Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-25
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. DECEMBER Is.

number Of petitions from tobacco an
cigar manufacturers and labor organiza-
tions Of Illinois, New York, and other
states, protesting against the ratification
of tie Seanish treaty; also petitions
signed bv Z 600 ex-soldiers of the Union
army, praying congress to purchase for
the capitol at Washington a partrais of
| General George ii. Thomas, and recon-
mending that it be executed by Miss
Ransom. Referred. Mr.. Garland sub
mitted a substitute for the bill reported
from the committee ON territories. Oue
provision of the substitute provides for
submitting 10 popular vote the question
of dividing the Territory OF Dakota.
This was desirable Mr.. Garland said,
Ia order to get at the present views of
taa people of Dakota, and to settle ques-
tions arising from the fact thst d tkota
had public debt. Mr. Harrison oh
iected to the substitute, and stated the
question of debt was sufficiently pro-
vided for by the committees bill He
would have no objection to an amend
ment submitting TO the people the sim
pie proposition of division. The bill
was then laid aside.
House-The speaker laid before the
house a communication from the post
master general asking an appropriation
of 800 600 for postal-car service and
S75 600 for the pay Of postal clerks Re-
ferred. By. Mr.. Oates, to declare for
feited to the United States all unearned
land grants and TO provide for the
Indication of controversies in relation
thereto. By Mr.. Willis, to encourage
the holding of anagricultural, horticul-
rural, miniHg, timber, and live stock
exposition at Louisville. Mr.. Aiken,
from the committee on agriculture,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
bill to establish a department of agri-
culture. Mesvrs. Blount, Potter, and
Browne of Indiana, spoke in opposition
to the motion, which was advocated by
Wilson of Iowa, Aiken, Budd, Harde-
man, and Cox of New York. The mo-
ton to suspend the rules was agreed to
yeas, 1865; maps, SO. The house then
adjourned.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16
Senate.-Mr ingalls, presided il the
senate. The bill providing temporarily
for the navy WAS reported by Mr. Hale.
Mr.. Lapham presented circumstances
against the ratification of sne Nicara
guam treaty; but the point of order be
ing raised that it should have been pre-
sented in executive session, he withdrew
it. Mr.. Cockrell reported adversely, on
petition asking that the surplus in the
treasury be paid TO soldiers ana sailors
to make up for the losses sustained by
them by the depreciation of the money
in which they were paid from 1862 to
1865 A resolution was agreed to calling
on the secretary of state TO give inform
alton regarding the trade with Mexico.
Central and South America, Cuba, Porto
Rico and San Domingo. Mr. Beck spoke
in favor of unlimited silver coinage,
Senator Sherman opposing it. Mr.. Cor
mans substitute for the Dakota bill was
defeated, whereupon the original bill
was passed by strict party vote, the
r publicans voting in the affirmative
The Interstate Commerce bill was made
unfinished business.
House.-In the house Mr.. Springer
acted as speakar pro TEN. A bill was
passed authorizing postmasters to for
ward mail matter of the second, third
and fourth class on which postage has
once been paid in full. A resolution
providing for recess from Dec. 20 to
Jan, was passed The Interstate
Commerce bill was taken up and the
Reagan bill was substituted for the fist
seven sections of the committee bill.
The sections of the committee bill for
the appointment of committee were
stricken out An amendment to the
Regain bill was then adopted requiring
the railroads to carry passengers who
had purchased tickets without discrim-
nation.
"WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II.
Senate. In the senate the chair pre-
sented a communication from Secre-
tary Chandler, in response to a resolu.
ton offered by Mr., Vest, to the effect
that surveying p arty had been semitic
Nicaragua to survey the route of the
proposed canal, Mr.. Vest claimed that
this WAS done without lawful authority
and proposed to call the matter up at
an early day. Mr.. DAVIS presented a
petition asking tb2ta lease for grazing
purposes of the Grow Indian reserva.
ton be prohibited. Mr.. DAVIS said it
was rumored that a lease OF 10000
acres had been made for l per cent per
acre. A resolution was passed calling
upon the secretary of the interior for
informationupon this point. A bill ex-
ten ding the time for building the st.
LOUIS q iNttu IEaliCloiO IdtilOiQ
Iudian lands was favorably reported.
Mr.. Van Wyck introduced bills making
railroad and telegraph rates west of the
Missouri river the same as east of that
river. A resolution was introduced
authorizing the president to send the
government exhibits at New Orleans to
the exhibition of American arts and
manufacturers, in London, in 1886.
Nj. Morgan reported that the Confer
ence committee on the Atlantic q, Pacific
LIND Forfeiture bill has been unable 10
agree A bill authorizing the president
to suspend the exercises of the extra
territorial authority of the Uaited
States in Tunis, was passed, and also
bill relating to the land in Colorado
lately occupied by the Uncophagre and
White River Indians. The Navy APP
preparation bill was passed, In the
executive session the nomination of
McCulloch, as secretary of the treasury.
was considered, but no action taken.
House. In the House bill extending
to s245, 600 the limit Of the appropria
ton for the construction of public
building at Peoria ILL.,, was reported
and rafarrad tn the rom ,ttpp of the