Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-29

when the houl went into = committee
Of the whole d the army appropriation
bill and ahersgrd adjourned.
TUESDAY. May M-Senate. The
senate alter whole days debate
reached - VIE on the passage o.
the bill, Is amended, placing
General Shielq on the retired list, with
the rank Of b4gadier-general, and Cen
eral Grant on NE retired list, with the
rank Of genera, ana it was rejected
yeas 30, nays b, as follows:
! Yeas Mes4s. Allison, Armstrong,
Blaine. Bruce Burnside. Butler, Cam
eron (Pa.), Cameron (Wis.), Cockrell,
Conkling, Coubyer, Dorsey, Ferry, Hill,
Ingalls, Ken{g, Lamar, Mcdonald,
Mcmillan, Mathews, Mitchell, Morgan,
Morrill,. Paddock, Patterson, Plumb,
Sargent. Spencer, VOORHEES, and Win
dom-3O.
Nays-Meslrs us. Bailey, Barnum, Bay
ard, Beck, Aboth. Christiancy, Coke,
Davis (Ill), Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds,
Eustis, Grover Harris, Hereford, Hoar,
Howe, Johnston, Jones Fla J, Herman,
Kirkwood, NcCreery. MCPHERSON,
Maxey, Merrimon, Oglesby, Randolph,
Rollins, Saunders, Teller, Thurman,
Wadleigh, WKyte and Withers-34.
Mr.. Anthony said he was paired with
Salisbury. Il that senator was present
he would vote aye. He did not know
how the senator from Delaware, Sauls-
bury, would vote. Adjourned. t
TUESDAY, May 21-House. -The house
held two long sessions, one morning
and one evening, both devoted exclu-
sively to debate on the army appropri-
alton bill. The debate was closed but
no vote taken.
WEDNESDAY, May 22-Senate.-In the
senate Mr.. Davis, of West Vir-
ginia, called up the resolution sub
mitted by him a few days ago
authorizing the select committee ap-
pointed to investigate reports, books
and accounts of the treasury depart
ment, to continue its investigation and
sit during the recess. An extended
discussion followed. Pending the dis
cussion on the resolution Of Mr..
Davis the morning hour expired,
and Mr.. Ingalls, called fol unfin-
ished business the bill to provide a
permanent form of government for the
District of Columbia. The bill to pro.
vide permanent form of government
for the District of Columbia was then
taken up and laid aside informally.
Mr.. Lamar then made a speech in
favor of the Texas Pacific railroad BILL
Mr.. Paddock called up the senate
bill for the relief of settlers on public
lands under the presumption law, and in
explanation thereof sail it was to give
settlers who had been on public lands
two or three years under the pre-emp-
ton laws the benefit of that time upon
changing their claim so rs to be under
the homestead law. The bill passed.
The rest Of the session was given to the
district bill which finally passed.
I'd WEDNESDAY, May 22-House.-The
house held two sessions on the army
appropriation bill and did not dispose
of 1t. During the morning session a
resolution was adopted without division
authorizing the electoral investigating
committee to investigate for frauds in
any state where they had reason to be-
ievs frauds existed. At the evening
session the house considered the bill
introduced by Mr.. Butler, for the pub
LEGATION of the Official Advertiser of
the United States, which shall con-
tain all public advertisements.
Mr.. Butler explained the objects and
purposes of the bill, and stated, in re-
spouse to question, that the intention
was that the proposed advertising rec
ord should supercede all newspaper
advertising for the government. After
good deal of noisy discussion, and
after various amendments, the bill
passed; yeas, 100, nays II. The house
then adjourned.
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