Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-03-25
WEDNESDAY, March II.

EoSHutS.-Deus OuliOul ulONeu 10 MAKE
the interests commerce bill a special
order for next Tuesday week. Several
messages from the president were laid
before the senate, one OF Jhem being
unsigned, but it was received by the
President pro tenn. Sherman in due Off
cial form. The message, on the sugges-
tion of the chair and on motion of Seu.
Cockrell, was returned to the president
for his signature. The unfinished bus.
ing being Edmunds' resolutions, they
were then laid before the senate, and
Sen. D0lph resumed the floor and con-
tinued his remarks in favor of the ma
| jority report of the committee. After
long debate on the Duskin case, in
which Senators Dolph, Coke, Edmunds,
| Beck and others took part, but in the
course of which no new arguments of
importance were brought to bear, the
resolution was referred to the COM
nIlttee on judiciary. A motion was en-
tered TO reconsider the vote by which
r. S. Dement, was confirmed as survey
or general of Utah. When the doors
were reopened the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March IS.
! HOUSe-The house in committe of
the whole to-day, Townshend in the
chair, on the Indian appropriation bill
finished AZ of the AS pages of the bill.
The committee rose, and the house ad-
| journed.
Senate The senate to-day passed
without debate the bill providing for a
commission of five persons to investi-
gate the alcoholic liquor traffic, Its
relation to revenue and taxation
and it, general economic, Grimm
al, moral, and scientific aspects.
! AT 2 o'clock the unfinished business was
placed before the senate, being the res
olutions reported by Edmunds from the
| judiciary committee, expressing the
senate's condemnation of the attorney
general for refusing to furnish papers
called fer by the senate. Sen. Van
! Wyck offered as an amendment to the
resolutions the following: "And in all
such cases of removal the matter of
confirmation shall be considered in open
session of TIE senate" Sen. Sewell,
occupying the chair, remarked 'the
amendment will be printed and lie
over" The senate then went into ex-
ecutive session and soon adjourned.
FRIDAY, March W.
! Sendte-Senator Coke called up the
! bill to establish a national live stock
! highway, and TO promote commerce in
! live stock between the states. The bill
sets apart for ten years as such highway
the public lands i'll range eleven along
the east line of the state of Colorado,
it being a factional range averaging two
miles in width. A bill was introduced
authorizing the president to appoint
Lieut.. William p. Randall, U. S. N.
lieutenant commander, and place him
on the retired list with such rank. All
private pension cases fav0rably reported
/ from the committee were taken up.
Sen. Colquit took the floor and the sem
ate adjourned.
| House, After a number of bills of a
private character had been reported
/ from the committees the house went in
Ito com mittee of the whole on the pri-
vate calendar. Pending action, the
committee rose, and half dozen pri-
vate bills were passed, At the evening
/ session the house passed 30 pension bills
| The last bill to be considered was that
granting pension of 81. 900 year to
| the widow of w, S. Hancock. Mr. Price
opposed The bill, and stated that it
must BE- considered in full house. On
the question of passing the bill, the vote
STOOD % TO 4 Price, Zach, Taylor, john
son, of Ind, and, and Winans nays,
i Mr.. Price then raised the question Of
quorum. The previous question was
/ however, ordered on the bill, and il
goes over until Monday. The house
then adjourned until Tomorrow