Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21

CATION system in nearly one half of the
territory of the United States. This legis-
lation was far from reaching Importance,
and did not belong upon the appropria.
ton bill. 1t was this legislation that had
delayed the passage of the sundry civil bill
and rendered necessary further extension
OF appropriation.
On motion of Mr.. Cutcheon the senate
amendment was non-concurred in to the
house bill for the establishment of nat
ionai park at the battlefield of Chicamau-
qua, and conference was appointed
On motion made 10y Mr.. Rogers the
quorum disappeared and call of the house
failed to disclose one.
On motion of Mr.. Dingley, the resolu-
ton was adopted for the arrest of absent
members.
The senate bill passed, extending the time
of payment to the purchasers of the land of
the Omaha tribe of Indians in Nebraska
WEDNESDAY, Aug. Is.
Senate EN- the senate today the res
olution offered by Mr.. Edmunds
yesterday, limiting the debate on
the tariff bill, was laid before the senate
and referred to the committee on rules, as
was also Mr.. Blair's resolution authori-
zing provision for the previous ques-
ton. Mr.. Quay's resolution providing
among other things for vote on the
tariff bill of Aug. 30, was referred to the
committee on rules. Mr.. Hoar offered
an amendment to MIR. Quay resolution
so rs to include the federal election
bill among the measures to be taken
up at the present session. Referred to
committee on rules. The tariff bill was
then taken up.
House-In the house, after an I'M
successful attempt had been made to
transact business, by unanimous consent
the conference report on the forti-
foation appropriation bill was presented
and, after some details, agreed to-
A bill passed authorizing the secretary
of the interior to sell certain lands and
grant the proceeds of the sale to the town
of Pelican, Oneida county, Wisconsin
Mr.. Cutcheon called up the senate joint
resolution permitting Lieutenant Colonel
Corbin. of the United States army, to ac-
cept position in the Worlds Columbian
Exposition. The resolution was opposed
by Messrs. Rogers. Farquar, Henderson
Qowa) and Dunnell. The house refused,
q to ga, to order the resolution to third
reading
THURSDAY, Aug. IA.
lSenate.-In the senate today joint
resolution appropriating for the
relief restitution in Oklahoma the I'M
expended balance of the appropriation
made last April for relief in the district
overAowed by the Mississippi river, was
passed. The tariff bill was taken up, the
pending question being to reduce the
duty on tin plate. Mr.. Mitchell address
ed the senate in favor of the high pro-
tective system as being the policy to which
the republican party stands committed.
Mr.. Plumb gave notice of an amend
ment which he would offer, to strike out
the provision imposing duty on tin plate
and add provision to pay to manufactu-
rers of tin plate made in the United States
a bounty of one cent per pound. He ex'
pressed great doubt as to the effect of the
proposition of the finance committee. He
doubted very much that ii would perma-
nently introduce in this country the
manufacture of tin plates in
quantities sufficient for domestic consump-
ton. He had no DOUBT that in time if the
manufacture of tin plates were entered
upon in this country, one of the results
would be to reduce prices, but he did not
find in the present situation any ground
for a reasonable presumption that there
would be, in one year or five years, or ten
years, enough tin plate made in the
United States to meet the local demand.
He was willing to beg off and to ask
those men who were now preparing to
manufacture tin plate not to exercise
the power which they had got in American
congress and not to force an increase OF
duty on all tinware used IN this country,
on every tin cup, on every tin plate and
cotfen pot and on every ward OF
t.n .ooting in the United States
and instead of increased duty to take a
bounty of one cent per pound, OF two
cents if necessary. If they were reason
able men they ought to be willing to do
that.
House.-The first business in order in
the house this morning was the vote
on sustaining the decision of the chair
in his ruling on the point OF order made
by Mr.. Springer of Illinois. that the
national military relief bill must be con-
sidered in committee of the whole. The
decision was sustained Mr. Struble, of
Iowa, asked unanimous consent for con-
sideration of the joint resolution for the
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but objection was made. The house then
resumed consideration of the national
military bill The senate concurrent
resolutions requesting the president to
convey to the widow Of Gen Ulysses 5.
Grant the desire of congress, that the
remains of Gen. Grant be removed to
and inferred in the Arlington cemetery
was reported to the house.
FRIDAY, Aug. Is.
Senate-The senate today, after tee
transaction of routine business, took up
river and harbor bill. Messrs. Edmunds
and hoar desired to have consideration of
the tariff bill resumed and voted against
the notion to take up the river and har-
| Dor bill. Among the amendments report
| ed by the committee on appropriations
and agree to by the senate were the fol
| lowing: Inserting an item of $500, 600
for the entrance to Galveston, Texas; IN
creasing the appropriations for the har-
Dor of refuge, at Milwaukee, Wis, from
$40. 900 to $50, 900: for harbors as Superior
bay and st. Louis bay, Wis, from $50, 900
to s65, 900; at Duluth. Mimi, $4,000 to
100000; at Grand Maris, Mimi, from
$4,000 to s22,350 ard at Agate bay,