Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-04

| the Joint resolution requesting the Pres1-
| dent to negotiate with the government of
| Mexico for the creation of an information
al conn 1ission to determine all questions
| touching the boundary line between United
States and Mexico where II follows the bed
| of the Rio Grande and Rio Colorado. Pass
ed Mr. Herbert, OF Alabama, from the com
mittee 90 naval affairs, called up the bill to
regulate the course at the naval academy.
| Mr.. O'Neil, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment providing that after March
/ T. 1889, the minimum age for the admis-
sion of cadets 10 the academy, shall be Is
years, and the maximum 20 yecrs. The
amendment was adopted and the bill vas
passed.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 26.
Senate.-Sen. Chsndler, from the com
mittee on naval affairs, reported a bill
authorizing the president to Issue com
mission IS rear admiral TO Phillip O..
johnson, to be dated January %, 1887,
and to deliver the same to his widow.
/ The bill was placed on the calendar. The
bill reported by Sen. Hoar on February
9th last, "to provide for an inquest under
national authority" was taken up and Mr..
| George proceeded TO address the senate
on the sub ect The bill went over With
out action.
House.-Tbe conference report on the
suudry civil appropriation bill was pre-
sented, bnt was laid over until to morrow.
The committee on public lands reported,
and the house passed without debate, a
/ bill to forfeit certain lands granted TO
the Northern Pacific company. II pro-
yides that all lands granted to the North
ern Pacific company by the act of July
2, 1864, except such as are adjacent to
and conterminous with the road con
structea prior 20 July 4, 1870, right of
way through the remainder Of the route,
including all necessary grounds for sta
ton buildings, shops, depots, switches,
side tracks ard turn tables, and except
ing also all lands included within the
limits of any village, town or cty--be
and the same are hereby declared forfeit
ed and restored to the public domain, be-
cause of the failure of the company to
perform the conditions on which the
grade was made. The forfeiture shall
not extend to lands adjacent to and CO.
tinuous with the completed road sold by
said company prior to January LIST, 1888,
to bona fide purchasers for value, but
the title of such land is confirmed to
sucn purchasers their heirs or their as
signees, upon condition that all persons
claiming the benefit of this section shall,
within one year after the passage of this
act, make and file before the register and
receiver of the proper lard office, proof
of his or her good faith, consideration,
date and extent of his or her purchase.
All settlers upon forfeited lands are
authorized to acquire title to not exceed
| 5v,f ba
THURSDAY, Sept. 81.
Senats.-Sen. Sherman, from the com
mlttee on foreign relations, reported
back without any accommodation the
resolution offered by him for inquiry as
to the state of the relations between the
! United Rates and Great Britain and the
! Dominion of Canada and it wds placed
on the calendar. The conference report
on the sundry civil preparation bill was
presented aud agreed to. II was ordered
that when the senate adjourned to-day it
will be till Monday.
HouSe.--The house, on motion of Mr..
Burns, of Missouri, adopted the confer
ence report on the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill. The morning hour expired
without any action of interest, and the
house adjourned
FEIDAY, Sept. %.
House. "A conference was ordered
on the Joint resolution in aid of the
sufferers from yellow fever. 1t was
/ ordered that when the house adjourn
/ to day, it be TO meet on Monday next.
Mr.. Rice, of Minnesota, presented the
report of the special committee which
had Investigated the charges against
Representative Stenlnecker, of New
| York, in connection with the new library
! building, which was ordered printed and
| laid over. The committee on merchant
marine and fisheries reported back
the resolution calling on the sec
rotary of the treasury TO state
whether the treasury department mad
| the information of any violation of the
navigation laws and if 80 whether any
4 steps have been taken for the registra-
/ ton of American vessels commanded by
/ foreigners. Adopted The house then
went into the committee of the whole on
the calendar. The collector of customs
at New York has been authorized to 5us'
pend action in the case of the twenty
/ Mormon children detained at that port
until the agent of the Mormon society
shall have had an opportunity to prove
that they we're not likely TO become pub
/ lie charges. When the committee rose
( a dozen private bills we're passed and
{ then the house took a recess till evening.
/ The house at its evening session passed
thirty-one private pension bills, and at
/ 1890 adjoarned until Monday.
ia GENERAL.