Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-03
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, MARCH "a.

resolution went over.
Mr.. Harrison moved to make the
special order for Thursday of next week
the bill organizing into state and adj
hitting into the Union the territory oil
Dakota.
Mr.. Cockrell said the bill cosld not
be passed this session, and it would be
a waste of time to make it the special
order.
The vote on Mr.. Harrison's motion re.
suited: Yeas SO, nays 23-not the neces.
sary two.thirds.
The senate then took up the bill to in
crease the salaIies of U. S. District
Judges to S., 0G0
Mr. Van Wyck's motion to make the
figures $4,000 was rejected
Mr.. Coke offered an amendment max
ing it unlawful for any relative of a Cir
cult or District Judge of the United
States to hold office in the courts with
which such Judges were connected. and
making it a misdemeanor for a Judge
knowingly to appoint any relatives to
office in his court.
HOuse--The joint resolution appropri.
ating 100000 to be expended in pre-
venting an overflow of the Mississippi
river at New Orleans, was lost-ayes. 95:
nays IIOs buU ny uIdAillOuS NRu66IB II
was reintroduced by Mr.. Ellis and re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropria-
tons.
Mr. Randall submitted the conference
report on the Senate resolution adding
$4,000 TO the Senate contingent fund.
Agreed to. The House recedes from the
amendment, which confines the expen-
diture of the sum to investigations pre-
viously ordered, and agrees to the
amendment which confines the expen-
diture to the current expenses of special
and select committees.
The following bills were introduced
and referred:
Mr.. Herbert, providing that registers
Of land offices shall not be allowed fees
for correcting their own errors.
Mr.. Perkins, granting right of way
through Indian Territory to the South
ern Kansas Railroad company.
Mr. Morrill,, providing uniform
grade of rating for invalid pensions,
and abolishing all distinction on ac-
count of rank in pensions hereafter
granted.
Mr.. Van Eaton, a resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury in re-
gard to any contract entered into by the
government in which the territory of
Alaska or its industries connected there
with are concerned.
The house proceeded in the considera-
ton of district business and shortly
after adjourned.
TUESDAY, MARCH %.
SeHdte-ln the senate after the morn
ing hour Senator Hoar called up the bill
increasing the salaries of United States
district court judge sto $4,000. The pend
ing question was an amendment making
it unlawful for judge to appoint to a
position of his court any relative within
the degree of first cousin and making it
a misdemeanor for a judge TO do so.
After long debate and a few slight
amendments the bill passed AZ to 49, The
senate th,n took up the Blair educational
bill but reached no vote on it.
House-OH motion of Mr.. Bedford the
senate bill passed, authorizing the state
of Colorado to take lands in lieu of the
sixteenth and thirty sixth sections found
to be mineral lands, and to secure to
that state the benefit of the act donPt ing
public lands TO the several states and
territories which may provide colleges
for the benefit of agriculture. The
speaker announced the appointment of
Randall Burnes and Calkins as conferes
then went into committee of the whole
on the bonded whisky bill, but did not
reach vote.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 90
SeRate-Sen. Maxey introduced bill
to change the eastern and northern ju-
dicial districts of Texas and attach
part of the Indian territory to such dis
trict The senate then took up the bill
reported from the committee on Indian
affairs, providing for the allotment of
lands in severalty to Indians on various
reservation and to extend the protection
of the laws of states and territories
over Indians. After debate the bill
passed The Senate then took up the
Educational bill but reached no vote ON
it.
HOuse-Mr. Ellis from the committee
on appropriation reported joint res
olutiOn providing $l25,000 unexpended
appropriation for the relief of the des-
titute district overlooked by the Missis-
sippi river. After long debate the res
olution was adopted The house then
took up the bonded whisky bill, but did
not reach a vote.
THURSDAY, MARCH 81,
Senate The Chair laid before the Sen
due Tie memorial Oh tue CpHN hllbIOii VI
American Inventors, in session at Gin
cinnati, protesting against the passage
of any act injurious to the interests of
patentees Mr. Miller, Of California, re-
ported favorably from the Committee
on Naval Affairs, with an amendment,
the Joint resolution authorizing the Sec
retarv of the Navy to offer a reward of
$4,000 for rescuing or ascertaining the
fate of the members Of the Greedy Arc
tic expedition. A resolution was agreed
TO directing the COMMITTEES on Library
to inquiry into the expediency of the
printing of the official letters and pa
pers of he late President James Mon
roe.
HouSc-The morning hour was dis
pensed with. The house went into com
mittee Of the whole with Mr.. Dorsheim-
er in the chair, on the bonded extension
pill, and Randall spoke in opposition to
it,
After a general debate Blount moved
TO strike out the enacting clause of the
BILL agreed to, 131 to 81. The commit
tee then rose and reported its action TO