Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-05-10

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coinage resolution, after which it was
adopted. At 2o'clock Ingalls, commenced
his speech, which with the reply of Sen.
VOORHEES, consumed the day.
Ho,pse.-The senate bill was passed
granting the right of way through
Indian territory to the Kansas City d
Pacific railroad company The house
then went into a committee of the whole,
Springer of Illinois ia the chair, on the
tariff bill.
WEDNESDAY,, May 2.
Senate After the transaction of
routine business the senate went into
executive session. This being the first
secret session for several days the &C
cumulation of nominations by the
president, among them that Of Mr.. Full
Ter to he chief Justice, were referred TO
the committees and number of reports,
mostly upon postmasters, were made by
the committees. In the secret session
Senator Sherman reported back the
Chinese treaty with two minor amend
ments from the committee on foreign
relations with the recommendation that
it be ratified. Sen. Sherman asked that
the treaty be taken up TO day but oO jec
ton was made and it weGt over. The
appropriating 100000 for a public
building at Atchison, Kansas, was pasaed
after the doors had been opened. The
senate then resumed the consideration of
the railroad land graut forfeiture bill.
The senate then proceeded to the pas.
sage of individual pension bills on the
calendar. The whole number of bills
passed in sixty. five minutes was 105 forty
two of them being house bills. Several
of them were for volunteer nurses, at the
rate of $50 month, and one for tn 8
widow of Gen. Chas. z. Stone, house
bill, at $50. Sen. Cullom from the com
mittee on inter state commerce reported
the bill to amend the inter commerce law.
Placed on the calendar. The following
bills were passed: For q public building
at Fit. Dodge, Iowa, senate bill, 100000;
Sterling IT., senate bill, $4,000; Duluth,
Mimi, house, $l50,0O0; the senate bin to
provide for sale Ito actual settlers undt
the homestead laws) of the Ft Sedgwlck
military reservation in Colorado and
Nebraska.
House. day was entirely consum-
ed in discussing the tariff bill. There
were but half dozen members present
at the house evening session. Stewart
(Ga.) spoke in opposition 10 protection
and Davis (Mass.) in its favor.
THURSDAY, May 3.
SeHate.-The house bill for the appoint
ment and retirement of Gen. Alfred
Pleasontou, with the rank of colonel,
was favorably reported, with an amend
ment giving him the rank of major. A
bill for the rigid exclusion OF Chinese
immigration was introduced by Sen.
Stewart, Discussion on the unearned
land grant forfeiture bill was then re
sumed. Several amendments were pro
posed and the bill went over. The
senate thea resumed the consideration of
the bill for the established of a bureau
of animal industry and to facilitate the
ex port Of live stock and their products.
I his measure was very able as well q,
fCrcibly discussed by Senators Vest and
Plumb, but no final action on it was
taken. After executive session, the senate
adjourned until Monday.
House.-The Omaha bridge bill was
passed and the balance of the day was
consumed in the discussion OF the tariff
FRIDAY, May I.
HouSe.-A resolution was adopted
calling on the secretary of the
treasury for statement as to whether
there is an order or regulation OF the
treasury departm mt, the enforcement of
which would prevent the overlooking of
vessels with freight on the great lakes,
and whether there Is any Law in force
regulating the quantityof freight to be
carried by such vessels. Private business
having been dispensed with, the house
won't into committee of the whole
springer, of Illinois, in the chair) on the
tariff bill. The usual discussion followed
consuming the days session. At the
evening session the house passed q
pension bills and adjourned until to-
morrow.