Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-02-09
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY, JAN. 80.

ex 2erimental agricultural stations was
passed with an amendment appropria
ting the money direct from the treasury
instead of devoting the proceeds of sales
of public lands TO the purpose. Sen.
Morgan addressed the senate for the
third time in opposition to the Blair du
cational bill. Sen. Evarts will speak on
il tomorrow.
Householder the call of states the
following bills and resolutions we're
introduced and referred, Mr.. Townshend
(ul.), to place salt on the free list. Mr..
Lawler (Ill.), abolishing the tax on cleo
margarine. Mr.. Campbell, n. Y.-Fixing
the salaries of the supreme court justices
and cabinet officers at $4,000. Mr.. Will
kins, O.-For the issue of fractional sill
yer certificates. Mr.. Owen, Ind, author
izing a survey for the purpose OF making
and maintaining continuous water way
from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi.
Mr. Hatch called up the bill providing
for agricultural experiment stations, and
the senate amendments were concprred
in. Mr.. Breckenridge, Ark, introduced
and had referred TIC the ways and means
committee, the Hewitt administrative
tariff bill.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81.
Senate-The following measures were
taken up and passed: Granting right of
way through public lands for irrigation
purposes: for the purchase of a site and
the erection of a public building at
Omaha, the maximum limit to be $1,000,
000 A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution. 1t pro
vides that the term of Office of the fftieth
congress shall continue until noon of the
30th day of April, 1889: that the senators
whose existing term would otherwise ex-
pire on the 4th of March, 1889 and there
after shall continue in Office until April
18th, succeeding such expiration; that the
Both of April at noon shall thereafter be
substituted for the 4th of March as the
commencement and termination of the
official terms of the president, yicepres-
ident, senators and representatives. in
congress; and that the twelfth article of
the amendment to the constitution shall
be amended accordingly.
H0uSe-The committee on pOstoffices
and post roads reported a bill requiring
the land grant railroads to construct and
operate independent telegraph lines.
The committee on invalid pensions re-
ported the bill granting pension to the
widow of Gen. Logan, and the senate bill
increasing the pension of the widow of
Gen. Blair. Private calendar. A resolu-
ton was adopted assigning Feb. 2lst
22nd, 23rd, 25th, and 28th for the consid-
Grafton of public buildings bills. Mr..
Brumm, Pa, presented a memorial of a
committee representing $4,000 working
N IN, asking an investigation of the Read
ing strike. Ordered printed. The reso
luton submitted by the committee on
commerce touching the investigation of
the Reading strike was made special
order for tomorrow afternoon.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. l.
Senate.-Among the bills reported from
committees and placed on calendar were
the following: For the Inspection of meats
for importation; prohibiting the impor-
tation OF gdulterated articles of FOOD or
drink authorizing a proclamation by the
president in certain cases and Increasing
pensions to sailors who have lost both
bands. Among the bill. introduced
and referred were the following: Sen.
Cameron - To place on the pension
roll all office and enlisted men who were
IN the servi, between March 4, 1861, and
February l, 1855, at the rate OF one cent
TO be a service pension bill, and an addi.
ton 20 invalid pensions for disabled vet
Grams.
HouSe.-The committee ON approprla-
tions reported the urgent deficiency bill,
and it was referred TO the committee Of the
whole. As the expiration Of the morning
hour, the house proceeded TO the consid /.
GRAFTON of the report of the committee
on commerce in relation TO the proposed
investigation of the Reading strike
After con siderable debate the various
propositions made were considered
and the following resolution, was
adopted without division: Resolved,
| That special committee of five
members be appointed to investigate
forthwith the extent, causes and eff
feet upon interstate commerce of the
continued failure by the Reading RAILROAD
company to transport such commerce
and to report TO the house, by
bin or otherwise, for the consideration
at any time such legislation az is neces-
sary 10 secure to the public a regular and
complete execution ny the railroad com
1 pany of its obligation "a to serve as a
/ common carrier of interstate commerce
/ and to investigate the difference existing
/ in the Lehigh and SchuYlkill regions
/ of Pennsylvania between the corpora
/ tions mining coal and the miners and
! further to investigate all facts relating to
mining corporations and individual min
/ ers of anthracite coal in connection
/ Herewith and report the sans to the
/ house with such recommendations as The
committee may agree upon.
/ THURSDAY, Feb. 2.
Senafe.-Sen. Spooner presented a
/ petition from John A Johnson president
of the Fuller & johnson company
of Madison, Wis, for the abolition
Of all import duties on agricultural ma
chinery, such "a plows, harrows and hay
and harvesting machinery, on the ground
that sech duties were superfiuous and
useless aud that no agricultural machin-
cry would be imported if the duties we're
wholly discontinued. At o'clock, Mr.
Kerna, of West Virginia, secured the
floor to reply to the tariff speech OF
sen. Sherman at great length. Sen
Sherman responded at sohe length
Sen. Reagan arose and briefly defended
the democratic party from the charge