Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-01-24

!
ate then proceeded to the consideration
OF the tariff bill.
TUESDAY, jan. Is.
/ SENATE. The senate at 1920 resumed
consideration of the tariff bill, the pend
ing question being on Sen. Vests amend
meut to strike from the free list ''otter of
roses" aud substitute "salt." The de-
bate was continued at great length. The
discussion then drifted into a political
vein. The bill was laid aside without a
/ vote on the pending amendment and af-
ter an executive session the senate ad-
| iourned.
HOUSE Mr. Springer, of H., called up
as a special order the senate bill for the
admission of South Dakota and the or.
ganizstion of the territory of North Da-
kota. The bill having been read in full,
| Mr. Springer took thu floor Ia explana
ton of the measure aud in the advocacy
of the substitute (the omnibus bill) rhieh
/ he proposed 70 offer at the proper time.
| He promised his remarks with the state
ment that he would endeavor to secure a
| vote today. He sketched briefly the ac-
/ ton of the constitutional convention
| held 10 Dakota Sept, 'S5, which had for p
mulated constitution for the state of
| South Dakota. The constitution had
been submitted to the people and ratified
| by vote of $4,000 to 5000. The total
vote had only been 4l,000, while al that
| time here were $4,000 votes 10 the terri
! tory. In view of the smallness OF the
vote he insisted that justice to the people
of Dakota required that anew convention
should be held. Mr. Grifford, of Dakota,
defended the constitution adopted by
the constitutional convention of Dakota
from the criticism advanced by Mr..
! Springer. The people of South Dakota
we're satisfied with it,. The people of
| Dakota wanted no further vote or the
| question of division. They would never
accept of the admission of Dakota az one
state.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 16.
SKsATE.-The presidents two messages
| in regard to affairs in Samoa and Hayti
were laid before the senate ana referred,
with the accompanying documents, to
| the committee on foreign relations. Sen.
| Culom presented memorial of the
| Woman's National Christian Temperance
! Ulion, of Illinois, and other bodies, in
favor of the legislation for Sabbath OBJ
servance, against the running of inter
state Sunday trains and against military
drills on Sunday. This and EIany similar
memorials from other states, which were
/ presented by various senators, were re
/ ferred to the committee on education and
labor. Sen. Pistt also presented a copy
/ of the proceedings of the statehood con
vention held in North Dakota in favor
/ of the division OF that territory and tins
! admission OF North Dakota as a state. At
l o'clock the senate resumed coLsidera-
tion of the tariff bill,
HoUsR.-After routine business the
| house resumed consideration of the ter
ritorial bills, and was addressed by Mr.,
/ Joseph, of New Mexico, who presented
/ the claims of that territory for admission
/ into the union. Mr.. Struble, of Iowa, OPP
| posed the admission of New Mexico,
saying that a large proportion of the in
| habitants of the territory we're unable TO
understand the English language, and
contended that until these people came
up TO the line of that language and
| American civilization, they were not en-
/ titled TO statehood. Mr.. Voorhees, Wash
! ington territory voiced the demand of
| the people of that territory for admis-
| sion into the union. At the recent cleo
/ ton he said, so keenly had the people
resented the delay of the house II re
spending TO their continual appeal for
statehood that pronounced republican
maj0rlty had been the result. Mr.. Man.
sur, of Missouri, advocated the admission
| of New Mexico. Mr.. Dubois, of Idaho,
| said that while the territory which he
/ represented was not now aeking Dor ad-
mission into the union, 1t did ask for an
enabling act which would fix a definite
/ time when 1t coul resume the responsi-
/ bilties Of statehood. On motion of Mr..
/ Outhwaite the bill was passed TO cunsti-
tuto Columbus, Ohio, a post of delivery.
THURSDAY, Jan. II.
sESArE.-To day the speaker laid before
4 the house communication from ex. Gov
I ernor Gray, of Indiana, stating that on
/ the 10th inst. the resignation of A. p.
/ Hovey as representative from the 1st In.
diana congr Observation-Disclosures was received
aud accepted. Il vas laid Con the table.
/ The house then resumed consideration
| OF the territorial bill. M. Mcdonald, OF
Minnesota, thought all Of the territories
referred to IN the omnibus bill were
:
/ he Cxpresstd himself in favor of the
division of Dakota.
1 HousE-Tae committee on privileges
aud elections reported back the concur
I rent resolution recently introduced, as 20
I the meeting OF the two houses to count and
declare the result of tie electoral votes
/ Among the bills reported from the
committees and placed on the calendar
4 was one TO authorize the construction OF
/ a bridge across the Mississippi river at
4 la Crosse, Wis. The senate at 1920 re
sumtd consideration OF the tariff oil.
+ FRTpAT, Jan. Is.
/ SYNArE-In the senate the entire day
Il was consumed IN the discussion OF the
+ tariff bill. The sugar bounty amendment
I wa arteed to by vote OF IS to ~.
HOUSE, What i termed the territorial
omnibus bill, which Is the house substi.
tute for the aeuEte bill, was passed by