Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-05

6sst invite propta by advertisements
lfoEx not leR fh3 three weeks in five
newspapers, TIL proposal to be ac-
cepted which hay be most advan-
tageous tv the |goveenment to estab-
lish q permanent sinking fund. 1t
prov99e that there shall be appro-
pirates Tor ne hscal year comnleno-
ing July, 1875 and for each sue
ceeding year but of the custom
revenues. the hum of one hundred
million dollars which shall be applied
first to pay interest on the public debt |;
second, to purchase of so much of
the outstanding principal of the public
debt a. can be purchased or redeemed
at not more than par and accured in
terest on al bonds so purchased or re-
deemed to ceaseto bear interest, and to
be cancelled and destroyed. 1t abro-
gates the act providing for the annual
sinking fund. Section five of the bill
provides that the act shall be known as
the sinking fund act of 1878, to establish
Q national university at Washington.
The house then went into committee
OF the whole on the army appropria-
ton, the question being on the amend
ment of Mr.. Scales to transfer the con-
troll Of the Indians to the war depart
ment. After debate the amend
ment was adopted--1l3 to 1O7.
Mr.. Knott moved to amend, prohibiting
under penalties of fine and i'm
prisomnent the employment of any
part OF the army as posse, or other
wise under y prstext or for the purpose
of executing the laws, except in eases
and under such, circumstances as such
employment Of troops may be express
ly authorized by act of con-
gress. nAfter long discussion
Mr.. Knott's amendment was agreed
to: 100 to 112. The committee then
rose and reported the bill and amend
ments, to the house. The first vote
taken in the house was on the amend
ment increasing the limitation of the
strength of the army from 10000 to
%, 900 men, The vote resulted ayes
116, nays 120. All the republicans
voted in the affirmative and had for
allies on the democratic side all the
Texas members except Reagan who
voted nay, Patterson, Williams, of
Michigan, and Wigginton. Mr.. Gar
field. at the close Of the roll call, chang
ed his vote from yea to nay, so that he
might vote to reconsider the vote, the
actual vote being therefore III to 49,
When the result was announced
Messrs. Garfield and Hewitt rose SIM
ultaneously to move to reconsider The
latter was recognized by the speaker
and he moved to reconsider and to
lay the motion to reconsider on the Ia
BILE. This recognition of Hewitt by the
speaker was resented by Garfield, who
claimed that - q matter of courtesy
when member changed his vote for
the purpose Of making such q motion
he was always recognized by the chair !;
to which the speaker responded, that if
the gentleman chose to give an insin-
cere vote it was not the fault of the
chair. and that the chair was bound by
all parliamentary practice to recognize
the gentleman ia charge of the bill.
The motion to reconsider was then car
ried-yeas 129; nays, ia. Messrs.
Wigginton ard Patterson voted with
their party so the house voted to limit
the strength of the army to 10000 men.
Without disposing of the bill the house
adjourned. }9aio7 s0 si
TUESDAY,, May 2S-Senate. the
senate Sen. Hamlin ofthe committee on
foreign relations, reported bill provid-
ing for the payment of the award made
by the fishery commission ut Halifax,
under the treaty of Washington. Placed
on the calendar. The concluding
portion of the committee is as
follows: "Your committee fur
Their recommend that the executive de.
partment of the United States should
be authorized to pay the award without
further communication with congress,
should it deem that srca payment shall
be demanded by the honor and good
faith of the nation, and in pursuance OF
that conclusion the award shall be paid /;
and that the president shall as soon as
may be thereafter, lay the correspond
ence with the British government relat-
ing thereto before congress, unless in
his opinion it shall be incompatible
with the public interests. We would
suggest in the event of payment being
offered by the United States the utmost
care and circumspection be employed
10 disabuse the minds Of the British
Canadian government rs well as the
British Canadian people, of any posi-
ble impression that the United States or
the America people do, or ever can ac-
cept the award of the Halifax commits
sion rs a just measure of value of the
in-shore fisheries in Canadian waters.
Against the inference, deduction, con-
clusion or belief. the congress of this
nation tho senator's nf states and rom