Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
FRIDAY. Jan is.

FRIDAY, Jan. is.
SeHdte-Sen. Sherman resumed the
chair of the senate to-day. Among the
petitions presented and appropriately
referred WAS one by Sen. Coke, from
the merchants of Ell Paso, Texas, COM
plaining Of smuggling on the Mexican
border, ana urging congress to take
measUTeS to put q step TO it. Sem Wal
ford, granting pension 20 Nir5. Meikic-
ham, the only surviving granddaughter
/ Of Thomas Jefferson Sen. Willis
granting o pension TO the survivors
Of the Mexican and Indian wars.
Sen. Frye offered q resolution relating
TO the fisheries. The justice of Frye's
resolution was discussed by Sens. Ed
munde, Hoar, Morgan and Davies, when
| it went over till tomorrow. The Judi
cial salary bill was placed before the
senate. Ii came 20 a vote and was pass
ed. Ii gives tke United States district
| judges S., 600 year and prohisiis them
from appointing their relatives to offices
| IN their courts. On motion of Senator
Hoar the bin providing for the presi-
dental count was then placed before
the senate, and after the executive SEES
sion, the senate adjourned.
SENATE BILLS.
The senate committee on public lands
| to-day authorized Sem Plumb to report
| back f0vorably. with an amendment,
the bill introduced by Sen. Wilson. TO
quit the title of settlers on the Des
! Moipe0 river lands in the state of Iowa.
Sen, voorhees,, providing for the ad-
mission OF the territory of Montana into
the union of states, with one represen-
| tative in congress until the next general
census. Sen. Van WICK, Co give re-
ceivers of failed national banks author
/ ity to buy property upon which the bank
holds mortgages when the property Is
! to be sold under n decree Of the court.
/ HoHse-In the absence Of the speak
eT, the house was called TO order BY the
clerk. The clerk read Q note from
! Speaker Carlisle designating Springer,
Of Illinois, as speaker pro Tern for the
! day. The following measures were iu-
\ troduced: MIR, Chandler, repealius the
statute which imposes taxes on the
notes OF state banks, state banking us-
sCciatiOan end municipal corporations.
| Mr.. Cannon. to extend the benefit Of
! the pension law to worthy applicants
for pensions WHO served in the late war,
and their widc vs. aud miEor children.
!
TO furnish tho evidence REQUIRED to con-
rect their disability with the service.
! Mr.. Glover, Mo-, 60 provide for carrying
on the work of improvement Of the riv-
ers and harbors by contract. Mr.. His
cock, New York, TO repeal all i2ternal
revenue taxes on domestic tobacco. MIR.
! Hartman. Ore, declaring forfeited GER
| tain lands on tho Northern Pacific rail
way. MIR. La Toilette, Wis, TO protect
! aepositors in national banks, and TO
/ punish any officer Of such bank who re-
ceives depoGits when the bank is iusolv-
emit Mr., Tool, OF Mont, for tho admis-
\ sion OF Montana as q state. There were
| 1870 bills introduced under the call Of
the state. This house went into COM
mittee Of the whole. The house then
adjourned.
TUESDAY, Jan. 49,
SeRate-Sep. Ingalls, from the COM
mittee on rules reported seal for use
in the senate. Sen. Hawley from the
| committee on military affairs reported
a joint resolution appointing Gen. j. +.
Hartfrant, of Penn, as ono Of the man
ayers Of the national soldiers home in
place Of Gen. Mcclellan, deceased. The
resolution was passed Sen. Frye's
resolution Of yesterday regarding the
presidents recommendation concerning
fish commission was placed before the
senate, and without debate referred TO
the committee on foreign relations.
| The presidential count bill was placed
before The senate but was informally
! laid aside. The balance Of the day was
taken up by Sen Teller in an address
on the silver que ton, at the close Of
which Sen. Morrill, gave notice ere,
| luctantly," he said. Of his intention to
ask the senate TO listen to him for q
short time tomorrow on the subject Of
silver a subject, Sen. Morrill, irOni-
cally remarked, which seems TO attract
so enthusiastic a gathering OF senators
to this chamber. The senate then adj
iourned.
House A large number of executive
communication were laid before the
house by the speaker, among them q
letter from the chief engineers asking
for an immediate appropriation of $50
600 for general work on the survey on
the Mississippi river. Mr. Bragg, from
the committee on military affairs, re.
ported back the senate bill making an
appropriation for the purchase Of the
old produce exchange IN New York
city, for army purposes. Mr., Nelson,
Mimi, on behalf Of the committee on
Indian alfaiIa called up the bill au-
thorizing the use Of certain unex-
pcnded balances, amounting 10 $4,000,
for the relief of the Northern Cheyenne
Indians in Montana. Mr. Nelson stated
that the object Of tbe bill was to relieve
about 700 CheyeHnes on the Rosebud
and Tongue rivers who were In a des-
titute condition, with their annuities
entirely exhausted. Mr.. Weaver Ia,
while fayoring the measure, criticised
the present policy followed by the gov.
ernment in dealing with the Indians,
and expressed hope that at no distant
day come sensible policy would he
adopted The bill was passed Mr.,
Bragg, Of Wis, made an attempt 10
have the Fitz John Porter bill made o.
special order for Saturday, the 23l, but
Mr.. Durham, OF ILL.,, objected, The
house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 90.
Senate-On the opening Of the senate
to-day Sen. Hale offered the follow ing
resolutions: