Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-10


reference to irrigation by the overflow Of
the waters between 81 degrees west longl-
tude. and the foot hills Of the Rocky noun
tains. At 1890 the senate proceeded to the
consideration Of executive business.
Houe.-The resolution adopted re-
Gently that it is alleged by the
attorney general that in many United
States district COURTS here is a practice of
suspending sentence after conviction IN
criminal cases, without warrant Of law,
and that in some parts Of the country the
nited States district attorneys, marshals
and deputies and United States commits
sloners have been guilty of maladminis-
tratiOn and corruption In Office and direct
ing and the committee on Judiciary to in
quire into the extent, cause and effect
Of such illegal practices was passed.
On motion of Mr. Paysm of Illinois. the
senate bill was passed, creating the Offices
Of surveyor general In North and South
Dakota bill was passed eXempting
from the provisions of the law requiring
steamers to carry life lines, steamers ply
ING I'm inland waters of the United States.
a Gll was passed authorizing the construc-
ton of a bridge across the Iowa river at or
near Napello, iowa. also q bill transfer
ring from Galena. Ill.,. TO Dubuque Iowa,
the office of the inspectors Of hulls ana
boilers. The house then went into COM
mittee Of the whole Mr.. Pays0n of Illinois
in the chairl on the fertilization apPr0pu-
alton bill On motion of Mr.. Cheadle. and
after some argument am amendment was
adopted. providing that the board created
to inquire into facilities for producing
steel fOrgings for NAH power guns, shall
alsoextend inquiries 70 the indianapolis
arsenal The committee then rose and the
bin passed without division, the
amount appropriated being 34.52l,61s
The National geological park bill pro-
yiding for park in the District Of Column
0la, passed.
WEDNESDAY, April ,.
Senate The judiciary committee
reported back to the senate today the
antitrust bill in the form Of
substitute 10 was read and the Montana
election cases were taken up. Hoar stated
the case on the part Of the majority COM
mittee. the whole matter turning upon
tho question whether one set of delegates
who voted with twenty-five republican
delegates for Sanders and Power were
legally elected from Silver Bow county;
twentv-fOur democrats for Clark and
McGinnis were legally elected deputies,
Sen Gray representing the minority OF
the committee made a statement IN sup
port of the claim that Clark and McGm-
mis- were entitled TO seats. He commented
upon the finding Of the canyasslng board
of Montana which declares that no alb
stract of votes had been received FROM Sill
yer Bow county; that they had exhausted
the authority given to them by
the statute, in endeavoring to obtain
the abstract, and that 1t therefore
became their duty to assert and declare
it. from the best sources of information
obtainabe, and he argued that canvassers
had no authority to act on any Informal
tion obtained from any source other than
the election of officers Of the county, de-
ciaung he had never known such bold
and fragrant act Of usurpatlon, and the
canyassing board lthe governor, chief
Justice and secretary Of the territory
should have been whipped at the cart-tall
in every country town IN the terri
tory. During the discussion the death of
representative WILDER was announced and
the Senate adjourned,
House.-The Idaho bill was taken
up i'm the house to-day, and Dorsey,
Of Nebraska in charge Of the bill,
made 4 speech in its favor The only OPP
position to the admission of Idaho, he
said. come from the Mormons. They pro-
tested against the provision Of the constl-
tuition which disfranchised bigamists and
polygamists, and persons who are mem
bers of an association which encourages
bigamy. After considerable debate the
bill went over till tomorrow.
FRIDAY. April f.
Seoafe In speaking onoue Of the
private pension bills in the house
today. Mr.. Stone MOI said that no
people had been so despoiled and bur
deued under the name of patriotism and
under the guise of pension laws as has the
people of the United States He denounced
the demands of the c. A. R, and asserted
that the presidency was put up and sold to
the highest bidder. There was one grand
man who adj declined to be a party to such
"a sale Though he had fallen. he had
fallen bearing the reputation of a wise and
incorruptible craftsmanship and enjoying
the respect of every honest citizen tap
pause on the democratic sidel. BenJa-
min Harrison had attained his
office by cash raised by Wanna
maker and disburSrd by Dudley.
He lStone) believed the government had
been generous enough to the soldiers.
Speaking for himself, and speaking be
knew, against the Judgment Of his party
associates. he declared that he had gone
as for in the direction Of pensions as he
intended to 20, and he represented one of
the largest eX-uniou soldier districts IN
the country he favored a liberal system
of pension laws, but he entered hi earn
est protest against indefensible eXtrava-
gance in public expenditures. He favored
the granting Of liberal persons to true and
brave soldiers but he was opposed TO
granting pensions % mdeSerying soldiers
or bounty jumpers MIR. Lane lIll.) in
tayoring the bin referred to a remark
made by Mr. Stone that contest existed
between the government and soldiers, and
said that the man who would declare that
was as ignorant of the relations of the gov
eminent and soldiers rs q Hottaatot.
The democrats of Illinois did not en-
dorse the gentlemen from Missouri but
believed a. he Lame did that the govern
meut had not done justice 70 the men who