Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-04-22

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dian schools in Alaska was increased
from $4,000 to $4,000 The bill was
then passed substantially as reported
from the committee, and the senate adj
journed.
TUESDAY, April ID.
Senate. Plat took the floor on his res
olution relating to open executive session.
The question was a political one, he said,
but in no sense question of party poll
tics. 1t rose above all party questions.
1t was the most important question of
administrative reform TO which the SEN
ate could at this time devote its attention.
The interstate commerce bin was then
placed before the senate in order that it
may have the right of way at two O'Clock
tomorrow After an executive session
the senate adjourned
House The Ohio contested case of
Hurd vs.. Romeis was called as a special
order. Doyle opened the debate in sup
port of the minority report, and quoted
from the evidence in support of his posi-
ton There was not only no grounds for
unseating Romeis, but scarcely any
ground for contesting the seat After
the debate, including speeches by Dorsey
and Rowell in advocacy of the contestee,
and by Henderson, of North Carolina, in
favor of the seating of contestant, the
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April II.
Senate The chair laid before the senate
letter from Senator jackson, saying
that he had accepted the United States
judgeship of the sixth circuit and his seat
in the United States state senate had be-
l,a ii ont
protein. to so inform the executive of
Tennessee. The chair said accordingly
that the information would accordingly
be sent to the governor of Tennessee.
The chair also laid before the senate a
memorial of the wool Growers conven-
ton, held at st. Louis, complaining of
the proposition to place wool ON the free
list Referred. At two O'Clock the in
terstate commerce bill was laid before
the senate. Mr. Cullom detailed the pro
visions of the measure at great length
Mr.. Palmer said he would vote for the bill
not because he thought it all that he
would approve but because it looked in
the right direction. Mr.. Palmer spoke at
great length. He believed in conclusion,
that the peoples motto should be, special
privileges for none, equal rights for ALL
After an executive session the senate adj
journed.
House Mr.. Morrison, from the commit
tee on rules, reported resolution grant
ing leave to the committee on public lands
at any tune during the present session, af-
ter the morning hour to call up for con
sideration the bills reported from that
committee for the forfeiture OF land
grants to railroads and other corporations
to prevent speculation in public lands and
for reservation of public lands for the
benefit of actual bonafide settlers, the
same not to interfere with present orders
or with revenue or APPROPRIATION bills
Referred.
The agricultural appropriation bill was
then taken up and passed
The river and harbor bill was made un-
finished business, and the house adjourn
ed
THURSDAY, April 10
Sea0ee. Sen, Logan took the floor in
support of the movement for open ex-
ecutive sessions. He preferred his own
resolution because it provided broadly for
open sessions on all matters of nomina-
ton and confirmation. Without going in
to tho history of secret sessions, Senator
Logan simply promised by saying there
was not now and never was any necessity
for secret sessions of the senate. Sen.
Hoar asked Sen. Logan whether his logic
would not require the proceedings of the
committees also to be open to the publicy
Sen. Logan replied: Not at all; but why
should not the committee meetings be
open to the public if anybody wanted
them to be?n After further debate the
senate took up the Interstate commerce
bill. The senate went into executive SEES
sion and when the doors re-opened, ad
journed.
House The committee on library re-
ported the senate bill accepting from
Julia ID. Grant and VIM. H. Vanderbilt
certain objects of art presented by for
eign governments to the late q. $. Grant
House calendar. Also the senate bill es-
tablishing commission to report to con
gress on the manuscript belonging to the
government Committee of the whole.
The committee on the presidential count
reported with amendments the senate
bill to set day for a meeting of the cleo
tors of president and vice president, and
to regulate the counting of votes. House
calendar. On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge
Omaha, Nebraska and Portland Oregon,
the provisions of the law relative to i'm
mediate transportation of dutiable goods
The house then went into a committee of
the whole on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill. The bill was read by sec
tions for amendments and some little
progress was made before the committee
rose, and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY. April 16.
Senate After the routine business, at
two o'clock the interstate commerce bill
was placed before the senate, and Sen.
Camden took the floor. He thought the
bill defective. however, in the fourth sec
ton, which delt with the question of long
and short hauls. Sen. Camden suggested
an amendment ommitting the words
from some original part of departure,
and ommitting any permission to the
commission 10 make exceptions. His
amendment would prohibit any greater
charge for shorter than for a longer
distance. which includes the shorter dis
lance on any one railroad, The term of
one railroad to include all roads under
the control of one company whether own
ed or operated under lease. Sen. Beck