Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
sAruRpAY. April IA.

We, cAtcublNb anu JuuiCldl appropriation
bill A bill for the relief of soldiers and
sailors who entered the service uuder as
sumed names. bill to indemnity GER
tain states for swamp and oyeIflowed
lands. bill for the erection of public
buildings at Stockton and Fremont, Neb.
A bill granting increase of pensions to
soldiers who lost both hands. A bill TO
provide for the adjudication of and
payment of claims arising from Indian
depreciation. A bin declaring the Iowa
river navigable below Maple. The
house committee on elections de-
cided the contested election case of Ma
than Frank VS.. John G.. Glover, in the
9th Missouri district, in favor of Glover,
the sitting member. After lengthy dis
cussion of the Iadian appropriation bill
the house adjourned.
MONDAY, A 1ril 16.
Senate. Sen. Stewart introduced
bill to-day granting a pension of $1,000
per year to the widow of the late Chief
Justice Waite. After reference of
number of measures the conference
reports on the bill to divide the reaU
Sioux reservation into separate smaller
reservations was agreed TO. A long de
bate followed on the bill providing for
the purchase of bonds. Sen. Farweli
made a lengthy speech followed by
Reagan and Stewart. At the close OF
Sen. Stewards remarks the senate re
sumed consideration of he bill for the
admission of the state of South Dakota
and for the organization of the territory
of North Dakota. The Dakota admission
bill went over until tomorrow.
HouseA motion was made this
morning to suspend the rules and
put the river and harbor bill on its
passage. The reading of the bill con
suned nearly an hour aud a half. The
motion was then seconded, yeas 1913, nays
As. A motion was then made that the
house adjourn. This was lost, and after
Il sharp debate the motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill was lost, yeas 1874,
nays 100, not the necessary two thirds in
the Affirmative. Mr.. wilkins, of
Ohio, moved to pend the rules
and adopt the following resolution;
Resolved, That it is the sense
of the house that section two of the
act making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses of the government for the
year ending June So 1882, aud for other
purposes, approved March 3, 1891, W ich
is as follows; That the secretary of the
| treasury may at any time apply the sur
plus money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, or so much Thereof as he
mey consider proper 10 the purchase or
re dem ption of United States bonds; pro
vided that the bonds SO purchas-
ed or redeemed shall constitute
no part of the sinking fund
but shall be redeemed and CANCEL ed,
was intended to be permanent provis-
ion of the law and the same is hereby de-
clared TO have been since its euactm, mt
and to be now, in the opinion of the
house, in full force and effect. The
resolution was finally adopted; yeas,
13S; nays, Ga Adjourned.
TUESDAY, 4 pril II.
Sendte.-Seu. Rlddleberger's resolution
offered yesterday in regard TO executive
sessions was called up and ON motion Of
Sen, Edmunds the galleries were cleared
and tho doors closed. In ten minutes
the doors were opened, Sen. Cullom
today introduced bill relative to refund
ing money overpaid for lands. Conaid
erection of the Dakota bill was resumed,
and Vest spoke in opposition to it..
The senate bin for a public building at
Burlington, Ia, to cost $4,000, was then
passed.
House To day, at 40, the house
went into committee of the
whole, MIR. Springer, of Illinois, in the
chair, for the consideration OF the tariff
bill. The debate was opened by Mr..
Mills, who made a lengthy and able
speech in support OF the measure OF
which he is the originator. Kelly of
sylvania, followed in a reply con-
Stunning two hours, which was loudly
applauded by the opponents of the meas
ure.
WEDNESDAY, April 10.
SsnaUe.--In The serate to- day, an ad.
verse report was made from the commit
tee on foreign relations on the Riddle
berger resolution for the consideration of
the fisheries treaty in open session. The
land forfeiture bill went over as unfnish
ed business, and at O'Clock this after
noon the Dakota bill came up and Sen.
Sherman took the floor IN its support
He replied in an i'm pressive manner to
Sen. Vests illusions to the unfair
methods in the election of II. b. Hay es.
The balance of the day was consumed in
rshashing this old subject and the land
forfeiture bill went over.
HouSe.-The conference report upon
the bill authorizing the president to ar
| range conference between the United
States and the South and Central Ameri-
can republics, Hayti, San Domingo, and
the empire of Brazil (rownsend's Zoll-
verien measured, was agreed to. The bill
to establish department of labor was
passed Tho bill TO create boards of ar
htration for the settlement of con-
troversies and differences between inter
state common carriers and their EN- ploye,
was considered in committee of the whole.
Mr.. ONiell briefly explained the provi-
/ sions of the measure. The debate finally
drifted into tariff discussion, which con
tinued some time. Finally on motion of
/ Mr.. Cannon, the sixth section which pro-
ylded for the appointment by the presi-
dent, of boards of arbitration, was amend
/ ed by substitute the word commission
1 ers" for arbjtrators" and decisions for
award" The committee rose and the
/ house adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 10.
/ Senate Consideration OF the bill
/ for the admission of Dakota was
resumed after lengthy debate the
/ senate finally came to a vote on the