Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-25
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY, Oct. Is.

to the Union Pacific funding bill and
suggested that IN view of its great i'm
! portance, it should BE SCI down for a
hearing for the first Tuesday in Deem
| Der. This was agreed TO. Another mes
sage from the president returning with
out his approval the bill granting pen
sion to w. S. Bradshaw was laid before the
senate. The ground Of disapproval is
that the disability vas not contracted in
military service. Laid on the table.
H0gss.-In the house to-day Mr.. Wheel
er, of Alabama, offered the following for
reference: WHEREAS, The senate of the
United States has reported a bill to re-
wise tho tax laws, which bill is more OPP
pressive to the masses of tho people, and
more in the interests of the moEopolists
than any measure ever proposed TO any
| Legislative body of which we have a record I;
therefore be it Resolved, That the demo
cratic members of this house pledge them
selves TO continue their efforts to defend
the people against this unequal, unjust
and unwise legislation, which, if enacted
into law, must inevitably check and limit
the sale of American products in foreign
countries, stimulate and strengthen the
operations OF combinations and trusts
and prolong, il not perpetuate, the cub
lection of the people to the exactions of
accumulated capital, and tie democratic
members of this congress will maintain
and contest upon the floor until victory
is won or the duties with which they have
been charged by the people lapse by con
stitutiOnal limitation, aud be it also Re
solved, That the senate tariff bill should
be discussed upon this floor to the end
that its features may be exposed aud
made known to the people. After some
discussion as TO the propriety of the reso-
luton, it was referred TO the committee
resolution was introduced by Mr.. Oates,
OF Alabama, to close the present session
of congress- ON the 18th inst, and it was
laid over till tomorrow.
TUESDAY, Oct. Is.
Sendte.-The session was consumed in
discussing the tariff bill. But twenty
senators being present the senate ad-
journed.
House.-The house, by vote of % to II,
has postponed consideration of the ad-
iournment resolution until tomorrow
On motion of Mr.. Hudd (Wis.) a SEN
ate amendment was concurred in to the
bill authorizing the construction or a
bridge across the Mississippi river at La
Crosse, Wis Three members of the
house were appointed as members of a
joint committee charged with investigating
the Washington aqueduct tunnel matter.
The senate Joint resolution was pass
ed authorizing the secretary of war to
protect the Washington aqueduct tunnel.
In consideration of the morning hour
Mr. Plumb, of Illinois, from the CON,
IA l.. 4. 10
settle the accounts of labor under the
eight hour law. Mr. Mcmillan, of Ten
nessee, moved 20 adjourn, and on the mo-
ton the republicans demanded the yeas
and nays and succeeded in defeating it,
Mr.. Oates said he had failed in his
effort to get the house to adjourn and he
would nov like to adjourn himself. He
asked leave of absence for the remainder
of the session. This was granted az was
also leave to Mr.. Lanham, Of Texas. The
house then at 1850 adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, O9t. II.
Senate. - Only eight republicans and
ten democratic senators were present this
morning. The house bill granting the
Aberdeen, Bismarck d Northwestern rail
way right of way across a portion of the
The senate at 1920 resumed consldera
ton of the tariff bill; and was addressed
by Mr.. Teller.
HouSe.-The speaker laid before the
house twelve pension veto messages and
they we're referred to the committee on
pensions. MIR. Cox On. w rising to a
question of privilege, SEM TO the clerks
desk and had read an editorial from the
IT g. Al 49, alt MT NIa1
S. S. Cox's Postal Fraud, charging MIN with
sending unfrankable matter through the
mails under his frank. MIR. Cox said he
had gone to the Tribune Office and had
seen the editor and also the unfrankable
package. 1t had his frank upon 1T in
large letters, which no declared forgery.
He has asked the postmaster general for
an investigation. Mr.. Kugore, of Texas,
offered resolution providing for final ad-
iournment on the 20th inst, which was
referred to the ways and means committee.
The conference report was agreed TO
on the bill erauting lands in severalty to
the united Peoria and Miami bands of
Indians,
THURSDAY, Oct. IS.
Seadte-The conference report on the
bill for the allotment of lands in several
W to the United PeorIes and Miamis in
Indian territory was presented and agreed
TO. memorial of fige hundred citizens
Of Connecticut workin ymen, wage earn
ers, manufacturers and farmers in favor
of the Mdls bill and the admission of
raw materials particularly wool, lumber,
tin plate, etc., free of duty was received
and laid on the table. The resolution for
recess from next Saturday to the nine
( ,eenth of November was taken up and
/ passed.