Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-03-08
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. Feb. q.

Senate. The senate bill was reported
and placed on the calendar abolishing
the Office of United States surveyor gem
eral for the district of Nebraska and
Iowa. The senate resumed consideration
of the bill to incorporate the marine
canal company, of Nicaragua. Several
amendments reported by the committee
on foreign relations were agreed to and
the bill was passed. Yeas SO, nays 10.
The senate then took up the bill granting
pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors who
are capacitsted for the performance of
manual labor and providing for pensions
to dependent relatives of deceased
soldiers and sailors. The second section
was amended by adding the words: "And
who are without other adequate means of
self-support." The bill was laid over.
HotSe-The following bills and resolu-
tions were introduced and referred: Mr..
Long (Mass.), at the request of the Home
Market club of Boston-to amend the
laws relating to the duties on sugar and
TIE tax on tabacco and distilled spirits
and to reduce the surplus. Mr.. Grain,
(Texas) joint resolution extending the
term of Office OF the president until the
Both of April, 1889, and changing tn
date of meeting of congress. MIR. Carey,
(Wyoming) for the admission of the
state of Wyoming. Mr. Mason of Illinois
providing that hereafter letters issued by
the commissioner of pensions and fixing
the time III which pension proofs must
be furnished, shall contain the statement
that no statue of limitations is applicable
to pension claims. testimonial of re-
pect for the memory of w. w. Corcoran
was placed on the record.
TUESDAY, Feb. 28.
Senate.-Among the bills introduced
we're the following: Sen. Sherman,
authorizing the issue of circulating notes
TO the national banks to the par value OF
the bonds deposited therefor. The bill
passed to authorize the Omaha, Hayes
City d. Southwestern railway company,
and the Chicago. Kansas q Wertern rail
roads to build their roads across the Eft.
Hayes military reservation. The senate
then resumed the consideration of the
bill granting pensions TO ex-soldiers and
sailors who are inoapacitated for the
performance of manual labor, and provid-
ing for pensions TO dependent relatives
of deceased soldiers and sailors and after
a lengthy debate the bill went over with
out action.
Rouse-Mr. Durham, of Illinois, from
the committee on commerce reported a
bill authorizing the city of Chicago to
erect crib in lake Michigan for water
works purposes. House calendar A
memorial of 700 miners of Michigan pro
testing against the reduction Of the duty
upon iron ore, was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means. The house
went into a committee of the whole on
public building measures. The bill ap-
propriating 100000 for a site for a
public building at Omaha, Nebraska, was
agreed TO with an amendment reducing
the appropriation to 100000. When
the bill for the erectiCc of an appraisers
building in the city of New York was
called up Mr.. Kerr, of Iowa, spoke in
opposition to spending the surplus in the
erection of public buildings until some
line of policy in regard to taxation had
been determined upon. After a speech
by Mr.. Cox, of New York, the bill was
agreed to unanimously. The site and
building will cost $155,000. The bill was
also agreed TO appropriating 100000
for a building site at Milwaukee. The
committee having risen, the house ratified
its actions.