Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-27

tons with England and Canada,
and which also provides that the
committee shall recommend such
Legislation as they shall deem nee
essary to promote the commercial
and political relations between the
United States and the aforesaid
countries, which will, it is thought,
settle the whole matter.
Contrary to general expectation
the Senate by vote of q to 20 re-
fused to reconsider the vote byI
which it passed the Chinese exclu-
sion bill. Senator Edmunds, who
arrived in the city the day after the
vote was taken, offered resolution
directing the presiding officer of the
Senate to retain possession of the
bill. Objection was made to the
resolution, and in the meantime the
bill was sent to the House. After
it had been signed by the Speaker
and was ready to go to the Presi-
dent, the chairman of the House
committee on enrolled bills declined
to hold it until Senator Edmund's
resolution was acted upon by the
Senate. The idea of Mr.. Edmunds
is to hold the bill until something
definite is heard from China.
The Democrats of the House
having, in caucus. decided that no
resolution of adjournment should
originate in the House, it is extreme
ly probable that there will be no
adjournment before election, and no
one need be surprised if there is
none at all until the 4th of March,
1889.
Representative Hovey, who is the
Republican candidate for Governor
of Indiana, returned to his seat in
the House this week, but his stay
here is uncertain as he is anxious to
return to the fray. He was asked
what were the chances of Republi-
can victory in his state and in reply
said: 81 think they are good. | be-
lieye Harrison and Morton will
carry Indiana by at least 10000
plurality. TO what causes do l at
tribute such a result? Principally
to the unfavorable action of Presi-
dent Cleveland and the Democratic
House in granting pensions to sol
diers. Another reason is that we
have decided advantage in the
tariff fight, but after all it is the
solid soldier vote which we are 60
ing to receive that makes Indiana a
certain Republican state this year"
Sc nator Morgan has made public
a docume Mt signed by sixteen Sena-
tors, fifteen Democrats and one Re
public an, vouching for his sobrlety,
he having been charged by Senator
Mitchell with intoxication on the
floor of the Senate chamber.
The Democrats are securing the
departments for campaign contribu
tons.
Senator Blodgett, of New Jersey,
is a Democrat. lie is also some
what absent minded. While a
group of gentlemen composed OF
both parties were carrying on an
animated conversation, Mr.. Blodgett
surprised the entire party by saying
quietly as though talking TO himself
"Cleveland would have been re
elected if it had not been for hi,
tariff message and pension vetoes.'
This was greeted by hearty laughter
in which the Democrats present hao
to join.
The general deficiency bill ha'
been reported to the Senate. 1t il
the last Of the regular appropriation
bills.
The report that Senator STANFORD
was i'll in Europe was entirely with
cut foundation. Adyices just re
ceived from him report him in eN
Iceilent health, and say that he will
T. return in two weeks and will TAX
e an active part in the campaign Of
+, the Pacific coast
a delegation Of fifteen women
headed by Mrs. J. Ellen Foster
president of the w. C. T. L. 9