Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY, April 7.

House llb mouse Met tule HlOtH-
ing at 1880 O'Clock in continuation
of Wednesdays session. The regr-
lar order being demanded The speaker
stated the pending question was upon
the motion of Mr.. Taylor that the house
resolve itself into committee of the
whole on the direct tax bill. Some debate
ensued between Messrs. Reed and Oates,
looking TO compromise, but none was
arrived at and fllbustering was resumed.
After some time Mr.. Taylor proposed
the house go into committee of the whole,
the general debate on the direct tax bill
to be limited to ope hour but no limita-
tion to be fixed dpon debate under the
FIVE minute -ulo. Mr.. Oates objected but
finally consented to a recess until 1l;45
a. IN. Monday, and the house so agreed
Notwithstanding the apparent willing
ness of the opponents of the bill to accept
Mr.. Taylor's proposition, on Monday, the
parliamentary status of the bill remains
unchanged. The proposition, which will
probably be accepted, brings the house
practically back to the same position it
occupied when Mr.. Taylor submitted his
| first motion Wednesday,
I MONDAY, April 9.
Senate.-sen. Payne, from the com
mittee on foreign relations, reported
the joint resolution accepting the
invitation of the Belgian government
to participate in the international ex-
hilton at Brussels, and sppropriating
| $50, 900 for that purpose. 1t was passed.
The house bill to give validity to GER
/ tain patents Tor invention that were
regularly issued being signed by Second
: ha int pfn I lou l.
| ms, instead of the secretary himself, was
passed. The hill for admission of
! Dakota and the organization of the terri
tory of Lincoln was quite extensively
discussed but was finally laid over till
! tomorrow
House-The demand for regular
order from Mr.. Reed opened the six
days contest over the direct tax bill,
when the house met this morning at
! 1l:45 in continuation of the session ot
Wednesday last. The speaker stated the
regular order TO be voted upon was the
motion submitted by Mr.. Taylor, o Ohio
that the house 60 into the committee of
the whole upon the direct tax bill. After
some dilatory motions the first roll call
of the calendar was proceeded with.
Until 2;30 the clerk continued TO call
the roll upon the various dilatUry motions
submitted. At that hour the house found
itself without a quorum and Mr.. Weaver
moved an adjournment. Some Interest
was shown in this vote as il would de-
velope the strength of opposition to the
measure and disclose whether there was
any sign of weakening on either side of
the controversy. The motion was de-
feated; nays 115, yeas so. There being
practically no change in the relative
strength a call of the house was ordered.
| At 1918, while dilatory motions were
piled up, one upon another, in great
variety, E. B. Taylor succeeded in having
a motion for a recess until 11:45 o.mor-
row pushed through.
TUESDAY, April 10.
Senate. Among the petitions and
memorials presented and referred was
one for amendments to the inter Estate
commerce bill to make the act apply
to the transportation of oil by pipe lines.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson (Iowa) a bill
regulating times for holding terms of the
! United States circuit court and district
/ courts for the northern district of Iowa
passed. The senate resumed considera-
/ ton of the bill to authorize the sale to
aliens of certain mineral lands. Sen.
! Faulkner's amendment was rejected.
| After much discussion the phraseoloRy
| of the bill was amen led and the bill
passed, yeas 81, nays 10. The senate
/ then resumed consideration of the bill
to provide for the admission of South
| Dakota and the organization OF the
territory of North Dakota. After long
debate the senate adjourned without
action.
HouSe-The house met at 1145 this
morning, .he legislative day of Wednes-
day continuing. The demand for the
| regular order formally opened the seventh
/ day of the contest over the directtax bill.
| At this hour oclock-there is no
change or any prospect of change in
| the deadlock. No concessions have been
made by either side of the controversy
and all talk of compromise has
ceased. 1t is generally thought among
the members that the present condition
of affairs will continue until Tuesday
next, when it is intended to call the
tariff bill.
WEDNESDAY, April IL.
SeRats.-Sen. Sherman, from the
committee on foreign relations, re-
ported back Sen. Riddleberger's reso-
luton, amended so as to request the pres
ident 10 furnish any information in his
possession relative to tie dispute be
| tween Venezuela ard Great Britain con-
| corning the boundaries between British
4 Guiana aud Venezuela. 1t was adopted.
/ The senate proceeded to the considCr-
alton of executive business, and in SEES
| sion of ten minutes duration confirmed
/ the nomination of Jared l.. RathbOne to
/ be consul general at Paris, by a vote Of
a to 8. The following bills were taken
4 from the calendar and passed The
/ house bill to purchase of the widow and
children OF the late General James
4 Shields, certain swords at a cost not ex
/ cee6:ng $4,000. The senate bill for the
relief OF the First National bank of Marion,
| Ohio, for interest on lost coupon bonds.
/ The house bill making appropriations
/ for the support of the military academy
/ for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1889,
with but one important amendment.
House The house continued in
/ session all night and there was no sign
/ of break in the deadlock this
morning. From O'Clock until daybreak