Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-08-09

The chairman of tho committee on
manufactures requested that the com
mittee be granted leave to sit during the
recess and the request was granted.
A conference was ordered on the senate
amendments to the navy appropriation
bill. Mr.. Dibble presented the conference
report in the Omaha public building bill,
fixing the appropriation at 100000, but
before it could be considered the house
adjourned.
TUESDAY, July 81.
SenGte.-Senator Frye, from the select
committee on Pacific railroads, reported
the Union Pacific funding bill, providing
for settlement of the claims growing out
of the issue of bonds TO secure payment
of all Indebtedness. He said "The bill
is the Cultivate bill as reported TO house,
containing many amendments over the
bill as it came from the commission
originally" The bill was placed on the
calendar and with the report ordered to
be printed. Sen. Hoar's resolution rela-
tive to the relations OF the commerce and
business existing between the United
States and she British North American
possessions was agreed to. The consider
alton of the sundry civil bill was then re-
sumed, and Sen. SpOoner's amendment
appropriating $4,000 for public build
ing Mt Atchi.on, Kas., was reiected-yeas,
81; nays, %. Several other amendments
of minor Importance we're rejected, and
agreed to. The bill went over until to-
morrow and the senate adjourned.
House In the house day Mr.. Nc
MILAN, OF Tennessee, was elected speaker
pro TEN. during the speakers absence.
Mr.. Mills requested that August 7 be as.
signed for labor measures, which was not
granted. The conference report on the
Omaha public building bill was rejected,
and tie bill again sent TO conference.
Tho bill for the revocation of the with
draWal of lands made for the benefit of
certain railroads IL Iowa and Minnesota
was passed. The further consideration
OF the deficiency bill was postponed, aud
the house vent into committee of the
whole on the appropriation bin with the
senate amendments. All the amendments
were non. conCurred in, with the exception
of th0se relative to Notifications and
ordnance, which were considered in or
der. Pending action on the first one, the
committee rose and the house adjourn ned
WEDNESDAY,, Aug. L,
Senate.-Mr. Plumb from the commit
tee on agriculture, reported back the
house bill to enlarge the powers and du-
ties of the department of agriculture,
and to create an executive department,
TO be known as the department of sgri-
culture. He said the bill was in the same
shape as when last reported ana recon-
mitted, and that ne would call it up for
action at an early date. The following
bills were taken up and passed: The
house bill to authorize the Winona &
Southwestern railroad company to build
q bridge across the Mississippi river at
Winona, MINI The house bill to pro
tee. the purchasers of lands lying in the
vicinity of Denver, heretofore withdrawn
by the executive department. as lying
within the limits of certain railroad
grants and afterwards held to be with
out such limits. The senate bill to grant
to the city OF Chadrop, Neb., the right to
lay pipe lines across certain lands.
Hotse.-After disposing of the unim-
portAnt business on the speakers table,
the house went into committee OF the
whole on the senate amendments to the
army appropriation bill. The pending
motion was that made by Townshend, of
H., to non concur in the amendment ap.
propriating 81 500 for repairs to the sea
wall and wharf of Willstt's Point, n. Y,
and il was then conoHrrej in, as were
also the amendments appropriating
81 e0 for repairs 80 the works on old
Fort Barrausas, Pensacola Bay, Fla, ar d
appropriating $500. 900 for the manufac-
ture or purchase of cannon and osrria-
ges.
THURSDAY, August ,.
SfHGie.-The presiding officer announe-
ed the appointment OF a select committee
under Hoar's resolution, of commerce and
business between the United States and
Canada, as follows: Senators Hoar, Ali
son, Hale, Dolph, Pugh, Eustis and
Blodgett. A conference committee was
ordered appointed on the naval sppro-
priation bill, and Senators Hale, Farwell
and Beck were appointed the cOnferees on
she part Of the seuate. The resolution
instructing the committee on Indian af-
fairs to continue the investigation into
the Indian matters with authority to visit
the Indian reservation was agreed to.
Sen. Stewards resolution, offered yester
day, calling on the secretary of the inter
Tor for information s. 70 cancelled desert
land applications WAS taken up and adopt.
ed. The fisheries treaty was then taken
/ up in open executive session, the question
being Ser. Morgau's motion to postpone
/ further consideration uatil December
next.
HouSs.-The senate amendments to the
honse bill providing for appraisers at the
warehouse n New YORK was concurred in
and 8 conference ordered. The house
I proceeded to the consideration OF tho
senate amendments to the army appro.
| priation bill aud they were concurred in,
! and a conference was ordered. The house