Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. JUNE 9.

MONDAY, JUNE ..
SeHQte-The senate insisted upon its
amendment TO the labor statistics bill
and appointed a committee of confer
ence. Sen Vance submitted the visWs
of the minority OF the committee on
privileges and elections, regarding the
Danville Investigation. Sen. Allison
from the committee on appropriation,
reported the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill with amendments.
HoHse-The republican side Of the
house was reinforced this morning by
the return of number of members from
the Chicago convention. Bills were in
trOduced and referred, to amend the act
authorizing the formation of a national
banking association. 1t provides that
in all suits at law or IN equity now pend
ing or hereafter brought to enforce the
liability of the shareholders in the ma
tional banking associations for contracts
and debts and engagements OF such as
soclation to the extent of the amount Of
their stock therein at par value thereof
in accordance with the provisions of the
revised statutes, the shareholders shall
have a right to set up IN defense there
Of an equitable discharge Of
that liability by a voluntary payment
made before the assessment is levied
upon the stock by comptroilers OF cur
rency to enforce said liability or any
other equitable defense which said stock
holders may have to such suits, to re-
peal all interb al revenue taxes on tobac-
co. The house went into committee of
the whole, with Wellborn in the chair,
on the river ami harbor bill. AT the
evening session of the house numerous
amendments increasing the appropria-
ton for various improvements of rivers
and harbors were offered and voted
down. After completing the considera-
ton of six of the AZ pages of the bill,
the committee rose and the house adj
journed.
TUESDAY, JUNE 10.
Senate-A large number of petitions
was presented opposing the government
teleg aph. Sen. Logan presented as a
memorial the resolutions Of mass meet
in5 recently held IN Cincinnati of the
soldiers, sailors and mariners who served
in the war of the rebellion, expressing
the conviction that they are entitled to
a quarter section of land to each man.
Referred to committee on public lands.
The pension bill was displaced by the
regular order of the Utah bill which
was informally laid aside to admit of
the consideration of the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill Sen. Al
lison explained that the amendments
proposed by the senate committee on
appropriations added $500 600 to the bill
as il came from the house. The house
had appropriated 100000 less than the
appropriation of last year.
Tho hill txroo rood btr caotiOpG and tho
amendments proposed by tie senate
committee We're agreed to, with only
the interposition of an occasional re-
mark inquiry and explanation, except
as to the provisions of the appropria-
ton of $3.50. 600 to meet the expenses
attendant upon the execution of the
neutrality act. The senate then went
INTO secret session and when the doors
reopened adjourned.
H0ltSe-The chairman of the COM
mittee on ways and Means reported the
current resolution providing for the
final adjournment of congress Monday,
June 30th. Adopted withou, opposi-
ton. Mr.. Pavson, from the committee
on public lands, reported bin forfeit
! ing a part of certain lands granted Iowa
to aid in the construction of railroads
I III lil@h Hlalts nc SHGSl%A bAhNA ~ At =
/ the bill for the forfeiture of the New
Orleans, Baton Rouge and Nicksburg
/ land grant, it was postponed until to-
morrow The house then went into
committee of the whole, Welburn in the
chair on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill. Numerous amendments
\ we're offered but we're voted down On
motion of Mr.. Holman the clause max
/ ing an appropriation for the improve
ment of Little Kanawha river was
stricken from the bill, and without
/ further action the committee rose. The
senate amendments TO tbq District of
Columbia appropriation bill were non
concuued in,
THURSDAY, JUNE r.
Senate-The Mexican pension bill was
/ taken up and after a lengthy discussion
/ witt out reaching any conclusion, the
senate went into executive session, and
when the doors 1sopeued, adjourned.
R0uSc-Tae river and harbor appro-
priatioR bill Icing under consideration
ia committee of the whole. the appro-
priatiou for an ice ha"ho- on Muskin-
gum river was increased from S2O000to
$50 GOO
The committee rose and reported the
bill TO the house.
Mr.. Oates moved to strike out the
I He nnepin canal clause.
Mr.. Willis said that, upon consulta-