Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-12-18
December, until the 9th of January was
adopted ...... Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, December lO.-Burrcv.s

December, until the 9th of January WAS
adopted, Adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, December 10.-BurrcEs
introduced joint resolution proposing an
amendment TO the constitution prohibiting
poiygamy within the limits Of the United
States or any place subject to their iuris iic.
uon...... Gillette introduced \ bill establish.
Ing government for the District of Colum.
bia Referred 49,, Waite, from the committee
on commerce, reported bill amending SEQ.
ton 2,27l, revised statutes so as to allow
any vessel not of the United States to I'M
load at any port OF delivery in customs
collection district after due entry of said
vessel and cargo at port of entry in said
district. Pending action the morniug hour
expired and the house went into committee
OF the whole on the bill relative 10 Supreme
Court reports. 49,. When the COMMITTEES rose
the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, December Baker, from
the committee on appropriations, reported
the fortifcation bill appropriating 1885, 600.
Ordered printed and recommitted 49,. The
bill in relation to the unloading of foreign
ships at ports OF delivery was, after shor.
discussion, recommitted.. 80 The bill author
izing allowance for loss by leakage or cas-
NAVY VI spkiltS NiAnGFhNu from UiStillGrY
warehouses for expectation, was passed .....
The invalid pension appropriation bin was
reported, ordered printed and recommitted
1t appropriates So, coo, about $S 900, 900
more than last year.,.".Adjourned.
FRIDAY, December l2.--Gillette in
troduced bill in opposition to the retire.
ment of greenbacks, and in favor of substi.
tuting them for national bank notes and
for the free coinage of silver. Referred ......
The committee on appropriations reported
the tortihcaiion appropriation bill and the
house went into committee of the whole to
discuss it. With one single exception the
bill is the same as has been reported for the
last two years. The items for the armament
of coast Notifications, including heavy guns
and howitzers, powder, etc, have been in.
creased by the sum of 100000, 80 that item
OF the present bill amounted to 1925 900, in
place OF 1885, 900, as last year. The estimate
Of the chief of ordnance for that
service had been S1,067 900. The
secretary of war had reduced that estimate
to $500, 900, End the committee had reduced
it TO $225,000. The increase in the appro-
priation was Tor the purpose OF converting
smoo;hbore cannon into rifed guns. An
amendment appropriating $4,000 Tor bat.
teries for the defense of Galveston harbor
was adopted and the bill passed. The
house then went into committee of the
whole on the pension appropriation bill. 1t
appropriates $50, 424 600, as against 500 $780,
900 last year. The increase had been me-
cessitated by the large increase in the mum.
Der of pensioners during the last year. The
bill was passed AFTER q session in COM
mittee OF the whole on the private calen.
dor, the house adjourned till Monday
MONDAY, December l5.-Bills intro
duced and referred: For the encourage.
ment of American shipbuilding and manu-.
features for commission 10 ascertain and
report a basis for a reciprocity treaty be.
tween the United States and the British
provinces; to provide against "omnibus"
legislation, or bill with more than ono sub
ject; to amend the prison laws so as to grant
u pension to oil surviving enlisted men,
including volunteers aud all drafted in the
service of the United States in the late war
and their surviving widows and dependent
fathers and mothers; requiring gold
ard silver certificates to be paid out
in lieu Of coin on demand therefor
in sums Of $40 and multiples
thereof providing that the redemption OF
national bank notes under the act of the
goth OF June, 1874, may be in United States
notes, or in standard gold or silver coin mt