Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-13
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

in order that he might receive his
personal congratulations. Since the
news arrived here Mr.. Allison has
been compelled to devote the greater
part of his time TO receiving con-
gratulations. Few men in the Sen
ate are as popular as the senior
Senator from Iowa.
Certain dignifed members of the
Senate continue to fret because the
wicked newspaper men will not tell
how they get the proceedings of the
secret sessions Of the Senate, and
all sorts Of remedies have been pro-
posed, Sen. Blackburn even going
to the extent Of proposing to abolish
the press gallery entirely. 1t is
much more probable that it will end
in the adjustment of the secret
session.
It took the House four days to
seat Mr.. Featherstoue, the Republi-
can contestant from one of the Ar
kansas districts, but he "got there. "
Political lines have become some
what oblterated in the discussion Of
the Blair bill. Senator Spooner
spoke against and Senator Barbour,
of Virginia, for it this week.
Invitations are out for an excur-
sion through the south to be given
by the State department to the
members of the Three Americas
Congress. 1t will start Immediately
after the adjournment of the Con
gress, the date being somewhat
uncertain at this time.
The Civil Service investigation,
after being extremely lively and
sensational, has again become quite
dull 1t is believed that the com
mittee will report the majority of
the charges against the commission
as having been proved.
The Senate committee on Agri-
culture has reported favorably on
the hill transferring the weather
bureau from the War to the Agri.
cultural department.
Ralph Beaumont, chairman of the
Knights of Labor legislative com
made an argument before
the House post-ofhce committee this
morning in favor of Postmaster
General Wanamaker's postal tele.
graph bill.
The United States Supreme Court
this week heard arguments in the
case of Neagle, the deputy u. S.
Marshal who killed David Terry to
prevent his making an attack upon
Justice Field. The decision is
awaited as the question at
issue involves to certain extent the
DID Calhoun doctrine of State rights.
Neagle was released from the
custody of the State authorities Of
California by United States Judge
IN a writ of habeas corpus, it being
claimed by the State that he should
have been regularly tried for murder
in the state courts. The court room
was crowded to its utmost capacity
while the arguments were being
made.
The fifth womau-Clara Short.
ridge Foltz, of California; has been
admitted to practice before the u.
5. Supreme Court.
Ex-Governor Warmoth's nomi-
nation to be Collector of the port of
New Orleans was confirmed by the
Senate after the hardest fight of the
session.
The democrats thought they would
'reate CONSERVATION among the
republicans of the House when they
that Mr.. Pendleton, of
West Virginia. who was unseated
asst week with less than a quorum,
would carry his case to the Supreme
Court by making a claim fer his
salary As Representative, but they
quickly discovered their error, for
nothing would please the republi-
'ans better than to get a decision
rom the Supreme Court on Mr..
Reeds quorum rulings. They are
perfectly satisfied that the rulings