Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-02-28
UONGRES>NAL.
MONDAY, Feb. 10.


Saturday lsst, and said his object was to
show reasons for opposing the bill. The
matter went over and message was sent
to the house requesting the return of the
bill Several subjects we're discussed but
without final action. The house bill 20
provide for taking the eleventh and sub
sequent census, was passed, and the senate
adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, called
attention to the fact that in July last,
Mr.. Uonger, of Iowa, from the committee
on agriculture, had presented substitute
for the bill rex ulating the sale of com
pound lard and that it had been placed
upon the house calendar. This, he main
tanned, hsd been an improper reference,
and that the bill should be referred to
the committee of the whole and procure
a place on the calendar OF that commit
tee as of the date of it's presentation.
After some opposition the motion pre-
vailed. The committee on merchant,
marine and fisheries, called up the bill to
provide for better protection of the fur
seals and salmon fisheries of Alaska. The
bin was recommitted with instructions 70
! toe committee on merchant marine and
fisheries to report il back with an amend
ment reducing from 20 to 10 years the
term of lease of the seal fshe lies, ard
authorizing any person to bring suit
against the Iessees to recover $40 for
every seal taken in excess of the plumber
liked by law
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.
SENATR.-Report of committee on
privileges and eleotions-suhdry civil ap
preparation bill taken up and amend
ments agreed to. Appropristing $4,000
each for the statues of Sheridan and
Logan was allowed, The payment to
Mrs. Waite of SS,740 balance of the
salary of Chief Justice Waite was agreed
| to.
HoUsE.-The morning hour was accord
ed the committee on printing, during
which a resolution was passed providing
| for the printing of various documents.
| The house then went into committee of
the whols on the lostoffice appropriation
bill. The pending motion, offered by
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, to strike out the
paragraph regulating the salaries as
| assistant postmasters, was lost. Mr.. Can
hon moved to reduce the minimum
salaries of stenogrsphers 70 postmasters
tfrom ! 200 TO $500. He thought the lat
er sum sufficient to be paid to persona
just entering the service. The house
| then re sumed in committee of the whole,
consideration of the postoffioe apprepria
| tion bill. The amendment reducing to
$500 year the mlOimum salaries of stem
/ ographers TO postmasters was defeated.
WEDNEsAY, Feb. 20
! SENATE.-Al the amendments reported
from the committee on the sunjry civil
| appropriation bill, having been ared
upon, the bill was open to the general
amendments. An item of $4,000 was in
serted for paving and improving the
grounds at the postoffine at Lincoln, Neb
/ The senate then took up the committee
| amendment AS to printing government
work by steam plate printing machine,
at the bureau of engraving and printing
| which had been reserved yesterday. The
amendment allows "A royalty for the use
of the machine, fifty cents per one
| thousand impressions instead Of one
cent las provided by the house
A message from the president trans
hitting report from the secretary of
state, with accompany ing correspondence
"touehIng the case of Lord Sackville,"
was presented, read and referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
! HoUsE.-Mr. Springer presented the
conference report on the territorial bill.
As agreed to in the conference it pro-
vides for the admission of the states OF
| North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana
and Washington. Until last night the
name of Washington was changed in
the bill to Tacoma, but it was stricken out. |
! The speaker then proceeded to clear
his table of executive communications
aud senate bills. Mr.. Randall, in voiciug
the sentiment OF friends of the CCwles
hill bjeoted TO any disposition OF this !
] ~ /,
with the consideration of that measure.
The house then went into committee OF 1
the whole on the postofiSe appropriation 1
bill. Little progress had been made /
when the committee rose and the house I
took a recess, the evening session to be
for the consideration of business re-
ported from the committee on com /
merce.
THURSDAY, Feb. 81.
SENArE.--The committee on buildings |
and grounds reported a resolution direct
ing the president of the senate 20 issue
warrant commanding the sergeant at
arms, forthwith, 70 arrest and bring TO
srrest and bring To the bar OF the senate,
Thomas d. Fister, chief clerk in the su-
peIvisiug architects Office, to show cause
Why he should not be punished for con
tempt. Sen. Morgan objected 10 it's pres
en- consideration, and 1t went over until
Monday. Sen. Stocs bridge presented
two Immense packages OF petitions in
favor OF the SUNDAY rest law, and sent
them TO the clerks desk by a couple OF
pages who were slmost overburdeDed by
The load. TIC conference report of the
Legislative appropriation bill wss pre-
seuts d and agreed to. The senate bill to
authorize the sale of tract of land in the
military reservation SITE. Leayeuwotth,
at notices. than $500 per acre, WAS pre-
scented and passed.
HousE.-Mr. Randall presented a reso-