Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-01-28

the supreme court, the circuit courts,
( asd the court Of claims. By Sen.
! Evarts, to facilitate tho bonds required
/ by law, by Sen. Teller to provide for
/ the courage of half-dollare quarter
! dollars and one tenth the amount of
4 standard silver contained in the stand
! ard silver dollar. BY Sen Logan, to
extend The provisions Of tho act for the
! relief OF purchase of oveIh6wed lands.
/ In the house Mr.. Thomas, ILL.,. from the
/ committee Of naval affairs, reported a
bill authorizing the president TO retire
| Lieut. W. b. Randall as g lieutenant
! commander. Private calendar. Mr..
] Bailenrjno, Term, from the same COM
mittee, reported bill authorizing the
voluntary refinement Of navy officers
J who have rendered CONSPICUOUS service
( IN battle, or who have served thirty
| years in the navy. House calendar.
! Sen. Morrill, addressed the senate on
/ the silver question. The question was
| debated by Senators Beck. Teller, and
| Mcpherson. wheuthe senate adjourned.
! House Mr.. Thomas, H., from the
| committee on naval affairs, reported
the bill authorizing the president 10 re.
| tire Lieut.. w. b. Randall, rs lieutenant
commander Placed on private calon-
committee, reported the bill authoriz.
ing voluntary retire ment of the navy
officers who have rendered conspicuous
service in battle or who have served
| thirty years in the navy. Placed on
the house calendar. After long dis
cusson of the pension bill, Mr.. MOrri-
son, Of HIS, moved that the house cd.
iourn. The house voted the motion
down, and on motion Of Mr.. Matson
went into committee Of the whole, with
Mr.. Weber, Of Texas, in the chair. the
purpose being TO continue the discus
sicn Of the pension bill. The first bill
on the calendar, however, was the sen.
ate bill for the purchase of the old pro-
duce exchange in New York city After
lengthy discussion the bill was pass
cd and the house adiournedNt %.
THURSDAY, JAN. 81,
Sendtc.-The chair laid before the sem
ate letter frCm the Secretary of the
treatuTy transmitting suggestions for
On improved plan OF regulating protests
ana appeals in custom cases. Appro-
priaiely referred. Among the bills in
uoduCod WIS one by Sen. Butler, 60 en-.
able the people Of the territory OF Dakota
TO foIm constitution and IS state gov
eminent. He said it was intended FOR
a substitute for the billnlr6ady pending.
The new bill is an enabling act and ap.
plies TO the whole Territory instead Of
merely the southern portion. Referred
70 the committee on territories. A bill
was introduced by Van Wyck to prevent
| the dCmonC tizatlon of American coins
by certain persons in the United States
| On gong TO the calendar, the bill
in order was the one to divide q part
of the Sioux reservation into separate
| reservations and secure the Indian
| title to the remainder. The bill final
" went over, and the bill to pro-
vide fer the counting Of electoral
votes was taken up, and Sherman took
the floor. He said: "The objection /
have to the bill under consideration ia
that IL does not settle n single one Of
the questions that have arisen in the
past or that ere likely 10 arise in the
future After further debate in which
Sherman, Edmun6s and Evartg took
part, the tenate Adjourned until Mon
day.
! Hou8c--A number Of executive COM
| municationa were laid before the house
by the speaker and appropriately re-
! feTrtd. Among them was one from the
secretary cf the treasury, submitting
/ an account OF b. investment of the
sinking funds Of the Union Pacific and
Central Pacific railroads, and recon-
mondinR such notifications Of the act
| March, 7, 1878, as will authorize tho
! secretary OF the treasury 70 invest the
fund IN other than government secgri-
tics. No bills Of any importance being
reported under The call OF committees,
! the toueo resumed the consideration Of
! the bill 70 increase the pensions Of sol
diCrs widows. Mr. Ragan took the
| ground that only soldiers that had been
| disabled in the war or the wives OF sol
diers at the time The disability had oc-
/ cured should receive pensions. He
/ criticised the manner in which special
| pension bills were parsed by congress,
! and states that be would drive the peti.
! toner to the pension Cilice and make
! them give proofs re qui1ed 10y law.
Mr. Nation, Of Ind spoke briefly in
! favor Of the bill, urging IT tobe passed
without amendment The bill was
then read by sections for amendment.
FRIDAY. Jan. 49,
HouSe.--Nr. Herbert, from the COM
! mittee on naval affaiIa reported back
! the Beutelie resolution, calling on the
secretary Of the navy for information
relative to the alleged Measures Of GER
/ tain inscriptions and dismissal Of Union
soldiers at the Norfolk navy yard, with
| an amendment extending the inquiry
! Of the dismissal made at the navy yard
and light house Districts at Norfolk,
! during the term Of the immediate pre-
| deceseOr Of the present secretary Of the
navy. Tie resolution was discussed at
some length by Reed, Hewitt, Bouselle,
and Wise, but was finally adopted az
! amended by the committee on naval
! affairs, and the house took recess.
| The evening seesion Yves held for the
consideration Of the pension bile.
TIE EVENING SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The house at its evening session passed
/ sixteen pension az Two disability bills
ard adjourned u ill Monday.