Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-01-22

| duced and referred To Authorize the secretar y
Of the interior to allot lands IN severalty In
dians: 10 authorize the appointment of commits
sioners to ascertain the losses sustained by citzens
of the United States account of the Indian depre-
daions, and TO adjust the clair arising tberefrom
he senate bill fer the nc1ease Of PENSIONS Of
totally disabled soldiers and sailors reported
back faV0rably by the committee on pensions and
placed the oslef dar...... he military academy
bill wss after discussion, passed a. reported from
| committee AND after short executive ssion the
senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
MONDAY, January l2.-Bills in
| tfoduced and referred: To reduce the tax on de-
posits subject TO payment with persons ana asso-
Citations engaged in the banking business to
facilitate the refuuding OF the national debt to stop
imitation and provide for necessary increase in the
| volume Of currency by the free mage of silver
and gold, and silver ard gold certificates; for
tional Jail and prison; exampting from taxation
promissory notes issued for wages; relative to
monuments 10 Zachariah Taylor and Thomas
| J iorson; repeating the law for the issuing of
request" envelopes; 10 equalize hemestoads and
to graduate and reduce toe price of public lands to
actual settlers repeating the Law imposing
special tax domestic wines; extending the
jurisdiction of United States Circuit and District
Courts over ecrimes committed by Indians to
prohibit and punish the sub-lettug or transfer OF
mail lettings to increase the circulation OF national
banks, and relieve them from the payment OF the
tax on circulation to hquidate the national debt,
and to strengthen the public credit for the insorta-
Indian bureau to the war department; to restrict
Chinese immigration, fixing the time for
counting the vote i0r pre;sden' and oe,s se
Gates of the denomination OF one and two dollars
and fifty aud twenty-five cents......A motion to
suspend the rules and pass the biz providing for
yeas lis, nays ll5-not the necessary
iwo-thirds in the afirmative.....A me-
mortal ftom number of western railroads asking
reduction of the duty upon steel rails from s2S to
$40 per ton was referred TO the committee ways
aud mesns...A petition Was presented from man.
ufsctnrers aud merchants of New York, asking for
the enactment OF law TO give effect to treaty obii-
cations as to trade Marks. sdjourned
senate.
TUESDAY, January 13.-Petltions
were presented for commission Of inquiry Into
the alcoholic liquor traffic; for reduction of the
duty on zinc; for the withdrawal OF the legal tei'-
der quality Of gIeenbacks. Morrill, offered rts g.
olution, which laid on the table, that the COM
nit; eee on snanee be instructed to inquire as 10
the practcability of rtfundng any part Ct the ma
tiona debt at less rate than per cent. interest,"
and also as 10 whether or not some elective pro-
| vision can be made whereby bona hde subscrip-
tons for sums 10 moderate amounts may be ayails-
BILE and report by bin other wise The COM
mittee on public lards reported favorably on the
| bill for the relief Of settlers on the Kan
sas trust and diminished reserve fund
| lands in Kansas, and II WAS placed on
the calendar...... The committee gu finance re-
ported favorably on the blii 10 admit free OF duty
articles intended for the milers' international
position ia June and II was passed. Bills intro
| dIcet and referred: 10 preserve the secrecy OF
| teegrams to establish additional land district
| in Kansas; regulating the suthenticating aud use
| of proxies in meetings OF national bank assocla-
tons. After al executive session the senate ad-
] iourned
/ House.
TUESDAY, January l3.--Bicknell,
chairman of the committee on counting votes Tor
president and vice president reported back the bill
10 provide for and regulate the counting OF votes,
for the presentation of questions arising thereupon.
II was made the special orderor the 20 tn OF January
| m The senate bill touching the Ect Springs
| reservation In Arkansas reported bsck from
| committee and Iassed......A petition finn the
| general assembly Of the Presbyterian Church on
the subject Of the liquor traffic was reterred......
| After a session In committee of the whole on the
report Of the committee rules bill authorizing
! .ne Iefunding OF the national debt. reducing the
| annual interest thereon and improving the public
! credit was introduced and referred. ,. Adjourned.
| Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 14.-Petitions
were presented for constitutional amendment
giving women citizens the right to vote; with
drawing the legal tender quality OF the treasury
notes for commission of inquiry into the aleo-
no ic liquor traffic. The bill 10 increase the PEN
sions OF totally disabled soldiers and salors was
taken up and Passed. Ii increases the pen sion of
such persons rom $50 TO s72 per MONTH. After
| short executive session the senate adjourned
House.
WEDNESDAY, January 14.-The bill
for fall importation of classical antiquities was
passed; also the bill for the free Importation OF
articles intended for exhibition at the ailers' in
ternstionA exhibition TO be held 81 Groinnan IN
1SS0.A bill sppropriatpg $500 eco for the erection
| OF suitable posts for the protection Of tine Rio
Grande frontier; was referred to the committee Of
the wh0le.-A bill requiring reserves Of sbfiouRl
banks 10 DO kept in gold coin was postpon lnu
Tomorrow After a session in committee Of the
whole on the report Of the committee on rules th'
house adjourned.
Senate
THURSDAY, January l5.-Several peti
tons Of women were presented asking oonstitu
tional amendment giving women the right TO vote
| m The joiHt resolution for the withdrawal OF th'
compulsory legal tender power OF U. ). treasury
notes was reported back adversely by the com
mittee on finance. A minority rep TT vas present
ed - Morgan presented the credentials OF Luke
Pryor. appointed senator rom Alabama. Pryo
took the modified oath .. morrill, called up fol
nsiderston his resolution iustructlpg the hnanc