Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-26

Mr.. Brown lOl} made, savage reply
to Mr. ingalls, charge IN the senate
that Mr., Brown had falsilied the rec.
ords after they had been printed Sen
ator ingalls, made an equally litter re-
/ ply. causing a great sensation.-Sen-
ator Vests amendment to the Utah bill
70 render lawful husbands and wives
incompetent as witnesses was defeated.
HOUse-In the house the bill to carry
/ into eject the convention with Mexico
was reported The bill regulating the
payment of the cost of surveying, trans
ferrine, etc, lands to Pacific railways
and regulating the time in which the
/ land could be designated was passed. --
/ A bill was reporte- to carry into effect
\ the terms of the Mexican treaty .--
The investigation of Representative
/ Weller was commenced upon the charge
Of having been influenced to vote in
favor of seating Mr.. English. Mr..
/ Weller exhibited a remarkably poor
memory. The house passed the def
cIeAcy bill.-The house passed the Fitz
John Porter bill by a vote of 1853 to 81.
4 1t restores him to rank, but provides
for no back pay.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE IS.
/ Sendte-After the reading of the
journal, which contained an allasion to
the Fitz John Porter bill, the chair stated
that no further action on that bill w2s
necessary than to nave the action an
nounced TO the senate. A debate ensued
as to whether the provision relating to
back pay secured the object in view,
which was ended by the chair laying
before the senate the message of the
house of representatives announcing
the concurrence of that body in
the report Of the conference
committee which recommended
that the house recede from It's disagree
ment to the amendment Of the senate,
and agree to the same. This action
takes the Porter bill back to the house Of
representatives as finally passed, so far
as the action of congress is concerned
Consideration of the Utah bill was
resumed, and the bill passed.
HOuse--A further conference was or
dered on the posteffice bill, and Messrs.
I Townshend, Holman, and Herr were
appointed conferees on the part of the
house.
The house refused to consider the Ohio
and Mississippi contested election cas- s,
and proceeded to the consideration of
the Pacific railroad bill, known as the
Thurman amendment bill 1t extends
the provisions of the Thurman act to
the Kansas Pacific, Sioux City and Pa
ciiic, and the Central branch of the Union
Pacific. 1t allows the investment Of the
sinking funds of all companies in their
own FIRST mortgage bonds or any United
States honda or securities, or their APP
plcation to the eXtinguishment of the
interest on the subsidy bonds; it requires
one-half the annual compensation for
government service to be carried to the
sinking fund, and also the annual pay
ment into the sinking fund of the fol-
lowing sums: The Central Pacific COM
pany and Union Pacific company, So
$50 600 each; Kansas Pacific company,
$500, 600; Central branch, Union Pacific,
S150,000 Sioux City and Pacific coSpa-
ny, $3.50, 0O0 or as much Of such sums
as will make the total annual payment
to the sinking fund equal to 30 per cent.
Of the net earnings Of the respective
companies.
THURSDAY. JUNE 49,
Senafe-Mr. Butler called up his
resolution providing for an inquiry into
the condition Of New York national
banks, and after debate the matter went
over. The bill to prevent the importa-
ton of tea dust into the United States
was passed.
The Mexican pension bill was then
taken up.
Mr. ingalls, submitted a modification
of his arrears-of-pension provision-the
modification providing that 50 far as
iarrearages are concerned there shall be
;no discrimination between the rate al
flowed TO private soldier and an officer.
After some preliminary discussion as to
the probable addition to the annual cost
OF the pension list by the adoption of
the amendments proposed to the bill,
Mr. Beck said the commissioner of pen
sions had estimated the amount at
about $246, 100000. 1t seemed to be
lacking on about $246,000,000 to a bill
that originally called for 100000. He
presumed the intention in making this
addition was to xiii the bill. The re-
pubGcaps had caucus over it, and this
was the result. Where WAS the money
90 ccme from?
Pending debate the Senate adjourned.
HOUSe-The house to-day passed Mr..
Foran's bill to prohibit the importation
ana migration of foreigners and aliens
under contract to perform labor in the
United States and TERRITORIES and Dis
trict of Columbia. Mr.. FOran, who
was chairman of the subcommittee of
the labor committee. who had charge of
the bill, made a long speech in favor OF
the measure. The bill provides that it
shall be unlawful for any person or cor
pOration to contract with foreigners or
aliens to perform labor or service of any
kind in the United States, or to prepay
transportation, or assist in the importa-
tioa of foreigners or aliens into this
country. That such contracts, if made
shall be void and of no effect For
every violation of these provisions a
fine of $1,000 The master of any yes
vel who shall bring INTO this country
any foreigner. or alien with whom an
I agreement as indicated has previously
bees made, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and fined net less than
$500 or imprisonment for term not
exceeding six months.
Baltimore's Good Credit.
Baltimore American.