Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL
MoNpAY. t.EBRUARY 99.

elect from Arkansas. The committee
Investigating the leases OF Indian lands
was authorized to sit during the recess
Of congress, and a resolution was passed
calling on the secretary of the interior
for information relating to the progress
Of Indian education. A petition FROM
the Grand Army Of the Republic asking
that Gen. Grant be placed on the retir-
ed list was laid on the table, as the SEN
ate had already acted in the matter. The
! Des Moines Settlers Title bill was pass
ed, as was also the Postotiice Appro-
priation bill inclu]ing Mr. Fryes
amendment giving 100000 to American
steamships carrying mails.
House I'm the house the Sundry Civil
! Appropriation bill was reported, Mr..
Bland reserving all points of order, A
resolution was offered instructed the
committee ON foreign affairs to inquire
il discrimination against articles ini-
ported from Germany was not reQuir-
I cd in retaliation for thediscrimiDation
by that country against American pro
/ ducts. The senate amendments to the
/ Texas Pacific Land Grant bill were con-
Cured in as were those to the Anti
! Foreign Contract Labor bill. The Naval
Appropriation bill was pas sed, but with
out the clause known as "tbe Randall
plan" for building up the navy, which
was rejected. An evening session was
/ held for the consideration of District of
/ Columbia business.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY "a.
/ SeHdte-The senate received a me-
m9rial from the legislature of Wisconsin,
asking that Gen. Grant be placed en- the
/ retired list. Mr.. Hoar submitted q re-
! port on the dual sets OF credentials OF
| Senator Allison's election. The Naval
! Appropriation bill was laid before the
senate and referred. The bill authoriz-
! ing the president to negotiate with the
| Creeks, SemiDoles and Cherokees for
| purchase of their remaining rights ia
| the Oklahoma lands was passed. A
committee of conference on the Agri-
cultural Appropriation bill was appoint
| ed.
! House - The house authorized the
! Commercial National bank Of Chicago
to increase its capitol to 50, 600, COO Bills
were pas sed for the allotm=n of lands ia
seyeralty to tho Indians on the Unadilla
reservation; appropriatlng $4,000 for
| the erection OF a public building 81
| Port Townsend, w. T., and increasing
| to Sl75, 600 the appropriation for the
public Building at Fort Wayne, Ind. The
River and Harbor bill was taken up and
! the committee sustained the decision of
| the chair ruling out the Hennepin canal
clause. A lorg and noisy session follow
ed during which numerous unimportant
amendments were adopted. The bill
was finally reported TO the house and
| the previous question ordered.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20.
Seaate-Mr Sherman presented a re-
port aud concurrent resolution thank
! ing Col Casey and the assistant EN-
ginecrs for the manner in which they
| have performed their duties in the COM
/ plCtion of the Washington monument
| A long discussion of the verdict ia the
| Swain trial and Of the power Of court.
martial followed a conference report on
| the army appropriation bill. The YER
/ dict was denounced by Messrs. Hoar,
| Ingalls, Sherman and Others and do
! Tended by Messrs, Hale and Hawley.
| The legislative, executive and judicial
bill was reported, but owing to dilatory
motions. no conclusion had been reach
ed when the senate adjourned.
House The house passed bills for the
/ erection of public buildings at Sacra-
mento, Cal. and La Crosse, wis, and ap
propritang 100000 for the payment of
certain citizens for supplies furnished
! the Sioux and Dakota Iadians ia Mime
sofa between 1860 and 1852 Mr.. Henley
reported a Joint resolution instructiag
| the Encouragement to institute pro
! ceedings to yacate and set aside certain
portions of the lan.s certified to the
state Of Michigan for the Portage Lake
81 Lake Superior Ship Canal company.
| The Deficiency Appropriation bill was
passed. The River and Harbor bill was
! taken up undcr the operation Of the
previous question. When the Mississippi
river clause was reached the committee
amendment striking 1t cut was carried.
! AT this point the enemies of the bill re-
sorted to filibustering tactics which was
! kept up amid much confusion and ex-
Citement untilmidnight, when the house
adjourned.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26.
Senate - The credentials of Senator
Jones, of Nevada, were placed before
the senate. The Naval Appropriation
bill was reported. and the Pacific Rail
road Funding bill introduced land laid
on the table. Tho Legislative Appro-
priation bill was passed substantially as
it came from the senate committee. A
long debate ensucd on the bill repeating
the Silver Coinage act, Mr.. Sherman
making a strong speech in Its favor and
Mr.. Hill against the measure.
/ H0uSe..-Tbe house laid on the table
the JOINT resolution returning the thanks
of congIe S to Col Casey the Washing
ton monument engineer A further
conference on the army appropriation
bin was ordered The sundry civil bill
was taken up and the clause repeating
the silver coinage act was stricken out.
Dictate then followed on the proposed
appropriation Of money for the New
I Orleans exposition, gr.at opposition be-
ing manifested.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2S.
SUdte-Tbe senate passed the Naval
Appropriation bill with amendment
providing $l12,000 for the purchase Of
Ericson's torpedo boat Destroyer.
The bin providing for the sale OF the
Sac ana Fox reservations ia Nebraska
and Kansas WAS ~. ssa1 as were q NUM-