Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-06
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY, April 20.


of Senator Jackson, of Tenn, presented
his credentials and was sworn in TO Law.
Sen. Morrill,, from the committee on
finances, reported, with amendment, the
house bill relating to the bonds of brewers.
The senate committee had amended the
bill so as to require that at least once in
four years bonds shall in any event be re-
newed whether the collector requests il
or not. After debate the senate amend
ment was agreed to and the bill as amend
ed was passed. Senator Plumb from the
Appropriation committee reported the
post Office appropriation bill with the
amendments. II was placed on the calen-
dar The question of detail involved in
Camdens pending amendment to the in
ter-state commerce bin as to the long and
short haul were then taken up and dis
cussed by Messrs Camden, Harris, Plat,
Brown, Wilson of Iowa, and Mr.. Cullom,
after which the senate adjourned.
House Messrs. Wilkins and Grosvenor,
Of Ohio introduced resolutions for the
restorations of the wood tariff of 1867.
Mr.. Springer for the admission of the
whole of Dakota into states also TO estab-
ish board for the arbitration of con-
troyersies between labor and capital The
house went into committee Of the whole,
MI " AlADplil III tilt AldlfH hn llt lANtI
and harbor appropriation bill. Fair pro-
gress was made with the bill until the
clause authorizing the secretary of war to
negotiote for the purchase of the works
of Green and Barron River Navigation
Company, in Kentucky, presented an OPP
portunity for the fight over the Monon-
gahela Navigation Company to break out
afresh Mr.. Boyne offered an amendment
authorizing the secretary of war TO nego-
iiate for the purchase of the works of the
AlOnOngahela Navigation Company. The
amendment was agreed to by 80 to 81.
After considerable debate on the mainte-
nance, etc, of the New York state canals
the committee rose, and the house ad
iourned.
TUESDAY, April y.
SeHdie-The report of the committee of
the Ohio legislature, regarding the inyesti
| CATION of Senator Payne's election was
submitted TO the senate and Payne made
a short speech charging the majority of
the committee with UNANIMOUSLY refusing
to notify him of testimony prejudical to
/ him, and emitting to call ON him for his
private papers he having notified the
chairman of the committee in advance,
that he would be prepared to test every
charge made against him. The bill pro-
viding for an extension of the executive
mansion was passed 1t appropriates
I 100000 for the purpose. The following
bills authorizing the construction of
bridges, reported fayorably from the com
mittee on commerce, were passed: Rail
road bridges across the Missouri at or
near Kansas City, Mo, Council Bluffs,
! Iowa, an the line of the railroad between
either Clay or Jackson county, Missouri,
and the county of Wyandotte, Kansas,
near Atchison, Kansas, at or near Salina
| City, Mo, near st. Charles, Mo, and at or
near st. Joseph, Mo. Also a railroad
| bridge across st. Croix river or lake be-
tween Prescott Wis. and Saltwater, MINI.
/ The Interstate commerce bill was then
taken up. The pending question was on
! Camden's proposed amendment to strike
out the words, From the same point of
/ departure" from the long and short haul
clause of the bill. After executive session
( the senate adjourned
! HouSe-The senate bill passed extend
! ing for two months, from April 30, 1856,
1 the duties of the clerk of the late court of
commissioners of Alabama claims. Mr..
/ Bennett IS. O. from the committee on
4 judiciary, reported adversely the bill to
/ prohibit aliens from acquiring title or
owing lands within the United States.
House calendar. The house then went
into committee of the whole Mr.. Nellborr,
OF Texas, in the chair, on the river and
| harbor bill. The paragraph accepting
1 from the state of Ohio the Muskegum
river improvement gave rise to much
opposition, and Mr.. Regan of Texas,
moved to strike it from the bill. Mr..
/ Hewitt, of New York, supports the motion
and Mr.. HENDERSON, of Illinois, opposed
the motion TO strike it out Hr Hepburn,
of Iowa, thought the appropriations in
| the pending bill would have a little effect
! in bringing distress on relief to the coun-
try. The motion to strike out was lost,
and the committee rose, and the house
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April Is.
Sendfe-On motion of Senator Mcmillan
the bills were passed authorizing the con-
struction of bridges as follows: Across
the Mississippi river at or near Keiths-
burg, H., and at Winona, Mimi, and at
Red Wing, Mimi; across the Missouri
river. at Pierre, Oak; across Miners river
at or near Lancon, H., and the Des MOines
river in Iowa at or near such a point as
may be selected by the New York q Coun-
ell Bluffs railway company. The post
Office appropriation bill was then taken
up. Some debate arose on the amendment
proposed by the senate committee appro-
priating 100000 for carrying the South
and Central American and the Chinese
and Australian mails, and authorizing
the postmaster general to make, after
due advertisement, contracts for five years
with American steamships, at a rate not
to exceed for each outward trip one dol
lar per nautical mile of distance by the
most direct and feasible course between
the terminal points A long debate was
INDUCED in by Senators Plumb Frye and
Beck. After executive session the senate
adjourned.
House Mr.. Harbor from the committee
on agriculture, reported n BILL defining
butter and imposing a tax upon and reg
ulating the manufacture, sale expectation
ana importation of Oleomargarine, Re
ferred to committee of the whole. At the
conclusion of The morning hour
the house went into committee
of the whole ,Wnlborn in the chair
On the river and harbor appropriation
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