Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-15
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. April 8.

! Salu, recommended an lnQeunlLe post
/ ponement of the bill. Sen. Cockrel took
/ the floor in opposition to the army bill.
/ There was, he said, ample, power to pro-
tect our institutions without a single reg
ular soldier Our liberties did not depend
on a standing army, but on the patriot
ism of our citizens. We need no stand
ing army. Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty. A standing army was a dan
ger to our republic, and was in direct
conformation TO a republican system of
government. After the executive session
the senate adjourned.
House-In the house, after the call of
states, a motion was made to suspend the
rules and pass the Mexican pension bin
1t was agreed to, yeas 1856, nays 6S. Mr.
Laird moved to suspend the rules and pass
the bill for the relief of certain settlers
and purchasers Of lands in the public do
main in the states of Nebraska and
Kansas. Agreed to. This is a similar bill
to the one previously passed by the sen
ate. Singleton moved to suspend the
rules and pass the congressional library
bill. Agreed to, yeas 159, nays 62. The
house then adjourned.
TUESDAY, April g.
Senate chair laid before the senate
letter from the secretary of the treas
ury regarding the payment of S12S,00 to
the Chippewa tribe of Indians for dam
ages growing out of the construction of
a reservoir at the head waters of the
Mississippi. Referred The considera-
ton of the army bill was resumed and
Sen. Logan spoke in favor of it. Sen.
Hale opposed the bill Sen. Henderson
supported the bill. The chair laid
before the senate message
relating to the subject of Chinese immi-
grafton. The message was read and re-
ferred to the committee on foreign rela-
tons. After the executive session the SEN
ate adjourned
Weaver from the committee on
commerce reported the bills authorizing
the construction of bridges across the
Missouri river near Kansas City and At
Crimson. Pending action the morning
hour expired. Then there was prospect
of a struggle for the right of way between
the silver bill and the post-oflice appro-
priation bill, but those who supported
Bland, of Mo-, gave way, aud the house
went into committee of the whole on the
post-otfic appropriation bill. Mr. Burrows
offered an amendment increasing the APP
preparation for the transportation of for
eign mails from $4,000 to 1925, 900. The
amendment was lost 81 to 1O6 The com
mittee then rose and the bill was passed
The house then adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 7.
Senate Sen. Blair introduced bill in
the senate to-day, TO provide that eight
hours shall constitute a days work for
letter carriers, that salaries shall not be
ra1ucnJ Nv ransom nf Tho 1acraosa II, ha
hours of labor. The army bill was taken
up and Sen. Hawley took the floor in its
support. Sen. Van Wyck spoke at some
length in opposition to the bill. A vote
was then taken upon motion of Sen. Hall,
to strike out section 2 of the bill. This
is the section which establishes the future
army force at 10000 men. On this mo-
ton the yeas were % and the nays %,
The vote being a tie Halls motion was
lost. The senate then adjourned.
House-The speaker laid before the
house the message of the president on
Chinese emig alton Referred to the
committee on foreign affairs. Senator
Holman in behalf of the select Indian
commission, call up the bin providing for
the appointment of commission to con
sist of six persons, to be appointed by
the president to inspect and report on
the condition of the Indian affairs. Sew
eral amendments were offered, and pend
ing action the morning hour expired and
the debate on the silver bill vas resumed.
Debate on the silver bill was resumed at
the evening session, and at 1910 p. N.
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April s.
Senate. senate resumed considera-
ton of the bill some weeks since laid over
granting the Kansas and Arkansas rail
way company the right of way for a rail
road through Indian territory. The
Washington territory bill was placed be
fore the senate and Voorhees, spoke in
advocacy of his amendment, which con
sists of the enabling act for the admis
sion of Montana territory. Voorhees,
amendment was voted down by party
vote, yeas 49, nays %. long discussion
ensued, but without reaching a vote, the
senate adjourned.
HouSe,-In the house to-day the debate
on the silver bill was continued An
amendment offered by Dibble, of South
Carolina, suspending further coinage of
silver under the Bland act on July LIST.
1889, was defeated; yeas, 81, nays. POI,
The question then REQUIRED on the en-
REoSSneut ana Il lnlTu reading OF tue bll,
and it was decided in the negative, yeas,
1876; nays, 1853; SO the bill was killed. Ad
journed
FRIDAY, April 9.
enate-Senator ingalls, (by request in
PRODUCED a bill to provide for the appoint
ment of a board of arbitration to ex-
anime and settle differences between the
railroad companies and their employees.
The Washington territory admission bill
was then placed before the senate. The
pending question being on Eustis pro-
posed amendment limiting the right of
suffrage in the proposed new state to the
qualified male electors only. After the
debate the amendment was rejected
Yeas, =; nays. %. Adjourned till to-
morrow.
HotSc-In the house to-day. O'Neill ask
ed unanimous consent for the immediate
consideration of the resolution to the
effect that the house of representatives of
the United States sympathize with Glad
stone and his associates in their efforts
to secure q free parliament for the peo-
pie of Ireland, and congratulatng the