Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL.


SATURDAY, JAN. 20.
iSe7ldte-At the clsse of the morning
hour the postofice appropriation bill was
taken up, the pending question being on
the amendment changing the date when
the reduction of letter postage from 20
2 cents shall take effect from January LIST,
1884 to the first of July next
After long and tedious debate the
amendments IN ade in committee we're
agreed TO, iacluding that of fixing the
date at July lst-next when the red uction
Of letter postage shall take effect.
The bill then passed and the tarif bill
was then passed.
H0use-After the passage of two private
bills the house went into committee of the
whole in the consideration of the paval
appropriation bill, and when the com.
mittee arose the house adjourned
MONDAY, JAN. %.
Se,ldte-A somewhat spirited debate
was had on the lumber supply of the
United States, and also on taxation OF
sugars and inolasses. Regarding the for
mer product. Sen. Bayard thought there
was a striking Inconsistency in keeping
upon the statute books law Offering a
bonus for the cultivation of timber and at
the same time keeping out foreign lum-
Der by duty. The preservation of our re.
naming forests was matter of great ma
tional importance. He had been informed
| by gentlemen familiar with the region
aDout the headwaters Of the Missouri and
Mississippi and chief affluents that there
was great danger of the destruction of the
forests there unless prompt measures were
taken for their preservation.
H0ltse-The house had under consider
alton the naval appropriation BILL 1t
/ spent the entire day in fruitless diacus-
sion of it, and adjourned without taking
action.
TUESDAY, JAN. %.
| iSenate-The senate resumed the consid-
GRAFTON OF the tariff bill of high pre- tee
| tive tariff.
Senator Maxey believed the bill war
designated not to reduce taxation or
! prices but to NIL the pockets of prote cied
manufacturers at the expense of the pee
| pie.
Senator Camden moved to make the
duty on iron ore 90 cents.
! H0uSe-Mr. Butterworth, of Ohio, in
troduced bill providing for the appoint
ment of seven commissioners, at 80 per
day each, to investigate all questions re-
lating TO the estah .ishment and mainten-
ance of reasonable and Just inter state
| transportation tariff for passengers and
! freights by railroad or other modes of
transportation. Referred TO the Pacific
railroad committee.
| The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the naval appropriation
J bill, and when the committee arose the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. "a
Serdte-Mr. Dawes presented Mr..
Hears credentials of reelection, which
were ordered filed
Mr.. Voorhees, presented memorial
from General Herman Sturm, of Indiana.
setting forth his claims against Mexico
for aiding in the expulsion of the French
forces from Mexico and the re-estahlish-
ment of the republic. Referred to the
committee en- foreign relations.
Mr.. Harrison introduced Concurrent
resolution providing for a Joint rule to
forbid the reception of an amendment
proposing general legislation or irrele-
want amendments to the general appro-
priation bills. Referred to the committee
on rules.
AT the close of the morning business,
he tsrift bill was taken up.
House-On motion of Mr.. Oates, of
Alabama, Saturday, February 3, was
fixed as the day to eulogize the late Re-
preventative Lowe.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the naval appropriation
bill.
THURSDAY, JAN. %.
Scnate-To-daY was set apart in the
TO IN IF ha LOT Of
Georgia. On motion of Sen. Browa inn
mediateiy after the reading of the journ-
al remarks and an eulogistic address of
the deceased were read.
Ho.e-The naval appropriation bill
came up as the regular order with pend
ing amendments recommended by the
committee of the whole. The first amend
ment providing that the chief of bu-
reaus shall receive no additional pay for
the reason of holding such position, was
rejected:
The next amendment being that for the
payment to Asa Weeks of $50, 900 for the
use Of his invention in torpedoes. was
agreed to and the bill passed.
Mr.. Kelley pa moved to go into com
miitee of the whole on the tariff bill.
Mr.. Butterworth, Ohio, raised a ques-
ton OF consideration, stating that his pur-
pose was to call up the bonded shares bill
which was on the speakers table.
Mr.. Kelley's motion was agreed TO and
| at 1920 the house went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Burrows. Mich in the
chair on the revenue bills.
The house committee on public lands,
to-day, authorized favorable report on
the bill authorizing secretary of the in
terror TO certify lands for agricultural
purposes in Kansas,
Mr. Kelley called up tariff bill, but Mr.
Carlse made point of order that revenue
bills must DO taken up in their order on
the calendar. Sustained. The first bill
was to Admit free of duty the monument
to Geo. Washington. Mr.. Kelley object
ed to it's conside ration, and objection was
sustained by the house.
FRIDAY, JAN. e.
Senate-In the senate, Hale reported q
Joint resolution making an appropriation
for continuing the work of the census.
Sen. Slater, from the pensions commit
tee. reported adversely the house bill in
creasing the pensions for one-armed and
one-legged soldiers.