing all leaves of alb