Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-10
CONGRESSIONAL.
MONDAY. June 30.

Senofe.-Mr Eyarts gave notice that on
account of the absence of Mr. Voorhees,,
VINO decided to take in the eommenora-
tive services in respect to the late Mr. s.
S. Cox, of New York, those services,
which had been fixed for tomorrow,
would be still further postponed till Tues
day of next week The house bill in re-
lation to oaths in pension and other cases
we're taken from the calendar and passed.
The house bill for the admission Of Idaho
as a state was taken up for consideration.
The bill having been read, Mr.. Morrill,
gave notice that he would, ut the earliest
practicable moment, move 20 take up the
tariff bill. Mr.. Platt said that he could
not consent to any suggestion that inter-
fered with the Idaho bill Much as he be-
lieyed in the bill, and as anxious as he was
IL see it passed, he would not consent to
its being taken mp until the Idaho bill was
disposed of Mr.. German said that there
had been no understaL ding arrived at, as
was usual, as to the ordcr OF business, and
that he thought business would be very
much facilitated if the senator from Yer
mont would fix a time when the tariff bill
could be considered latter part of
this week and the beginning of next week.
pose TO Interfere with Appropriation bills
or with conference reports, but he repeat
ed that, at as early a moment as prac-
ticable, the tariff bill would be called up.
Mr. Teller remarked that the tariff bill
could not possibly be taken up this week.
The senate would probably adjourn from
Thursday till Monday, and probably the
Idaho bill would not concluded this week.
House. Mr.. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
presented the credentials Of w. W. Dick
erson, as a representative from the Sixth
Congressional District of Kentucky, to fill
the vacency occasioned by The resignation
Of Mr. Carlisle Mr.. Dickerson appeared
before the bar of the house and took the
oath of office. The debate on the general
election bill was then resumed, Mr.. Her
bert, of Alabama, being accorded the
floor,
TUESDAY, July |.
SeBate-ln the senate today the bill to
authorize The leasing of school lands in
the the territory of Oklahoma, for the
benefit of the pubic schools, was taken
from the calendar and passed. Sen. Nor
gan introduced bill providing that no
person shall enter any public lands in
Wyoming under the homestead or any
laws who is bigamist or polygamist
or who teaches, COunsels. aids or encou
ages others to enter into bigamy or poly
gamy, or who Is member of any associa-
ton that teaches polygamy 1t was re-
fered to the committee on public lands
The conference committee on the egisla-
tive appropriation bill reported that they
were unable to agree on the pay Of sem
ators clerks and committee clerks. New
conferrees were appointed. The conference
report on the District Of Columbia bill
disagreed and new conference ordered
A conference was also ordered on the
agriculture appror iation bill The Idaho
admission bill was resumed and Sen
Vance spoke in opposition to it. The bill
then passed without division
HOpse.-Ihe house resumed considera-
ton of the federal election bill the pending
amendment being offered by Mr. Lehlback
of New Jersey, providing that the Chief
Supervision of Election for each judicial
district of the United States shall take
such action as Is requisite to secure such
supervision in every Congressional dis
trct, as is provided by the laws of the
United States. Mr. Holman of Indina,
contended that there was no occasion for
the enactment of the proposed law Every
member who had spoken had repudiated
the bill as far as his individual district
was concerned Mr. Taylor. of Illinois.
said that he wanted the law in his DIS
trct. Mr.. Holman said that he was the
only gentleman out of $50 members who
made that admission. Who else of the
$50 members wanted this law in his dis
trctY Mr.. Taylor said that he supported
the bill because he wanted it in his dis
trict' He supported it because he wanted
it for the city he in part represented on
this floor, Chicago did need some law
Of this kind. There never had been an cleo
ton in Chicago where there had not been
illegal voting and cheating at the polls
While this law was needed In Chicago,
he did mot nelieve it was needed in any
other district in the state of Illinois Mr.
Springer of Illinois, contcnted that
the Chicago election law had worked to
the satisfaction Of the people of the city
without regard to party, He controverted
the assertion made by M, Houck of
Tennessee, that IN reporting the contested
election case of Dean vs. Fields, in the
forty-tfth congress, be Mr. Springer had
taken the very position occupied by this
bill Mr. HIT. of Illinois, opposed the
amendment and satiracally twitted the
democrats for denouncing the bill and
then rushed pel neil in support of a pro-
position which made the provisions of the
measure compulsory instead or voluntary
Mr. Stone, Of Missouri, made IA consti-
tutional argument against the bill The
men who. thirty years ago. with rifles in
their hands sought to destroy the au-
tonomy Of the nation, We're no more guilty
of high treason than were the men who
assembled under the marble arches and
bulging dome of this Capitol, were seeking
and plotting 10 destroy the autonomy Of
the States
WEDNESDAY, July >.
S0die.-In the senate to-day. Mr.
Plumb, from the committee on public
lands reported the senate bin to pro
vide for the delivery of land patents to
their rightful owners, and asked for its
immediate consideration Statements
were made by Messrs Plumb. Paddock
and Berry to the effect that there were
some $50 900 land patents accumulated in
the general land office for which those en-
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