Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-19


Of Pennsylvania, Williams of Massachu-
sets. Clunie, of Pennington.
TUESDAY, Dec 10.
Senate. To-day the financial committee
reported back adversely the bill to provide
for the organization of national banks
with less capital than $4,000, and it was
indefinitely postponed Among the bills
introduced to-day were the following
Sen. Chandler amend the laws relative
10 the elective franchise and providing
under contingencies for the conduct of
elections by federal officers, on the petit
ton of a certain percentage Of the voters
that they believe the election will be un-
fair is held by state officers, etc. Sen.
Spooner Making il the duty Of the proper
officers of the treasury and interior de-
partments to adjust and settle the claims
Of any state against the United States for
all lands disposed Of by the United States
that were included in any grant, swamp
or Oyerhowed lands of such state. Sen.
Hawley-For the collection from the ma
tional guard and military schools, of
civilians to be appointed second lieuten-
ants in the regular army. Sen Squire
for the erection of public buildings at
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane Falls. Wash
ington. each to cost not exceeding $500
600 SEN Spooner- Memorial, signed 10y
twenty of his farmer constituents. praying
that boards of trade. bucket shops and
other mercantile bodies and individuals be
prohibited from fixing the value of pre-
duce Of American farms by sales for future
deliveries. Sen. Evarts, providing for the
celebration of the 400th anniversary of the
discovery Of America by holding an inter-
national exposition in the city of New
York. 1t was read first and second times
Sen. Morrill-Io provide for the relief of
telegraph operators during the war who,
not performing strictly military
duties. lost lives or were Imprisoned. A
resolution offered yesterday by Turpie as
TO trusts was taken up and Turpie pro-
ceeded to address the senate upon it. He
said trusts were the gigantic sin of this
age and generation. A trust was a NUS
ance. open and nortorious: but it could
not be grappled with and suppressed as
other nuisances, and such legislation as
was proposed in bills introduced by Sher-
man and George in conjunction with his
own proposition for the contscatior Of the
trust goods should be enforced. The
senate confirmed the following nominal
tions: Robert p. Porter, Of New York, to
be superintendent of the census; Louis a.
Croft, of Nebraska. commissioner Of the
general land office; William NJ Stone, of
Iowa, assistant commissioner of the gen
eral land Office; James NJ Townsend, of
Indiana, recorder of the general land
Office. The senate then proceeded to the
of executive business and
soon adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. IL.
Senate. - The vice-president presided
over the senate to-day. SEN Hale, from
the committee on naval affairs, reported
back bills heretofore introduced by him
the relief of sufferers by the wreck of Unit
ed States war vessels at Apia, Samoa
Placed on calendar Among the bills in
and referred were; Sen. Vest
the printing of certain docu-
ments and largely reducing the number of
copies to be printed He made a state
ment as to the immense mass of books and
documents rotting away IN the attic and
basement of the capitol. Hoar remarked
that those books and documents ought to
be distributed among the public Libraries
all over the country. Sen. Ingalls, called
to the fact that paper purport
ing 10 be a memorial or resolution of the
branch legislature of Montana had been
presented this morning and had been re-
ferred to the committee on mines and
mining. 1t was matter of public motor
iety he said, that there was some difficulty
about the organization of the Legislature
of Montana and in order to avoid any
of the senate by reference to the
committee of the resolution of either
branch of that Legislature, he moved that
the order of reference be revoked and the
paper laid upon the table Ingalls, also in
PRODUCED (by request service and disa- |
5ility pension bills, which were referred. |
Sen. Call introduced a joint resolution |
the president to begin negO- |
.lations with the gOyernIlt mt of Spain for !
the establishment of a republic on the /
island of Cuba A message was received |
rom the house to the effect that that body /
was ready to proceed with the ceremonies |
IN commemoration of The Inauguration of |
the first president of the United States T!
md therenpon on motion of Sen. Ingalls,, !
he senators proceeded 10 the hall of the /
house Upon their return the senate adj /
ourned
House In his opening prayer Chap |
lain Mllburn referred 10 the approaching
ceremonies. and returned thanks that
after one hundred years the government /
framed 10y our fathers stood more firmly [
compact and more proudly erect, more
livinely beautiful and bountltul IN
nh its benehcence than it ever
stood before Cumming IN. W from
the centennial ceremonial eommitte, re-
ported an order of arrangement and it was
adopted. On motion the Blaine resolution
vas adopted directing the clerk to inform
the senate that the house was IL session
and ready to proceed with the ceremonies.
At the request of the speaker the members
then retired TO seats assigned them Upon
the conclusion OF the centennial Ceremon-
les the house was called to order but inn
adjourned.
Grave Cause for Anxiety
Exists when the kidneys lose their activity.