Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-13

officials have had notice of this for probably two
years. The resolution was then referred to the
committee on foreign affairs ard the subject was
/ dropped. When the house adjourned.
SATURDAY, Jan. S-iS.aatt in session
SATURDAY, Jan s--Mr. Briggs, member from
the third district of New Hampshire took his
seat. Mr.. Morry of Mississippi from the COM
mlttee on post offices and postrOads reported
| back the bill regulating the rates of postage on
second class mail matter. Mr. Poehler, from the
committee on Indian affairs reported back the
bill authorizing the secretary of the interior to
fulfill certain treaty stipulation with the Chip
pewa Indians of Lake Superior and Mississippi.
On motion of Fernando Wood; the house went
into committee of the whole with Mr.. Covert in
the chair, on the funding bill The bill was read
by sections for amendment, aud Mr., Wood offer
ed, under instruction of the committee ON ways
and me ans, an amendment fixing the rate Of in
terest on the bonds and notes authorized hy this
act at per cent, it being "a per cent in the
printed bill. The amendment was discussed pro
and con through the entire day without coming
TO a conclusion when the house adjourned.
MONDAY, Jan. 10. Scaate.-Sen. voorhees,
asked to have printed and recommitted the bill
authorizing the construction of building for the
congressional library. So ordered. Sen Logan in
! trodueed bill to authorize the appointment of
Gen. Grant on the retired list Of the army. The
bill was read at length, at the request of Sen.
COnkling. 1t is as follows.
Sec. /. b. It enacted etc., that in recognition of
the eminent public services of Ulysses 5. Grant,
late general Of the army, and eN-president OF the
United States the president be and he is hereby
authorized TO appoint him by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the senate to the retired list
with rank and full pay of general of the army.
Sec. >. And be Il ftutba' enacted, That at an
time when the president shall consider than an
emergency has arisen requiring the services of
Gen. l. ;. Grant on the active duty, he is here
by authorized to assign him any command COM
mensurate with the rank of general. Referred to
the committee on military affairs Sen. Bayard
10 amend the revised statates SO as TO require sig
natures national banks TO he written, not on
national banks, to be written, not engraved; also
bill to provide for the distribution of unclaimed
dividends among the creditors of national banks.
Sen. Logan. to extend the ranking privileges to
all official business sent through the mails by
senator's representatives and deleaatcs in congress
Sen. PendetOn, by request, TO regulate and i'm
prove the civil service of the United States; also
TO require the bill to prev ent eXtortionS from per
sons in the public service and TO punish bribery
and corruption by such persons. The morning
hour having expired discussion was resumed of the
bill for the relief of h. Halliday. Mcdonald adj
Carpenter, to postpone indefinitely. was negatiyed
years L. nays IS. The bill went over without
action. Adjourned.
MONDAY Jan. 10-HDaso.- Bills introduced
and referred; Mr.. Price-Declaring silver GER
titcates to possess the same legal tender quality
rs coin for which they We're issued Mr.. Car
penter-To increase five per cent. the duty on flax
seed and linsecd, and the manufacturers thereof
Also, proposing constitutional amendment pro-
yiding that all civil officers of the United States
except judges of the supreme and inferior courts
head of departments and officers whose duties arr
| temporary hold office for Il term of four
years and that congress may provide for the cleo
ton by the people Of poslnasters and other Off
GERS, whose duties are to be performed within tn,
limit of any state. such officers to be subject t,
| removal by the president on other than by politi
cal or religious grounds. MIR. Willis, OF Kentucky
| to prevent eNtortion from persons in the publ,
service, and bribery and coercion by such persons
Mr.. Bucbner, requesting the president to opeu ne
| gotations with Mexico or the Central American
States for the purchase and cession to the United
States of territory for the voluntary colonization
of the colored population of the United States
| After transactmg some country bushes, the hous'
| adjourned.