Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-17

ward. message in hand, and made the
formal announcement of a communica
ton from the president. 1t was taken
to the presiding officers desk where
the seal was broken and thereupon
Gen. Cox, secretary of the senate, read
the message.
Senator Call of Florida offered a res
olution as follows: Resolved, that
the United States of America recognizes
the republic Of Cuba as a free and in
dependent government and accord to
that people all the rights of sovereign
ports and within the jurisdiction Of
the United States"
The senate then adjourned
House.
Washington, Dec. Son the desk of
Mr.. Babcock Of Wisconsin, was chair
of roses and soft moss
As the hands of the clock pointed to
II, Speaker Reed assembled the rostrum.
Rev. Mr.. Cowden of Michigan, the
blind chaplain of the house, offered the
invocation. The roll call showed the
presence of 27l members A dozen
members demanded recognition, but
the speaker first received the usual
message from the senate stating that
the senate had "a Quorum present and
was ready to proceed to business. The
speaker appointed Mr. Cannon of Hi
nois, Mr.. Payne of New York and Mr..
Turner Of Georgia to constitute the
committee to call on the president. At
80 the message from the president
was received and the clerk read it,
Congressman Woodman of Chicago,
disappointed with the Cuban part of
the message, drew up and introduced
the following resolution, which was
ro.clred to the foreign affairs commit
tee: Resolved, That the president be
and he is authorized and directed to
take such official action as will be a
recognition by the government of the
United States of the independence Of
Cuba and of the right of said republic
to govern and administrate the foreign
and domestic affairs of the people Of
the island of Cuba"
TUESDAY.
Washington, Dec. Sin the sen
ate a letter from the secretary Of
the treasury was read answering a
senate inquiry as to the number of
aliens in the treasury. Mr.. Gallinger
rep, N. H. remarked that he was
glad to observe that foreigners whose
SEA vice has been suspicious in the de
partment had seen fit as a result of
the inquiry to take out naturalization
papers. Petitions were presented from
manufacturing bodies urging the pass
age of the Dingley bin.
Washington, d. c., Dec. Sin the
house Mr.. Loud (rep., Cal.
from tho committee on postofiiccs and
postroads, called up the bill to author
ize the use of private mailing cards of
the same weight and form as the pos
tai cards now in use, when l-cent
stamp is affixed. The scheme had
been successfully put in operation N
England, where, in six months THE
number of such cards mailed has in
creased from 24S.000,000 to 1874 600, 900.
The bill was passed 1t takes effect
July L. 1897 He also called up the
bill to provide a limited indemnity
for the loss of registered mail mat
ter, 1t provided an indemnity
Of not to exceed $40 for any one
registered letter, but If of less value,
not to exceed the, actual value.
Such an indemnity is made by nearly
all foreign countries. The postmaster
general expressed the opinion that the
increased revenue from registered mail
would more than offset the indemnity
losses to be paid. Mr. Loud said that
or the basis of last years statistics the
government could have a revenue of
100000 with liability of $4,000.
There was some criticism of the bill
on the ground that 1t trespassed on
the rights Of express companies, but 1t
was passed by 76 to 49, Mr.. Loud
then called up the bill of Mr. Sperry
rep, Conn) to authorize the collec
tiou and delivery of mail in cities,
towns and villages where no letter car
rier service exists. by the employment
under mutual arrangement between the
citizens of any person in such place to
perform this service at cost not ex-
ceeding one cent for the delivery of
each letter or package The expense
of delivery under the terms of the bill
is to be borne by the benehciaries and
there is no liability so far as the gov
ernment is concerned, Mr. Sperry said
there was strong demand for the
passage of the bill from New England
and from other farming sections. 1t
would be in effect, he said revival
of the old penny post. The bin was
by Smith Gil) and Pickler
Is. D.. The bill was passed by
vote of 100 to 10.
The hou Y then went iuto commit
tee of the whole on the pension APP
bill. Stone Penn) briefly
explained that the bill carried Sal .263,
500 about $4,000 less than the bin
for the current year Grow Pal.
the venerable eX-speaker of the house.
took advantage OF the latitude al