Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-07

stamp taxes on bank checks, t1le.
grams, commercial papers, life in.
surancc policies, proprietary medi.
zines, aud many other articles In
the senate an entirely new substitute
was passed. This however, retained
the main features OF the house hul
hut materially changed the rates
throughout, adding reductions on to-
baCco in various forms and restoring
the tax on bank checks,
A Bigger House
The act appordouing TO the several
states their representation in the
house of representatives as q result
of the twelfth census, as finally enact
ed the total representation is fixed at
$50 members, or twcny.ninc more
than In the present house,
Ha8iug at West Point has received
attention at the present session MS the
result OF the death of Oscar l.. BooE OF
Pennsylvania, a former cadet, who
had suffered severely from haEing An
investigating committee was appointed
by the house and an elaborate Inquiry
made, The report OF the Investigation
severely arraigued haEing, and recon-.
mendcd stringent laws for dismissal
of cadets from West Point for any
brutal practices,
st, Louis Fair Favored,
Government participation and aid in
the Louisiana purchase exposition Is
assured At the first session senate
amendment to the suudry civil hsll
pledged the government to appropriate
$5,0OO,O 900 when st, Louis had raised
St0,000,000. The bill passed but the
show must remain closed Sundays,
Among the other general measures
enacted are those giving free homes"
on the public lands acquired from the
Indians; providing a system of extra.
dition for nsular possessions, undor
which c, f. w, Nicely was oXtraditcd
to Cuba for alleged postal frauds;
authorizing the "aggregating' of pen,
sion disabilities and increasing to
tain cases on the lines of rccommonda-
tons by the G. A. r., authorizing the
appointment of Charles A. Boutcllo, n
veteran member OF congress, as cap.
tain on the retired list of the navy.
providing for the centennial CClchra.
ton of the establishment of the per.
mauent seat of government at Wash.
ington; extending the mining laws to
saline lands; providing criminal
code of laws for Alaska; allowing en-,
fifteen days annual leave.
At the first session Brigham II.
Roberts of Utah was expelled from the
house after an exciting contest; SepS-
tor Quay OF Pennsylvania was refused
a seat in the senate on the appoint
ment of Governor Stone; sensational
charges against Senator Clark OF Mon
tana were investigated by senate
committee; the exciting mining riots
in the Occur d'Aleno district OF Idaho
were Investigated by committee of
the house. The senate also appointed
a Cuban inquiring committee, but 1T
tie has been accomplished on that line,
Legislation Not Completed.
Four of the most important meas
urcs before Congresa--namcly the
Nicaraguan canal bill, the shipping
subsidy bill, the Pacific cable bill. and
the olcomargarine bill, have occupied
much time, although their enactment
Ia not probable The canal bill was
passed in the house of representatives
and authorized expenditures of Sli0,.
100000, with present appropriation
of Sl000O,000 The measure was IA,
vorably reported TO the senate, but
owing to the complications arising
over the y-Pauncefoto treaty the
senate has not considered the bill
and it is likely to be one of the meas.
urcs to die with the congress,
The ship subsidy bill has been an
active subject of controversy In the
present congress, and particularly in
the senate, The house has taken no
action on the bill pending the contest
in the senate.
The Pacific cable bill passed the
atUhlt 1T the ulHl hfAHlbu hllu mas
been pencrng IN the house since.
The olcomargarine bill was passed
by the house early in the present SEES.
sion. It's chief feature IL that placing
tax of 10 cents per pound on oleo.
margarine when colored In imitation
Of butter. In the senate its passage
is still in doubt
Measures Of general legislation pend.
ing include the joint resolution propos.
ing a constitutional amendment for the
election Of United States senators by
the vote OF the people; bills TO estab.
lish the department OF commerce and
industry: TO cndow state schools OF
mining with portion OF the proceeds
Of public land sales; authorizing the
president to appoint a commission 10
study the commercial and industrial
conditions of China and Japan, and
to regulate trusts and other organiza-
tions In restraint of trade.
Besides the antitrust bill passed by
the house and not acted upon by the
senate, q resolution proposing a con.