Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-05-13

which was considered in committee of A.
whole, was one for the relief of cart.
officers of the volunteer army. Ut ~
| yides that all soldiers of the late war ~
re-enlisted as veteran volunteers s,9
afterward were discharged TO receive ~
| otion, and also to receive commission
as officers in the army, shall be maid OH
the installments of veteran bounty which
were withheld from them on account of
their being so commissioned and mnster
/ ed, the same "a they would have been ON
titled to receive had they completed tbei-
/ term of enlistment without PROMOTE,
and receive an honorable discharge A,
/ the evening session, the bill to ipcrease
/ the efficiency of the army was called nm
and made the special order for the frs,
/ day which is not yet set apart for thecop-
sideration of other measure. The bouss
| then resumed as committee of the whole
the consideration of the bin for the relief
of certain officers of the volunteer armv
| An hour or more was consumed in the call
of the roll and in the reception of excuses
for absentees. long time was then con.
sumed in voting upon the dilatory motions
and finally becoming wearied of the strug-
gle which merely become test of oh
stinacy. The house then adjourned
THURSDAY, May g.
/ House In the morning hour Hatch call.
ed up the bill to create a department of
agriculture and labor. The house then
went into the committee of the whole ON
| the river and harbor bill Mr.. Everhart
Penn and Stone (Mo.) opposed the bill.
The committee then rose and reported
] -. IL
ment reported from the committee upon
which separate vote was demanded was
that directing the secretary of war to ne
gotiate for the purpose of the Mononga-
hela Navigation company Agreed to.
! 124 to A.. Mr.. Hepburn offered an
amendment providing that the improve
ment of the Missouri river, from its
mouth TO Sioux City, be conducted with
out the Intervention of the Missouri river
commission. Agreed to by vote of 7G
to II. The bill was then passed; yeas l43.
nays 102. An unsuccessful attempt was
then made to bring up the electoral count
bill, after which the house adjourned
Senate On motion of Sherman the sen
ate agreed that the anti-Chinese immigra-
ton bill and the bill to indemnify the
Chinese subjects for their losses by the
Rock Springs riot should be a special
order for Monday morning at 10 O'Clock
Sen. Cullom called up the Interstate com
merce bill, and Frye called up the Staten
Island bridge bill. The chair stated that
the senate had already given unanimous
consent to the continued consideration of
the commerce bill during the morning
hour and throughout the day from day to
day until disposed of. The interstate
commerce bill was therefore laid before
the senate. A running debate occurred
between Senators Blair, Call, Brown,
Vance Platt, Hoar. Mcmillan Keen, Al
drich and Coke. The latter said he would
vote for the bill as amended. He was un-
qualifiedly in favor of Sen. Camden's
amendment. Sen. Wilson's amendment
was agreed to. A great number of amend
ments were submitted and ordered print
ed. Sen. Miller from the committee on
education and labor, reported favorably
the bill applying to the letter carriers
provisions of section 2738, of the revised
statutes making eight hours days work.
1t was unanimously agreed that vote be
takdu on the Interstate commerce bill
before adjournment monday next. Elk
ecutiyo session.