Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. JrSE Ia.

civil bill appropriating $50 900 for the purchss
Of the Count De Rochambeau papers.
Frye reported from the committee on rule
resolution amending rule four to provide tina
In the absence of the vice president
the senate shall choose president pro temper
who, when temporarily absent may desi gnat
in writing senator to perform the duties of tn
chair for day, and during such temporary alb
sence until the senate shall otherwise order
Placed on the calendar
House.-Bills introduced
By kelly--To abolish internal revenue lax OIL
tobacco, snuff, cigars, and cigarettes.
By MISUNDERSTANDING the removed of oh
struction from navigable waters Of the Unite,
States. 1t provides that when any bridge acros
nayigable water Of the United States is an OBJ
struction TO navigation by reason Of difficulty il
passing the draw openings il shall be the duty o
the owners of such bridge to cause aids to be con
structed to the passage of such opening.
by More tby request) Establishing an interna
tonai peace commission to consist OF nine mem
bers who shall serve nine years.
By Rosscrans-To prevent discrimination il
trar sportaton over Pacific railroads.
Dunnell. under instructions from the committee
on ways and means moved to suspend the rule
and pass the bill providing that hereafter collect
ors of internal revenue shall be appointed for
term of four years. Debate followed. The mo
ton was finally lost.
The pension appropriation bill, appropriatinl
paSseu unueT suspension OF the rulcS
Smith, of Illinois, under Instructions from tn,
committee on banking and currency, moved L
suspend the rules and pass the bill authorizing
the secretary of tse treasury, until the LIST Of
July 1884, to receive trade dollars upon presen-
tation, and give in exchange standard silver dol
lars, and repeating all laws authorizing the coin
age Of the trade dollar. Agreed to.
TUESDAY, JUSE20.
tSenate.-The presiding officer Davis. M in
presenting the credentials of Ii. B. Anthony re-
elected senator from Rhode Island said for the
second time in the long service of the gov ern-
ment, mersber of this body had been chosen for
the fifth consecutive time. and expressed n hope
that Mr.. Anthony would be blessed by providence
with health and happiness in his remaining
years.
The senate bill for the disposition of the Fort
Hayes military reservation, in Kansas, passed.
The house bill to enable banks to extend Their
corporate existence, was taken up. Without ac-
ton the bill went over.
After executive session, adjourned
House After considerable routine business
the house proceeded to consider Updegraff's bill
to fix the day for the meeting of electors for pres
ident and vice president and to provide for count
ing the votes, and to decide the questions arising
thereon. This is substitute for the senate bill
on the same subject.
Mr.. Brown, OF Indiana. moved to strike out
the clause providing for adjudication. Mr.
Browns motion was agreed to without division
and the question required on the Adoption of the
substitute as amended, and it was rejected SO tc
100.
The question then required upon the senate bill
but the house refused to order it to third read
ing, and il was recommitted to the committee on
the law respecting the election of the president
and vice president. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE q
Senote--Sen. Malone called up his bill to pro
vide for public buildings at three places in hi
ofa ba had cd Il.
ment providing only tor building at enc place
Lexington Malone moved to add an appro
priation for one AZ Abingdon. Malone s amend
inent was carried-30 to 81 The building com
mittee voted no and the bill then passed.
Sen. Morgan called up his resolution for com
mttee of investigation into the labor strikes; The
causes and their remedy, the committee during
vacation to visit the different places to send fol
persons and papers, to examine persons under
oath, etc. Discussion developed general una
nimity Of sentiment in favor Of the early passage
of the resolution
Consideration was then resumed of the house
bill to enable national banking associations to
extend their corporate business
After long debate and many amendments, il
was agreed to close the debate at p. III. to-mor-
row, and proceed at once to vote. Adjourned
Hoase-The bill to provide for national IL
brary building came up. Mr.. Rice moved tc
postpone further consideration of the bill till thu
18th of December, 1882. Pending which Ran
dali moved to lay the bill on the table, lost Z.
to ia, and Rice's motion agreed to without
division.
Mr. Robson (N. j., from the committee on ap
preparations reported back the naval appropria
ton bill, and it was referred to the committee O
the whole.
The house then went into committee of thu
whole on the bill to reduce internal revenue tax
alton. Kelly (Pa.), chairman of the Commute,
4 ..I.., "A, Al,
ure. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, JtsE "a.
Snate-In the l. 5. senate, Chairman Dav
presented copy of the proposed constitution fol
the state of Utah. A JOINT resolution was passed
appropriating 1913 900 to continue Arctic explor
ations. The petition and bill of Mrs. Jessie Ben
ton, Fremont, in relation to property in Sar
Francisco, was placed on the calendar. A reso
luton granting permission for the erection Of {
statute to Garibaldi in the national cemetery n
Vicksburg was referred to the military comnit'
tee. M Van Wyck offered a resolution, which
was adopted, calling fer correspondence with the
Spanish government In relation TO the claim Of
Pedro de Buzz a naturalzed citizen. A bill was
passed granting the right OF way through Indian
Territory to the Mississippi Albuquerque and
Interocean railway. The bill to extend the char
tiers of national banks was then taken up, and
passed by vote OF "a to -.
Rouse.--The House went into committee of the
whole on the bill to reduce internal revenue tax
alton. Mr.. White gave notice of an amendment
to repeal the internal revenue system far as il
affected tobacco, Mr.. Morrison charged that the
chairman ,of tie committee of ways and means
was striving to empty the treasury without re-
lieving tie burdens of the people. Messrs. Page
Aiken, and Reagan announced that they would
vote against the BILL and the committee rose. A
CONN uncation from navy officers was read, ask
ing that the age fer retirement be not changed
FRIDAY, JUSE 2S.
Sepat,-The house bill establishing uniform
system Of bankruptcy, came up.
Sen. uoar moved to substitute the messur,
substantially identical with what is known al
the Lowell bill. This substitute Hoar advanced
at length. and the bill was then laid aside til
Monday.
The senate then passed resolution for the relic
ofsettlers and purchasers public lands in Nebras
ka and Kansas. House reso buttons eommemora
tive of Representative Allen (Mo.) were received
and after impressive remarks upon his life ant
services by Cockrell, Dawes Brown and est, thu
usual resolutions were adopted. Adjourned til
Monday.
HouseThe house went into committee OF thu
whole and resumed consideration Of the bill to re
duce internal taxation, it being agreed that gen
eral debate thereon should close at } p. IN, a
which hour eulogies on the life and character o
the late Thomas Allen, of Missouri, were to b