Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-01
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.

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Sawyer reported with amendments, the bill to
provide for the appointment OF labor com
mission. The amendments TX the salary OF
the clerk of the commission at Il, 400 per an
mum. and make an appropriation of SIC, 400 for
all salaries of the commission. and IL 900 for
stationery and postage. Messrs. Sumner and
Frelinghuysen addressed the Senate on the
amnesty bill.
WEDNESDAY, January 17.-HoUsg.-
Mr. Garfield, from the Committee ON Ways
and Means. reported the legislative, executive
and judiciary appropriation bill. appropriating
Sl7 900, 900. which was made the special order
for Tuesday next. A resolution aimed at Civil
Service Reform was referred to the Committee
of the Whole, and afterwards discussed. A
bill was passed, after much discussion, per-
hitting the Calcasien Sulphur and Mining
Company, of New Orleans, to import free Of
duty, certain machinery and accompanying
implements, to be used only IN making a
series of experiments in mining for sulphur IN
the parish of Calcasen, La, the value Of the
importation not to exceed S25, 0OG and also
permitting a like importation of machinery by
any person employed in the manufacture of
plate glass in the United States.
THURSDAY, January 1S.-SENATE-
Mr. Trumbull, from the Judiciary Committee,
reported adversely to the woman suffragists
asking to be heard before the Senate, and
asked that the committee be discharged from
its consideration. He promised early to re
port upon the claim that women have right
to vote under the constitution as amended.
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported, without amendment, the bill
for deepening the st. Clair Flats Canal to six
teen feet also, the House bill to make Pitts
burgh, Pa, port of entry and delivery.
Senator Carpenter spoke at length on Civil
Service Reform, aiming to prove the unconstl-
tutIonalty of the measure. He was replied to
by Senator Trumbull Senators Sherman,
SchurZ and Morton also participated In the
debate. Mr. Edmunds announced that on
Monday he would speak in reply to Mr.. Car
penter The Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
THURSDAY, January 1S.-HoUsE.-A
arge number of pension bills passed. The
postoffice appropriation bill was reported, and
made the special order for Wednesday. |
appropriates 426, 225 $50, including half mil
lion for China mails. $780, for Brazil, and
S25, 900 for the Sandwich Islands. The pension
bill was reported, and appropriates $50, 49,
900. 1t was made the special order for next
THURSDAY ,Mr. BraXton was declared entitled
to a seat from Virginia Adjourned.
MONDAY, January 22.-SENATE.- A
Joint resolution was introduced instructing
the President to open negotiations with Spain
for the cession of Cuba. Mr.. Dawes present
ed petition from the widow of General Il. E.
Lee setting forth that the sale of the Arlington
estate was unconstitutional, and asking Cor
gress to appropriate 1900, 600 to purchase the
estate from her, whereupon she will give the
government clear title. The postal telegraph
bill was reported. The amnesty bill came up
as the unfinished business, and was debated,
after which the Senate adjourned.
MONDAY, January 22.-HoUsE. va
rious measures we're introduced, among them
the following: To amend the constitution,
making Senators and Representatives ineligible
to the Presidency or Vice Presidency to ex-
tend the time for completing the railroad from
St. Croix to Lake Superior also to aid III
the harbor at Kenosha, Wis. to
suppress polygamy, and enable the people of
Utah to form constitution and state
government appropriating twenty thou
sand dollars for the completion OF the
Washington Monument Mr. Dawes, from
the Committee on Ways and Means presented
a report declaring that the Secretary of the
Treasury, in negotiating the loan authorized
ov the act of July ii, 1870. has neither in
creased the bonded debt nor incurred an ex-
penditure contrary to law. bill was passed
extending the time for presenting claims for
additional bounties to the 3Oth of January,
1878 resolution was adopted ordering an
investigation of the charges of corrupt prac-
tlces nnder the new territorial government o.
the district of Columbia. bill creating an
additional land district IN Minnesota was pass
ed. A motion to suspend the rules and pass
Joint resolution proposing to amend the con-
stituton bv making naturallZed citizens eligible
to the Presidency and Vice Presidency. Neg
81. nays IS less than two-thlrds.
A bill removing political disabilities from
Herschell v johnson and other citizens OF
Georgia, was passed. Also bill appropriating
$50, 900 to defray the expenses of the japanese
embassy now in this country An exciting de
bate upon existing difficulties in New Orleans
at the close Of which a resolution
was adopted instructing the clerk of the House
to furnish funds to the select committee of
investigation to be sent there. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 23-SENATE.-Mr
Trumbull reported the amendment apportion-
ment bill. Mr.. Sargent reported bill for the
development of the mineral wealth Of the
country, which declares that all land grants,
whether surveyed or not are free and open to
exploration and purchase, and defines rules
for governing newly discovered mines. Mr..
Pomeroy reported a bill setting apart GER
tam lands near the headwaters of the Yellow
stone River as public park. a bll TO allow
the importation. free of duty, of certain ma
chinerv designed for experiments IN mining
in Louisiana, was passed. The amnesty bill
came up in the regular order, and was debated
bv Messrs. Morton. Thurman, Blair, and
Scott. The Senate then went into Executive
session.
TUESDAY, January % -HoUsE.-Mr.
Pierce reported a bill to establish an educa
uonal fund, and to apply the proceeds of
public lands. The House went into Committee
Of the Whole on the legislative and executive
appropriation bill AfteT prosressing through
The Senate amendments to the bill authorlz-