Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-02-24
10Th Congress.


question being on the amendment appropriating
81 900 for steamboat service Sen. Teller
| moved to lay the amendment on the table to avoid
further discussion. Agreed to, yeas 81, noes Il.
Sen. Withers, from the appropriation committee.
reported with amendments the district appropri-
alton bill. Placed the calendar The cattle
disease bill was then taken up and eleven sections
of the bill read, when Thurman criticised the ma
chinery to be created by it as complicated and
cumbersome. At this point a message received
from the house, announcing the death of Repre-
sentative Wood read and as a mark of re-
spect for the memory of the deceased, the senate
adjourned.
MONDAY. Feb. 14-Ro,tse- Messrs Clymer
Foney, and Hawley appointed as eonfreres
on the part of the house, on the army approprla-
ton bills. Bills were introduced and referred.
Mr.. Stevenson presented n resolution from the
Illinois legislature urging the passage of such
measures as will relieve the commerce of the
country from the unjust determinations by rail
road corporations. and to protect Interstate
merce by law. Mr. Townsend, Of Illinois fixing
the fist nOuday in November, as the time for
assembling tn congress. Mr.. Cox. to admit free,
articles intended for the international exhibition
of 1888; also authorizing the president to invite
| representatives of foreign governments. Mr..
Carlisle, reported back the bill regarding the
manufacture of vinegar, by the alcoholic vaper-
ising process Mr.. Hill, reported back the reso-
luton declaring the policy of the United States,
in regard to the mter-oceanic canal.
of the whole Townsend, Of Illinois, in the
chair, upon the senate bill to provide for the fund
| ing of per cent. certificates in the District of
Columbia; but before any action taken
| thereon the committee rose, and Speaker Ran
| dali announced the death Of Fernando w ood
who had entered the house fourteen years ago
and had he lived to fill the next term for which
he was chosen hn would have served twenty years.
Mr.. Tucker Of the ways and means committee of
which Wood was chairman, presented the Gus
| tOlnary resolutions and moved an adjournment.
After II short address by Cox the resolutions were
adopted. The speaker appointed n committee
| to superintend the funeral ceremonies Messrs.
Tucker, Frye, Phelps, Dunnell, Mckinley, Car
isle, Chittenden and Hutchns, seven of whom are
colleagues of Mr.. Wood, in the ways and means
committee of the house As an additional mark
Of respect, the house adjourned.
TUESDAY Feb. lj-.SeR0te-Sen. Hereford
presented joint resolution from the West Nir-
ginia Legislature, asking for law regulating in
ter-state railroad traffic. Referred. Sen. Bayard
spoke TO an attentive audience on the floor and
in the galleries, in explanation Of the amendments
of the senate finance committee to the funding bill
An interesting discussion followed upon the ques-
ton whether the bond be long short one in
the course of which Williams said the objection
to long bond is that so long it is out we will
never get rid Of the national banks, and | am in
favor of under-sappng them by all means in
my power The question was taken
the amendment reported by the finance commit
tee, TO make the clause read: The secretary
of the treasury is hereby authorized to issue bonds
to an amount not exceeding 800 900 900. Agreed
| to. Sen. kirkwOod offered amendment max
ing 1t the duty of the secretary OF the treasury to
authorize public subscriptions to be received at all
government repositories and national banks for
the bonds and treasury notes authorized in the
bill, for twenty days, before giving any award to.
or making contract with syndicate, or individ-
uals, and to award the full amount such sub
scrpton. Without action on the amendment OF
the finance committee, or either of the amendments
offered thereto the senate ad joumed, leaving the
| funding bill 10 come up tomorrow unfinished
business.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10 HDtse-The desk recently
occupied by Fernando Wood was draped IN black
and decorated with handsome basket of flowers
| Mr. Calkns, from the committee elections, sub
mtted report of that committee on the contested
election case of McCabe VS.. Orth from the ninth
congressional district of Indiana, confirming the
right of Orth to the seat which he now occupies
The report was agreed to. The morning hour
having been dispensed with the speaker proceed
ed to call the states in order to enable one mem
Der from each state To- ask consent for the passage
of any bill. Requests were made follows: Mr.
Blake, to regulate the collection of tax on Weiss
beer the bill provides that in lieu of a tax of one
dollar per barrel of thirty one gallons tax of
three cents per barrel shall be paid Mr.. Dbre
offered an amendment. providing that from and
after the first day of January the tax on brandy
distilled from fruit shall be fifty cents per gallon
To this Mr., Townsend, of Illinois offered an
amendment providing that the duty on salt
, shall be reduced to one per cent. After few
brief addresses had been presented to the house
| on the acceptance Of the statue of Jacob Colmar
of Vermont, the house went into committee of the
whole on the river and harbor bill, Carirle in the
| chair
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10 Seaate-Sen Eaton.
from the committee on foreign relations reported
! the following resolution:
! Resolred by the Senate and House Of Reure-
scutdires of the United Stues Gf iaerica IN Com
gregs ossemjied That the interests of the people
of the United States and the welfare and security
| OF their government, are SO involved in the sub |
cct Of the construction OF ship canal and other
ways for the transportation of sea-going vessels |
across the IsthmuS, that the government of the |
! United States, with the irankneSS which is due |
! to all other peoples and governments hereby as |
serts that it will insist that its consent is neces-
sary and its conditions precedent to the execution
of any such project. and also, as TO rules and
| regulations under which other nations shall par |
tcipate in the United States canal other ways |
either in peace in war.
/ Tabled temporarily, and ordered printed
! Senator Allison reported with amendments, the |
I fertilization appropriation bill.
After briefly discussing the calendar the sem |
ate took up the funding bill but adjourned with |
/ ont action,
Hgtso-rhe post-ofico appropriation bill with /
! the senate amendments was referred to the com !
mittee on appropriations, and the house went |
into committee of the whole, Carlise in the chair,
on the river and harbor bill. 4 vote was not |
reached however, before adjournment.
THURSDAY, Feb Senate-The following !
bills were tavorably reported 7nd placed on the
calendar, For government building at Terre
| Haute Ind, and for fre-proot government |
! building at Columbus o. Mr. VOORHEES, offered /
a resolution which was agreed to- nStructing the !
judiciary committee inquire into the best meth