Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-06

pointed to negotiat- a treay between ,.0
United States and China, relative to Chha-ee
an migration, was concur red III with The snsr3
ment appropnating $4,000 for pay Of secretsr.
to the commissions, $1,000 for an Internal:
ard 81, 500 for incid sntal expenses. The oiSs.
amendments We're non-concmred in. m
Louise then went into committee of The M
on he private calendar. The committee roHo
and 4 number Of bills granting pensions vers
pa sed, anu the house Adjourned.
SATURDAY, April 2i.-Johnston. from III.
committee on military affairs, reported bin an
thorizing the secretary CT the treasury tn t,or-
fer TO the Paramount Park Art As,oc;at;I,,
thirty condemned cannon to re used in a no,
ument to Gen. George Gordon Meade. Passed
-. The house then went into colG,ni.tee Of ~
Whole Oh the private calendar, but withon;
ton on any biD. The committee rose and tba
house adjourned.
MONDAY, April 26.--Under the call Of stste.
the following bills were introduced ana refer1nJ
Placing chains, traoe-chains and halter-cbains
made Of wire or rods. nails, .llikes riyets en-,
nails and spikes, east iron butts and hinges. and
horse shoe nails on the flee hist; to n lease n.
tlllauon Of fruit from the taxes now inlposeilv
law; for the erection IN Washington Of a sstus
to General Custer; to tax the manufactures
oleomargarine. The I'LL for the relief N
homestead and presumption settlers in Kan.ss
was passed The morning hour having been
dispensed with the house went into committee
of the whole on the bill making appropriation
for The District of Columbia. After a short
discussion the committee rose and reported fine
It'll to the house. The amount appropriated in
the bill is 80 i43, 697, OF which one-half is TO be
pad out OF the treasury of the United States
and the other half ont of the revenues of the
district On the passage of the bill the vote
was yeas III, nays %. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 27.-The District of Columbia
appropriation bill was psssed-yeas 161. nays
AZ The house then resuIaed consideration Of
the bill to authorize the registration OF trade
marks. Hammond moved TO strike out the
''search warrant clause of the biz. Agreed
TO to 50. Hammond moved to strike out
the penal sections of the till. Agreed to- The
bill as amended then passed Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2S-The bill authorizing
the secretary of war to lend certain arms, etc.
to the soldiers reunion committee of the north
west was passed. The house then went into
committee of the whole on the bili amending the
internal revenue laws, which was read by sec
tons for amendments. After disDOsing of ten
of the eighteen sections of the bin the commit
tee rore and the house took recess until 1880,
tn evening session TO be for the consideration
of the lill to establish municipal code for the
District of Columbia. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 29.-AlcMahon submit
ted the conference report on the special de-
ticlency bill, and 1t was agreed TO. The Senate
amendments TO the post route bill were con-
CURED III, and the house went into committee
Of the whole on the bill amending the internal
revenue laws. Carlisle submitted an amend.
meit to the leakage clause Of the bill providing
that proof Of distilled spirits shall not in anv
case be computed at the time of withdrawal It
less than 100 per cent, and i'll case it shall
appear on such re-gaugins that the proof of
such WAS less than 100 per cent. the di,tiller or
owner shall pay tax Oh vine gallons. Adopted
large number of amendments were rejected,
when the committee rose and the house took
recess until evening the session to be for the
consideration of bill establi5hing a court of
sessiOns.