Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-04-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

the same time and place there shall be but oIA
grand and petit jury summoned to attend said
courts at one and the same time was passed.
-. The senate resumed consideration of the
Geneva award bill and Carpenter spoke in favor
of the committees bill. Blaine, Thurman,
Eaton and Edmunds also engaged in the debate.
....Adiourned.
TUESDAY, April 20.-The house amendments
to the bill for an exh bition in New York in 1888
were concurred in. Allison presented peh-
ton numerously signed by citizens of Iowa for
the abolition of the duty on salt. =. Williams
introduced joint resolution for the erection OF
a monument over the grave of Zachary Taylor,
near Louisville, Ky. Referred. The BID for
the erection Of public building at Denver and
appropriating 100000 therefor was passed. -.
The bill providing foi marine hospital at
Memphis and appropriating $4,000 therefor
was passed The bill to carry into effect the
resolution of congress adopted October 80, 1871,
relative TO monument at Yorktown, was taken
up. 1t appropriates 800, 900 for q monument
and $50, 900 for celebration of the centennial
of the battle of Yorktown. Pending DEBATE
the morning hour expired, and the bill went
over. .. =. The Geneva award bill was then dis
cussed until adjournment.
"WEDNESDAY, April 21.-The bill granting q
pension to Jesse L. Phares, q scout, was again
discussed, and Maxey supported the measure.
The question being on Cockrells motion to IN
definitely postpone the bill, 1t was lost-yeas ID,
nays 40 The bill, amended to grant pensions TO
enlisted privates, was then passed The Gene
va award bill was taken up and the house amend
ment to strike out the provision for the payment
of claims of underwriters agreed to-yeas 38,
nays 49, After debate Eaton moved to indef-
nitey postpone the bill. Carr1ed-yeas 81, nays
%. Blaine moved to reconsider the vote.
Thurman moved to lay the motion to reconsider
on the table. Agreed to-yeas, 80; nays g..
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, April PA message WAS received
from the president informing the senate that
the heirs of Thomas Jefferson desired to pre-
sent to the United States the desk on which
the Declaration of Independence was signed.
The vice president also laid before the senate a
joint resolution passed by the house accepting
the gift in the name Of the nation and thanking
the donors. The joint resolution then passed
without division. =. Consideration of the army
bill was then resumed. number of amend
ments by Blaine and Ednunds relative to sub
sistenco of troops to be used to keep the peace
at elections were rejected, and the bill was read
a third time and passed-ayes %, nays 49,.
On motion of Salisbury the resolutions report
ed from the committee on privileges and cleo
tons declaring Spoford entitled to the seat now
held by Kellogg were taken up. Bailey obtained
the floor, and, after au executive session the
senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 23.-The post route bill was
taken up and passed. :. Vest presented memo
rial of the st. Louis chamber of commerce ask
ing All appropriation for constructing reservoirs
at the head waters Of the Mississippi river to in
crease the depth of the rivers and permit the
passage of light draught steamers at all seasons.
Referred. The morning hour having expired,
tho senate resumed consideration of the reso-
lutions declaring Henry NJ. Spofford entitled to
the seat in the senate now held by VIM. Pitt
Kellogg. Bailey spoke in favor Of the admis-
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marks the bill was informally laid aside and the
house bill establishing a land Office i'll Montana
territory at Miles City was passed. On motion
of Cockre the house joint resolution author
izlng the secretary of war to lend tents to the
governor of Missouri for the use of sufferers by
the recent tornado in that state was passed. 49,.
Adjourned till Monday.
House..
SATURDAY April ia bill was passed pro-
viding for disappointment of members of the
legislatures of the territories of Montana, Idaho
and Wyoming . The joint resolution passed
authorizing the secretary of war to furnish ar
tillery, ETC.. to the soldiers and sailors reunion
IN Columbus. O., in August next. The morn
ing hour was dispensed with and the house went
into committee of the whole on the Indian ap
preparation bill, the pending question being a
point of order raised by Haskell against an
amendment offered by Hooker, for the transfer
Of the Indian bureau from the interior depart
ment to the war department. The char sus-
tanned the point Of order and the amendment
was not received. The committee then rose and
reported the bill to the house. The house re-
jected the amendment TO increas. the appropri-
alton for clothing for the Sioux from $500
to $3.50, 900 by vote Of yeas "a, nay 104. The
amendment abolishing the Indian commission
was agreed to--yeas 112, nays 65. Other amend
ments were agreed to without division, and the
bill as amended passed the vote as required by
the rules. After session in committee of
the whole on the star deficiency bill the house
adjourned
MONDAY, April 19.-Bils introduced: Provid-
ing that the president of the senate shall sub
NIT to the senate and house when assembled to
count the votes for president and vice president
all packages purporting to contain electoral
votes; donating public lands TO several states
and territories which may provide colleges for
tho education of girls; providing for an appro-
prlation Of lands necessary in the improvement
of the Mississippi river; donating twelve con-
demned cannon to aid in the erection of a mon
umept to the late Gen. James Shields; to limit
to two years from the time the tax IL payable
the time within which suits or prosecutions for
violation of the internal revenue laws may be
brought; to reduce to 81 a. ton the duty on steel
rails to declare forfeited to the United States
certain lands condidonally granted to the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad company; appropri-
ating S150000 for the erection in a public
square of Washington City of statues comment
oratiye of Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, John
Adams, Randolph, Pinckney Webster, Clay and
Calhoun Cox, chairman of the committee on
foreign affairs, moved to suspend the rules and
pass the senate bill providing for celebrating
the Tooth anniversary of the treaty of peace
and recognition of American independence by
holding an international exhibition of arts,
manufactures and products Of the soil and
mines in New York city in 1881. After quito long
debate the motion was agreed to and the senate
bill with amendments of the house committee
was passed-yeas 49, nays SC. -. .Coffroth
rnrxah To snsnand the rifles and nass the bill