Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-26
SIZING TON LETTER.
rom our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, December 20. lSss

:ctp the big delegaIiO" VI @''"N ~
-, .biefs this week, and they have
Ia ubat they think they need to
n,clete their happiness. by the
these expressed wishes show
clearly that the big chiefs are
-. much like their white broth
r One said the Government
,,bt 10 give each one of them
,-,+ $40 to buy Christmas presents
larry back to, their wives and
tn;Iiqs. and another, who seems to
L.,s GOOD political material in him,
Ia Mr. Noble that a mistake was
bo;rg made in the style of ploughs
,ow bejng issued to the Indians. He
kinks they should have the kind
that have wheels, so that all the
orsrator will have to a. will be to
sit up and drive all day
r was intended that the Con,
OCCASIONAL holiday recess should
have begun yesterday, but at the
request Of Speaker Reed, who
wishes to announce the rest Of the
committees before adjournment, the
date was changed to Saturday, when
recess will be taken until January
6tb The Senate has practically
taken its recess, as there is not a
ouorum present to-day nor is there
likely to be tomorrow.
A concurrent resolution has been
passed by both Houses authorizing
tbe International Maratime confer
ence to sit until March l, 1890, if
necessary to complete its business.
The President has given out quite
4 formidable lot of Christmas pres
ents in the shape of appointments
this week.
Ii takes very little to manufacture
newspaper sensation in Washing
ton. The President and his son
were out driving in a buggy the
other afternoon, when the horse fell
down and broke the shaft. A gentle
man, who happened to be passing at
the time, took the President in his
carriage and carried him to the
White House, leaving Russell Har-
rsm to patch up the the broken
vehicle and bring it in, which he
did later. No foundation for a sen
satiou, one would think, in such a
simple occurrence. But the Wash
ngtou correspondents telegraphed
columns Of graphic description of
"the Presidents miraculous escape
from violent DEATH" etc, to their
paper. that night.
The Senate Post-ofice committee
has made a favorable report on the
resolution offered by Senator Mitch
ell calling on the Postmaster Gen
eral for estimates of the cost of ex-
tending the free delivery system to
towns of 5000 and 5000 inhabitants.
The republicans of the House
were somewhat demoralized early
this week and allowed themselves to
be outyoted on a resolution, but
late in the week they braced up,
and when Mr.. Mckinley reported
tbe same resolution-for a call Of
states for the introduction of bills
-It was passed without the slight.
est trouble, and the deluge of bills
began.
a deficiency bill appropriating
$4,000 for the Government print
ing Office ami $250,Ooo for prelim-
mary printing for the census bureau,
las been passed by Congress.
The Senate committee on Terri
tories has decided to make a favor
able report Immediately after the
recess, on the bills to admit Wyom-
Atand Idaho as states, and it looks
Dow very much as if both these
Territories would get in during the
present Congress.
The House has passed a resolution
authorizing a $4,000 reward for
Saeott's arrest, but it has not de.
oied who shall lose the money
sa~'t made away with.
Tho democrats Of the House are
much ARMED over the report that
'Fgaicans proposed to settle a