Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-12-23

session OF the senate should take prece-
dence of any other matter. Pending the
consideration of hoar's bill, message
from the house was presented on the sub
lect of the death of Representative
Dcwdney, of New York. A resolution
was adopted for the appointment of
committee to attend the funeral. Sen
ators Miller, Ransom and Voorhees, were
appointed as such committee, and as a
mark of respect for the deceased the sen
ate adjourned.
! Householder the call of states the
following bills and resolutions were in
troduced and referred: Mr.. Oates (Ala),
to prohibit the appointment of congress
sional committees to attend funerals, and
to prohibit the draping of public build
ings in mourning except by order of the
president. Also, authorizing the appoint
ment of clerks TO senators and represen-
tives who are not chairmen of committee.
Mr.. Grant, of Vermont, to enable the
| people to name their own postmasters.
Mr.. Cox IN. " fixing the SALARY of the
civil service commissioner at $4,000,
Mr.. Springer (Ill.,) for the admission
into the union of Dakota, Montana,
Washington and Mexico. Mr.. Throck-
morton (Tex.,) providing for the leasing
of unoccgpied Indian lands. Mr.. Holmes
| Ga.,) to quiet the titles of settlers on the
Des Moines river lands. The speaker
laid before the house a supplemented re-
port from the secretary of the treasury
relative TO the collection of customs du.
ties. Referred. The house then ad-
| journed.
TUESDAY, Dec. IA.
Senate-Among the memorials present
ed was one by Senator Spooner, from
the German Aid society of Milwaukee,
expressing the idea that there was no
further necessity for stimulating immi-
grafton to this country; that no satisfact-
DRY reason can be assigned for allowing
foreigners to vote and hold office after
one years residence, and before they are
naturalized; and that suffrage conform
to a uniform standard. Referred. Among
the bills introduced and referred were the
following: By Harrison (by request), to
increase tae pensions of those who have
disabilities equivalent TO the loss of a
hand or foot. Mcpherson introduced a
bill to amend the oleomargarine bill for
the presentation OF medals to each of the
officers and soldiers who volunteered for
three months served under the presi-
dents call of April Is, 1881. When the
ubOES WtES It-OpCntu the SENATE ID6u du-
journed.
HOuse-The speaker laid before the
house letter from the secretary,
to the treasury, submitting his
book of estimates for the fiscal year
seer etary of war, transmitting report
of tests of iIon and steel. Referred
During the debate on the sundry civil
J. -. 10
also took occasion to criticise the president
for failing to make permanent appoint
ment of superintendent of the coast sur
vey. The president was forgetting that
"a public office is a public trust" was
making the coast survey sort of public
ridicule in failing to make this app oint-
ment. The bill was then read by para
graphs for amendment. On motion of
Mr.. Adams, an amendment was adopted
appropriating $4,000 for a breakwater
at Chicago. An amendment was adopt
ed appropriating $4,000 for repairs of
of the Smithsonian institution, Pending
further action the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY Dec. 10.
Seaat,-Am Among the memorials pre-
sented in the senate to-day
was Oho rye iApLl WIG Dhth MANU.
board of trade, against the admission of
foreign built ships to American registry.
Among the bills introduced and refer
red was the following: Sen. Vance,
to repeal chapter q of the acts of
1898, relating 70 the civil service.
The following bills were reported from
the postoftlce committee and placed on
the calendar; to amend the postal money
I'd To ha Fraa
system. Sen. Beck called up the
sentatives from acting as attor-
question being OF the substitute reported
from the Judiciary committee, Sen. Beck
opposed the substitute and advocated the
bill as introduced by himself.
Sen. Pugh, member of the judiciary
committee, justified the substitute. He
was opposed to all such legislation, but if
ried out to its full extent. With
went into executive session, and when the
doors opened adjourned.
House The Speaker appointed
Coldwell, Eden and Cooper, con-
ferees on the electoral count bill.
After the transaction of some unimport
ant routine business, the house in the
morning hour went into committee of the
whole on the bill for the allotment of
land in severalty TO Indians. Pend |
ing the consideration of the com
mittee the morning hour expired, and the
bill went over as unfinished business.
The house then went into committee
of the whole Hammond, of Georgia. IN
the chair on the sundry civil service APP |
preparation bill. Mr. Burns, (Mo.,) |
from the committee on appropria-
tions reported the bill to supply |
the deficiency in the appropria-
tions for public printing. Referred to |
committee of the whole. 1T appropriates
$685. 900 for public printing and binding,
S17,N for distinctive paper for United
States securities and $4,000 for the re-
coinage of silver.) The house then ad-
iourned.
THURSDAY, DEC. 16.
Senate Among the bills introduced
and referred were the following: Sen.
Van Wyck, proposing an amendment to
the constitution in relation to the United
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