Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY. FEB. 13.

Sglats-The president laid before the
Senate the resolutions OF the legislature..of
Nebraska. asking Sfor the admission of
Cara adam lumber free of duty, and COM
needing and thanking Senator Van Wyck
for his efforts to put lumber on the free
| list
4 joint resolution passed admitting
free of duty monument to General
| Washington, to be imported by the Socie-
| ty IF Cincinnati, at Philadelphia.
| Mr., Davis, OF West Virginia, intro
duced bill to authorize the constr action
of bridge across the Great Kanawna.
anIs cescriaing the dimensions of the
same.
Hoalse-On motion of Lynch, the senate
bill passed authorizing the commissioner
! Of the Ffeedman's saving and trust ,om-
pany to examine and audit all claim9
against the company, and pay all divi-
dends due on accounts which have been
PRESENTED since the 3lst Of August, 1881
Page reported back resolution, calling
on the SECRETARY of var for information
concerning the deposit of silt and sand in
Portage lake, Michigan. Adopted.
The senate bill passed, granting the
right Of wav to the St. Louis and San
Francisco railroad com 9any through Fort
Smith ARK. military reservation.
Wednesday Feb Ia.
Seadte. - Sen. Blair introduced a bill to
prohibit the employment or oerforma ace
of labor by conyicts or prisoners restrain
ed of their liberty upon works or proper
ty of the United States, and the eXpeud-
itlre of any moneys of the . nited States
on account OF such labor.
The senate then resumed consideration
! Of the tariff bill.
HolSe-After reading the journal the
house went into committee of the whole
on the tariff bill;
THURSDAY, FEB. Is.
Se1late-Mr. Cockrell presented several
petitions of oranges in Missouri for the
creation of a secretary of agriculture
also a petition from the officers of Morri-
son observatory and of several education
al institutions in Missouri for the APP
pointment OF a practical astronomer as
superintendent of tho naval observatory.
and Tor the construction of a new obsery-
atory under scientific supervision.
After a short executive session, the SEN
ate resumed consideration of the tariff
! bill.
House-Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin,
submitted the conference report on the
Japanese indemnity fund bill. The ef-
feet of the bill as agreed to in conference
is to return to Japan the original sum re-
ceived from that government 1878 000)
without interest; to pay the officers and
crews of the Wyoming and the Takiapg
Sl40 600 and cancel all bonds comprising
the Japanese indemnity fund. Several
members expressed the opinion that the
attempt to pay back only part of the
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graceful, but the majority seemed TO think
the adoption of the report would be a
step in the right direction, and the best
thing obtaipabla this session, and that the
bill did not bind future congressman from
doing justice in the premises, 40 the con-
ference report was agreed tc--132 to 81
The house then went INTO committee
of the whole on the tariff bill.
FRIDAY, Feb. Is
HOuse-The house went into committee
OF the whole on the legislative appropria-
j ton bill. This was doEe with the assent
of the ways and means committee, which
agreed not to pass the tariff bill until 8
O'clock, unless the legislative bill be pass
ed at an earlier hour.
The section relating to the hours OF
/ work for department employs was ruled
out.
| Mr. Cameron. then, under instructions
of the appropriation committee, offered an
amendment requiring all clerks anC
other employees in the executive depart
ment to work from 8 a. M to 4 p. m. from
The lat Of October to the LIST of April, ant
from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. from the first o
April to the first of Octobsa. Agreed to-
10 to 90.
Senate-The conference report on tn,
Japanese Indemnity bill was presented
AND, after discussion agreed to.
At p. m, the tariff bill was taken up
The pending question was the amend
nent If red last evening by Mr.. Conger
providing for duty of ! cent per pound
> upon charcoal iron advanced in manufac
ure beyond iron in pigs in addition t.
he duty on iron made with other fuel.
Saturday, Feb. II.
Se1late-Mr. Blair offered a resolution
nstructing the Judiciary Committee t.
inquire whether the Legislature of New
3 Hampshire, chosen November, 1882. car
awfglly elect Senator Of the UNITED
r States. After long debate, the resolu
, lion was Withdrawn, and the Tariff bill
1 iaken up.
House-The discussion in the Hous
on the poiot of order was cut off by thu
special order-eulogies on the late Repre-
sentative Sheckelford.
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