Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-22

FRIDAY, May 10th-House.-The
house went into : committee Of the
whole On the private 64lendSf and f{rst
took up the bill to appropriate g. 800 to
Richard Healer, of Virgins, for supplies
taken by the United States army' dur
the war. This bill brought on q furious
debate which consumed all day. After
sall sorts ofmotions had been made to
defeat the bill it passed at o'clock and
the house then adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 10-Senate. The house
joint resolution authorizing the expen-
diture of 81, 900 of the 800, 900 appro-
priated to give greater stability to the
foundation of the Washington monu-
ment, passed. Consideration of the bill
to repeal the bankrupt law was resum-
ed, and Mr.. Maxey continued his argu-
ment in favor of the bill. After
further debate the pending ques-
ton being on the amendment OF
Mr.. Thurman, to strike out January /,
1879, and insert September 1, 1873, 80
that the repeal shall take effect on the
LIST of September next, it was agreed
to-: yeas, q, nays, 81, as follows:
! Yeas - Messrs. Bailey, Barnum,
Bruce, Butler. Davis. III. Davis, wv.
Va. Dorsey, Eaton, Eustis, Ferry, Cor
don, Grover, Hoar, Johnston, Jones,
Ella. Kirkwood, Mcmillan, Matthews,
Merrimon, Patterson. Randolph, Ran
som, Sargent, Salisbury, Spencer, Thur
man and Windom-27. ~ f9f
Nays-Messrs. Anthony, Beck, Cam
eron, wis. y Cockrell, Conkling, Dawes,
Corlo III Horc;s Iy;iI IJou,o " ol1o<.c
Herman, McCreery, Med onald. Maxey,
Morrill,. Oglesby, Saunders, Voorhees,,
Whyte and Withers-21. -
Messrs. Allison, Bayard, Booth, In
gals, Lamar, Edmunds and Mitchell,
who would have voted in the affirma-
tive. were paired with Messrs. Plumb,
Morgan, Hamlin, Burnside, Coke,
Christiancy and Wallace, who would
have voted in the negative. When
pairs were announced Mr.. Wadleigh
said lie was paired with Mr..
Blaine who is in favor of the
repeal Of the bankrupt law
and also in favor of having the repeal
take effect January lat. He did not
know how the senator would vote on
this amendment, and therefore he
(Wadleigh) RETAINED from voting. His
colleague Robbins was paired with Chat
fee under similar circumstances. The
question then required on agreeing to
the amendment of the judiciary COM
mittee rs amended by Mr.. Thurman.
and it was agreed to-yeas Is, nays 81,
and the bill passed. It now goes back
to the house of representatives for the
concurrence of that body. After execu-
tive session, adjourned.
MONDAY, May 18th. -Scnate. In the
senate Mr.. Conover from the committee
on post offices and post roads, reported
an amendment to the post Office appro-
priation bill, authorizing the postmaster
general to advertise for carrying rates
between San Francisco and Hong Kong
and launching ut Yokohama, and to
pay therefor not exceeding $50 per
mile. This amendment is similar to
that recently reported by the commit
tee, providing for steamship service be-
tween New York. New Orleans and
Brazil. 1t was referred. An amend
ment reported by Mr.. Conover from
the committee on postoffices and post
roads, also provides for a mail steam
ship service between San Francisco
and Sydney, Australia, touching the
Sandwich Islands and New Zealand at
cost not exceeding $50 per mile.
MONDAY May 18th House.-In the
house joint resolution was introduced
reciting the danger to which the count
ry may be subject to by the threatened
eruption Of Sitting Bull, by raids across
the Mexican and Canadian borders, by
Instructions in several States such as
occurred last year, and authorizing the
President, if, in his judgment, it may
seem necessary, to increase the army
during the recess OF congress by the en-
listment Of volunteers, not exceeding
$4,000 in number. Mr.. johnson intro
duced bill to levy, by the Moffett bell
punch, q tax on liquors in Ell places in
the district where intoxicating liquors
are sold by the drink. Referred. Mr..
Morrill, presented petition of half
dozen mechanics of Boston, iavoring
the repeal of the S-hour law. They de-
clare it is unjust to pay workmen en-
ployed by the government as much for
eight hours work ~ other workmen re-
ceive for ten. Referred. .st.r. .n.
Mr.. Potter, as n question of privilege,
presented the following preamble and
resolution ruE
WHEREAS, The State of Maryland has
by its legislature formally declared that
due effect was not given to the electoral
vote cast on the 9th day of December,
1876. by reason of fraudulent returns in