Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-27

eating liqnors in the territories. Laid
on table Blount, from committee on
! postofices and post roads, reported back
/ the postoffice appropriation bills with
{ senate amendments, and 1t having been
referred TO committee of the whole the
/ house went into committee of the whole
/ for the purpose of considering these
amendments Blount addressed his re-
marks to the clause known as subsidy
amendment, Mr., Riggs opposed the
foreign mail service amendment,
and said that if the gentlemen
wished to build up American com
merce by granting subsidies, let the
transactions be called by its right name.
But the government should not grant sub
sides under the pretence of paying a fair
compensation for the transportation of
mails. Mr.. Guenther said that an appro-
priation did not rise to the dignity of a sub
sidy. Ii was neither fish, flesh nor fowl.
1t was gift, pure and simple 1t was
charity to the Pacific mail steamship com
pany, corporation which congress
should not touch with a ten foot pole.
Pending further discussion the com
mittee rose and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, May 10.
Senate-After the routine business IN the
senate to-day, Senator Hoar gave notice
that he would call up the bill of Alabama
awards, the pension billwas then placed be
fore the senate, the pending question being
that of Senator McPhersOn's to recommit
the bill to the committee, with instruc-
tiOns TO submit to the senate an estimate
of the expense that would be incurred by
its passage. Sen. McPherson's motion TO
recommit was rejected. Yeas l6: nays, %.
Sen. Logan moved an amendment ex-
tending the provisions of the bill so as to
cover men who served three months. He
said he personally knew many men who
had served only three months, who were
as much entitled to a pension as if they
had served four years. The amendment
was agreed to by a viva yoce vote.
Senator ingalls, in suggesting an
amendment to strike out the word labor
and insert instead the word "exertion,n
expressed the belief that without this
change teachers, merchants, lawyers, or
Others who earned their livelihood by in
tellectual exertion, would not be entitled
TO any benefit of the bill. Senator Blair
accepted the suggested amendment,
and it was agreed go. After further
debate the pension bin passed Ayes,
"a: noes, II.
The bankruptcy bill was laid before the
senate, and after an Intellectual attempt
of Sen. Riddleberger To secure an execu-
tive session, the senate adjourned.
House Mr.. Weaver, of Neb., from
committee on commerce, reported
IA bill authorizing the construction
of bridge across the Mississippi at Du-
buque, Iowa. House calendar. The
house then went into committee
of the whole on the senate amendment to
the post Office appropriation bill. Willard
briefly advocated the foreign mail service
amendment, contending that it would
have a beneficial effect ON American
commerce. Holman, earnestly opposed the
policy of the subsidies and contended that
the policy would not have the effect of
building up American commerce. This
closed the general debate and the commit
tee rose and the house adjourned
FRIDAY. May 20.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-Sen. Mander-
son reported fayorably from the commit
tee on military affairs the bill to authorize
the Cheyenne g. Northern railroad com
pany to build its road across the Fort
Russell and Fort Laramie military reser-
walton. On Manderson's motion the bill
was taken up. Sen. Edmund's motion to
amend it so as to provide if the rights so
conferred be not exercised if the road is
not built within three years the privilege
granted by the bill shall cease and ter
inmate The bill then passed. The
bankruptcy bill was then laid before the
senate and the senate adjourned.
House Holman, from the committee
on appropriations, reported the executive,
Legislative and Judicial appropriations bill,
and it was referred to committee Of the
whole. The house went into committee of
the whole on the senate amendments
to the postofice appropriation bill.
The amendment was rejected which
authorizes the postmaster general to con
tract for inland and foreign steamboat
service when it can be combined in one
route: also the amendment increasing by
$4,000 the appropriation for the railroad
postoflice car service. The amendment
was concurred in increasing from S25l,725
to $291 900 the appropriation for neces-
sary and special facilities in the
Trunk lines. The committee then
non-concurred in the senate SS00.000
amendment and reported its action
to the house. The house confirmed by
more than 2-3, vote the action of the
committee in rejecting the SO called sub
sidy amendment to the post-otlice bill
adopted by the senate.
FRIDAY, May p.
Senate Sen Riddleberger offered res
olution providing for the presenting of
all papers relating to the nomination Of
Mathews as recorder of deeds, of the dis
trict of Columbia. Senators Hoar, Ed
munds and Miller and others objected to
the reception of the resolution as being
executive business and it was declared not
now in order. On motion of Hoar, the
senate took up the bill providing for the
closing of the business of the court of
Alabama claims. After debate the bill
was passed as it came from the house,
Yeas, %; nays 10. The urgent efficiency
bill being reported by Senator Allison
from the committee on appropriations, 1t
was passed without debate. On motion of
Sen. Blair, the senate then proceeded to
the consideration of the favorably report
ed pension bills standing on the calendar
/ After an executive session the senate al
journed.
House After a long debate the house
to-day passed the bill yeas, 120; nays 3Oi
prohibiting for the period of five years