Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-06-22
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY. June 10
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! SATURDAY. June 10
| The senate was not in session.
/ House.-The house went into committee of the
whole 70 resume consideration OF the legislative
Juoiciai appropriation phi.
Numerous amendments were onered ana re-
Jecteo, ana the committee after Tue consideration
oi on Oh tne loo pages Oh the piu, rose, anu Inc
A'3'' Mosn.v Jrsr,o
| S.no,.--Ths house h;ila to div;de Iowa into
,uo ;nJ;,;.1 d., 49, al .,,ha,;.;n,, III c;nnv
Citv and Pacific railway comnsnv To- cons,ruc, a
brdoe over tho M;sscpr; nassed The senate
went into ayec.tivs sas,;,n and rotod Van
VII, raso,,,;o, 20 oo,s;do, ~
| nominations in omen session The sanst. ,,oL nm
| M Brown. resolution IN nrov;ae a c)erk for
| eacb senate, NOT .l,e.dv snnpi;ad u;,h nna A.
| chairman of ths committees W. R,own suhm;t.
| ted substitute authorizing each senator TO en-
ploy clerk at 81 200 per annum to be paid out
of the senate contingent fund. The resolution
went over without action.
House -Butterworth from the committee on
appropriations, reported back the army appro-
priation bill with the senate amendments, re-
,urrence in Others. Among the amendments in
which non concurrence is recommended is that
making the army retirement compulsory at the
age of "a instead of 81, as provided in the bill Is
it passed the house. After debate the senate
amendment was agreed .o-yeas, lOl nays, IS.
Other recommendations of the committee on ap-
preparation agreed to without division. The
house then proceeded to District OF Columbia
business
TUESDAY. JUNE l3.
Seadfe-ihe senate went into executive session,
anu vo.eu down Mr. van "ycks resolution TO
CONSIDER the tarih commission nominations IN open
session
Bouse-The joint resolution passed authorizing
the sesre tary of war to erect, at cost of 81 900
memorial column at Washington headquarters
Newburg, N. Y; appropriating SIS 900 to aid in
defraying the expenses of the celebration to be
held there in 1888 on the centennial anniversary of
the declaration of peace and providing for the
appointment of select committee of five senators
and representatives to make arrangements for
that celebration.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IA.
Senate-Secator Miller reported from the COM
merce committee Tia or:.;na, nil to nr,;i,,, Tor
the construction of the Illinois and Mississ;nn;
canal to cheaper TRANSFORMATION. Placed on the
calendar
A long struggle ensued for precedence of reou
lar business Int finally n morton Inv Mr. Ravard
to take M the bonded spirits bill Observation-Disclosures
36, nays o.
"A. .is pohe message was received from inc
resolution of the 9Th from the sacretaru of state
COMES of tho fnIj corresnnndenoo If tbs stoto 90
pertinent with Envov Trescott and Assistant Sec
rstarv Walker Rlaine Ordared nr;nted and 70
fer red to the foreign relations COMMITTEES.
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fIouse-i ne mouse went INTO committee Oh the
whole on the legislative, executive and Judicia
appropriation DILL
Mr. Mills offered an amendment providing
that no part of the contingent fund spprop riated
by this bill shall be expended in payment of
CLERKS einpioyeu ny senator's ana members OF con-
gre Ts Aaop.ed. I'm
Inc con- mittee then rose, ard the biil, having
been reported 10 the mouse, WAS passed yeas 10,