Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-01-20
10Th CONGRESS.

| taFy academy appropriation Dill. flaced on cdl-
endar. Senator Maxey reported with amendment
the bill for the relief Of Brigadier-Gener o. c.
Ord. Senator Bayard reported tayorbly the
! house bill to amend section of revised statutes
so to authorize charge for melting refining
bullion when At or above the standard. Senator
Cameron Of Pennsylvania, from the military
committee reported adversely on the bill to reor
ganize and dicipline the militia of the United
States and its further consideration wa. indetn-
! itely postponed The District Of Columbia tramp
| bill for punishment Of yagrancy, then taken
up and discussed. The bill was finally laid aside
without action and the senate took up the bill for
the relief Of Ben Holiday. Pending debate the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY Jan. ll-House.-Mr. Blackburn Of
| fered the following resolution:
! Whereas Charges have been made that the
laws of the United States have been violated by
sending through the mails under franks of mem-
beIs Of the house and senate, matter not author
lied to be sent without payment of postage, there
| fore
Resolced, That select committee of FIVE mem
bers be appointed by the speaker to examine into
said charges, and all other abuses that may be
brought to its attention, connected with the trans
miseion of documents, letters, ETC., through the
mails.
The resolution adopted, and the house
went into committee Of the whole on the Indian
appropriation bill The pending amendment was
that offered by Hi tchcock appropriating so 600
to detray the expenses of commission of ten citi
zens provided for in the act of 1869 and striking
out the clause repeating all laws creating
thorizing such commission, which was finally
! adopted by standing yotc-S1 TO IS.
! Messrs. Carlisle Geddes Wilson and Blount
were the only democrats who were noticed yot-
| ing in the affirmative and Valentine the only re-
publican voting in the negative. The committee
then rose and reported the bill to the house. The
amendment adopted III the committee relative to
/ u la,
nays ll9. The bill then passed. The speaker
announced the appointment of Messrs. Converse,
House Phillips, Browne and Robinson, of Massa-
chusctts, a select committee to investigate the
alleged abuse0t the frankng privilege. he speaker
laid before the house a message from the president
transmitting the copies of correspondence relatn Z
to the invitation extended by the French republic
! to this government to send one or more delegates
| to represent it in the international congress of
electricians to be held in Paris, Sept 10th, 1881.
| The president recommends an appropriation be
made for that purpose. The message referred
to the committee on foreign affairs. Adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 70 Se3iate-Senator Davis,
of West Virginia submitted Il resolution instruct
| ing the committee on finance to inquire into the
| ACCESSIBILITY of a change in the organization Of
the treaury and other departments, as to di-
vide the accounts, etc, for collecting receipts and
safe keeping OF revenues; to transfer from the
treasury to the war or navy department, steam
! boat inspection life serving and other services,
and to place under the state department matters
connected with our foreign and domestic com
merce. Tabled and ordered printed Senator Logan
called up the JOINT resolution extending the frank
ing privilege to all official business sent through
| the mails by senators, representatives and dele
gates in congress and in all other respects to be
under the limitations of existing laws. Mr.. Lo-
gan explained that the resolution was desi gned to
! cover only letters etc, sent from the depart
ments through the hands of congressman, to the
people ut large. He said that under the present
law, while the department clerks could frank Of
| fetal business this privilege denied to the
members congress. Adjourned.
| "WEDNESDAY, Jan. l2.--Hotse The house
went into the committee of the whole Covert in the
chair, on the funding bill and adjourned immedi-
ately after reporting.
| THURSDAY, Jan. h. Saa,,.-At the expira-
ton of the morning hour the funding resolution
was referred to the committee on post offices. he
vote was IS to 23 Adjourned.
| THUR.pAy Jan. Ho,se-The house went
into committee of the whole Converse, of New
| \ orl in the chair. the funding bill. The
| pending amendment that offered by Mr.
| Randall authorizing the issue of bonds in amount
not exceeding 5000 goo GOO which shall bear in
terest at the rate of per cent. redeemable after
| blank years. After an all day discussion of no
importance the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. l4.--.>twate.-Senator lIoar pre-
sented with petition in its favor, bill to pro-
| United States. Senator johnson, from the com
mittee agriculture reported different bills be-
fore the committee, the subject of pcuro-pneu-
| monia among cattle. The senate passed the
tramp bill and then proceeded with the calendar
| under the Anthony rule and after executive
| session adjourned.
FRIpAy Jan IL Ho,sse-The house went into
committee of the whole on the private calendar
| No attempt made to proceed with the consid-
| Grafton of the funding bill. The committee rose
and reported several private bills to the house, but
upon the first bill acted upon, no quorum voted,
and the house adjourned.
SATURDAY JAN. lj.-Senate not in session.
| Hmsc.-The House went into committee of the
whoe-Coyert, of New \ ork, in the chair-on the
funding bill and after long discussion adjourn
cd without reaching vote.
MoNpAy, Jan. lT.-.Saate. Wallace,
from the committee on appropriations, reported,
with sundry amendments the Indian appropriation
bill.
Sen. Pendleton. from the census committee re
ported bin making an appropriation for com
pleting. compiling and publishing the returns OF
the teth census.
Sen. Garland presented report of the congres-
sional visitors 10 West Point, and accompanying
the same was bill amending the existing laws IN
the natioaal military academy at West Point. Re
ferred.
Sen. Williams introduced bin to establish
ocean mail service and making an appropriation
therefor.
A bin passed directing the purchase by the sec
retary Of the treasury OK the freednens paving
and trust company, located on Pennsylvania ave
nue..
Bin passed for the relief of Gen. Ord.
NoSpAy. Jan. IL Horl~e- Bills introduced and
referred Mr.. Willis--to establish Il suh-treasury
nj Louisville Mr. Newberry providing for Il
Joint committee by the United States and Great
Britain to investigate the alleged false and fraud
uent proofs and statistics used before the Hall
fax fishery commissions it recites the allegation
that certain documents presented TO the coinmls-