Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-05-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
AGUal es

on the Kelogg-Spofford resolution and was fol-
lowed by Hill, of Georgia. The report of the
conference committee on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill was then presented
by Eaton and adopted. After executive ses-
sion, adjourned.
TUESDAY, May Reconsideration was re-
sumed of the Kellogg-SpoTord resolutions and
Hill spoke IN their advocacy. AT the conclu-
sion of Hills remarks the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. May 12.-Hill concluded his re-
marks in support of the resolution unseating
Kellogg After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY May 13.-The senate took up the
bill aboshing all tolls on the Louisville and Port
land canal after July /, 1880. and authorizing
the secretary of war to draw upon tie treasury
for the actual expenses of operation aud repair
ing the same. 1t was read third time and
passed AT the expiration of the morning
hour the Kelogg-Spofford resolutions were
taken up and Hampton spoke In opposition to
bpohords claim. Carpenter followed on the
same side, and at the close of his remarks the
| senate adjourned.
! FRIDAY, May IA large number of petitions
of manufacturers for the passage of the Eaton
tariff co, mission bill was presented, among
them one by Burnside, repre-. Sn,ing capital
amounting to 10000 zoe in tie manufacture
of cotton. =. Con. Iteration of the Z logg-Spof-
! ford resolution was then resumed and Pendle.
! ton spoke in favor of unseatin- Kellogg. Cam
erou, of Wisconsin, followed in opposition .
After an executive session the senate adjourned
till Monday.
! House.
| SATURDAY, May 8.Slngleton, of Mississippi,
submitted the confcrencereport On the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bin and It was
! agreed to. The result of the agreement Is to
add $1,000 to the bill as il passed the house,
$4,000 of which is for consul general at
Bucharest and 5000 for an increase in the sp-
preparation for the expenses of the commission
| appointed to act IN connection with tho min
lister to China e. Smith, from the committee on
| patents, reported bill to amend the patent
laws. 1t provides that any person who intro
duces from foreign country any secret art, III
! vention or process useful and important to the
! public, and not patented there, and ii the time
| OF application not understood III this country,
may upon due proceeding obtain II patent there
! tor, and any art, invention or process which
! has been used or rractlc9d unpatcnted Tor fifty
| years exclusively in the country where obtained,
| shall be deemed secret in the meaning of the
act The house thon took up the contested
election case of Curtin Vs. Iocum from the
Twentieth district of Pennsylvania. The ma
! joi1ty resolution declare the election to have
been null and void, and the minority resolution
that Yocum, the sitting member, is entitled to
the seat. Adjourned.
| MONDAY May 10-Under the call OF states
the following bills were introduced and referred:
! To extend the time for completing the Northern
Pacific railway; approprlatlrg rdU, GOO to rebuild
! Memorial Hall, Dayton, o.; to reclaim waste
and arid lands; to regulate commerce by rail-
ways between states: allowing tobacco manu-
factuers to import liquorice and iluoTice paste
| III bond, and eXempting the same from duty.
| -. Consideration OF to Curtin-A ocum case was
resumed and Colerick argueu support of the
majority report, when the matter went over
until tomorrow . The house then took recess
the evening session to be for debate only.
TUESDAY, May 1.-THE Curtin-Y ocum cleo
ton case was then called up. The first vote
was taken on the amendment offered by Spring.
er to the minority resolution, declaring that
Seth H. 1ocum III not entitled to the seat. Re-
jected-yeas rs, nays 115 The negative vote
was cast by Republicans and Greenbackers to-
gether with the following Democrats: Aiken,
Bright FELTON,, Mills. Richardson Is. c., Sin
| gleton (Miss.). Tillman Wright Berry, Cald-
WELL Heni!e. New, Richmond. stephens, Bouck
Chalmers, Hostetter, OReily. Singleton (nl.),
Stevenson. The question then REQUIRED upon
the minority resolution, declaring Seth II. Yo-
cum is entitled TO the seat and that Andrew G.
Curtin is not entitled thereto. The minority
resolution was adopted-yeas 1853, nays 75.
After session in committee of the whole on
the legislative. executive and Judicial appropria-
ton bill the house took recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration of the steam
boat bill.
WEDNESDAY, May IA resolution was intro
duced from the committee on naval affairs
authorizing the secretary of the navy to take
the necessary steps to secure adequate coalne
stations and harbors for United States naval
forces atproper points on the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts, Central America and the American 18TH
mus .. "A bill was introduced and referred abol-
ishing the Indian commission -. The house
then went into committee of the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill. Pending debate
the morning hour expired and the bill went
over The Legislative portion Of the bill having
been agreed to without the addition of any in-
portaut amendment, the executive clauses of
the bill were taken up for consideration Sam
ford submitted an amendment reducing the sal
airy of the president after the LIST Of March,
1889, to $4,000. After considering twenty-one
pages of the bill, which contains seventy-eight
pages, the committee rose. The house then
took q recess the evening session to be for con-
sheraton of the District of Columbia Ill!
THURSDAY, May 13-Ihe house went INTO
committee of the whole on the Legislative, exec
utive and judicial appropriation bill. DibreA
offered an amendment providing that tie sala-
ries of storekeepers and gaugers at all dstll-
leries that mash less than sixty bushels of grain
per day shall not exceed $50 per month while
distleries are IN operation. and S35 while they
are not III operation, and at al other distlerleS
storeheepers and gaugers shall not receive ex-
ceeding SFO, while distillerics are not in opera
ton. Agreed tO-yeas 81, nays SO. An amend
ment striking out the appropriation for the pay
ment of informers was rejected. After having
concluded consideration Of forty Of the eighty
pages Of the bill, the committee rose. Cobb
introduced bill appropriating S900OOO0 to
supply deficiencies III appropriations Tor the
payment of pensions for the present fiscal year.
Referred. The house then took recess, even
ing session to be for consideration of reports
from the committee on Indian affairs.
FRIDAY, May 14.-GibSon reported a res0lu-
ton for the final adjournment of congress May
81, and stated that he would call il 40 for action
when the pending appropriation bill wa, dispos-
ed Af u he I'M ~. LILntnSf