Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-01
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. March %.


House "A session was ordered for
Thursday night for the consideration of
the resolutions relative to the death of
Jos. Rankins, late representative from
Wisconsin. The house then proceeded
to the consideration of the pension bills
and the bill granting a pension of So, 600
a year to the widow of Gen. w. S. Han
cock was passed, yeas 1853 nays AZ.
Under call Of the states the following
bills ard resolutions were introduced
and referred BY Mr.. Lawler resolu.
ton directing the committee on
iud ciary to report what legislation Is
necessary TO close any part of the
Chicago river to navigation, either by
making the bridges pernauant or by
filling up the river, BY MIR. Merriman.
for the issue of U. S. coin notes At
the end of the call the house adjourned.
Senate. Senator Wilson presented
several memorials from the Iowa legis-
lature. Among them one urging the
passage of the Dss Moines river land
bill over the presidents veto. Senator
Logan submitted the following resolu.
ton, and asked that it might be printed
and lie over, saying that he would call
il up on semo future Gay and submit
some remarks on 1t,
Resolved, That the sessions Of the senate,
commonly known as executive sessions, so far
as they apply TO nominations, combinations or
reflections, shall hereafter be held with open
doors, and that public record of the same
shall be kept the same as OF legislative sessions.
Toe resolution was ordered printed
and to lie over. The urgent deficiency
bill was laid before the senate on melton
of Sen. Allison who insisted on its
amendments and agreed to the com
mttee OF conference, After an eXecu-
tive Aession the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, March %.
SeRdte-The senate passed the bill
granting a pension OF $4,000 per year TO
the widow Of Gen. Hancock. The chair
laid before the senate Sen, L9gan's bill
to promote the efficiency of the army.
Senator Anderson spoke IN favor of this
section increasing the force to 10000
enlisted men. He read from the testI-
mony given and the letters written by
Generals Schofield, Pope and others to
show the inadeQuacy of the present
force. At 80 the pending order was
laid aside, and on motion OF Senator
NanWyCk the senate took up and pass
ed the bill to confirm the entries here
tofore made on public lands IN accord
AlGe Win ktlt AAlinE5 va VIC AtAAANA NAAAAN
ia force at the time the entries were
made Adjourned.
HouSe.-Il the morning hour the
house passed the Fourth of July claims
bill. The amount involved is S23S, 900
A number Of bills were introduced at
the expiration Of the morning session.
Mr.. Barnes, Of Missouri, submitted the
conference report on the urgency de
ticisucy bill. Ii was agreed TO, and the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March, "a.
Sellate.-In the senate to-day at >
o'clock, the army bill went over and
The resolutions reported from the ju-
dietary committee were taken up, and
SEN. Morgan addressed the senate IN op-
position to the majority report Con
siderable cross firing occurred IN debate
between S Dators Hear Gray, Edmunds,
Butler end Harris and without action
ON the resolutions the senate adjourned.
H0uSe-The house to-day, after debate
upon an amendment offered and re-.
| iected, passed the Indian sppIo priatlon
/ bill; yeas. 226, nays, So The house i'm
meuialely enr into a committee OF the
whole on the post Office appropriation
1 bill Nr. Blount, chairman Of the com
mittee on postoftices and post roads,
/ briefly explained the provisions of the
4 bill. appropriated he said, Sl4 $50
/ ass as against an estimate Of $58 gsbi lbb,
snd an appropriation OF 80 'Vo wv.