Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-17
46th Congress.

senate resolution Tor information on the subiec,
was read Mr.. Butler verified the report and H.
lieyed it should put to shame the baseless cai,po
MES of stump orators and party organs in IN
late campaign Replying to the language con
tanned in speech by Mr.. Conkling. durinc ~
campaign, he spoke Of its charges and insir
uations as being as malignant in their purno.,
against the south as the heart that insniraa r.;
utterance. and asserted that although the eydenn
OF the correctness of the census figures was con
elusive and overwhelming of the authors cbarpe.
he had not had the honesty 10 make amends To-
his dishonorable pervrsions.
Mr.. Conkling replied to Butler that he inferred
the latter had designed his remarks as an assanlt
upon him for something he had said in speech
last September. He thought that Butler had
taken long time to reply. As for the vaporings
Of that senator he had no concern.
Mr.. Butler The staggering insolence of the
senator from New Y rk has no concern for me-
Mr.. Conkl;ng-The senator is a person with
whom | do not choose to handy words or epithets
here or elsewhere. Least Of all here.
The subject was then dropped, and the senate
adjourned
MoSpAY Feb. 1.-ioesc.--Mr. Aiken moved
to suspend the rules and pass the bill for creating
Il department of Agriculture
Objection made.
The following bills were introduced and re-
terred
By Thomae Turner, joint resolution ON the
conters no power upon congress to impose tariff
OF internal revenue or other taxation except for
the purpose of raising revenue that the revenue
standard of taxation is the lowest rate that wifi
yield the required revenue; that toimpose higher
tax is to place an unnecessary burden on the con-
sumers of the taxed articles that neither the
state nor federal governments have the power to
impose tax on one portion of the
people for the purpose of enabling
another portion to engage profitably in
an industry which would otherwise be unremu
neratiye, and that an interna-revenue tariff and
other indirect taxes shout! be levied on Injuries.
ana not on the necessaries of life
BY Mr.. WaShbun, of Mnnesota-For entrr
and sale Of public lands for the right of way t.
railroad companies.
BY Mr.. Ford, of Missouri, by request-For dis
tribution of the public lands.
By Mr.. Robson, by queSt-Proyiding for the
safety of life on railroads. 1t compels railroad,
TO carry axes and fire extinguisherS on each pas
senger car and imposes a penalty for any viola
ton Of this provision.
Also in relation to the transyaal republic.
TUESDAY, Feb. S-Seatate-The credentials of
Philetus Sawyer and Arthur 2. German, senators
elect were read and filed. SEN Bruce from the
committee on education and labor, reported adj
yerSey on the joint resolution to provide for the
enforcement Of the eight hour law and it was in
definitely postponed.
TUESDAY, Feb. S.-HouSe--Mr Regain report
ed back the river and harbor appropriation bill
and it was referred to the committee of the
whole.
long argument took place over the PROPOSE
ton to set apart portion of the galleries for the
accommodation Of families of members and SEN
ntors during the electoral count.
Mr.. Briggs offered the customary resolution
relative to the death of FAR, of New Hampshire
and euloges were delivered by Bragg Hail Ray,
Bland, Bowman, Updegraf, OShlen, Dagger,
Blake and Sherwin. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 9.-Little egislation was
enacted in either house, on account of counting
the electoral vote. The two houses met in Joint
session about noon, as required by law, with Vice
President Wheeler in the chair. The hall OF the
house was crowded with spectators, and the scene
was an imposing one. The forlnality in counting
the electoral vote was conducted in conformity
with the lcint resolution adopted by congress last
week, and was concluded by the president of the
senate declaring that james A. Garfield is elected
president and Chester A Arthur yce-president Of
the United States.
THURSDAY Feb. Se,iate-The senate bill
appropriating 5000 600 for the purchase of ground
for and the erection thereon of hall of
deposit for government records passed; the postal
appropriation bill was then taken up but without
reaching conclusion the senate adjourned
THURSDAY, Feb. 10 House--A number of pri-
waite bills were disposed of on the opening of the
of the whole.
FRIDAY, Feb. H.
.Sepate.-A Joint resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Herman in relation to the international Q hi
bition of 1883, authorizing and requesting the
president, whenever he shall deem that adequate
preparations therefor have been made, to invite
the participation therein of foreign nations pro-
yided there be no expense to the government
MIR. Hoar offered resolution nstructng the ju-
dietary committee to consider and report whether
the assembling at the seat of government of large
bodies of organized and armed troops not under
the command Of officers OF the United States or
any national authority be not likely to prove in
whether any legislation or opinion by
Congress ON the subject be desirable.
debate followed and the resolution was laid
over. Sen. Wallace made long speech in favor
of his resolution for constitutional amendments
for the district system and popular vote
by plurality rule in the presidential elections.
FRIDAY Feb. ll--House-The session of the
house was devoted mainly to the private Gallon
dar.
SATURDAY, Feb. .Satate-Sen. Conkng
presented the credentials Of Thos. G. Platt sena-
tor-eect from New York to succeed Herman.
The vice-presdeut presented the credentials Of
Bayard of Delaware, 70 succeed himself.
Sen. Herman. from the finance committee, re-
ported tavorably. without amendment, the senate
joint resolution for an invitation to foreign ma
tons to be represented and take part in the inter
national exhibition.
A vote demonstrated that a quorum was no,
present, and after a call Of the senate they ad-
iourned
SATURDAY. Feb. l2- fouss-The bill reported
by the inter oceanic committee in aid Of the
Tehuantepec ship railway (Eads' scheme( gave
rise To a noisy and disorderly struggle over the
question whetherthe report has boon authorized
finally, on motion Of Cox the whole subject was
laid on the table by an almost unanimous pira
roc vote. The morning hour having been dis
peused with, the speaker then proceeded to call
the states in order to enable one member from