Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-05-19

SENATE, May 5th--Seyeral bills OF sec
o. larry Importance we're reported from committees
wnen the house reso ution for final adjournment
on the 4th of July was taken up and discussed un-
I'll the expiration Of the morning hour, without
coming to q final vote motion to refer to the
Finance Committee was lost, yeas 10, nays 81
Some time was spent in efforts of different Senators
to get various bills before the Senate, and amsng
them was the Frankng bill which Howe sought to
have considered. The Usage Indian land bill was
finally taken up and debated for some time when 1t
was laid aside and the bill to abolish the franking
privilege came up az u special order when on mo-
ton ST Morrill,, II passed over by ayes 20, noes
81, and tho Legislative appropriation bin taken up
pending which the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, The bill to regulate the civil SER
vice was taken up. Speeches were made against
1t by Peters, Niblaok Aorren, Maynard and Ben.
ton. motion to lay the bill on the table was lost
yeas +3. nays 104 Amendments were offered pro-
viding that the bill shall apply without distinction
as to sex; looking to an equal proportion of offices
among the States; and to strike out the payment OF
fees for examination and certificates The bill and
amendments were then, on Jenckes' motion, re.
committed and ordered printed.--A majority and
minority report was made In regard to the Para
guayan Investigation Several unimportant Senate
bills were concurred In, when the Senate bill au-
thorizing the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
to issue its bonds for the construction of the road
and secure the same by mortgage came up and was
discussed at some length, when without action the
House adjourned 10 Monday.
SENATE, Nav 6th.-The House resolu-
ton for anal adjournment on the 4th of july after
protracted discussion, WAS postponed until Maj
20th--The legislative. executive and Judiciary APP
prop, aton bill was taken up, and various amend
ments reported by the committee on appropria-
tons were agreed to,--An amendment to discon-
time the publication Of the laws in newspapers
was debated at some length and finally adopted in
committee of the whole, with the understanding
that yea and nay vote be taken in the Senate -
Adjourned to Monday.
HousE--Not in session.
SENATE, May 9--Fenton introduced a
bin requiring the Secretary Of the Treasury, Ma
tonal Banks, and other corporations to have pub
lished annually statement of the amount OF In
terest due upon certificates OF stock issued by the
United States, dividends deposits and interest ac-
cruing from other sources, which have been un-
claimed for two years.--The bill for the reduction
OF taxation was taken up and discussed by Morrill,
of Vermont-Several bills were reported from
committees. The legislative, executive and judi
cal appropriation bill was taken up In committee
of the whole. Several amendments were agreed
to, involving increase In the items of expendi.
ture. Adjourned.
House. After the reading of the Journal
the House adjourned for want Of a quorum.
SENATE, May 10-Bills were introduced
by Mr.. Howell, regulating pensions of disabled
officers and soldiers. By Mr.. Ross, to enable the
Leavenworth Lawrence and Galveston Railroad
Company to relocate portion Of the road The
army bill was discussed, but laid aside without ac-
tion and the legislative executive and Judicial ap-
preparation bill was proceeded with. The amount
for salaries and expenses In the collection of the
revenue reduced from eight to seven millions.
Other amendments were adopted, including one
that proprietors Of bonded warehouses shall pay
the current expenses and salaries OF sorekeepers.
After further discussion the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE-The Senate amendments to the
pension appropriation bill were non-concurred In,
and committee of conference was ordered Jas.
II. Lewis, representative OF the third district OF
Kentucky. vice Golladay. resigned, took the OATH.
The Senate Northern Pacific Railroad bin was then
taken up, and, its supporters again refusing to al
low time for discussion and amendment fllibuster.
ing commenced and continued all the afternoon -
Without action. the House adjourned.
SENATE. May Il Bills were introduced
to establish mail service on the west coast OF
South America, and granting lands TO the Aabama
and Tennessee rairoad.-The bill to provide fol
artificial limbs to disabled soldiers passed.-The
legislative, executive and judicial appropriation
bill was taken up. Amendments were adopted ap.
propriang $500 900 for new building for the state
department; for enlarging the capital grounds al
an expense of 100000 increasing the appropria-
ton to the office of the Comptroller of the Cur.
rency from $4,000 to 100000; requiring the Assist
ant Commissioner OF Patents to be appointed b.
the President subject to confirmation by the Sen
ate, to act as commissioner in case OF temporary
vacancy Several amendments were rejected. when
without final action on the bill the Senate ad
jorfned.
HoUsE-A bill was passed appropriating
$500, 900 to supply deficiencies in the milage fund
The Northern Pacific railroad bill was taken up,
and after some discussion. the bill was refused O
third reading by vote of II ayes to 90 noes. Mr..
Wheeler voted in the negative In order TO be able
to move a reconsideration. Twenty-four amend
ments were offered, and with the BILL were refer
red to the Pacific railroad committee, who were
authorized to report at any time.-Severa bills
were introduced when the tariff bill came up In
committee of the whole The duty on steel car
wheels was fixed at cents per pounds steel blooms
and car and locomotive tee, rolled hammered TO
patterns "a cents; steel carriage car. locomotive,
and other springs, cents. Paragraphs were In
serted taxing crinolne and corset steel wire cents
per pound and 10 per cent. ad valorem: sword
blades SO per cent ad vAlorem, and swords A per
cent ad valorem. Several other paragraphs were
passed over without amendment The committee
rose and the House adjourned.