Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-17
CONGRESSIONAL.


MONDAY, April
Senate.--In the senate, the hous,
amendment to the joint resolution fol
the removal Of the naval mggazin,
from Ellis Island n. T., was eoncurred in.
Sen Eyerts presented resolutions of Ia,
New York Chamber Of Commerce pro
testing against the pending bill for !
census enumeration of Chinese as absurd
barbm0us, unchrlstian and cowardly and
a memorial on the same subject from the
American Missionary association was pre-
sented. Sen PIatt presented a mem
orIal for the admission Of New Mexico
Sen. Hoar moved to proceed with the
Montana contested election case. After
considerable debate the senate adjourned
without coming to a vote
HoHse.-In the house, today. Mr.
morrill, KAN moved to suspend
the rules and pass, with substitute
the enate bill granting pensions to soldier,
and sailors who are inedpacitated from the
performance Of labor and providing foI
pensions to widows and minor children
and dependent parents Mr. Springer
tlu,) demanded a second and the
motion was seconded, l28 to 81 Mr.
Morrill, briefly explained that the
substitute provided service pension Of s.
per month 20 soldiers are Of have the age OF
~ years or who are dependent. He
thought the same principle which had
been applied to the vetarans Of the war of
1879 and the war with Mexico should be
applied to the veterans of the war of 1851
In answer to a question he stated that ii
was estimated that the senate bill would
require an expenditure of S}6 100000 and
the house substitute S39, 900, 600 annually
After considerable discussion for and
against the bill the question was put to a
vote. The vote stood yeas 1862 nays 81
not the necessary two-thirds vote in the
Affirmative The bill passed under sus-
pension of the rules, to establish two
additional land districts in Nebraska
TUESDAY. April 8.
Seaate-The house bill to admit free
Of duty articles for the ST. Louis ex-
position in 1890 that may be I'M
ported from Mexico was amended so as to
read. land other republics and the Denim
ION Of Canada The bill was then passed
and conference asked The senate then
resumed the consideration Of the Mon
tana case SEN Spooner continued his
argument in favor of the republican
claimants. Much Of his speech was
directed against Gov Toole, of Mon
tana for his course in reference TO
the meeting of the legislature:
al d another portion tended to show that
aliens, who had merely declared their in
tentlon of becoming citizens, but had not
been fully naturalized were not entitled
to vote Sen, Pugh argued in favor Of the
minority report. When he had spoken half
an hour there were but two seats occupied
on the republican side of the chamber
Sen. George called attention TO the fact
and suggested that there was no quorum
present Boil call showed only 80 senators
present Sen Harris urged that
the sergeant-at-arms he directed TO
request the attendance Of all absent mem
bers 1t was agreed to. SEN Gibbs
moved to adjourn 1t was not agreed
to, yeas "A, nays 2S. The democrats voted
in the affirmative and the republicans in
the negative Sen Butler having stated
that Pugh was not well enough to
continue his speech and that the
Montana election case be laid aside for Il
day, and the antitrust bi, be taken up.
Sen. Sherman said that while the amend
it was the best that could be got and
would vote for IT, Sen. Vest said he was
satisfied, on reflection, that public interest
required the passage of the bill as it stood
After some further debate the bill was
passed yeas 50; nays .Blodgettl. The
bill a, passed is exactly as it came FROM
the Judiciary committee. The senate then
adjourned.