Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-13
4Gth Congress.


fire the holidays on the 9Th inst. Tn. pro-
.a5;nrs in the senate were as follows.
The yicc-president submitted the following
s.uDunlcalon.
MENTOR o., Jan. 5.
On the 18th and l4th days of January. 4. D
$50, the general assembly of the state of Ohio
,nrsuant to law, chose me to be senator in the
opgress of the United States from said sta te for
The term of six years, to begin on the 4th of
March A. ID. 1881. Understanding that lawful
srIdence of that fact has been presented to the
,nae, and filed in the archives, l have the honor
"a inform that body that have by letter. dated
Dec, %, 1850, and addressed to the governor and
General assembly of the state of Ohio formally
ls,lned to accept said appointment, and have re-
rounced the same
! am, sir, very respectfully your obedient ser
ant. j. A, GARFIELD.
To the president OF the senate of the United
,ates The letter was placed on the files of the
slate.
Sen. Burnside asked the chairman of the com
r.tee on foreign affairs to inform the senate
reher any action had been taken by that com
r,iee on the joint resolution introduced by him
srncating the construction of an :nter-oceanic
anal by the European powers. lie hoped that
.t-:ronger ground might now be taken by this
.wernment and its opposition be declared to the
l1structlon of such canal by way of the company
II.
Eaton replied that no action had been taken by
he committee on that subject. Bills introduced
md referred. To provide for he sale of the
-eseryation of the prairie land Of Pottowatomie
Indians. A joint resolution for the purchase of
he sword of George Washington, now in pos
.ession Of the heirs of George Lewis to whom it
vas bequeathed in Washington's will. Without
action upon any BILL the senate went into eNecu-
i've session and adjourned.
The house reassembled at noon.
MIR. Springer introduced bill for
he apportionment of representatives in con-
gress among the several states, and to secure for
The people OF each state an equal and just repre-
sentation in the house of representatives. Mr.
Springer stated that the bill embodied more thap
mere apportionment; it was drawn in accordance
with the principles of the minority of the repre-
sentatiyes. 1t provided for the same number of
representatives during next December that now
composed the house-293. Deducting the terri
tories and the District of Columbia, the popula-
ton Of the country was 40 ,369, ia, which, being
divided by 293, lett population of 1858 lQS as the
ratio for one member of congress. The bill was
finally referred to the committee on census. Mr.
Townsend, of H. introduced bill relating to tho
retirement of army officers. Referred. Mr.. CIV
mer stated that the gentleman from New York
f. Wood who had charge of the funding bill,
was i'll, this morning and had requested him to
proceed with the appropriation bills. The house
then went into committee of the WHOLE Mr.. Harris
Of Virginia, in The chair on the army appropriation
bill. The bill as read by sections for amendments
Mr. Cymer offered an amendment appropriating
$685. 600 to pay the land grant railroads so per
cent. of what the quarter master general finds
Justly due them for transportation. Agreed to.
The paragraph sppropriating $40 900 for caring
for and operating the L. S. testing machine at
Waertown, Arizona, having been read, Mr.. Con
verse moved to add proviso that the test of iron
and steel ond other material for industrial pur-
nose shall he continued md unpuo1
thereof shall be made to congress. Agreed to.
Mr.. Librell offered an amendment that allowance
Of Communication OF quarters TO lieutenant gen
eral shall be 500 per month Ruled out on a
point Of order. The committee then rose and re-
ported the bill to the house when it passed. The
regular calendarw then taken up. The first
bill was Hostetters bill prohibiting political as
.cssment " the title Of which was greeted with
j aughter on the the republican side and though
here was some disposition to take it up, it was
aid aside for the present. The interstate com
nrce bill was finally reached and taken up TO.
aasideration. Mr.. Reagan stated lie had report
alhe pending bill from the committee though
Be did not himself approve of its provisions. MIR.
tTderson called the attention to the anomalous
station of the pending bill which was in charge
Of gentleman Reagan who was ayowedly
h.stile to it. Mr.. Reagan then proceeded to state
| Bis objections TO the committees bill but was cut
short by the expiration of his hour
thursday, Jan. p.--INtHtNS.-lNtb. ' tSl. ~
request introduced bill authorizing the CON
structon of bridge over the Missouri river. at
Howeps Ferry Mo Referred. The senate pro
ceeded to consider the calendar, the first bill be
ing to punish tramps in the district OF Column
sta. Pending debate the senate went into eXecu-
tive session and soon adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 6.--House.-The morning
hour was dispensed with, nd the house went into
committee of the whole. Mr.. Covert Of New
lOrk in ha OH tle finding hill. Il he
entire day was spent in its discussion, the debate
being participated in Nv Messrs. Kelly. ChitteD-
den, Weaver, McLane, Springer and Phelps. Ad-
joumed.
FRIDAY Jan. Scaate.-Sen Jones presented
NE memorial of W. j. Moore, of New Orleans,
digging that VIM. Pitt Kellogg procured his
lection as I. ;. senator by bribery and c0mup-
non, said Moore being one of those bribed, and
skiing to be examined before the senate commit
lee on privileges and elections sen. Kellogg
aid Moore had recently been discharged from the
View Orleans custom house for attempted embez-
dement,. He had since applied for reappoint-
Ntnt, limiting that otherwise he would send pa
ers to Washington. Kellogg said that Moore
deposition, said that he had been bribed by
Kellogg and ifhc swOrc to il he had periured him
et He was a backmailer and had offered to
n his evidence TO each side. Kellogg could
nS one thousand either Of New Orleans to refute
charge. SEN Hill sald that Moore had once
| 1ered to testify against Kellogg. but on being
Wen place IN the custom house he testified in
as favor. He was now repeating the plan; this
vas fine example of the characters of the mem
ers of the Packard legislature. He had ne<er
zen one of them he would believe under oath.
He believed Kellogg had championed Moores
redit and ability when he was examined though
now he offered to bring 900 men to show his bad
'eputation. Sen Burnside introduced bill to
althoriZc the retirement Of Brcvet Gen. Wm. 4 .
Ayeri, L. ). A., with rank and pay of brigadier
general. adjourned.
FRIDAY Jan. 7--fioase. Mr. Springer offered
resolutod c,lline upon the secretary of state for
.ll information in the statement Of his dennrtInent