Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-15

Con9reso6onal 6ammary.
FRIDAY, Nay 3.d1e.-The senate
was not in session.
FRIDAY, May 3.-HoNse. The house
in committee of the whole consumed
the whole session on the legislative ap-
preparation bill The bill was com
pleted and reported to the house but no
vote was taken. The house adjourned
until evening, the session then being
only for debate on the pension bills.
SATURDAY, May 4.-Holse.-The
house after another all day session on
the legislative appropriation bill and
after several additional amendments
passed the bill. The only amendment
of any especial interest is the one an
propriating 4185,OO0 to reopen the
u. S. mint at New Orleans.
MONDAY, May 6th-Senate. The chair
laid before the Senate the House bill to
prohibit the retirement of greenbacks.
The bankrupt law was then debated
until the expiration of the morning
hour. The Senate then took up the
pension bill and made several slight
amendments. but adjourned without
reaching vote on the bill.
MONDAY, May 6th-House.- the
House bills were introduced and re-
ferred: TO amend the law relative to
tax on native wines; giving to all relig-
ious denominations equal rights and
privileges in Indian reservations: for
appointment of a commission to be call
ed farmers and stock breed ers' commits
sion. and to consist of veterinary sur
geon and two practical stock breeders,
at an annual salary of $1,000 each, to
have charge of investigation of conta-
gious diseases of farm stock, their caus-
es, means of prevention. cure, etc., and
to report from time to time measures to
prevent importation Of such disease
from abroad, and the spread of conta-
gion; to indemnify Illinois and other
states in regard to swamp lands; to
enable soldiers Of the late war to pre-
empt land to the extent of 100 acres.
At the conclusion Of the morning
hour the house took up the bill to 'estab-
lish a permanent form of government
for the District of Columbia and ad-
journed without action on the bill.
TUESDAY, May 7.-Senas.-The SEN
ate took up the bill to prevent the
further retirement Of greenbacks pend
ing the discussion on which the morn
ing hour expired and the bill was laid
aside. The senate then took up the
pension bill, the pending question being
on inserting as = substitute
for the I'd section the amendment
adopted yesterday providing that on
the first day Of January, 1879, the term
Of Office of all pension agents shall ex-
pire and thereafter honorably discharg-
ed wounded or disabled soldiers, or
widows or daughters Of such soldiers,
shall be appointed to said Office, Mr..
Edmunds said he was opposed to this
whole thing. After debate, the
senate, by Il vote of yeas 16, nays 3S,
refused to insert the amendment
above mentioned, as a substitute
for the second section of the bill.
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out
the second section of the bill which, as
agreed on, reads, &C. that from and after
the passage Of this act III case of va
cancy from any cause, the Office of pen
sion agent shall be filled by wounded or
disabled union soldiers, or widows or
daughters of union soldiers. In support
of his motion Edmunds said the true
policy was to leave these appointments
with the president and his constitution
al advisers. The motion OF Mr..
Edmunds to strike out the End
section Of the bill was reject
ed; yeas %, nays 80. The bill was
then reported to the senate. The
amendment made in committee Of the
whole was concurred in and it was read
a third time and passed. Mr.. Allison
called up the Indian appropriation bill
and in explanation thereof said the
committee on appropriations had
made very few amendments to
the bill as it came from the house.
The. amendments were unimportant.
He moved the five minute rule be APP
piled to discussion of the amend
ments. Agreed to. A large
number Of amendments re-
ported by the committee on appropria-
tons increasing the appropriation for
some agencies few hundred dollars
and decreasing few hundred dollars IN
other cases were agreed to; also an
amendment authorizing the commit
tee on Indian affairs to employ two
special Indian agents ut large Mt Il COM
pensation not exceeding $1,000 each
per annum. The senate adjourned
without reaching vote on the passage
of the bill.
TUESDAY, May 7.-Hous.-Immedi-
ately after reading the journal the
house resumed consideration Of the
District Of Columbia government bill.
The hill after further amendment passed.