Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-02
CONGRESS IONAL.
TUESDAY. JAN "a.

Senate James W. McDlll, senator for an
une xpired term was sworn in, and the credentials
| of James j. Wilson, senator from Iowa. for six
years beginning on the 4th of March, 1888, were
| placed on file.
| To repeal so much Of the revised statutes as i'm
| poses an export tax on tobacco.
| Proposing the amendment to the constitution,
| prohibiting the manufacture importation and
sale of all distilled and fermented liquors as
beverages in any portion of the United States and
| territories.
| For the better protection of the mails of the
United States. The bill directs the postmaster
| general to require all railroads in the United
States to heat railway mail ears by steam from
| the locomotive.
| House.-The house went into committee of the
whole (Robinson, of Massachusetts in the chair
| on the fortificalion appropriation bill The total
amount appropriated is S375,OO0 as follows
Preservation, repair and protection of
Notifications. ...,................. $40, 600
| Armament of sea coast Notifications. 100, 900
Torpedoes and their preservation. 100, 900
| After uuimportant discussion the committee re-
jected a couple of amendments, reported the bill
to the house, and it passed pending the action up
| on the report of the committee on accounts re-
specting committees entitled to clerks.
| Adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25.
| Senate Immediately after the reading of the
! journal, Cameron, of Wisconsin, submitted reso-
! lutons commemorative of the late Senator Car
penter, as follows
| Reslced That the senate be directed to trans
| nit to the family of the deceased and also to the
| governor of Wisconsin a certified copy of these
resolutions with statement OF the action OF the
| senate thereon.
ResOlred That the secretary OF the senate
| communicate these resolutions to the house of
| representatives.
| The entire morning was spent by Sens. Gamer
| on Garland Logan kelI ogg Bayard Edmunds
| 9TH in anil yip ha lafa cd
| House.-The senate bill permitting Associate
Justice Ward Hunt of the United States supreme
| court to retire, was taken from the speakers ta-
BILE for present consideration.
| Mr.. Reid explained the provisions of the bill,
| and then Welded the floor to Townsend of Him
| OILS, who opposed it, frst-because it would set
| dangerous precedent and second because he re-
| garded it as reflection on the high tribunal to
presume that one of its members would, fer pc
cuniary consideration, be induced to do what was
his duty to the people to do.
| Nearly the whole forenoon was taken up in the
discussion of the bill some twenty members join
| ing in the debate. The bill was finally put upsn
its passage, and was concurred in by a vote Of
| 1877 TO 49,
| Business was then suspended, and the house
| maid tribute OF respect to the memory of the
late senator Matt ii Carpenter.
THURSDAY, Jan. %.
| .S,nate-After the general routine of morning
business the senate resumed consideration of Sher
mans per cent. funding bill. Sherman spoke
against the Vest amendment, which was finally
! defeated by vote of 90 to A. The amend
ment Of Davis, of West Nerginia, was then taken
up. and after a long discussion the senate ad-
| iourned without action.
House-The senate bill granting an additional
pension to the widow of President Lincoln was
| called up and passed.
| A bill to regulate and suspend Chinese mmi-
grafton was reported from the chairman of the
| committee on education and labor. Ordered
| printed and recommitted
| The resolution from the committee on foreign
affairs, requesting the president 20 obtain from
the British government list of the American
citizens imprisoned in England was taken up
and Robinson. of New ork concluded his speech
He finished by expressing desire to offer his res
| oltion fnublished some time aco), condemniny
| tina action of the United States government in