Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL.


.Senate-The committee on printing has been
discharged from the consideration of the petition
for the publication of the proceedings Of congress
in sufficient quantities to allow copy to every
family in the United States. Mr.. Window, from
the committee on foreign relations reported
resolution requesting the president to transmit all
| correspondence between the United States and
the diplomatic agents accredited to the republics
of Mexico and Guatemala since January | 1881
and any other information in his possession
touching the relations of the United States with
each and both countries or their relations with
each other. Adopted. Bills were introduced as
follows By Mr.. Harris, for a bridge across the
Mississippi at Memphis. By Mr.. Morgan, grant
ing right of way over public lands in Alabama,
and lands in said state in aid of the Chicago Air
Line Railroad cc.nDany.
House-The case OF Lanier, the republican
contestant from the Fifth Louisiana district, was
Diseased by the committee this morning, and
King, Democrat seated. The house committee,
| after vigorous debate, has decided to report
! tavurably on the tariff commission bill Aldrich's
bill to wipe from the dockets of the United States
courts the civil suits for damages against the dis
tillers In the whisky ring, is not likely to pass.
The bill was introduced by request. The sub
| committee Of the house committee ways and
| means reported to the full committee the bill
| known as the kasson bill, providing FOR the com
mission of nine civilians, to be known as the tariff
commission, and recommended that it be favor
| ably reported to the house by the .ul committee
as soon as practicable.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. |.
Senste-Petitions were presented for the sup
precision of polygamy.
The bill was appropriated favoraby appropri-
ating SIS, 900 to enable the National Board of
Health to supply pure vaccine virus at cost
price.
On motion of Mr.. Window, resolution was
adopted requesting the president to communicate
the correspondence between the executive depart
ment and diplomatic agents of The United States,
| relating to the proposed congress Of American
nations, or any of them, in 1882.
Home-Mr Mckinley offered a resolution set
ting apart Monday, Feb. q, for memorial ser
vices upon the late President Garfield. Adopted.
Mr.. Hill introduced DILL reducing the postage
| on letters and sealed packages to two cents tor
halt an ounce o. nader; four cents for over half
an ounce and under two ounces for each addi
tional ounce or fraction thereof, two cents.
The house then went into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Calkins called for the postotiie appro-
priation bill. Mr. Caswell explained the provi-
sions of the bill.
The amount appropriated is only S43 ,529 800
$1S7 SIS of which would come out OF the general
und. 1t is estimated that the revenue OF the
postofhce department amounted to SI2 ,74l.i22
The comilittee on appropriations had cut down
the estimates of the department in several partc-
usrs, the principal reduction being in the refusal
to appropriate more than $50, 0O0 for the purpose
of extending free letter carriers.
SATURDAY, FEB. A..
,Senatc-Not in session.
Hoase-A resolution adopted to pay ey
Sergeant Arms Thompson So 900 for expenses
incurred in connection with the ohseauies of
President Garfield. Mr.. Rice, from the commit
tee on foreign affairs, reported joint resolution
requesting the president TO give notice to Great
Britain of the termination of certain provisions
of the treaty of Washington, relative to the fish
cries. By unanimous consent the house proceeded
to the consideration of the bill reported from
the postotee committee, authorizing the post
ma ter general to adjust the claims of postmas-
tiers for the losses OF stamps, money order funds
ETC., by burglary, fire, or other unavoidable cas-
ualty. After much noise and confusion the bill
not being printed, was postponed until Wednes-
day.
MONDAY. FEB. 6.
.Senuic.-Bills were introduced. For the cancel
lston of illegal entries ard sales of public lands
and for retunding the purchase money; defining
the powers and jurisdiction of the Mississippi
river commission; authorizing the appropriation
of land and material for the improvement OF the
Mississippi and its nayigable tributaries; pre-
scribine the manner of assessing damages for
property so appropriated and providing penalties
for acts in hindrance of the proposed improve
mentS.
After au executive session the senate adjourned
Home-rhe business of the house this mora
ing was mainly the introduction of bills and res
buttons, until Mr.. Burrows of Michigan. moved
to suspend the rsles and pass the bill defining the
qualifications of territorial delegates in the house
Of representatives. IL provides that no person
guilty of bigamy or poygamy shall be eligible
to a seat in congress delegate from any terri
tory. The house was in very inattentiye mood
and when the speaker put the question, there
were few responses. He however declared the
motion carried, and the bill passed. Burst of
laughter only then apprsed many members OF the
measure which was adopted.
a motion made to suspend the rules and
PASS bill for the appointment of commission
on the subject Of the alcoholic liquor traffic
Bragg Wis, demanded seconded.
Motion was seconded, and vote Of y tie so
was then taken upon he adoption II the motion