Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-02-20

Washington, D. c., Feb. 12.-The
senate passed without division the bill
directing Secretary Morton to continue
the purchase and distribution of seeds.
Mr.. Quay's resolution to recommit the
tariff bill went over A discussion of
Secretary Carlisles observance of civil
service methods brought much criti-
cism of them.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 12.-The
bond bin was resumed Concurrence
was opposed by Hill rep. Conn.,,
Lacy rep, Iowa., and Burton (rep.,
Mo-. De Almond dem, MOI, and
Ogden dem, La, spoke in its favor.
Washington, Feb. 13.-In the
senate consideration of the urgent de-
ficiency bill was resumed An item for
100000 for the salaries of judges and
officers of federal courts in the Indian
territory brought out a protest from
Mr. Chandler The two judges, Spring
er and kilgOTG, are eX-members of con-
gross, he said, and had gone to the
Indian territory with all the eXtray-
aICnt notions engendered by lie in
Washington and membership IN the
billion dollar democratic congress" He
also criticized the growing expenditures
under the department of justice. These
had trebled in ten years with little
increase in business. TilIman agreed
with Chandler, saying that the negroes
were encouraged to get up fictitious
prosecutions. Mr., Vest spoke of the
robbery and plumber" practiced by
United States marshals in order to
earn fees. The deficiency bill was laid
aside and Mr.. Hale called up the bill
making February II Nincoln's birth
day. a national holiday. Mr.. Hawley
objected and this prevented action.
Washington, Feb. 13.--In the house
Mr.. Gillett dem, Mass) introduced
bill providing that any person who is
a party to the transmission by tele
graph, telephone, express or otherwise
from one state or territory to another
of any gambling bet or report of such
bet on any race, prize fight or other
event, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor punishable for the first of
ferse by fine or Imprisonment and for
subsequent offenses by imprisonment
only. The silver debate took up nearly
the whole day.
Washington, Feb. Reconsideration
of the urgency deficiency bill was re-
sumed in the senate and it was soon
passed substantially as reported 1t
carries about $4,000 000-a considerable
increase over the bill passed by the
house. A plan to take up the tariff bill
was beaten, 20 to 81 Senator Teller
then arraigned the Pacific roads man
agements.
Washington, Feb. 14.--After ten
days debate the house by a vote OF
so to 1870 in committee of the whole
rejected the senate free coinage amend
ment to the bond bill and reported the
bill to the house with the recommends
ton to non-concur and insist on the
house bill The strength developed by
the silver men was disappointing. They
had been confidently claiming over 100
votes The most significant statement
of the day came in the form OF an in
timation from Dingley that a bill
might be reported from the ways and
means committee looking to the initia-
ton by this country CT the project for
another International monetary confer
ence to meet within year.
Washington Feb. 1.-THE public
and private galleries of the house were
thronged yesterday in anticipation of
the closing of the debate on the senate
free coinage substitute for the bond
bill. EX-Speaker Crisp dem, Ga
championed the free silver side. Mr..
Turner dem, Ga) was, at the request
of Mr.. Dingley, recognized for an hour
and spoke in opposition to Crisp, and
for gold standard. He concluded with
the statement that the poor man in
whose interest the restoration of silver
was invoked was the most interested in
preserving sound financial system.
Mr.. Dalzell rep, PaD closed the de-
bilt VII btldil VI lllt lNIhullNdllS, a.
the conclusion of his remarks Mr.. Ding
ley demanded the previous question
which was ordered, whereupon a vote
was taken on Crisp's motion to concur
in the senate free coinage amendment
to the house bill The vote resulted,
COLES. The announcement of 125
majority against free silver was cheered
by the anti-silver forces Those voting
for free silver were Messrs. Abbott Ait
ken, Allen, (Miss.), Allen Utah), Bailey,
Baker, (ksD, Bankhead Barnham,
Bartlett CGa), Rell Cola, Bell CTeXas),
Black (Ga) Bowers. Broderick, Clardy,
Cockrell, Cooper (TeX), Cox Crisp, Gull
berson, Curtis tksl. De Almond Dins-
more, Dockary, Doolittc, Downing, Ell
lis, Gamble, Hartman. Hermann, Hill
born, Hutchinson, Hyde, Johnson (CalO,
Jones, KEN. Kendall. Latimer Layton,
Lester, Lockhart, Loud, Maddox. Ma
guire Marsh, Mcclure, McCulloch, Me
Kinney, MCLaurin, MClaChlan, McMil-
Ian. McRac, Meredith, M.ndell, Money,
Moses Neill NcWlandS Ogden Otay