Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-30
CONGRESSIONAL.
TUESDAY, Jan. q.

Sri,Gte.- Sen. Blair presented a
memorial 10 the board Of missions
Of the african Methodist Episcopal
Zion church Of America in favor of the
Blair educational bill and asked to have it
printed in the Record Sen. Harris OBJ
jected. Sen. Blair also presented numer-
GUS other memorials of the same character
all Of which were laid on the table
The senate passed the folowing
The senate bill tocreate the offices Of sur
veyor general for the states Of North Da-
kota and South Dakota. The senate Joint
resolution granting authority for the re-
moyal of the Apache Indian prisoners
and their families from Alabama to Fort
Sill Indian territory. After an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
House Mr.. Grain Texas offered res
olution TO directing the committee on ju-
! dietary report within one week whether the
! late sergeant-at-arms was a discussing Of
fcer and if So toreport a bill providing for
| the payment Of salaried members. Re
| ferred. The following bills were
introduced and referred; Mr. Funston
(Kas) For the creation of an agricultural
commission to investigate the cause of the
present depressed condition Of the agricul-
| tural interests Mr. Dorsey Neb) Author
! ling the secretary of the treasury to reduce
! She reserve fund. The following is the
text of the measures That the secretary of the
! treasury is hereby authorized TO rednce the
reserve fund now held in the treasury for
the redemption of United States notes the
sum of S25 100000; and he is hereby au-
thorized and directed to apply the remain
der some SIS 600 600, to the
payment of the public debt
/ The house then resumed in committee
of the whole. the oklahoma towu-site bill,
but no progress was made and the commit
tee rose Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, Jan. p.
SHafc.-Among the bills reported and
placed ON the calendar was one increasing
| to $500 year the pension OF the widow
of Gen. Fitzpatrick The senate resumed
consideration of the bin that was discuss.
| ed yesterday TO ascertain what per cent. of
| the people own their own farms, the mum
| Der of farms under mortgage. and the
amount thereof. In responding to Vests
remark of yesterday, Teller remarked that
agricultural depression was not peculiar
to the United States 1t prevailed in all
/ the countries in the world except France
Recent parliamentary inquiry had shown
! that British farmers had within twelve
years sunk more than half their capital
| That the condition of the British farmers
could not be attributed TO a protective
tariff The trouble was neither free trade
nor protection, since the United States re-
sumo of the specie payment in 1879 there
had been continuous drop I'm the prices
of farm produce. II was that whi5h was
making the discomfort and trouble. tie
moved that the bill be rec0mmitted
The discussion was kept up for nearly two
hours, going largely over the questions of
tariff, of silver. Of over production and
steamship subsidies Ii was further
participated in by Morrill, George, Stew
art. Sp0oner, Vest, Blair, Plumb Berry
and Reagan Finally Hale chairman Of
census Committed expressed a willingness
10 have the bill recOmmItted las suggested
hv the teller and the belief that IL would
be the hest disposition Of it, The com
mittee would then undertake TO pertgc-
the bin. and would report 1t back early m
the day The question of recommltta
was taken hy yeas and nays yeas, -.
nays, A. As there was ne quorum voting
there was q calling of the senate. which
showed 53 senators present, some OF them
paired The second vote resulted yeas,
rs: NAYS. 20 accomplished 10y transfer ot
pairs and the bill was recommitted to the
census committee The Blair educational
bill was then taken up. Blair demanding
It's reading in full At the close of the
reading. and after some discussion. it was
arranged by the unanimous consent that
the bil be postponed Jili Monday next
and after executive session, adjourned
House. The following bills were I'M
troduced and referred. For the improve
meut of ST. Nary's river and Hay Lake
canal To forfeit certain land grands u
aid in the construction of railroads, and
one making pes Momes 4 port Of entry
Mr. Grosvenor Ohio. from the commit
tee on rivers and harhors, reported back
the iojnt resolution approprIating S2W.-
coo for the removal of snagS and other OH
>tructions from the Missouri river between
St. Joseph and its mouth The commit
tee proposed a substitute reducing the mp
priation to SIS. 600 Tine substitute was
agreed to. and the JOINT resolution rs
amended passed. The house then went IN
to committee of the whole for the eonsit-
Grafton Of the Oklahoma town site bill
The third section Of the town-slte hlH was
finally agreed to after some amendments
and the committee rose, The bill was then
reported to the house and passed.