Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-01

'FRInAY, April. Il. Senate. The SEN
ate was not In session. ~

house had another contest of the res
olution to adjourn sine die June 10th.
The anti-tariff men favored adjourn
ment while the tariff men who desire
the passage Of Woods tariff bill this
session opposed adjournment. Wood
finally secured the control of the DEM
ocratic party vote ani his motion to
postpone consideration of the resolution
until May 18th carried; ayes 129, nays
113; party vote with the exception Of
Rainey who voted with the democrats
in the affirmative, and Carter, Luttrell.
Clymer, Wright and Bridges who voted
with the republicans in the negative.
The speaker laid before the house an
invitation from the sharp shooting
union of the United States, to the house,
to be present at the festival to be given
by them in June next; also a commu-
nicatiOn from the treasury in response
to the request of the house giving GER
tain information in regard to the tariff
bill, Mr.. Burchard, from the committee
on ways and means, reported bill
amending the internal revenue lawg.
He stated that the bill simply related to
the administration of internal revenue
and did not effect the rights of taxa
ton. The bill was made the special
order for May LIST. The speaker then
called on committees for reports of a
private nature. Anumber of bills were
considered and few passed; among
the latter was one to increase the pen
sion of Gen. Shields to 800 per month.
MONDAY, April 22.-Semate.- the
senate bill was introduced to repeal
sec. 1872 revised statutes which pro-
vides for tax on notes of state banking
associations; bill was also introduced to
amend the 18th article of war, 80 as to
provide that no persons shall be liable
to be tried or punished by court martial
for any offense charged TO have been
committed more than two years, or in
case of desertion, three years before ar
raignment Of such person for such Of
tense, unless he may meanwhile have
absented himself from the United States.
in which case the time of his absence
shall be excluded in computing the Pc
Rod limited.
Mr.. Voorhees, submitted an amend
ment to the substitute for the house bill
to repeal the specie resumption act re-
ported by the committee on finance
Wednesday last, so as to strike out that
portion naming October i, 1873, az the
time when United States notes shall be
receivable for imports, so as to read:
that from and after the passage of this
act United States notes shall be receiv-
able in payment of per centum bonds
now authorized by law to be issued and
for duties on imports" He also moved
to amend the substitute SO rs to strike
out October l. 1878, as the time when
the volume of said notes in existence
shall not be cancelled nor boarded, and
insert in lieu thereof "the passage of
this act" A further amendment re-
peals Immediately all that part of the
specie resumption act authorizing the
retirement OF eighty per centum of
United States notes, instead Of on OctO-
her l, 1878. Mr.. Gordon moved to make
the bill a special order for May LIST.
Mr.. Ferry, who reported the bill, said
he hoped an earlier date could be fixed
for its consideration. The finance COM
mittee would meet on tomorrow, and
would probably agree upon an early
day to take the bill up in the Senate.
After some further discussion, Mr.. Cor
don withdrew his motion. Mr.. Blaine
submitted the following:
Resolved. That any radical change in
our present tariff law would, in the
Judgment of the senate, be inoppOr
tune, would needlessly derange business
interests of the country, and would Sc
VIC OF rI hat RI tfv
for which all should earnestly cooper
ate.
Resolved, That in the judgment of
the senate it should be the fixed policy
Of the government to so maintain our
tariff for revenue as to afford adequate
protection to American labor. Ordered
printed.
MONDAY, April 2o.--House
house referred without debate the res
olution of Montgomery Blair for reopen
ing the presidential question. A few
unimportant bills were introduced and
referred ut the morning session; after
which the house took up the river and
harbor appropriation bill and after
long excited and somewhat undignitied
debate it passed; ayes 166, nays 66.
The bill appropriates $7,3OO,OOO. Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, April 23.-Senote.-The
senate had struggle over the reading
of Cox's protest against the passage of
the river and harbor bill. The protest
was finally read. After the morning
hour the senate took up the bill to en-
tend the time for the completion of the
Northern Pacific railway and after the
bill was amended in few unimportant