Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-09
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
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DIIl ludhlHg tue department. VI ASrl-
culture an executive department,
under the control of a Secretary of
Agriculture. The clause transfer
ring the weather bureau to the new
department, has been stricken out.
There is no doubt of the passage Of
this bill, in fact there is no oppo.
sition to speak of.
Quite a number of Congressman
will go over to New York to take
part in the great demonstration
given as welcome to James O..
Blaine on his return to his native
land. 1t promises to be the biggest
thing of the kind ever seen in this
country, and so it should be, Mr..
Blaine is worthy of it.
Senator Call has 'let the cat out
Of the bag" He recently offered a
resolution calling upon the Treasury
department for information in re-
gard to property once owned by the
rebel government. In reply to that
inquiry, Treasury agent submitted
long inventory of ships, machin-
cry, money, etc, now in existence in
the hands of foreign governments
and private parties, amounting in
value to many millions, and express
ing the opinion that much of this
property might be recovered by the
United States, Everybody wondered
what was meant by this business,
until this week Senator Call offered
an amendment to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bin, appropriating
$4,000 to be used in locating prop.
erty belonging to the rebel govern
ment. All this trouble had been
taken to send friend off on a
foreign junketing tour, at Uncle
Sans expense. But it was a failure,
for the Senate refused to adopt the
amendment.
The Senate committee is still
hearing parties interested in the
proposed tariff bill. They do not
propose to do anything without
fully hearing every side Of the effect
it is likely to have.
Senator Frye, of the Select Senate
committee on the Pacific railroads,
has reported, with some minor
amendments, the Cultivate bill
providing for settlement of the
claims of the Government against
the Union Pacific Railroad. The
report accompanying the bill says:
"In the judgment of your committee
it secures a very satisfactory settle
ment of the debt due from the
Union Pacific and Central Branch
Union Pacific companies, and the
committee has every assurance
that both corporations will accept
its terms"
Senator Hears resolution, for the
appointment of a committee of
seven Senators, to investigate the
commercial relations between the
United States and Canada, has been
passed.
Senator Riddleberger, from the
committee on Manufactures, has re-
ported a bill to divide the surplus
left from the appropriation for the
Ohio Valley centennial, Between the
expositions at Richmond, Virginia,
and Augusta, Georgia.
The direct tax bill, which was
| offered IN the Senate az an amend
ment to the Sundry Civil Appro,
priation bill, was ruled out on a
point of order, as general legislation,
No fears are entertained by the
democrats that Cleveland will veto
the River and Harbor bill. OF
course not The Mills bill would
have been defeated in the House
had not Cleveland promised to sign
the River and Harbor bill. This
pledge was given months ago.
Senator Bowen succeeded in get.
ting an amendment to the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill adopted,
giving $25o,o0o for the purpose of
investigating the irrigation of our
arid lands.
Representative Burrows, of Mich.
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