Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-24

Mr.. Poole rep, n. " moved 10 pass
over the presidents veto the bill to
pension Lydian A. Taft. Cleveland
returned the bill at the last session
with his disapproval, because the BEN
efciary had divorced her soldier nus
band and was by the bill penslonet
as his widow. Mr.. Turner dem, Ga }
defended the veto while Mr.. Poole and
Baker rep, n. Fl }, advocated the
bill and dwelt on the soldiers drunk
enness having caused the estrange-
ment from his wife. The veto was
sustained by vote of SO to So, not
the necessary tWo-thlrds to pass 1t
over the veto.
The house them voted on the Morse
bill to amend Che law relating to the
sale Of intoxicating liquors in the
District of Columbia which was the
pending question when the house ad-
journed Thursday. The vote resulted
1872 10 81. Bartholdt rep., MOI, made
the point of no quorum. An attempt
was made by opponents of the bill to
| adjourn. but the motion was voted
down and call Of the house ordered
INN or the rules. The bill was then
ordered to a third reading, the vote
being 169 to 81; whereupon Mr.. Bah
/ cock rep, Wis.,, moved to commit
the measure to the committee on the
Dist ct of Columbia, which was lost
by a vote of "a to al. The bill was
then passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee, concurrent resolution for a hot
iday recess from Dec. 90 until Jan. b
was adopted.
TUESDAY.
Washington, Dec. 15.-As soon as
the senate convened Mr.. Morgan dem,
Ala) delivered speech on Cuba. He
said in part: will con-
fine my remarks to COM
mcnt3 upon the facts stated in the re-
cent annual message of the president,
and the report of the secretary OF
state | am not able to discover that
the president has made any specific
recommendation or indication as to
any action he deems it proper or eX-
pedient FIR congress to take with ref
erence to- Spain or Cuba: nor that he
has Indicted any course, except
yt;N patient waiting, that the eXecn~
tive proposes to take. Congress, thus
its own responsibility in a matter Of
the most serious gravity"
The senate then took up the bill
pensioning Nancy Allabach, which
was vetoed by the president. Mr.. Pal
or dem, I'D who was in charge of
Mr.. Cockrell dem, Mo- that this was
move to override the president; that
the duty of q senator was to act accord
ing to his information despite the posi-
ton of the president. While he had
the utmost respect for the president
ident should prescribe a rate at which
pensions should be established, Mr..
Palmer thought the president had acted
under misHpprehension in vetoing the
bill. A vote was taken, resulting in
A. yeas to II nays. The chair an
llUNllttN tIldb wv Dlll luN DdSSCu lOl-
withstanding the presidents objection.
The negatives were cast by Senators
Bato, Berry, Blanchard, Chiffon, Faulk-
ncr. Harris Mills. Morgan, Pasco, Vest
and Walthall
House
Washington, Dec 15.-Thc house
entered upon the consideration of the
Loud bill to amend the law relating to
the transmission of second-class mail
matter. The bill denies the right of
serial novels to admission TO the mails
at newspaper one cent per pound rate, |
denies to newspapers the sample copy |
privilege. prohibits the return of UNI
sold publications. at the pound rate and |
makes some other changes in the pres /.
ent law designed to correct existing
abuses. 1t is estimated that abuses of !
the law have cost the government $240,- |
900, 600 in the last ten years No ac- /
ton was taken.
WEDNESDAY.
Washington. Dec 16.-The session !
Of the senate developed the most event |
full and exciting debate that either +
branch of congress has heard in a long /
time 1t brought forward the recog |
nzed leaders Of the various parties and |
elements, including such conspicuous |
figures as Sena or sherman, Frye, Tel T
Ter. German, Vest, Aldrich, Plat. Nit |
chell oOre) Chan Her, Hale and Allen,
in notable statemen $ on leading quea- ,
lions.
\ bitter debate came on in m APP
parently innocent way when Mr.. Vest |
(dem., MOI called up and denounced /
tho Dingley bill He asserted that the /
opium habit had no more deadly hold I
on its vh.,im han this advocacy OF (
why Is it, he asked that 7
with the balance of trade in our favor,
and with Il gold standard in force the
country is in a state of Distress" Mr., +
Frye rep, Mane) said that he would I
present just two y ''.S in answer to T
the senator. First, never before In his /
experience had he known Il time when |