Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Nen ate.

Of the treasury. showing the necessity Of an
additional APPROPRIATION Of szG5, 600 TO pay cef-
terdcales for arrears Of pay and bounty due
white and eolored soldiers and their heirs Issued
since January /, 1850, and to be issued until
june 30, 1881 Referred Whyte presented
memorial Of cigar manufacturers for z reduc-
ton Of tie tax Oh clgsre from IS TO "a per 1000,
IN accordance with the spirit Of the reduction
heretofore made for manufactured tobacco.
Referred .Pendleton presented q petition Of
the tyTe founders Of Cincinnati against a re-
ductlOn VI the duty on type. Referred. Bills
introduced and referred: To authorize the
postmaster general 10 compensate the Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy Railroad company for
facilitating the transportation Of overland mails
under agreement; to provide for the payment
to the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Railroad company for transportation Of United
States mail; re2eahng the statute prohibiting
farmers and planters from selling leaf tobacco
directly al retail 10 consumers without special
tax .Tbs I'll ratlfying the Ute agreement was
then taken up and discussed until adjournment.
TUESDAY, April Con- motion of Pendeton,
the senate insisted on It's amendment to the
census bill and the vice president appointed
Messrs. pendleton, Harris and Morrill, as a con-
ference committee on part Of the senate on the
disagreeing vote OF the two houses The bill
ratlfying the Ute agreement was then discussed
until adjournment
"WEDNESDAY, April THE vice president hav-
days Thurman was chosen to preside. A reso-
luton offered by Saunders instructing the COM
mittee on Indian affairs 10 inquire into the pro-
priety and expedency Of removing the Santee
Indians from Nebraska TO the PoncG reserya-
ton, was adopted. DAVIS subsequently moved
to reconsider the vote and opposed any move
ment to give the Poncas' reservation to any
other tribe. Discussion ensued, Dut the morn
ing hour expired and the matter went over. ...
Consideration was then resurled Of the Ute
agreement BIZ. the debate continuing until ad-
Journment.
THURSDAY, April 8.-Bills introduced and re-
ferred: Fol the relief Of certain settlers within
the late Font Kearney military reservation,
Nebraska; to authorize the secretary Of war to
turn over to the interior department certain
parts Of Camp Douglas military reservation,
Utah; making an appropriation for the erection
Of light house aud fog signal at or near the
entrance Of Little Traverse harbor, Mich. and
the purchase Of site for the same. Discus
sion of the Ute bill was then resumed and con-
tinued until adjournment.
FRIDAY, April 9.-Logan introduced resolu-
ton requesting the president of the United
States to transmit such information III regard to
the outrage upon Cadet Whitaker at West
Point, as in his Judgment would not be lnconl-
patible with public inter st. The resolution
supported by VOORHEES,, Bruce and Hoar,
who denounced the practice of haZing and
many outrages at West Point, Pending debate
the morning hour expired and the resolution
went over The Ute bill was then taken up.
Dawes amendment giving the president discre-
ton t. devote Of the amount appropriated Sl0,-
900 for the education in schools on or OF lands
selected of such youths of both sexes as in his
judgment may be best qualified to attain prof.
cheney in practical industries and pursuits ne
cessary for their self-suppOrt WAS adopted
yeas A. nays 3. Amendments were adopted
making the amounts to be paid yearly to the
surviving victims as follows: Mrs. Meeker,
Miss Meeker and Mrs. Price, each 5000; Mrs.
Post $780, After discussion II was unanimous
" agreed that general debate on the bill shall
cease at 8 P. NJ. Monday, that debate on amend
ments shall then proceed under the tive-lninute
rule, and that the bill shall be finally voted on
before adjournment Monday. After an exec
utiye session the senate adjourned until Mon
day.
SATURDAY, April 3.--The house met to-day
for debate only, and went into committee of the
whole on the state of the Union; when the COM
mittce rose the house adjourned.
MONDAY Ap4li 5.--Armheld introduced bill
to reduce the tax on distilled spirits. X abol-
ishes the tax on spirits distilled from apples,
peaches grapes and pears, and reduces the tax
on spirits distilled from grain or mixtures there
of to 20 cents per gallon. 1t provides that no
storekeepcr shall be appointed for any dlstlllery
except for such as may dist spirits from grain
r
vests the appointment of deputy collectors in
iudges OF the district court of the respective
districts; also bill providing that producers OF
leaf tobacco may sell the same IN quantities OF
not more than ten pounds at any one time,
vriil out license Referred Weaver moyedto
suspend the rules and adopt resolutions declar-
ia, FOR money issued directly by the govern
ment and not by or through bank corporations:
also that that portion OF the Understanding
debt of the United States which shall be re-
deemable in the year 1881 or prior thereto, being
in amount about $500 900, should not be
refunded beyond the power Of the government
to call in such obligations and pay them at any
time hut should be paid as rapidly as possible,
and according TO contract. To enable the gov
eminent TO meet uhese obligations the minis of
the United States should be operated to their
full capacity on the coinage or standard silver
dollars, and such otncr coiG2ae as the business
interests of the country may require. Defeated
yeas 81 NAYS III. .ToYnshend (Ill.) moved
to suspend the rules so as to discharge the COM
mttee on ways and means from the further
consideration of the bill placing salt, printing
type printing paper, and the material used III
the manufacture Of printing paper, on the free
list, and put it on IFS passage. The motion was
defeated-yeas Il2, noes s0--nOt the necessary
two-thirds in the affirmative, Adjourned.
+ TUESDAY. Arr1l CA number of bills were
reported back from committee, among them the
naval appropriation bill, which was referred to
the committee Of the whole. The bill was 30
companied by short report, which states that
the estiu ate of the navy department amounted
to S14.5G9,147 to which should be added S9i,
+ 672 recommended as necessary for torpedo ex-
permeuts, photographic work and for naval
observatory making o total Of S14, 603 $50, OF
this sum the committee recommends the appro-
priation Of Sl4,3S5, 1871, including S59.309 that
i appropriated out of the naval pension fund
for the support of the naval asylum at Phila
delphia. being reduction Of c2le- l23 from the
estimates Tie naval hill Of last year applopri-