Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-02-27


ordered upon the senate bill to increase
the pensions OF soldiers and sailors totally
helpless from injuries or diseases received
or incurred in the service, and the speaker
named Messrs. Morrow, SAWYER and Yeder
as aonieres Mr.. Bank called up the bill
to provide for the appointment of thirty
additional medical examinerSin the peh-
| sion office A second was ordered and
| Banks said the secretary OF the interior
earnestly recommended the passage of
I the bill. Mr. Washington Tenn. said the
I bill appeared to be a scheme to get thirty
republicans into Office without any draft
| upon civil service. MIR. Cannon argued
that this class of employees we're exeep-
| tional, and appointments should not be
subjected TO the civil service system. Mr..
| Springer was for the bill because it
| promised to facilitate pension cases. He
I invited the republicans to bring on their
/ pension legislation and let him vote for
/ it, Mr.. Blount defended the civil service
| law, and Bayne (Pa, hoped no republican
would try to evade it, He asked to have
/ an amendment inserted providing that ex-
aminers be appointed under the civil ser
| vice law. Messrs Cheadle, Morey (Ohio.)
\ and other republicans objected to Bayne's
request. The yeas and nays were taken on
the passage of the bill-yeas, 1903; nays, 10
no quorum The house then adjourned
with the understanding that the bill would
/ be taken up on the next suspension day.
TUESDAY, Feb. Is.
/ Senate. Among the bill reported from
/ the committee and placed on the calendar
today were the following: Making an APP
preparation for deep water harb0r at
/ Galveston; to establish port of delivery at
/ Sioux City, Iowa, appropriating 100000
1 for q public building at Grand Forks,
/ n. y. and to provide for the admission of
/ the state of Idaho into the union. At the
/ close of the morning business the senate
/ at II NJ proceeded to the consideration
of executive business. The senate at once
/ begun consideration OF the British ex
! tradition treaty Mr.. Gray's motion to
strike out the clause making voluntary
manslaughter ana obtaining money under
( false pretense eXtradltabie crimes was de-
! feated The senate finally ratified the
4 the treaty, with a few important amend
mcntS The conference report agreed to
/ the house bill for the Sioux Indians at
/ Devils Lake agency, exactly similar to the
senate bill passed a few days since passed
and the'senate bill recalled from the house.
After a brief executive session the doors
reopened and the senate adjourned.
/ House.-Ihere was no objection from
4 the minority side of the house this morn
ING to the approval Of yesterday journal.
The pension appropriation for the next
fiscal year, which was reported to the house
from the committee on appropriations,
/ carried with it Sg9,42, 600 being $4,000
less than the estimate and 1863 600
more than the bill for the current fiscal
year debate arose ON the consideration
4 Of bin for the relief Of the Sioux Indians
at Devils aI4alle agency but the committee
arose before the debate had concluded and
the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10,
SeHafe The resolution heretofore Of
/ fered bv Sen. Chandler calling on the
attorney general for information as to the
assassination of Deputy United States
Marshal Sunders in Florida, was taken up
and SEN Pasco proceeded to address the
senate in explanation Of the fact and cir
cumStdnces of the case The appropria-
/ ton Of 500 600 for public building at
4 Fort Dodge, Iowa, was passed The senate
/ bill establishing customs collection
! district, to consist of North and South
/ Dakota, was passed Sen Blair then re-
sumed his argument in favor Of the edu-
/ cational bill. Without conluding his
speech Blair, yielded for the executive
session after which the senate adjourned.
Seuute The committee on patents pre-
/ sented a report upon the bill providing
for the appointment Of representatives on
the part of the United States to the in
ternational industrial conference at
Madrid Spain, next April. Mr. Adams
llll.! from the Judiciary committee called
up the bin to divide the district of North
Dakota into four divisions, the sessions Of
the courts to be held in Bismarck Grand
Forks, Fargo and Devils Lake. The bill
was passed as was a corresT onding senate
bill with amendments providing for the
division Of South Dakota into three divis-
ions, the sessions of the court to BE htid
1T Sioux Falls. PIERRE and Deadwood.
Mr. sherman called mp the bill to pro-
vide tor terms and places for holding
/ uited States court in the district Of
Minnesota. and it was passed with an
amendment After debate ON the Okla
boma bill the house adjourned.
THURSDAY. Feb. 20.
Hguse-By special order today was
set apart by the house for the opening
OF the debate on the report of the
committee on the worlds fair. The
usual preliminary business was transacted
with d show of impotence. The confer
ence report on the senate bin to increase
1 the pensions of helpless soldiers was
adopted Mr. Mcmillan Tenn raised
the point Of order that the fair bills
4 involved am appropriation and should be
considered In committee of the whole
Mr.. Chandler Mass. explained how
the time was to be divided. one hour to