Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-06
FRrDAY. Feb. y


Smaie.-Sen ingalls, was elected via.
president pro TEN and will of,;s,e
during the absence Of Vice Pra,ids,.t
Morton in Florida. Senator Blair ~
the floor and made a speech against -,
press, claiming it does not report imr'-.
tant matters. He vas followed bv Hawa',.
Hale, and others who took an opros;.,
view The subject was dropped w.
Sen. Davis, chairman Of the commit.
on persons, addressed the sars.s
in explanation Of the bill. ~
annual expense under the Tin yr'r1{
Ee S35. sos 900, divided among 81,
invalid pensions, increase, existing rar.
sions, widows, unpensioned soldiers. MIA.
ows pensioners. widows whose claim, IA
pending or rejected. children of widow.
children under pending bills. San
Plumb offered a substitute for tEs
second section, under which no persons
would receive less that IS per month
Sen. Moody spoke against the substitute
and Sen. Vest opposed the bill One of its
inconsistencies was, that parent who
could not support himself by manual lab6r
but who might by mental or clerical lah7-
earn ZOO sic 600 or $40. 600 vasr
would be entitled to pension under +
He also spoke Of the unreiabilitv of est.
mates and said no man could tell within
millions and millions Of how much Thu.
bill would cost 1t went over without
action The house bill. appointing tyvo
persons to represent the United State, IN
the Madrid conference with reference h
the industrial property was passed. The
senate then adjourned until Monday.
Houss.-After the reading Of the iourna
Mr.. Henderson. of Iowa, moved that tbs
house go into committee Of the whole on
the urgency appropriation bill 1t was
agreed to. After three hours and a half
was consumed in the discussion Of
points of order the committee rose ana
the bin was passed 1t appropriates
SO, $50 900 thee largest item being an
appropriation of sd 500. 0OU for the
payment of pensioners of the war Of
1872 and the Mexican war. The remain
der of the afternoon session was devoted
TO the consideration Of the private
calendar, but no bills were passed. and
the house took a recess. The house at It's
evening session passed forty-fve private
pension bills and then adjourned
A THE, ing Postoffice Clerk Arrested
Charles L. Stephens, a postofhce clerk
has been arrested by Capt. Stuart, post
flee inspector at Chicago. For months
past the Inspector has been the recipient
Of many complaints concerning lost mat.
ter in the money-order department. Three
days ago he gave the matter his personal
attention, resulting IN the capture Of
Stephens When the Inspector caught
him on Jackson street between State and
Wabash avenue, the young man had TWEEN
ty-one letters and one package on bis per
son. : bracelet belonging to Miss Mo0ny,
the inspector secretary was sent as a de.
coy, and this, too, was found on young
Stephens. When confronted with the egi-
dence Of his guilt he broke down and made
full concession He is now held by the
inspector for preliminary hearing to-day
before Commissioner Hoyne. At the
prisoners home, 1888 Aldine place. a large
number Of registered letters, postal notes.
and money orders We're found. The father
of the prisoner is a resident of albany, r.
Y, where he is engaged in the grain and
feed business. Young Stephens was once
the assistant postmaster at Hyde Park, but
was transferred to the main office when
Col. Sexton became postmaster