Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. July 5.

propriating $75 600 for the payment Of demands
of the CART Id bill and limiting the amount to be
certified and paid for medical services to $52 600.
1t is further provided that all claims shall be
con sidered and allowances made before January
LIST, 1885, The aggregate awards shall not ex-
coed the amount appropriated.
Sen. Vest raised several points of order against
the amendment, but the senate by a strictly party
vote 20 to 10. held it could not be entertained
under the motion.
Senator Davis, of Illinois, veted no with the
democrats.
Senator Vest then opposed the proposition with
much earnestness. lie said Is was well known
that the lat, president, if not butchered WIS un-
questionably the victim of malpractice in his last
illness. For eighty days he was ply sicked leech-
ed probed and lanced while the bullet that was
eating away his life never for moment came I'M
der the attention of the physicians From a
medical as well as scientific point of view alone.
the fees were grossly enormous, and would not be
allowed by court in any ordisary case. If Gar
fields life had been saved there would have been
some reason for the liberal outlay on the part OF
the government for medical services, but none ex-
isted now.
Vest then referred to the newspaper charges
made during the presidents illness and that
while public bulletins were giving favorable re-
ports Of the president, pt yscians were telegraph
ing in cipher t. Wall street breSers, information
exactly the reverse of that which was being pub
lished. He thought it due to the country that
Investigation into that charge, even yet should
be made. lie regarded the charge of DR.. Bliss
OF So 900 for eighty days attendance as exorbi-
tant and had read at the clerks desk state
ment by DR.. Boynton, to the effect that on or
about August s, 1881, he was informed by
the late president, that DR.. Bliss was volunteer
in the case. In this connection the testimony
given by DR.. Bliss; that he was sent for by the
secretary of war was also read.
After further remarks by Van Wyck, Blair,
Pendleton, and salisbury, the amendment offer
ed by Cockrell, reducing the appropriation from
VA 900 to S57 500 and the amount for medical
service from $50 900 to S35 900 was agreed to
% to 22-Ingals, Rollins, Saunders, Sherman,
and Van Wyck voting with the democrats.
Davis OF Illinois, and Jones Of Florida voted
with the republicans. proviso was adopted re-
curing claimants TO file a release under seal, Of
all claims against the representatives of the late
president growing out of the illness and burial
The section prevailed as amended and the bill
passed
After placing the bankruptcy bill in order AS
unfinished business. the senate adjourned till
Wednesday.
House-Mr. Paul of Virginia, moved t. sus-
pend the rules and pass the senate bill providing
for the erection of public buildings at Harrisburg
and Abingdon, Va and arpropriating $50 600
to each for that purpose. The motion prevailed,
ion to the bill, SAID as far as he had learned the
only products II the two towns we're penny royal
and sassafras, which grew largely on the streets.
There was not enough business there to keep
down their growth, SO that small children could
walk about without getting lost in the woods.
Mr. Hiscock, from the appropriation commit
tee, reported substitute for the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, and gave notice he would ask to
have it taken up as soon as the naval appropria-
tior oil wus disposed of. Adjourned till Wedpes-
day.
WEDNESDAY, July 10.
Senate-The senate bill to create the territory
OF Pembna was taken up, the senate refusing
% to 2l-party vote to table the motion calling
the bill up Davis, of Illinois, voted with the re-
publicans.
The amendment offered by Hale prohibiting
certain laws of the Dakota legislature in regard
to the alleged reputation OF Yankton county
bonds from being made applicable to the proposed
new territory precipated a discussion.
Sen. Harrison favored the amendment but re-
garded the discussion OF the question suggested
by it as premature.
Sen. Vest charged that the friends Of the pend
ing bill and the one for the admission OF southern
Dakota as a state, he'd made il q common cause
in expectation that if the Ptmbina bill was pass
ed Dakota would come into the union dest tie the
legislation complained of. He would never vote
to admit the territory whose people we're stained
noxious laws be first repealed.
Without concluding, Senator Vest yielded to tie
executive session.
Senator Mcmillan from the committee on COM
merce reported the river and harbor bill, saying he
would move its consideration tomorrow.
After an executive session the senate adjourn
ed.
House The house went into committee of the
whtls and resumed consideration OF the naval
,ati hp hpin ~ he
amendment to the paragraph for the bureau Of
and repairs to strike out the provi
which limits to $500 900, the amount to be applied
to the repair of wooden ships; also to make the
clause read so that the expense OF such repair
shall not exc ed 20 per cent. of the estimated cost
of a new vessel of the same size and material.
Adopted.
After several hours spent in amending and 9TH
erwise considering the naval bill, the committee
rose and reported. The previous question was
seconded, and without disposing of any of the
amendments, the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, July
Staats-The senate, after Intellectual effort
by Cameron, wis IN behalf of the B,n Holli-
day bill, took up the river aud harbor appro-
priation bill hut adjourned without coming to a
vote.
House-The house resumed consideration Of
the naval appropriation bill and adopted in
gross the amendments agreed to in committee of
the whole.
Mr.. Robson took the floor to close the debate
on the bill. In the course of his speech, in de-
Tense of his administration of the navy depart
ment, Robson referred to the investigation car
ried on by the committee naval affairs OF the
forty fourth congress. Without mentioning him
by name he alluded in terms Of deedest ontempt
and insult to Whitthorne. Speaking OF the man
who headed the committee in that congress he
said: If there was a man was was accused of