Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY, June .

'HO Nuole on the at ~
eulai appropriation bill. General S. .,oa lj
was dispensed with aud the him ueoa' n
oy sections for amendment. IT. -
mlttee THEN, after the reading ~ - Vo4f2
rose, and the bill passed r., 'ue oil 81
Older was demanded, being Min, .7sMas@
TO limit the debate on the nardi. u1oVoa,,
graph of tie tariff bill 60 ~ PstaT}
which prevailed. The house r. -'Au'e
INTO a committee of the who'll ~, - Nenti
The amendment which was ma. '''e oII N
Grafton was TO strike from the f,s e-I ~ 4:
timber, hewn, and sawed, aud tinbss "
for spars and wharves. 1t wa. - - IS
Mr. Randall moved to strike ont ~ i,|
graph aud insert "umber no. - ~
manufactured than hewn. souara5 ~,
ed" but this amendment was -
without division and the second -
graph of the bill climber soma M
sawed" was read. Mr.. TauIhee - az
strike this out. After some dsbs.. e
amendment was rejected. Daring the n
bate motion was made to limit tbs aahs. VI
to ten minutes. A CON promise vss sra1 Il
effected on forty MINUTES. Tha how
went into committee of the whole
MONDAY, June 4.
Sendte.-The bill to repeal all nra.sr,. q
ton and timber culture laws was -
ed from the committee and nlscIa ~
the senate calender today. The ssns.r
then proceeded to the consideration NJ
bills on the calendar andpassed anon !,
others the following: The senate him y
authorize the Paris, Choctaw and linn.
Rock railway company to coEstruet srr
operate railway telegraph and telepborg
line through the Indian Terrto,N
The senate bin appropriating s95Na'
for an equ strian statue of ex. PreslaarsA
Zachariah Taylor in the city of Wasbos'S
ton. The senate bill creating an addition Il
retired list OF the army Tor eighty oti,sfr
now on the active list, but inoapacllstef
for active service. The house bin aB,b%
orizing the president to appoint IA
retire Alfred Pleasanton, with tbs nnss
and grade of colonel with an amendnenN
reducing the grade to that of major. ia
senate bill authorizing thepresiden, ts
place on the retired list with the gradsl
of me jor, Major General William Ayef.'
During the day forty light bills we're passa
ed forty of whice were pension bills
HouSe.-The house today passed lid
bin to authorize the construction of u
bridge across the Missourirlver in ths
counties of Monona, Iowaand BursI
Nebraska. A equsbbe then arose on lid
consideration OF the mills aud the houss
adjourned
TUESDAY, June 8.
House. After routine business lid
house went into committee of the whole
Oh the tariff bill on the pending clause,
wood manufactures declared not speed
rally enumerated or provided for beiny
limited to thirty minutes. Mr.. Mind
called attention. to the fact that Canada
i'm posed tariff on sawed lumber ant
asked Why it was, if tariff meant higl
wages, that it did not bring high wages
in Canada as well as here. The spesEet
pro tenn laid before the house a message
from the president returning without zig
approval bills for the erection of a PUBLIC
building at Bar Harbor, Me, and for ths
purchase of additional ground for ba
building at Council Bluffs, La, The IA
nouncement of the veto of the first named
bill was received with laughter by ~
republicans. The confeIee5 on the tE
relating topostal crimes presented thelr
rep6rt and the senate Amendments wsfz
agreed 10.
WEDNESDAY, June 8.
HouSe-The house today spent ths
greater part of the time IN dlst
AaVpFai
sections were considered. Reverse
amendments we're offered aud rejected!
The announcement of the renomlnatol
of Mr.. Cleveland was greeted with lo1i
applause on the democratic side. SENATE
amendments TO the Indian approprlauoa
bill were ou-coucurred in and the oH1
was sent hack to the conferees.
THURSDAY, June7
House.-The house went into conmi''g'
of the whole this morning on the tSflI
bill. Mr.. Dingley, of Maine, speaking \
opposition 30 Mr.. Breckenridge amelul
ment to the provision attached 70 !u1
lumber schedules of the free list, Whc!
proposes to admit Canadian fsh ifes y.
duty upon allowance oy
country of commercial rlgnt
our vessels and also for reel prociY' !.
protrscted debate followed but tnali! 'ug
lumber schedue was completed WIN.
change. Mr.. Weaver read a baH5A1
Announcing the approya! OF the Miil' ~
by the committee, and'to all appeSlSp'.
the republicans took as much eomiol' Il
the democrats in the snnounceu'l
Mr.. Cox sent up and had read tns o.
nouncement of Mr.. Thurman's nou'Da
ton. scene of wild confusion ioHU'.
ed. Nearly every democrat vas il'. .,.,,5
on his feet shouting and Cnesl,1s ,
Bandanas appeared in every hao nv u1.J
portrait of Thurman was olsPl'i -
MIR Briggs, of California, sald ns ., ur1
worked thirty years to see n LaIi1,
nominated. The salt schedule Ha' ..1
peen reached, the committee fo''
the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, June $. .u
House.-This morning the mus Ia.
an, horizing the construction OF Ol'- -.
over the Missouri river, near omSaa =,
passed. The tariff bill was then 'aAsA .s
/ in the commit, ee of the whole guy ,;o7
paragraph being under consio 1'I...ts.
After an extended debate, paIu0. 30
bv n large number of the memoe'' IN
without developing any inoiden' =,
terest, vote was taken on tne N.