Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-24


stricken from their certificates Of dis.
charge. The rate Of pension shall not
be less than 81 nor more than Sl2 per
month. 1t prohibits the receiving Of
any information touching a pension
from any person upon an sgrc emrnt TO
conceal the name OF the informant from
the applicant This Attorney Seq. Saw
yer, to provide for the purchase of the
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan canal,
and the harbor of refuge connecting
the waters of Green Bay with Lake
Michigan, in the state of Wisconsin.
1t appropriates 5000 900 and directs
the secretary OF war TO purchase
the canal for the United States.
The chair laid before the senate mes
sage from the president transmitting
the report of the secretary of the inter.
lJr, calllag attention to the condition
Of some Of the Cheyenne Indi ms, and
requesting legislature authority for the
use OF certain funds for their relief The
senate then proceeded to the calen-
dar, the first bill in order being Sen.
Hoar's PRECEDENT Al succession bill. The
RESOLUTION heretofore offered by Sen.
Beck was laid before the senate request
ing the president to cause an inquiry to
be mace and inform the senate whether
any consular officer of the United States
has since 1865 haa any interest IA or re-
celved benefit from any notarlat consul
lar or commercial officer Of foreign
countries. Referred to the committee
on cOmmerce. Sen. Eyarts arose TO adj
dress the senate, but gave way to a
motion of Sen. Hoar's that the senate
90 into executive session. When the
doors were REQ sened the senate adj
journed.
House-Mr. Brown OF Indiana, offer
ed resolution changing the rules so as
to provide that leave to print the r c.
ords shall be allowed only when the
question is under consideration. Re-
terred.
On motion of Mr.. Norwood, of Georg-
la, the senate bill was passed removing
the political disabilities of Alexander
P. Lawton of Georgia.
The discussion of the proposed revis.
ion of the rules was then resumed and
Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama, took the floor
and made an argument in favor of the
general nature of the revision, but in
opposition to the plan of distributing
the work of the appropriation com
mittee. That committee should remain
in charge of the money bill but all pow
er should be taken away from il to in.
corporate in The general legislation.
After speeches by Wellborn of Texas
and Blount of Georgia, the house with
out continuing the general debate adj
jourRed until to morrow.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II.
Senate-Sen. DllPh presented the
credential Of Jno. Fl Mitchell, the new
~ elected senator from Oregon, which
were read. Mitchell was then sworn in,
Among the bills introduced in the
senate to-day, were the following:
Senator Cullom, to extend the rights of
pensions TO steamboat men and Others,
acting under orders from United States
officers curing the war. Senator Iu-
gals, to authorlze the construction of a
bridge across the Missouri river at
Pierre, Dakota. Senator Ingalls,, to
provide for additional judges in Dakota
Territory. Senator Ingalls,, to create
two additional land di tricts in ID tkota
Territory. The chair laid before thy SEN
ate the resolution of Butler calling for |
a committee TO inquire as to the alleg- |
ed organization of the Territory of |
ID kota into state and the alleged cleo |
tton of a u S. Senator. After some
further debate the matter went over
until tomorrow and the presidential
succession bill was taken up ana San. |
Evarts addressed the senate ON it. He
took the ground that the succession
provided for by the bill nov before SEo
senate was only a possible constitution
al exercise of very limited power ac-
corded by tie constitution to congress. |
Senator Eyarts spoke about an hour
and was listened to with the utmost at
tention. After few words from Sena
tor EGmunds in reply to Senator Egarts
and differing from him as 10 the 1.-The
very limited power" of congress, Sena-
tor Edmunds amendment was voted
down, ayes, 81; noes, 80 The bill then
passed without division, as reported
from the committee.
The chair then laid before the senate
the bill fixing the salary of U. S judges
but without action on tho bill the sem
ate went into executive session. and
when the doors were reopened, ad-
journed.
HouSe--In the house the subject of
rules was up for discussion, Morrison of
stating that he would try aud
close the general debate at 4 o'clock to-
day. McMillen, Of Tennessee, and
McAdoo, of New Jersey, then spoke
in support of the minority report,
Severed other speechel followed in
cluding one by Mr.. Caswell, OF Wis,
NIr. r randall, Of Pa, Mr.. Hiscock, of
New York, and Mr.. Morrison, of Ill.
After few remarks by Mr.. Burrows,
of Michigan, in support Of the proposed
change, the revision was read by claus
IS for amendment. Mr.. Springer, of
Cll,, made several attempts to abolish /
committees which he deemed useless,
declaring that some of them did no
except select clerks, but his /
.ffJrts were unsuccessful Pending an
fort on his part to abolish the COM
nittees on public expenditures in vari-
rus departments and to create one COM /
nittee in the executive department, the
louise adjourned,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IS
S3nate-Sen. Mitchell, from the com |
niUtee on pensions, reported tavora6ly /.
tie hill granting pension TO the widow /
General Grant. Sen. Hamilton intro /
decd bill making it unlawful for /