Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-01-23

adoption to his bill, permitting members
4 ring suit in a court claims for the re-
coyeTy Of their salaries, and opposed TIE
bin Of the majority because he could
find no statue declaring the sergeant-at-
arms a discussing officer He thought the
house should not appropriate public
money 10 pay debts Mr.. Holman con-
tended that the fund remaining in the
Office Of the sergeant-at-arms labOns ssh
000I should be OWED pr0r ata among the
members who were losers by the defalca-
ton Pending further debate the house
adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. IS.
Seame.-Aftpr some petitions had been
presented, Sen. Sherman introduced a bill
10 provide for a national bank circulation.
SEN Chandler offered a resolution which
was referred 10 tine committee on contIn-
gent expenses, instr ing the COMMITTEES
on immigration to investigate the various
laws Of the nited States and Of the sew
eral states relative 20 immigration also,
10 investigate the working Of contracts
made by the secretary Of the treasury.
The senate then took up Sen. Morgan s
resolution recognizing the United States
Of Brazil as a free. independent and SOW
ereign state. and SEN Turpie proceeded To
make a speech In favor Of IT. The senate
then took up the calendar and passed
the following senate bills. Relating to
homestead entries in the Indian territory.
To authorize the construction Of a bridge
across the Missouri river, within one mile
of the mouth Of the Kansas river. APP
pr0priating 500, 900 for the purchase Of Il
site and the erection Of a building at
Washington for the hall Of records. After
an executive session. the senate adjourned.
The Russian extradlti0n treaty was recon-
mitted to the committee on foreign re-
latious
House. Mr.. Hit. Of Illinois, rising to
a question Of privilege read a circular Is
sued by the national butter, cheese and
eggs association, charging him with hay-
ing introduced a bill for the abolition Of
the tax on Oleomargarlne. He said that he
had been one Of those who had been most
interested IN the passage OF what was
known as the 0leomargarIne bill. He had
introduced no such bill as was referred to
In the circular and could conceive Of no
reason why such a circular should be sent
through the north west, The charge was
without foundation The house then re-
sumed consideration of the report Of the
special committee to investigate the Sill
colt defalcation Mr. Stewart VT argu-
ed in favor Of the majority report for an
appropriation toreimbuse the members for
their lost salaries Mr. Oates Ala,
Cant0ning, Miss. J. and Mr. Pays0n ND
also favored the majority Mr. Herbert
favored Hemphills proposition to refer
l.s 80 20. l Of las
McRae ala not believe the house should
disgrace itself by making the appropria-
ton. Mr.. Wilke lid favored the refer
ence of the whole matter to the Judiciary
committee for judiciary examination a
vote was then taken on the HcmpLIl bill
as a substitute for the majority bin per
hitting the members 10 sue IN the court
OF claims It was defeated. Yeas, l37;
noes lbs, and a motion TO reconsider by
Mr. Bland was entered he voting in the
negative In order to enable him to make
the motion Ii was promptly tabled
however and a vote REQUIRED on ordering
the majority bill .appropriating 575, 900 to
reimburse members for their lost salary
20 be engOssed and read @ third time.
This having Been done, Bland demanded
the reading Of the engrossed bill, but the
speaker held that under general parliament
airy law this was unnecessary. A vote
was then taken on the BILL and it was de-
featel yeas, l26; nays. AZ A motion
10 reconsider and motion TO lay that
motion on the table were entered; and
then the house adjourned
THURSDAY. Jan IS.
SeHots. The bin introduced by Sen.
Butler, which provides for the emigration
of persons Of color from the Southern
states, was called up and Sen Butler adj
dressed the senate at great length. The
bin went over without action and the sem
ate adjourned until Monday
House The day was consumed in the
discussion of the world fair and amidst
general disagreement and confusion the
house adjourned.