Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-02
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY,

"iniy oh'' participated IN Dy Carpenter
and others, Blaine temporarily with
drew his amendment offered some
days ago, IN order to allow a vote to be
taken on the Conkllng pending amend
ment, namely: to section 5, the pro-
hibltory clause, add the words "excep,
n aid of civil authorities" Re
Jected; yeas, 10; nays, Is. Mr..
Conkhng also offered the follow
ing amendment: Strike out the words
= as n and insert " instead of an ordi-
nary civil SO that the clause would
read to be used instead of an ordinary
civil police force to keep the peace"
etc. Rejected: yeas Ii, nays IS. Finally
the bill was reported to the senate.
AT LOO q. m. Saturday the question
was put III the army bill and it was
passed. yeas 80, nays 10, Il party vote
except that of Burnside who voted ave.
AT = a. M. the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, June Hoose. The legis-
lative appropriation bill was reported
signed oy the committee on en.
rolled bills by the speaker. The
house then went into committee
of the whole on the private calendar.
After about an hour in committee,
private bills We're reported to the house
and passed. Mr.. Lapham presented
the views of the minority of the Judi
ciary committee on the veto message.
The speaker submitted the applica-
ton of a dozen members for indefinite
leave of absence on the plea of sickness
and important business. Mr.. Conger
desired to know what more important
business representatives can have than
attending to their public duties. Oh.
lection was made by Atkins and others,
so leave was granted only in sickness
cases.
SATURDAY, June 2l-Snats-The com
mlttee on privileges and elections was
authorized TO appoint a subcommittee
to sit during recess, and continue
the Spofiord : Kellogg investigation.
The report of the conference COM
mittee on the disagreeing vote of the
two houses on the judicial expense bill,
was taken up and adopted. Resolutions
authorizing the committee on privileges
and elections to investigate the Ingalls,
case, were adopted. The bin regulating
illbSICttlst Will ttltltSt SttbjttlS WIS
taken up and Slater read a long speech.
After several attempts to adjourn the
senate took up the house bill making
additional appropriation for service of
the postoftice, known rs the letter car
riers' deficiency bill. Several amend
ments made by the committee, reducing
the appropriation, were adopted and
the bill passed. The house JOINT reso-
luton authorizing the completion OF the
foundation Of Washington monument
was passed. Adjourned.
G--""~.v, J~-~ 81 -- House TIL
house held a short session with n bare
quorum present, but no business of inn
p%ortance was transacted.
MONDAY, Jnne 23-Senae.-The com
mittee on appropriation reported the
house concurrent resolutions with an
amendment fixing the date of final adj
journment on Wednesday, June 18th.
A few local bills were passed of 40 gem
eral importance, when the senate went
into executive and o 0 thereafter adj
journed.
MONDAY, June 23-House.-Several
bills of n private nature were introduced
and referred. The presidents veto of
the judicial bill was read. At the con-
clusion Of the reading, the house
proceeded to vote on the question
whether the bill should be passed, not
withstanding the objections of the pres
ident, and it was decided in the mega
tive-veas 104, nays 7S-not the neces-
sary two-thirds in the Affirmative. Adj
journed.
TUESDAY, June 24-Sennte.-The reso-
luton to adjourn June 18th was'recom-
mitted. The political assessment bill
came up and republicans availed them
selves of the parliamentary priv
ileges to prevent action uDon 1t.
| Mr.. Beck submitted II concurrent
resolution, providing for IA joint com
mittee, composed OF five senators and
seven representatives to report at the
next session what change, If any,
ought to be made in the mode OF
guarding or collecting the revenues,
either from the custom house internal
taxation or in the management OF the
various departments and bureaus OF
the government, with a view to the
eff of the service and economy
in appropriations Of the public money;
and whether changes from permanent
to annual appropriations, would be ad'
v~antageous or not. Placed On the ca'-
endar. A short time was spent IN the
effort to frame another judicial expeps-
es bill when the senate by a strict party
vote adjourned.
TUESDAY, June "a House.-By a vote
of yeas 80, nays l03, the house refused
TO adopt the resolution to adjourn June
%. The following democrats and Green.
hackers voted in the negative: Acklln.