Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-03-27


to gather information about it. The
above is plan suggested by George
hennan, the Arctic traveller, when call
ed before the Greeley Relief Board. to
give his views concerning the rescue of
Greeley and his comrades.
The bill to aid the establishment and
temporary support of common schools
was taken up. 1t appropriates the first
year $4,000 600, the second year S14,-
100000, the third year $4,000, 600. and
so on for ten years, decreasing 81 100000
yearly, to be expended on common
school education, the expenditure Of
each state to be on the basis of illiteracy.
Mr., Blair addressed the senate on the
bill.
Hou8e-Mr. Reagan offered amend
ments extending to members of con-
gress the right to use penalty envel-
opes in the transaction of official bust
ness.
Messrs. Townshend, White and Ran
dali opposed the amendment, and Mr.
Beiford advocated it, and inquired of
Mr.. Randall why a congressman hSd not
the right to send free letter on public
business. A man that would object to
that was so narrow between his eyes he
could look through key hole with both
eyes
Mr.. Randall declined to cope with the
gentleman from Colorado either in wit
or vulgarity and maintained that the
people had condemned the ranking
privilege.
Mr.. Belford thought the interests
of members in transacting the public
business required that they should send
their letters through the mails. This
pretense Of economy on the part of the
majority was a sham and a fraud
Mr.. Reagan's amendment was lost by
a vote of oil to SO.
Mr.. Townshend took the floor to close
the debate ia defense of the bill He
had an opportunity yesterday of con
versing with a leading member of the
senate who said he had read the bill and
it was fair, liberal one. He said furth-
Ell that he was glad to know that he had
exposed the hypocrisy practiced by the
republican party in the house at tle
last congress in cutting down appropria-
tions.
After a long discussion Mr.. Horn NOV
ed to rec0mmit the bill, with instruc-
tions to the committee on appropriations
to report it back with an increased APP
preparation in several par ticulars. Lost,
81 to 1873.
The bill then passed by a vote, 100
yeas to II nays, when the house adj
journed.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10.
Senote-Messrs. Sherman and Pendle-
ton presented memorials and resolutions
from the chamber of commerce at Gin
cinnati, demonstrating against the con-
struction of a bridge across the Kama
wha river, on the ground that it would
be an interference to commerce. Re-
ferred to committee on commerce.
Mr.. Harrison, from the committee on
Indian affairs, reported it expedient 10
establish a military academy west of the
Mississippi for tho training of Indian
youths as soldiers.
H0uSe-Mr. Curtin, chairman of the
committee on Foreign Affairs, reported,
as privileged question, the following
resolutions:
Resolved That Che resolutions referring to the
death of Dr. Eduard Lasker, adopted by this
house January 9th lass, We're intended as tribute
of respect to the memory Of an eminent foreign
statesman, who had died within the United States
and an expression of sympathy with the German
people for whom he had been the honorable rep
resentatiye.
ResolUed That the house having no official
concern with the relations between she executive
aud legislative branches OF tine German govern
ment does not deem it requisite 10 its dignity to
critiCise the manner OF the reception Of the res
olutions or the circumstances which prevented
their reaching their destination after they had
been communicated through the proper channels
to the German government
Mr.. Curtin Immediately demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. Reagan hoped the previous ques-
tioS would not be ordered The house
had made apologies enough for having
been insulted
Mr.. Cox, of New York, moved to lay
the whole matter on the table. That
was the way to treat the German Chan
cellor
+ The motion was lost--83 to 1876
The previous question was ordered and
the resolutions passed.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20.
.SenQte-A resolution was introduced
by Mr.. Van Wyck, and agreed to, call
ing ON the Secretary of the Treasury to
furnish the Senate copies of accounts
and vouchers of the disbursing agent of
the Department of Justice for miscella-
neous expenses relating to star route
cases during the last three years.
! HouSe-Immediately after reading the
/ journal, Mr.. Turner, of Georgia, called
up the Virginia contested election case
of Garrison against Mayo. The report
declares that the contestant, Garrison,
is entitled to the seat. Mr.. Mayo, the
sitting member, was heard in his own
| behalf.
In October last two respectable Eng
lish physicians performed the opera
ton of inserting tube into the ira
chea of child as a last resort in a
case diagnosed as Group The tube
becoming INSTRUCTED, the father suck
ed out the occluding membrane, but
the child died two days after The
father was attacked with diptheria,
from which he recovered, when he
brought suit against the doctors, one