Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-02-14
CONGRESSIONAL
TUESDAY, FEB. 5, 1884.

SendtG-Sen. Allison offered a bill 10
found another branch home COR dis
abled soldiers in Arkansas or Colorado
+ or Kansas or another western state.
Sen. Bayard asked that the bill report
ed by the committee on finance provid-
ing for the issue Of circulating notes by
banks be made the special order for Feb.
18th.
House The House bill for the pay
ment Of rebate on tobacco was reported
back with the Senate amendments. The
amendments were c0ncurred in with
/ the addition OF IN important House
amendment.
I Mr. DOckery offered a resolution de-
claring vacant the position of Steno-
grapher Of Committees. and providing
/ that hereafter on the request of the
I committees the speaker employ a
stenographer or stenographers at a com
/ pensation to be fixed by the committee
on accounts.
/ Dir. Calkins objected to its present con-
sideration, and it was referred.
/ WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 1884.
/ Sendte-Senator Miller, of Colorado.
from the committee on foreign Rela-
tons, reported to the Senate a bill pre-
{ pared as an amendment to the anti
! Chinese act, Placed on the calendar.
The bill appropriating $717, $50 for the
completion of the capitol terraces and
stairways connected Herewith, was
passed.
H0use-Mr. Lewis offered a resolu-
ton referring to the court of claims for
investigation and report all claims for
cotton seized by Union authorities dur
ing the civil war
On motion of Mr. Matson, a resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of
the Interior for copies of all orders and
correspondence relating to irregular
practices on the part of attorneys prac-
ticlng before the pension office, together
with copies of all official charges against
such attorneys and copies of circulars
used by them, which are deemed decep-
tive in character
THURSDAY, FEB. :, 1894.
Senate-Nlr. Call offered resolution
requesting the President of the United
States to prevent the delivery of Senior
Carlos Aguero, the Cuban patriot, now
in prison at Key West Fla, on the de- |
mand of the Spanish government upon |
a pretended charge of highway robbery. |
Mr.. Call had read the proceedings of the |
meeting of the American citizens at /
Key West. denouncing the demand of |
Spain as actuated by purely political rea-
sons, and defending General Aguero
from the imputations against him. Re-
ferred to the committee on Foreign Re
lations.
House-Mr Dockery. from the com
m'ttee on Accounts, reported aresolution
declaring vacant the positions of steno-
OF committees, and providing
hereafter that. on the request of a com
mittee the speaker employ reporter at
the compensation to be fixed by the com
mittee on Accounts
FRIEAY. FEB. g.
ScHUte-Sen. Hale called up the con
terrence report on the Greedy relief ex-
petition
The chair announced that the bill,
from the point of view OF parliamentary
laws, was I'm possession OF the house of
and no motion or re-
mark could be made relating toit except
by unanimous consent.
Sen. Hale asked unanimous consent l.
owing to am emergency. to take the bill
up.
SEN ingalls, remarked that much had
been said about emergency when IN
fact nc expedition could leave before
May. lie severely criticised the conduct
Of the secretary of the navy in "imper- Il
,inently attempting rs Ingalls, said, to
interfere with the legislation of congress
by sending a communication to the
members OF one house on the subject of
while that subject was under
by the other house, and
with a view of preventing an agreement
between the two houses.
Sen. Hawley moved executive session
which was voted down and the senate
adjourned until Monday.
HOUSe-On motion of Davis. of Illi-
lois the joint resolution passed author
zing the secretary of war TO furnish
tents, etc, for the fifth annual reunion
lf soldiers and sailors of the northwest,
lt Chicago. JIG Aug. 1884
Mr.. Turner, (Ga), chairman OF the
comm tee on elections, reported a resO-
luton on the Mississippi election case.
Chalmers vs.. Manning, disCharging the
committee from further consideration
Of the prima fdcie evidence of the case,
and awarding the seat to neither of the
Mr.. Lowry of the same committee, ]
reported a resolution on the Virginia
contested election case, Garrison VS.. /
Mayo declaring rhaE Mayo has prirsa +
'acie right TO the seat and securing him
m This right pending trial of the case
pa its merits.
Mr. Willis introduced a bill temporari-
y providing for tile support of common
schools. Referred. 1t provides for an
annual appropriation from S10,000.00o
% $1,000 600 fer the next ten years the s
lppropr iatIOn to be reduced Sl,000o00 /
ZACH succeeding year
The speaker announced the appoint
uent of a committee TO Investigate the
,harges against II. y Bovnton, the
correspondent of the Gin
'inuati C0mmercial-Gazette
Mr. Golf introduced Joint resolution
.pprs priating 100000 for the reief Of .
ne sufferers by the overflow of the Ohio
liver and its tributaries Referred
Adjourned until Monday