Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-07-24

10 be our duty, 4e believe
it your duty to remedy the evil. y
The people Of the country. without regard
to party or politics, people who Bonded
the knee and uncovered their heads in the
presence Of God and their fellow men. APP
pealed 10 congress for its action; and, for
one. be would not hesitate TO act.
Pending further debate, the house took
reces8 the evening session to be for the
consideration OF private pension bills.
Nothing was done at the evening
session. Mr.. Euloe raising the point of no
quorum.
SATURDAY, July 49,
Serete.-ln the senate to-day Mr. Frye
from TIE select committee on
Pacific railroads, reported back the senate
bill authorizing the secretary of the treas
urv 10 settle the Indebtedness to the govern
ment of the Sioux City & Pacific railroad
II was placed on the calendar C0nsidera-
ton Of the sundry civil appropriation bill
was then resumed An amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bib was agreed
to this aft rloOn, which appoints number
of managers of the National Soldiers
home to fiil vacancies. Among the number
is John C. Black Of Illinois Among the
amendments reported by the committee
On appropriations and agreed to 5y the
senate are the following. Inserting al
appropriation for the construction o.
buildings at. and the enlargement OF
military posts, from o6ao,OO0 70 eS.OO,oUU:
Notice was given that the tariff bill would
be taken up at 2 o'clock Monday.
House.-In the house to-day, Mr.. Nc
Rea. of Arkansas introduced a joint res
CLINTON directing the secretary of the in
terror to suspend the issue Of patents for
lands 10 the Union Pacific railroad com
panv. until the adjustment Of the debt due
to the United States by said company, and
authorizing the attorney general 10 lnstl-
tute such legal opinions necessary 10 sub
iect the lands granted to and held by the
company to the payment of the debt due
the United States II was referred to the
committee on public lands. The house
then resumed consideration Of the original
package bill. Mr.. Thompson, OF ONO,
said ii was conteuded thetbill would violate
the constitution an was an attempt to
delegate to the state the power conferred
mon congress. Mr.. Lehlback On j y said
intempprance has never been rooted
out by legislation. From his own per
sonal observation he was satisfied intern
perance was on the decline. This was
largely due to the use Of mild beverage
beer. To prohibitionists and fanatics.
however. this was the most detested of all
srimulapts He believed the substitute
proposed by Adams would meet the re-
quirements. There was one sure. way
in which the people OF Kansas and Iowa
conld oct rid Of the original package
stores, and that was not to pay orrecognlze
them Mr. HAYES opposed the legiS latlon.
referring a little liberty Of a good de n OF
sentimental state rights. He cOntended
the prohibitory law of Iowa was not en-
forced. and denied from observations
made on recent visit to his state) that
there we've any original package saloons IN
Iowa. At least he had not seen one nor
had he heard of one being there until he
returned to Washington. Mr.. Perkins
(Kas. believed in the cOnstitutionalltv and
proprietv Of the proposed legislation. This
was not question whether the people in
their state examinations had a right to
protect their homes. 6resides and families
from unlicensed. nreStrained, unrestrlct-
ed rum traffic. At present. the package
decision might effect the prohibition
states alone: but in a little time all the
states would be infested bv lawless
characters who kent original package
stores. and license laws would he violate ID.
There ought to be vote cast against The
PROPOSED legislation. Alter further de-
bate the house took q recess, the evening
session to he for debate only.