Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. Mar. %.

Senate-Mr. Allison introduced bill
eppropriating $4,000 to defray the funeral
expenses of the late chief justice Of the
supreme court. Passed. The bills re
/ ported from the committees and placed
on the calendar include the following: To
provide for the formation and admission
! into the union of the state of Montana.
Sen. RiddleberRer then called up his
resolution for the consideration of the
fishery treaty in open session. Sen.
Sherman thought the foreign relations
committee would so recommend. After
some debate the resolution went over,
and the senate took up the house bin au-
thorzing the purchase of government
! bonds with surplus. Sen. Plumb offered
an amendment in the form OF a new Sc
/ ton requiring the secretary OF the treIs
ury whenever the circulation of the ma
,ional banks rendered it necessary to
| issue treasury notes to equal the amount
Sens. Beck and Farwell ant8g 0nized the
amendment and on motion of Sherman
| it was laid on the table. Afterward Sen.
/ Plumb renewed il, modified in regard to
| the legal tender quality of the proposed
treasury notes and argued in support of
| it. After discussion the amendment was
adopted; yeas %, nays 81.
HOuse-The house this morning adopt
| ed resolutions that the funeral ceremon
| les of the late Chief Justice Waite be held
| in the hall of the house of representatives
! Wednesday, March %, at noon, under the
arrangements OF the supreme court, and
that when the house adjourned the 9th
| inst. it shall be until l1:30 o'clock We'd
nesday morning, and that the clerk of the
house notify the senate and supreme
court of the passage OF the resolution.
The following bills were introduced and
referred: For the erection OF public
buildings, Mount Vernon, Ills, BY MIR.
Laird, (Neb.) rendering thanks to con-
gress to Lieut. Greedy for courage, energy
and fidelity in conduct of late scientific
expedition to Che Arctic seas.
TUESDAY, Mar. p.
Senute.-The senate to-day accepted the
invitation to attend the funeral services
of the late chief justice in the house to-
morrow. Sen. Stewart brought up his
amendment to the bill authorizing the
deposits of gold and silver bullion and
| the issuance of coin certificates therefor.
Sen. Teller said it was not because of
over-productiCn that there was such
wide divergence between silver and gold,
but it was because Of the decentralization
of oliver. On motion of Sen. Sherman a
committee Of five senators to attend the
funeral of the late chief justice at Toledo,
was ordered, and Senators Sherman,
Allison, Eyarts, George and Gray were
appointed. The bond bill went over on
motion of Sen. Palmer 10 recommi6 it.
House.-ln the morning hour the house
took up the Union Pacific railroad fund
ing bill After few remarks by Mr.
| Oathwaite, of Ohio, the bill went over.
a number Of measures were reported
from committees, among them the bill to
provide for ascertaiiung tha propriety
and feasibility of constructing gulf and
! lake water way; also for the election of
senators by the legal voters OF the states.
1 The military academy appropriation bill
was passed and the general public land
| bill called up. An amendment by Mr..
Smith, of Wisconsin, providing that all
/ deposits of coal and iron shall be re5ery-
ed to tine United States and no further
/ grant or patents held to include such
deposits, was lefJ pending. MIR. FELTON,,
| (Cal.) moved to amend it bv striking Gus
tho clause permitting person who has
declared his intention TO become u cities
to enter on public lands. Mr.. Nelson,
/ (Minn) opposed the motion. He was
out of patience with the recommendation
which had grown since the anarchists had
made little raid in Chicago. The police
| that had been shot down and the sheriff
who had hanged the men had also been
! foreigners. He was tired of the maudlin
santimentaIity which would revolutionize
everything because the crazy lunatlcs
took the course they did. Chicago had
had something worse than those lunatics.
! 1t had had Carter Harrison, who had
nursed them and made them believe they
could do anything except 10 be respect
full to the American dag. The motion
was lost. Mr.. Payson (llls) offered an
amendment providing that no patent to
mineral lands shall Issue, except to
citizens of the United States.
THURSDAY, Mar. %.
SeHcte.-Sen, Farwell introduced bill
authorizing the president in certain
cases to issue proclamatiOLs against
the admis sion of the products of
foreign states in certain cases.
Sen. Barry addressed The senate briefly
ON the subject of the presidents message.
lie spoke of the universal interest
ava beLed By the bold and fearless man
utr "a Nulcu the system OF ieltfal tax
alton was discussed in the message, and
said the time could not mUoh longer be
delayed when some change must be made
in that system. The senate then pro
ceedcd to the consideration OF the
bills on the calendar. Among the
bills considered were the following:
To amend the act of March 3, 1879, pro
viding additional regulations for home
stead and presumption interest Of public
lands; appropriatiug $250,oo0 for a pub
lie bridge at Sioux City; for the relief OF
the purchasers and other grantees of the
United States of certain swamp and
overlooked lands, and to reimburse and
indemnify certain states. Adjourned till
Saturday.
Honse-The house went into committee
of the whole on the Indian appropriation
bill, and Mr.. Nelson, OF Minnesota took
advantage of the general debate TO speak
upon the tariff. lie spoke in favor of
tariff revision, and had read a letter
from c. A. Pnlsbury, OF Minneapolis de-