Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-12-13

luton was adopted ulIecbnR the SoAh
to Inform the senate thai quorum of
the house had appeared, and that the
house was ready to proceed to business.
In accordance with the resolution the
speaker appointed Messrs. Holman (Ind.),
Turner {Ga.), and 0'Neill (Pa.) as com
rnittee 20 join similar committee TO
wait upon the president and inform him
that congress was ready to receive any
communication that he might desire 10
transmit. The house then, at 1890, took
recess for an hour. After the recess
Mr.. Holman announced that the com
mittee appointed to wait upon the presl-
dent had performed It's duty, and that the
president would communicate with con
gress forthwith. The presidents annusl
message was then read by the clerk. The
portion of the message IN which the
president treats of the tariff question was
listened 70 attentively by the members
on both sides of the house. Now ard
then smile more of triumph than OF
derision would appear on the face OF an
enthusiastic republican, hut the silence
was not broken until the clerk read, 1.-The
canse for which the battle is waged Is
COMPRISED within lines clearly and dis
rinctly defined. It should never be
compromised. 1t is the peoples cause"
Then the democrats could no longer re-
tain their feelings and broke into round
of applause, which was answered by the
republicans with derisive laughter. The
presidents reference to the Sackville-
West incident provoked laughter from
the republican side of the house, but no
d nonstrRtion was made by the demo
cra.s. From this point interest in the
message slGckened. Mr.. Mills was the
only member who paid the slightest at
tention to its further reading, and the
noise of conversation was so Z eat that
tins was no easy task. When, at 1915 p.
m, the reading was completed, Mr.. Mills
offered a resolution, which was agreed to,
referring the message to the committee
OF the whole and providing for its print
ing. Adjourned.
.Sendte.-It was an unusually full sen
ate that responded 30 President Ingalls,
call to order at Il O'Clock to-day. Al
that time the public galleries were crowd
ed. The desk OF the presiding officer
was decorated by very handsome pyra-
rAid boquot. Exactly at II o'clock Sen.
ingalls, called the senate to order, and
Chaplain Butler opeued the proceed
hanks for the boantiful blessings
touchsaved tho land in its material
interests, and remembered Presi-
cent-elect Harrison in his petition.
A few minutes were spent in greeting
senators, and then Senator Sherman OF
fere1 the usual resolutions, that the sec
rotary notify the house that the senate is
ready to proceed to business. resolu-
ton was offered by Sen. Morrill, for the
appointment OF g committee to notify the
president that the seGate Is ready 10 re-
ceive any communication he may have to
make. Senators Morrill, and Salisbury
composed this committee. Sen. Cameron
offered a resolution that the senate meet
each day until furthar ordered at II
O'Clock, which resolution vas adopted.
At 12.47 on motion OF Mr.. sherman,
the senate took a access for half an hour.
At the conclusion of the recess, which
bad been extended TO 1870, the usual
message from tes house, announcing the
facts of it's being in session aud of its
having appointed committee to wait up
on the president was delivered. That was
followed by report from the committee
to wait on the president TO ths feet that
il had performed That duty and that the
president would communicate in writing
:mme diately. The presidents message
was then delivered, and Mr.. McCO0k, sec
rotary of the senate, proceeded TO read
it. The reading of the message occupied
an hour and twenty minutes. The por-
lions of it which discussed the question
of tariff revision, treasury surplus, fishery
troubles and the West incident we're
listened to with very close attention by
the fodrteen republican senators aud
nbont an equal number OF democrats.
The other portions of the message seemed
to have but few, If any listeners, aud
the reading had the eject of gradually
clearings the galleries of the numerous
spectators. When tho reading was faish
ed, the message was laid on the ia sle and
ordered to be printed. The presiding
officer announced that the unfinished
| business for tomorrow was the bill TO re-
auoe taxation (the tariff bill) Sen. Frye
/ gave notice that he woci3 call up for CON
/ siderstiUn TO morrow porning, the bld
/ for settlements with the Union Pacific
| railroad com pany, and the bill was made
/ n special order for tomorrow. The scu-
ate then adjourned, after notification b.
/ Sep. Frye that he would call up the
| Uaiou Pacific settlement bill tomorrow
/ by Sen. Chandlar, that he would ask for
action on his resolution 70 investigate
/ the Louisiana election of last April. and
/ by Sen. Alton. that he would ask lhe
senate 70 uroceed with the tariff bill
TUESDAY, Dec 4.
/ sENAfE. In the senate to-day various
annual reports, including that of the eec
rotary of the treasury, were presented
and appropriately referred, Numerous
bills were also introduced and referred
/ including one for the construction of two
steel rams, to be armed with heavy riff sd
dynamite guns, aud one for the cons;rGc
/ tion OF two steel cruisers to be arm,
with dynamite guns. On motion Of Sen
Vance the tariff bill was further postpon
ed until tomorrow, and thosenate at 1855
adjourned.
HousE-The speaker laid before the
house the annual reports Of the secretary
of the treasury and the comptroller Of
the currency, which we're appropriately
referred. Ga motion of Mr.. Sayers, leav,
was granted the committee OuapPrgpria
,ions to sit during the sessions of the
house. Mr.. Mcdonald, of MINI present
Il 49,