Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-03


from yellow fever of representative
Leonard, of Louisiana, was read. The
speaker appointed Ellis, Muller, Turner.
Steward, Calkins and Ward committee
to receive the body at New York, and
TO escort it to West Chester. Mr..
Springers motion of Monday last to
suspend the rules and pass the bill
to authorize the coinage of gold and
silver on the same terms and to permit
the deposit thereof for the same pur-
poses was rejected. Yeas, 14O; nays,
1O1, net two thirds in tine affirmative.
Mr.. Goode moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to suspend the
operations of the sinking fund act for
FIVE years. Rejected. Yeas, 1872; nays.
112, not two-thirds in tie affirmative.
Mr.. Durham moved to suspend the
rules, and fix Thursday, April 4th,
for consideration of the bill reported
last Friday by Mr.. Stephens to perfect
double metallic standard of value and
to provide for issuing silver bullion
certificates. Rejected; ayes, 142; noes,
90. Adjourned
TUESDAY, March 26-Sendte. the
senate the morning hour was consumed
by Sen. Blaine in speech against the
manner in which Delfosse was made a
member Of the Halifax Fishery Com
mission. At the expiration Of the NOR
ming hour the Pacific railroads sinking
fund bill was taken up and discussed
for the remainder of the session.
TUESDAY, March 26.-House-In the
house of representatives Mr.. Wood re-
ported the tariff bill as modified by the
committee on ways and means and with
it offered resolution that the bill be
made the special order for Thursday
posed Of; this resolution was a pretty
accurate text of the strength of the bill
III the house; the resolution was
adopted by vote of 159 yeas
to ia nays. The republicans
voted almost exclusively in the
negative as did the Pennsylvania mem
bers. Discussion of the Massachusetts
contested election case, Dean against
Field, was then resumed. The discus
ion was continued up to 5 o'clock, the
most noticeable speech being made on
the democratic side by Walsh, of Mary
land, against the majority report of the
elections committee. 1t is understood
the debate is to be closed and n vote
taken tomorrow. On motion Of Mr..
Williams, of Michigan, the senate
amendment to the bill for the support
of the government of the District of Co
lumbia, changing the time for the COM
pletion of assessments from July II,
August, was concurred in. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 81. -Senate. the
senate Mr.. Window called up the house
bill making appropriations for the con-
sular and diplomatic service of the gov
eminent for the year ending June 80,
1879, and explained its provisions.
The amendments reported sby the
committee on appropriations wero
agreed to as follows: Restoring salar-
les of the United States ministers to
Great Britain, France. Germany and
Russia to S17. 800 each those to Spain,
Austria, Brazil, Mexico, Japan and
China to $4,000 each; and those to
Chill and Peru to $4,000 each; minis
ter resident and consul general to lIayti
to $500; Liberia to $4,000; consul
general at London, Paris, Havana
and Rio de Janero to $1,000
each; Melbourne, $500; Ber-
lin, $4,000; Vienna, Frankfort,
Rome and Constantinople to 81, 900 each,
and agent and consul general at Cairo
to $4,000. The other amendments of
the committee on appropriations were
agreed to providing new consuls at the
following places at salary Of 81 900
each: Southampton, Turks Island,
Stellin, Nantes, Valencia, Santa Cruz,
Milan, Venice, Swarlow, Maranham;
and for consular clerks at Beyrout and
Naples, in addition to those authorized
By the house Of representatives. The
committee on appropriations reported
to strike out of the bill the clause re-
quiring consuls to make to the secreta-
ny of state quarterly statement Of the
exports from and imports to different
places ut which they may be accredited,
the market price of various articles,
etc. 1t was agreed it. The
bill was further amended SO as to
provide for minister resident to the
Argentine Republic at salary of ST.
500 and Charge DAfdires at Paraguay
and Uruguay at 5000 each instead OF
minister resident to the Argentine Re.
public who should ask to be accredited
to Paraguay and Uruguay. The
bill having been considered in
committee of the whole was reported
to the senate and the amendments
made in the committee were concurred
in and the bill was read third time
and passed. The senate then took up
the Pacific railway sinking fund bill