Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-30

of the Union and Central P.,i6, p.u
way companies, and PROVIDING 10, A..
printing Cf 10000 extra eopis. ~ t.
port. Referred. The Chinese hin -.
then taken up, and after considerable A..
bate was passed.
TUESDAY, August 81.
Serdte.-At the close OF Gen. MORGAN,
speech proceedings on the fisheries trea,y
were interrupted by the resolutions here.
tofore offered by Sen. Mcpherson. rs,urn.
ing thanks to the state of New jersey for
the statues of Richard Stockton ana Phil
hearney, and accepting them in the name
of the nation. After the adoption OF the
resolution, the senate proceeded TO vote
on the fisheries treaty. The first vote
being taken on Sen. Gibson's fno.iou
looking either to the amendment Of the
treaty or to arbitration, it was rejected by
Il straight party vote. Yeas 29. NAYS 81.
L ne next vote tnken was on the amend
ment offered By Sen. Gray TO Article II,
! providing that on all occasions the fscili
ties shall be accorded to the United
States fishing yeSssis in Canadian ports
Tor the purpose of casual or needfu pro
visions and eupplies. 1t was rejected by
a like party vote. Yeas 2S, nays 80
The next vote was on the resolution OF
ratification requiring @ two-thirds major
ltJ. The resolution was rejected. Yeas
70, nays, so. After the fisheries treaty
vas disposed Of number OF reports
from the committees were made, inolud-
ing one by Senator Harris from the DOM
mlttee on epidemic diseases TO appro-
priate 100000 for the suppression OF
yellow fever. The house amendment TO
the Chinese prohibition bill was con
Cured in and the bill now goes to the
president. The conference re- port on the
naval appropriation bill was agreed to.
| The senate then passed SIXTY three pri.
vaie bills upon the calendar.
HoSse.-Mr. Hooker, of Mississippi,
introduced bill which was referred TO
the committee on judiciary, changing the
time for assembling the ATTY hIsl and
subsequent congress to the FIRST Monday
in March o. each year instead Of the frs,
Monday in December. The deficiency
bail was brought VI, but no action was
taken aud the house adjourned
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. %.
SsRats.-In the senate Mr. Beck
offered an amendment TO the house
tariff bill, relative to the sinking
fund, ami had it referred to the finance
committee. The senate then proceeded
to the consideration of the senate Joint
resolution, appropriation 100000 for
the suppression of infection IN the inter
state commerce. Adjournment then fell
lowed.
HolLse.-in the house Mr.. Townsend, of
Illinois, presented the conferences report
on the army appropriation bill, making
the amount appropriated $29g8l 900.
This was agreed to. The house then went
into committee of the whole on appropri-
alton after which it adjourned.
THURSDAY, August 20.
Senate Six vetoes of private pension bills
were laid before the senate ant referred TO
appropriate committees. resolution
offered yesterday by Mr.. Edmunds, fixing
the daily hour OF meeting at ~ O'Clock,
was adopted. The senate then took up
the resolution reported from the jRdici
airy committee on the ga OF July On the
subject of suppression or the colorpd
votes at the municipal election il Jack
son, Miss. A message from the president
relative to the fisheries question was re-
ceived and without action the senate ad
iourned.
House senate bill was passed, de-
olaring that certain water reserve lgsds
in Wisconsin, are subj ect to the provisions
OF the act OF congress granting railway
panies the right OF way through the
public lands of the United states Mr..
Wilson, OF Minnesota, offered bill, which
was referred to the committee on foreign
affairs. 1t was an act to enable the presi-
dent TO more effectuslly carry out the
A. - -.
authorize the president TO protect and de-
fend the rights of American fishing
vessels, American fishermen, American
trading and other vessels, in certain
cases, and for other purposes, approved
March 3, 1887, aud 10 authorize the
president to protect this American inter
ests against unjust Determinations IN
the use of canals in the British Domin-
ions of North America"
FRIDAY, August "a.
Ssaate-Tha message from the
president on tho subject OF re
| lection of the fisheries treaty w2s laid be-
fore the senate, and read in full by the
clerk. This reading Was listened to by the
senators on both sides of the chamber
with close attention. When it came to
the close Sen. Sherman moved that il be
printed and referred TO the committee On
foreign relations. Speeches by Ia
munds, Hosr, Morgan and others were
made ON the message, bat no action was
taken and the subject was laid over.
Ho,se..-After soIae unimportant
| business the house vent into
committee of the whole on the deficiency
appropriation bill, the pending question
being on the appeal taken BY Mr.. Dibble
frcm ,he decision OF the chair, ruling out
ths provision Tor the payment OF the
French spoliation claims on the point Of
order. On call Of the house there was no
quorum. The ergeaut-st-arms was
directed to arrest gnG bring 10 the ab
sentses, and the house took recess till