Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-07-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, JUNE g.


came up, and Pendleton took the floor He cali
ed attention to the republican congressional CON-
mittce circular, signed Jay A. Hubbell, acting
treasurer, copy Of which he exhibited. He
then read and commented in detail on each of its
statements to show its undenable purpose was TO
levy contributions upon government enployes,
under the guise Of demand for voluntary con-
trbutions. This circular had been sent to gov
crnment employees all over the country. 1t had
gone to the Boston custom house, and the demand
had been made there for an aggregate of SIS, 900.
1t had been sent to the armory at Springfield, and
an assessment of SIS bad been made upon each
armorer in that institution. II had been sent TO
the postofce, custom house, collectors office and
other government institutions at New York; and
the branch of the public service there located
which had earned exceptional credit by reason of
its freedom from the debasing arts of political as
SCISSORS, was again to be plunged into the mire
from which it had so laboriously emerged. 1t had
been sent to employees IN Chicago, AMI
to every postmaster in the country. AT
least he had returns from almost every state east
of Nevada 1t had been sent to men engaged on
the government work on the Ohio river ut Mari
eta, and demand had been made for part Of the
daily wages of men there employed in cutting
stone for the dam. Department CLERKS have been
assessed in various amounts Of from $l8 to $50.
The circular had been sent to meme ngaged in day
labor on the capitol and through the capitol
grounds, and FIVE and Fix dollars had been as
sessed upon them. The government printing
Office bad not escaped, the circular having been
sent to every name on every government pay roll
whether the amount paid was great Or email
Ladies in the departing mt, earning mere pittance,
and letter pages of the house and perhaps those
of the senate had been directed to stand
and deliver the amounts exacted from them He
saw this brave COMMITTEES going to one of the lit
tie pages and conjuring him, by his appreciation
of the emergencies Of the country, and tho excel
lence of republican principles, aad by his dread
of the restoration Of the democratic party to
power, to make a cont. button of $500 in order
to avert such terrible calamity" If this was
not a sad picture of partisan tyranny and degen-
eracy, II would be in many respects broad farce
1t would even be better for the country if the re-
publican party would thrust its hand into the
treasury abstract the public money and charge
ii up TO soap" The assistant postmaster general
with great deal Of gasconade, had said he de-
fed and spat upon the law as he could find no
authority for prohibiting voluntary contributions
for lawful objects. I Q man who, in the face of
the republican committees circular, could talk
about voluntary contributions, was either entirely
ignorant of official language or of the substance
of things, and in either discussion with him
would be useless. The treasurer of the commit
tee, Representative Hubbell whose name was
appended to the circular, has denied having vio-
lated the law prohibiting assessments, because he
was not an executive officer or employe of the
government, but member Of congress. In this
position be was relying upon decision made in
he last century, that senator Ia not liable to i'm
parchment. II the case was taken into court
the government would probably find if he had
not landed somebody in the penitentiary, he had
at least brought them perilously near to the verge
Of conviction.
Allison argued that it was simply voluntary
affair and that no one would be removed if he
did not contribute.
After long debate the subject was laid aside.
The concurrent resolution to adjourn July 10th
was also laid aside and Logan presented the
conference report on the amy bill. Adjourned
House. After the passage of some District of
Columbia bills, the house went into committee of
the whole on the bill to reduce internal revenue
taxes. A long political discussion followed
After noisy debate the committee rose and
the previous question was ordered on the bill and
amendments, thus nsurng their co ming up to-
morrow ne unfinished business. The matter then
went over. Adjourned.
TuEDpAy, JuNE2!.
.Senate-The resolution passed for printing id
dtional copies Of Blaines eulogy on Garfield, for
the use of Blaine and Mrs. Garfield. The pension
committee reported in favor of pensions to the
widows of Maj. Gen. Custer and French.
House-Messrs. Morse and Ranney presented,
and the house accepted, portrait Of the Hon.
Robt. G. Winthrop.
Mr.. Ranney, from the committee on elections,
reported resolution in the contes ted election case
of Stobach VS.. Herbert, of the second district of
alabama, granting leave to contestant to with
draw his contest without prejudice; adopted.
The house passed, without division, the bill to
regulate immigration as agreed upon by the COM
mittce on commerce, and then proceeded to the
consideration of the bill to reduce internal rev.
Snue taxation.
The previous question having been ordered an
hours debate, allowed under the rules, was open
ed by Hewitt, of New York.
long debate of q personal nature followed
The bill was then passed-yeas l2i, nays 50,
almost strict party vote.
Grape Mass moved that the mouse proceed to
the consideration of the business on the speakers
table, his object being to reach the bsnk charter
bull with the senate amendments. There wac
some opposition manifested on the democratic
side, but the motion finally prevailed The bank
charter bills having been reached, most of the
senate amendments were coucurred in, including
that authorizing the secretary of the treasury to
exchange three per cent bonds for three and one
half per cents. The most important amendment
not coucurred in was that relative to gold cerlif-
Gates.
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE IS.
Senate-At the conclusion of the morning
routine business, the senate resumed considera-
ton of the legislative, executive ard judicial
appropriation bill.
The senate committee amendment, making pro-
vision for three inspectors surveyor generals and
district land offices at two thousand dollars each
was amended to require that such persons shall
be skilled in surveying and have knowledge of
the land laws of the United States The secre-
tary Of the interior was empowered to make the
appointments. The remaining committee amend
ments, up to page 81 of the bill, we're agreed to,
and the bill was temporarily LAID aside.
The house bill for the extension of bank char
tiers were received. The senate refused TO concur
in the action of the EJuse and referred the differ