Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-11
CONGRESSIONAL
MoNpAx, Dot. /.

Senote.-Among the bills reported from
the committees and placed on the senate
calendar was the house bin to forfeit GER
tala lands granted to the Northern Pa
ciic railroad company. The presidents
message Announcing his approval OF the
Chinese exclusion kill was received and
read at length. After brief Ce1ate on
the motion of Mr.. Shermeu, the message
was referred TO the COMMITTEES on for
oign relations.
House.-ln the. house number OF bills
were introduced, but action on the few
bills which we're called up WAS prevented
by the point Of ''no quorum, being rails
ed. After fruitless attempts to transact
business the house, at 2;25 adjourned.
TUESDAY Oct. 2.
Senate. - The resolution offered by
Sen. Call on the 9th of September,
iustructing the committee on epidemic
diseases to consider and report before
the Adjournment of .his session of
congress additional legislation to prevent
the importation of contagious or infec-
tious diseases from foreign countries on
the coast and boundaries of the United
States, was then taken up and Sen
Call proceeded TO speak upon it, Sen.
reoting the committee to inquire further
into the introduction Of yellow fever in
to Florida and other stateE, during the
year. A resolution was adopted authorizing
Sen. Hates committee on civil service re-
form to continue its sessions during re-
cess.
House.--rhe bill 20 allow persons
VINO have abandoned OF reliuquish-
y H.,
other entries was called up for oonsidera-
ton. An amendment was adopted pro-
viding that Whenever it hall be made to
appear 10 the register of any land Office
that any settler on the public domain Is
unable by reason of drought or other
unavoidable casualty TO secure support
for himself the register may grant such
settler leave Of absence from
his claim for period not exceed
ing ono year. The amendment
providing that all public land designated
as double minimum presumption leads
shall be reduced to the uniform rates
OF 1925 per acre, vas adopted. An
amendment providing that any home
stoad settler who has entered less
than quarter section may enteg ad-
ditiOnal land contiguous OF original en-
try, which with such entry shall MOI ez-
coed 100 acres, was adopted and the bill
az amended, was passed. The conference
report upon the joint resolution in aid
Of the yellow fever sufferers, appropria-
ting 100000 20 be expended under the
direction OF the president, was presented
and agreed 10.
WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 3.
Senate. Mr. Allison from the commit
toe GA finance, reported back the house
tariff bill with an amendment in the ma
ture OF substitute. IL was placed on the
calendar and ordered printed. lie SAID
that tine majority and minority reports TO
accompany the bin will be filed TO morrow
or Friday and gave notice that he would
ca up the bill for consideration Monday
next.
House. Several 5enate bills we're pass
ed, when Mr.. Burns, OF Mo, presented the
conference report on the deficiency APP
preparation bill, but the house adjourned
without taking action on 1t.
THURSDAY, Oct. 4.
SeRate.-Senator Chandler offered res
olutiun (which was laid over till to-mor-
row. directing the attorney general 20 in
form the senate whether or not during
the present year there has come TO the
knowledge of the department Of justice
any violations of the eleventh and four
teenth sections of the civil service law of
1888 and if so whether any prosecution
has been instituted 20 punish such viola
tions. Among he bills reported from
the committees and placed on the caleu-
dar were the senate bill 90 authorize the
sale OF timber on oe.tain lands reserved
for the use of the Chippewa Indians Ia
Wisconsin aEd Minnesota. and the senate
bill regulating the allotment OF lands IN
severalty 10 the Indians. Sen. ChRudler's
resolution for an inquiry iRfo the recent
Louisiana elections was then taken uP.
After some discussion the resolution went
over until Monday, and the majority and
minority reports on the tariff bill were
presented aud ordered printed a fur
Their conference was ordered on the dc
ficiency bill, aud after executive sessl n
the sgaate adjourned until Monday.
HouSt.-The senate bill was passed pro
viding that the secretary of the treasury
may permit the use of petroleum as fuel
oa steamers not carrying passengers
without certificate from the superrls-
ing inspector of the district whore VS.
sells are 10 be used. Mr. Burns .ben call
ga up me conference report on the gen.
eral deficiency appropriation bill. The
amendmeut apProprIatiug fSo0h for
the Industrial Home Association of Utah
gave rise to long political discussion.
The conferences report was then rejected
in order 70 enable the conference com
mittee to change the Language providing
for su investigation Of the Washington
aaueduct matter so as 30 enlarge the
scope Of the inquiry. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, Oct. o..
Rouse.-Tne house this morning pso
ceeded 10 the consideration Of private
business. The point of no quorum ~a-
raised against the first bill called UP, and
for three quarters Of an hour the business
OF t1e house vas al staud stilL How
ever, motion was agreed 70 for an sd
iournment from to-day Until Monday
Later the pom. Of no quorum was WITT
drawn and business proceeded without
friction until the hunse bill % incorporate
the Maritime Canal company, of Nicar-
augua, was called Up. Upon further %