Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-03-11

hitting the annual report for 1sss ~
the board of Indian commissioner ~
was referred TO the COMMITTEES ~, r.. -
dian affairs. Among the MENDOZA
presented was one from the CoJora5.lo
legislature, urging legislation to nroteot
the rights of settlers on public land
Sen. Platt said that ewing to tho dae;-s'
of many senators to express their svr,
patty with his colleague (E awley, !,
his sad affiiction (the death of Mrs. Ha1-
ley, he would now move an adio,1rr
ment of the senate. This he said vyoI,15
give the senators an opportunity of AT.
tending the funeral services. Thn sey
ate then adjourned.
House The speaker laid before tho
house the communication from the sec.
rotary Of war, recommending an appro.
priation for extra duty pay to ealist
men employed at Fortress Monroe. RI.
ferred. AT the expiration of the morn
ing hour, Mr.. Cannon moved to Law
aside the pension appropriation bill for
the purpose of taking up the urgent
deficiency bill. The house refused yeas
1903, nays 14S, to proceed to the CON
sideration of the deficiency bill. and
went iHto committee of the whole. Mr.
Crispin in the chair. on the pension an
preparation bill. The debate was con.
tinued bv Ryan. Burrows ana Ham.
mond. Henderson then took the floor
and delivered a lengthy speech. After
further debate the committee rose and
reported the bill to the houfe The I'm
was then passed ayes 241. Mr.. Bennett
of North Carolina, cast the only dis.
senting vote. The house then adjourned
FRIDAY, March 5.
Senate. Among the petitions IRE.
senued was one praying congress to take
steps TO ha re the restrictions of impor-
tations into Germany of American pork
removed, and one praying that the de-
partment of agriculture may be repre-
sented by a cabinet officer. On motion
of Sen. Blair the educational bull was
taken up, and an amendment offered
by Sen. Logan was, agreed to, providing
that "the secretary of the interior is
charged with the proper administration
of this law through the commissioner
of education and those two officers
are authorized with the approval of the
president TO make all needful rules and
regulations noe inconsistent with the
provisions of the bill to carry out these
provisions. Other amendments of de-
tail were made to the bill which having
thus been perfected, as n the committe
Of the whole, it was reported to the sen
ate and most of the amendments made.
as in the committee of the whole, were
agreed to.
The bill was then read for a third time
and passed, yeas, 367; nays. II. The
sergent deficiency appropriation bill
and the invalid pension appropriation
bill were received from the house and
referred to the committee on appropri-
ations. The senate then adjourned till
Monday next.
House. After the call of the com.
Mite for reports of a private nature
the house went into a committee of the
whole on the sergent deficiency bill
Mr., Burns took up and explained the
provisions of the bill. The total
amount carried by the bill was $685.
452. After a debate on various provis-
ions of. the bill the committee rose and
the bill was PASSED. Yeas, 800; nays,
90. The house then went into com.
mittee of the whole on the private cal
endar' The committee soon rose and
the house, after passing two private
bills, took a recess until 1880. At the
evening session the house passed fifty
pension bills and ad journed.