Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-16
CONGRESSIONAL
MONDAY, August, 6.


sent to offer at this time the following
resolutions on a subject that every ssna
tor will understand"
Resolved, That the senate has learned
With profound regret of the
death Of Pailip H. Sheridan, late
general of the armies of the United
States
Resolved, That the senate hereby ez-
presses its grateful sense of his great and
patriotic services in the cause of his
country, its deep sensibility of the loss
which the nation has sustained in his
death, and its sympathy to his family in
its bereavement.
RssoIced, That copy of these resolu
tions be forwarded to the family Of the
! descesssc.
The resolutions we're adopted unani-
mously. subsequently a bill was intro
duced By Sen. Farwell, and referaed to
the committee Oh pensions, granting a
pension of $4,000 year to Mrs. Sheri
dan.
House.-Before any important action
was taken in the house, the proceedings
were interrupted by message from the
/ president announcing the death of Gen.
/ F. Il. Sheridan. Mr.. Wheeler, Of Alabama,
said he had prepared resolutl aus appro
/ pirate to the occasion, but that he ws5 in
/ formed that the military CON mittee had
! agreed TO a series Of resolutions ana he
would refrain from Offering his. Mr..
Hooker, of Mississippi asked unanimous
consent TO offer the following:
Resolred That the house has learned
| with profound grief of the death of Gen.
/ z. II. Sheridan, commander of the army
of the United States.
! Res0ired, That as a mark of respect to
/ the memory of the deceased this house
| do now adjourn.
Resotred, That the speaker of the
/ house be directed to transmit to the
widow of the deceased, copy of these
resolutions and assurances of sympathy
! of the house in the loss she has sustained,
in common with he people OF the govern
ment.
1 ResoIred, That the speaker of this
! house appoint q committee of seven
members TO confer with like committee
of the senate, and after consultation with
the family of the deceased to take zach
action as may be appropriate in regard
to the public obsequies of General Sheri-
| dan.
The resolutions we're unanimously
adopted and the house accordingly ad-
| our ned.
TUESDAY, August 7.
! Sendle.-The resolution offered yes
terday, instructing the committee of fin
auce TO make an investigation of the cot
ton bagging pool, was taken up and adopt
ed. The senate then resumed consideration
of the bill to prohibit the coming of
Chinese laborers to the United States.
Sen. Stewart spoke in favor of the bill,
and when he closed the senate adjourned.
House.-Mr Cultivate, of Ohio,
called up for consideration the senate
bill making an appropriation TO
enable the several executive departments
of the government to participate in the
Ohio centennial exposition in September
next. MIR. Henderson, of Iowa, offered an
amendment appropriating S250O00 to
aid the exposition TO be held by the
oolored race in Atlanta, GA, in 80 and
80, under the auspices of the Colored
| Workers association of America
MI. Warner, offered an amendment ap-
propriating $4,000 to enable the depart
ments to be represented at the Kansas
City exposition, TO be held in September
and October. Adopted. The amendments
offered by Msssrs. Warner and Henderson
we're adopted The question then required
on the third reading of the bill az amond-
ed and the yeas and nays were ordered and
resulted, yeas S. nbys 81. No quorum.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, August s,
Senate-In the senate this morning Mr..
Stewart nuooeeded in bringing the Chi
nese prohibition bill to a vote, an7 it was
passed. He moved that the regular bust
ness for the mornlng-bills on the calen-
dar-be laid aside in order that the anti
Chinese measure might be taken up, and
) the motion was agreed to by a vote OF 40
to 3, Senators Berry, Coke and Jones, OF
Arkansas alone voting no. The bill was
then passed without a division The bill
provides that from and after the date of
the exchange of notifications of the pend
: ing treaty between the United States of
, America and his imperial majesty, the
emperor of China, signed on the 18th day
of knarch 1883, il shall be unlawful for
any Chinese person who is subject of
China or any other power to enter the
> United States, except as in this bill pro
vided The persons exempted by the bill
. are tourists and visitors.
Hotse-In the house today resolution
appropriating $4,000 for the expenses of
III committee on manufactures in investi-
eating trusts was adopted after some
( what lengthy debate on the subject OF
trusts in general and the best methods of
overcoming the evil. The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
: deficiency bill, and the debate on the
} French spsliation claims was resumed
) Without action the committee rose and
the house adjourned.
TnURsDAY. August 9.
S,rate-Senator Palmer introduced
bin for the purchase of the
Portage Lake aui River improvement
company canal, The bill was referred
TO the committee on commerce. Sena.
tor Mitchell offered resolution
calling on the secretary of the interior
for information concerning his recent de-
-ision in the Guilford Miller land case
affecting the title 10 the Northern Pacific
lands. Agreed to. After several bills
were passed, the senate, at 1880 proceed
ed to the consideration of the fisheries
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