Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-09-20
CONGRESSIONAL
SATURDAY, Sept. 8.

House-This morning the house resum-
ed consideration of the retaliation bill.
A lengthy debate followed In which
White, of New York, Lind, of Minnesota,
Wilson and Cochran took leading part.
At the close OF the discussion MIR. White,
OF New York, moved to recommit the bill
to the committee on foreign affairs, with
instructions to strike out the first section,
bnt the motion was lost without division.
The bill was then passed; yeas, ia; nays,
4; the negatives being Bayne, Dalzeii,
Lind, and White, of New York. Ad-
journed.
MONDAY, Sept. 10.
Senate-Mr. Sayres, of Texas, presented
the conference report on the fertilization
appropriation bill and it was adopted.
Among the billie introduced was
one by Mr.. Andersen of H., to
establish at Quincy g. port of entry.
The house then resumed consid-
Grafton Of the conference report on
the sundry civil appropriation bill
The pending motion was that made by
Mr.. breckenridge, of Kentucky, 10 con
cur in the amendment resecving from
the sale and entry, until otherwise pro-
vided, of all lands made suscoptio OF ir-
rgstion. The consideration Of the bill
was interrupted long enough to allow Mr.
Maish, of Pennsylvania, 10 present the
conference report on the army
approximation bill It was agreed 70.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was then again taken up and after the
discussion VI the bad land amendment
and without action the house adjourned.
House-The house amendment to the
senate bill to pension the widow of Gen.
fitzpatrick (reducing the amount from
800 to $40 per month"; was non-cOncurred
in, and committee conference ordered.
Mr. Morgan introduced bill appropri
ating $27661 to be paid to the Chinese
ministers at Washington as full indem-
nifty for all injuries sustained by the
Chinese subjects who have been sin re-
mote and unsettled regions of the United
States victims of iniuries in their
persons and property at the hands Of
lawless men," and proceeded 10 address
the senate ia explanation and advocacy
of it, and on the subject of the pending
bill, for absolute prohibition of the
Chinese immigration. sharp colloquy
followed between the speaker and Mitchell
At the close of Senator Morgaus speech
his bill was referred TO the committee on
foreign relations. The conference report
on the army appropriation bin was re-
ported and agreed to.
TUESDAY, Sept. IL.
Senate. The house amendment to the
senate bill for a pension 20 the widow of
General Helntzelman Producing the
amount from 800 to $50 per month"; was
non .concurred in and conference or
dered. Mr.. Sherman, from the commit
tee on finance, reported bill to declare
unlawful trusts and combinations in re-
straint Of trade and production. The
house bill for allowance of certain claims
reported by accounting officers of the
treasury (known as fourth of July claims)
was taken from the calendar and passed.
The senate thsn resumed consideration
of the Chinese exclusion bill and was ad
dress d by Sen. Stewart in favor of it.
He was followed Sen. Teller who criti-
eised the manner in which the bill had
been introduced and hurriedly passed
through the house. Finally the bill vent
over without action.
House.-Tho house resumed consider
alton of the sundry civil appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being that
relative of the reclamation of the arid
region. Mr.. Vandever, of California, and
NJ. Symes, OF Colorado, favored the SEN
ate amendment which WAS attacked by
Mr.. Herbert, of Ala. Finally the debate
ended aud the appropriation in the sen
ate amendment was reduced from $780,,
coo to 100000,