Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-26

ing s fonf per cent. of the assessed v.,,,
IN ADDITION tot their bonded MA S ,.alastioH
on the hrst of January, 1855 T-Tsto'e,dnes5
DIN supplementary to the Pac;sa me house
acts with amendments( WIN fslltOad
House.-After a little ronpr.
to-day the house went into o.ulsiuess
the whole on the tariff bill ~ '-li''ee
amendment being that offe,sa pending
Mills, restoring the present rsta ~ Nj.
on tobacco. The amendment -, VI duty
70 without further division. The n SEED
rate OF duty was restored on ain resent
articles not otherwise provided fo .'OAsfs'
next few Items were passed owe, n,;- Inc
and amendments restoring 80 4u'ekly
rate of duty on various areiol. present
vetoed down without division we're
the debate closed, with an animate -,SJ
lcal discussion and then the 60 pOit-
rose and and amid applause ON H. ','''ee
cratic side, the bill was reported fo,o ue'o'
to the house. It's consideration r,o'aoiI
postponed until Saturday at 1870 '" ~
Mr.. Dibble called up the AllentowpS al a. A.
building bill and the presidents vs, p- -el
sage. The report of the commit.
read, recommending that the hin be was sa'
ed notwithstanding the veto. Tbs Pas pass
refused to pass the bill over tbs -O.'s
yeas, al; nays, 81. O
FRIDAY, July 20.
Sendte.-In secret session to.dsyN.,-.,
w. Fuller, of Chicago, was confrma ','.is
chief justice of the United g.. a.
supreme court. The speaking On tbo o' osSs
was b. Senators Edmunds. Fvs,ts , a~s
Stewart in opposition, and by Sens,o,-
Farwell and Cullom in defense of FnIa.
No democrats spoke. The vote was Al 30
20. After the doors were opened Sena,o,
Sherman gave notice he would ask tbs
senate TO resume consideration of tbs
fisheries treaty tomorrow. senate.
Dolph called up the bill to prohibit tbs
coming of Chinese laborers into tSs
United States. a debate between Dolnh
Mitchell and Morgan followed, and without
action the senate adjourned.
House.-In the house to day. the con
ference report on the river and harborb Nm
was presented. As agreed upon in con-
ference, the bill appropriates $22,l4slle
The senate amendment for the purchase
of the improvement known as the Green
and Barren improvement, was agreed to
There is no appropriation for any canal
project. The senate receded from the
amendment providing for the purchase
of this Portage Lake canal and the Lake
Superior Ship canal railway aud
the Iron company canal The
senate amendment for a survey Of
a canal from Lake Michigan to the Dss-
PLANES river was agreed to, also the sen.
ate amendment providing for the survey
and location of a canal from the Illinois
liver, at or near the town
of Hennepin, TO the Mississippi
river; also the senate amendment for the
survey of canal connecting the waters
of Lake Michigan with the Calumet
river. But the government is not to be
dee med committed to these projects nor
indeed to any other project for which q
survey is ordered in this bill as will be
seen by athe following clause added to
that section of the bill making an E9pro-
priation for the examinations surveys
contingencies, etc, viz: "And provided
further that the government shall not BE-
deemed to have entered upon any project
for tt Il construction or impr0y ement OF
any waterway, harbor or canal mentioned
in this bill unless or until the work Of
construction shall have been actually ap
propriated." The house at the evening
session passed "a private pension bills
and at 1880 adjourned,