Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-03-04
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


MONDAY February 23.-The senate adjourned
without transacting any important business, ont
OF respect to the memory of George Washing.
ton.
TUESDAY, February "a. A number Of peti-
tons We're presented asking reduction of the
duty on chemicals used in the manufacture of
paper. Vest presented n petition signed by
over five Thousand citizens Of Missouri, Kansas,
Arkansas and Texas, praying for such legisla-
ton a. may be necessary to open the Indian
Territory for settlement on terms Just to the
Indian tribes and honorable to the governments
also memorial Of various chiefs and heads of
families of the confederated Peoria and Miami
tribes praying for such legislation as may abol-
ish tenure in common and to give Indians title
in seve1alty III the Indian Territory -. Plumb,
from the committee on pubic lands, reported
favorably the house bill aboljshing the military
reservations in Dakota of Forts Abercrombie,
Seward and Ransom, and opening the lands
thereof to settlement. Placed on the calendar.
-. Harris introduced bill to provide for the
construction Of railroad and telegraph line
from Fort Smith to Arkansas City. The house
resolution in regard to the memory of tie late
A. NJ. Ley, was taken up, and Mr.. Cockrell eulo-
gized the deceased. After addresses by Cock
rel. Kwkwood and Vest the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February ga very warm par
tisan debate was provoked by a request by
white for unanimous consent to have the bill
passed removing the disabilities of James NJ.
Heskell, Of Baltimore, who fought III the con-
federate army when boy, SO that he might be
appointed a pavmaster in the army. Ed
munds characterized the bill and all measures
of its kind a. part Of n policy to break down
the guarantees Of liberty, and asked why the
senate avoided repeating the statute entirely.
Garland thought it high time section 1918 was
repealed. He proposed 10 amend the pending
bin by striking out all after the enactin8
clause and inserting THAT section 1918 of
he Is
ions), be and the same is hereby repeal
ed Then a warm debate was had
between Edmunds. Thurman, Beck and
Logan, lasting until the expiration of the
morning hour, when the per cent. bill was
taken up. After remarks by Kirkwood in sup
port OF the bill and by Edmunds in reply, the
question REQUIRED on the motion of Edmunds,
made several days ago, for the indefinite post
ponement of the BILL and il was agreed to-yeas
q, nays u. Edmunds moved TO reconsider
the vote, but n motion to adjourn was made
and the time was spent in tillibustering to de-
feat the reconsideration. Finally r quorum
voted for an adjournment and the oil VIII come
Up as unfinished business tomorrow.
THURSDAY, February .6.-The calendar was
considered till the expiration of the morning
hour when the remainder Of tue day was given
to eulogies upon the late Senator Houston of
Alabama. The euloges were delivered by Nor
gan, Hamlin. Davis (Ill.) Thurman, Salisbury,
gies the customary resolutions were adopted
and the senate adjourned until tomorrow.
FRIDAY, February 27.-Cameron presented a
Joint resolution Of the Wisconsin legislature
dcprecating any financial legislation as likely TO
salangcr the prosperity of the country 49,.
pendeton presented a petition from "a heads of
families Of The Indian band Of Pottawattomie
Indians praying for a settlement of their claims
against the government Jonas presented
petition from owners of steamboats, on the
Mississippi river reciting that they suffer great
inconvenience and pecuniary loss from the
desertion OF crews or parts of crews, and asking
the legislation 10 compel the hands to abide by
their contracts The bill admitting free Of
dutv clothing aud other charitable contIi-
buttons from abroad for the relief of
colured cmigrapts in Kansas was passed =. The
morning hour having expired, consideration was
resumed Ct unfinished business, the five per
cent" bill, the question being ON EdmundS
motion to reconsider the vote 10y which the bill
was indefinitely postponed. After discussion,
motion ny Edmuu1s to lay his motion to recon-
slider on the table. was lost by vote Of 10 yeas
to "a nays. E1munds then moved to indein-
itelv postpone his motion 10 reconsider Lost
yeas 20 nays 81 Mcdonald then moved to
postpone the motion to reconsider until the
second Monday in December next Agreed to
by = rivd rocF vote. After an executive session
the senate adjourned until Monday.