Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-26


house a message from the president rec
ommending that the limit Of the inter-
national marine conference be extended
for two months. Mr. Hit, en- introduced
a Joint resolution extending that authority
until March l. 1890 which was passed.
Under the call Of states, the following
bills we're introduced and referred
To reduce the tobacco tax, to regulate
immigration and amend the naturaliza
ton laws; also to prohibit aliens from ac-
curing title 10 lands in the United States:
10 declare forfeited all Unearned land
grants; 70 repeal presumption and timber
culture laws; 10 provide for a graduated
income tax: to tax trusts; % prevent con-
traction Of currency; to repeal alp laws re-
curing the accumulation Of gold Tor the
redemption Of treasury notes; for the
coinage Of silver; to permit the president
30 veto separate items In general apprO-
priation bills Mr. Hit - To promote
commercial union with Canada.
Mr. LAWYER To pay Col John George
Ryan 800, 900 dar4ages He was arrested
charged with being John Surrat. Also
appr0priating $500 900 to repair the post
Office building at Chicago; also placing
ietter-carriers who have served twenty
wears 0nthe retired list on half pay; also
10 remove the tax Of two cents per pound
On ole0margarine Mr. Wilke Declaring
1t to BE- the sense Of the house that the
committee on ways and means should re-
port at an early day a plan and rate Of
taxation by which $3.50 600. 0O9 shall be
raised annually on incomes and salaries IN
excess Of 5000 Mr. Holman To pre-
serve the purity Of the electoral franchise
Mr. Henderson Ga. To declare unlaw-
fll trusts and combinations in restraint of
trade and production Mr. COnger De
6uing lard and imposing a tax on the
Manufacture sale. importation, OrexpOrta-
ton Of compounds Of lard Mr. Ander-
son km. To create postal telegraph in
the { s.
THURSDAY, DEC. 18th.
Seaate. Sen. Cullom introduced a bill to
provide forcelebrating the 400th annlyer
sary of the discovery of America by an eX-
position of arts, industry, manufactures
and product in 1892 Sen George pre-
-ented a bill TO permit states to tax ma
houal bank notes and United States notes
The resolution offered yesterday calling
for information as TO the disposition of
the lands Of the military reservations re-
Iinquished by the war department was
agreed 70. The resolution offered yester-
day by Sen. Coke as to the attack on
Justice Field In California and the killing
Of Terry, was referred 10 the judiciary
committee The senate then went into
executive session, after the doors were re-
ouened. messages were received from the
house announcing tie deaths lduring re-
cess of Representative Laird, Towns
bend and Cox Resolutions expressive of
regret were offered by Senators Mauder-
son, Cullom and Eyarts and agreed to;
and a further mark of respect to the de-
ceased Senate adjourned
Houye-Ihe house concurrent resolution
for holiday recess from Saturday next
I'LL Jan 9th was presented and concurred
in Among the bills presented and placed
on the calendar was one authorizing the
construction Of bridge across the Mis-
sissippi at or near the mouth Of the Kan
sas river
FRIDAY Dec 90
Senote. The senate resolution extend
ing the thanks Of congress to Chief JUS
tice Fuller for the appropriate address de-
liyered by him on the occasion of the COM
memoratiou of the inauguration Of George
Washington as the first president, was
agreed TO. Mr. Morgan called zap bis joint
resolution recognizing the United States Of
Brazil as a free independent and sOyer-
eign government and spoke at length on
the subject. Mr. Morgan declared the at
titude of the United States in respect to all
countries in the western hemisphere, was
a very distinct one He comedies in the
declaration Of Thomas jefferson, that it was
the business and duty of the United
States, to proceed to make, TO progress in
making and ultimately to consummate
making the countries Of the western
hemisphere become republican InstJtu
tons. and not the home of desp0tlc In
stitutions If the empire was ever re-eS-
tablished. it would be so against the
Monroe doctrine and in spite OF it,
There was no reason why congress should
withhold its hand in coming to the dec.
laration proposed. and placing it ON
the statute books letting the world know
that Brazil has friends who are ready TO
stand by the principles or their govern
ment After lengthy debate the resolu-
ton went over without definite action,
House Representative Thompson lla.)
to-day introduced by request bill au-
thoriziug the payment out of the colon
izati0n fund TO every adult colored person
who llay desire 10 enugrate from
America 500 for passage and ratIons for
sixty dayr and one-half of the same amount
to minors, in all not to exceed one mil
lion dollars per mnum Representative
Morrow California; today introduced in
the house "A bill proposing to require
the superintendent of the census to
enumerate the Chinese population
ia the United States and issue to each
Of the Chinese a certificate, which will be
regarded as a sole evidence of their right
to remain in the United States, but shall
not be an evidence Of their right to enter
the country Chinese without certificates
80 days after enumeration may be arrest
ed. convicted of illegal residence and sent
% their own country Persons bringing
them 10 the United States shall be liable
for the costs. The bill carries an appro-
priation Of 100000 to give effect to ITS
provisions. Since Secretary Window am
nounced his policy the gradual with
lr.s,,aT of r,,blir finds on dppOslt with