Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-04-06
CONGRESSIONAL.

.Sei,ote-After discussion the motion prevailed
and the bill passed granting pensions to the wild
ows of Presidents Garfield Tyler and Polk.
The tariff commission bill coming up, Senator's
VanWyck aud Anthony advocated a commission
of congressman. Senators White and Brown
favored the bill, for a civilian commission.
The agricultural appropriation bill with its
amendments was reported back. The amend
merits charge house items as follows: Appropri
ations, $4,000 for experimental manufacturers
of sorghum sugar, and $40 900 for the continue
ton Of experiments in connection with the manu-
facture of sugar from beets and for the cultiva-
ton of beets. Reduced to one item of $40 600
for all such purposes.
The house provisions approprating $50 900 for
investigating the habits of insects injurious to
agriculture, anc $4,000 to continue the expora-
ton for the breeding place of the Rocky Noun
tain locust were consolidated, and the aggregate
reduced to $500 and the committee wholly
strike out the house item of IS 900 for procuring
and,publshing the data respecting the agricul-
tural needs of the country west of the Rocky
Mountains.
House-Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin, offered
resolution requesting the president to inform the
house whether any protocol had been signed by
Prescott, cor any other diplomatic representa-
tive of the United States setting forth the terms
for ending the war in South America, and also
with copies of the correspondence relating thereto
not already communicated to one of the houses.
Adopted.
Mr.. Caswel reported back the postotfice appro.
priaton bill.
In the committee of the whole petitions were
presented asking the passage of the Lowell bank
ruptcy bill.
Bills were introduced and referred
Mr.. Haskell (by request), authorizing the de-
partment of justice to audit the claims of the
medical experts at the Guiteau trial. lit pro-
vides that the experts be not paid in excess of
S25 per day for each days actual attendance
Mr.. Phelps, to establish department of in
dustry with a secretary of industry, who shall be
cabinet officer; it provides for bureaus of agri-
culture, fishery. mining, manufacture, commerce.
statistics and education. The head of each
bureau il to be known by the title of commits
siener, appointed by the president, by and with
consent OF senate.
TUESDAY. March %.
Senate. The tariff commission bill was debated
till o'clock when the senate proceeded to con-
slider the amendments to the bill under the five
minute rule for debate. Several amendments
were offered, but all rejected. and the bill passed
without amendment.
HoaSe-The tariff commission bill was taken
up and kasson addressed the committee.
He advocated the passage of the pending
proposition, and spoke in favor of protective
tariff.
Mr. Carlisle opposed a civilian commission
sa wing it was the duty of congress itself in the
discharge ef its constitutional obligations and in
obedience to the demands Of the country to pro-
coed immediately TO revise the tariff In the ordl-
nary way. Mr.. Carlisle did not finish his speech
to day.
Kasson and Carlisle had coloquy on free
trade and protection with interruptions by
Kelley, OF Pa.
The FrenghuyseH Prescott correspondence
was Submitted, and the secretary of war in
formed the house that 81, 600 more rations were
needed for sufferers by the flood. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March %.
Senate-Senator Cockrell offered resolution
directing the secretary of state to inquire regard
ing United States citizens imprisoned in Ireland
Senator PendIeton reported tavorably on his civil
service bill The presidential count bill was laid
aside temporarily, when the senate bill to estab-
lish an eastern judicial circuit in Kentucky was
passed. The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up. The estimates for the service for 1883
were 1854 1881; amount of appropriations last
year including Deficiencies, SIS, 900 500; amount
of the present bill it came from the house 81
| 924 203; additions made by the senate committee
| increased the amount $239 500 making the total
as reported to the senate So 100 003, being 500
| 1877 in excess of the bill of 1882. The total of
items increasing the appropriation made by the
committee is 1916 000 deductions $50 200
Among the items increased by the committee are;
new buildings for Indian schools, $50 600; educa-
| ton of Indian children in the states, Sl7 900
| The total appropriated exclusively Tor industrial
schools is S4l2 200
THURSDAY, MARCH 30.
| Soaote--A bill passed authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to report the amount of GLAZING OF
| the state Of Kansas for money extended and in
| debtedness assumed, by the state in suppresslng
| the Indian hostllities.
Fowe-The senate bill passed amending tine
statutes relating to license fees of officers OF steam
vessels.
Resolutions were adopted for printing 90 900
copies Of the first volume of the census report
! concerning the population of the country.
Mr. Updegraff chairman of the committee on
laws governing presidential elections, reported a
bill to carry into effect the provisions of the
stitution respecting the election of president and
vice president. Ordered printed anc recornmitted
FRIDAY, March 81.
Senate not in session.
House-The army appropriation bill being I'M
der discussion, Mr.. Butterworth explained the
bill. clause had been added for the compulsory
retirement of army officers over 81 years of age
He had received information from the War De-
partrnent that the number OF officers retired un-
der this provision during the next six years will
he as follows In 1881, Az 1888, 20; 1854, II (;
in 1885, IL in 1856, Is in 1887, % in all, llg
Before Mr.. Butterworth concluded the committee
rose.
Mr.. Randall offered a resolution granting the
use OF the rotunda and adjacent rooms to the
Ladies National Aid Association for the Garfield
Memorial Hospital for the frrt Saturday in May,
for the purpose OF holding reception, the OBJ
ject being to raise funds for the association,
adopted.
A Joint resolution passed appropriating $780,
600 to enable the Secretary of War to issue ra-
tons to persons rendered destitute by the overflow
of the Mississippi river.
The committee then resumed its session.
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on guard at Professor Longfellow's