Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-18
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY. MAY 6.

.Senote-The senate was not III session.
Ho.ise-'The house went into COMMITTEES OF the
whole on the tariff commission bill. Randalfs
amendment for q mixed commission was lost.
Mr.. Hammond offered an amendment that the
commission consist of nine republicans. A yea and
nay vote was asked and refused, when DISPOSE
ton was shown on the democratic side to filfbus-
ter; but she amendment was finally rejected 10 to
1873
The next amendment was that recommended
by the committee on ways and means, striking
out authority granted the commission to inquire
into the existing system Of internal revenue law"
Agreed to, 1870 to II.
May amendments were offered and successive
ly voted down.
The committee rose and reported the bill to the
house, and Mills moved to reeommit the bill with
instructions TO the ways and means committee to
report within thirty days bill based on the
principle that no more money should be collected
than is necessary 20 the wants of the government
economically administered.
The motion lost--yeas II, nays 10l. As
only one motion to recommit With instructions is
permitted under the rules the effect OF Mills mo-
ton was toprevent Hewitt from Offering resolu-
ton indicated in his speech delivered recently.
Mr.. Hewitt asked unanimous consent to offer
resolution OF similar effect but Boyne objected
The previous question was then ordered, and
kasson closed the debate. At the conclusion of
his speech the bill passed-yeas ISL NAYS SO.
MONDAY, MAY s.
House-The following bills were introduced and
referred:
By Mr.. Townshepd, of Illinois, to place tax
on salt used in curing pork and beef, on the same
basis salt used in curing fish.
BY Mr.. Calkins, to aid in making further Arc
tic explorations, and detailing Master Lucien
\ Dung as commander of the expedition. 1t au-
thorizes the secretary of the navy to psrchase a
vessel of proper size and structure for the exped-
don, at a cost not exceeding $50 900, and appro-
PIRATES SlOO 600 for the expenses of the expedi-
ton.
By Mr.. Bragg. of Wisconsin, for the relief of
Fitz John Porter. 1t authorizes the president in
order that justice may be done to said Fitz John
Porter, to appoint Fitz John Porter late Major
General United State Volunteers Brevet Briga-
der General and Colonel in the Army, TO the po-
sition of Colonel in the Army of the United
States to the same grade and rank held by him
at the time of his dismissal from the army by the
sentence of the court martial and in his discre-
ton to place him on the retired list of the army
as of that grade"
.>enate-A bill has been introduced for the re-
lief of Fitz John Porter. The provisions are the
same as the house bill.
A bill was reported appropriating $500 900 for
the extension of the executive mansion.
Messrs Window Hawey Harrison Cockrell
and Pugh were constituted committee of inyes-
tigation concerning the allegation of corruption
in connection with the bonded distilled spirits
bill.
TUEspNY MAy9
.Scnate-Al pending house bills donating con
demned cannon for monumental and other pur
poses passed
SEN McDil introduced bill for a wagon
bridge across the Missouri river between Council
Bluffs and Omaha.
The senate passed the house tariff commission
bill yeas 35, nays ~. Six democrats voted with
the republicans in the aft -mative and two repub-
licans with The minority against the bill. The
following is the vote in detail