Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19

ter of sale. It's main features have
been published already.
Senator Frye introduced his bill for
the settlement of the Pacific railroad
indebtedness. This bill is based upon
an investigation made six years ago by
the committee of which Senator Frye
was chairman. 1t provides for incor-
porating the roads and branches into
one general company and giving a
mortgage to the government, the whole
property with bonds running 100 years
with gradual increasing interest be-
ginning for the first ten years at per
cent. and increasing to per cent.
Senator Thurston introduced bills in
creasing all pensions rs per cent, also
connection with the department of
agriculture.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-EX-
Speaker Grow rep, Pa made speech
in the house on the portion of the pres
idents message referring to the tariff,
in which he compared the old protec-
tive tariff laws with the new customs
laws. An emphatic statement by Mr..
Grow that the greenbacks would not
be retired was received with demon
STATIONS of approval by the republ
cans. The presidents complaint that
the greenbacks furnished an endless
chain by which the gold reserve was
depleted was not frank. The green
backs would endanger the reserve as
long as the revenues were not equal to
the expenses and no longer. Paying
the current debts of the government
out of the reserve was the road to ma
tiOnal bankruptcy. Mr.. Grow referred
to the elections last fall as condem-
nation of the new tariff law and the
policy of the administration, and
warned the president when he had
leisure to attend to public affairs" not
to disregard the new command of the
people.
Mr.. Adams rep, Pa objected to
resolution to appoint Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson q regent of the Smithson-
ian institute.
On motion of Mr. Lacey rep, la
resolution was passed calling On the
attorney general for a detailed state
ment of the accounts, fees, etc, of the
clerks of United States courts, mar
sails, deputy marshals and commission
ers, Mr. Lacey explaining material was
wanted as a basis for a law to make
these persons salaried officers.
Mr.. Wilson rep, n. W presented a
petition for the Central Congregational
church of Brooklyn asking the govern
ment to furnish transports for the re-
lief supplies subscribed for the Ar
mCnians.
Among the bills introduced were the
following; BY Mr. Cummings of New
York imposing fine of not less than
500 for the first and $50 fer succeed
ing performances of unauthorized
copyrighted dramatic or operate com
positions, and if the act was Wilful and
for profit, imprisonment for not less
than one year and making an iniunc-
ton issued by any United states cir
cult servicCable anywhere in the
United States. BY Mr.. Mccall, of Ten
nessee, to amend The pension law so
as to remove the disabilities of persons
conscripted into the confederate serv-
Ice and who enlisted therein to escape
military prisons. BY Mr.. Poole of New
York, TO restore the duty on salt and
increase the duty on willow. BY Mr..
sherman Of New York, for tAe three
battalion organization of the infantry
recom.", nded by Secretary Lamont
and Gen. Miles. BY MI Land, for a
naval training station on Yerba Buena
island, in San Francisco harbor, $780,
600, BY Mr.. Hilborn, for a gun factory
ut Benicia, California, $1,000,000. BY
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania, to re
store the Mckinley rates on importa-
tons and manufactures of wool.