Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-05-01

here this week. He found more
than two thousand messages Of con
graduation awaiting him.
Secretary Blaine regrets very
much that the members Of the Three
Americas Congress did not 90
south, but he could not compel them
to do so.
An agreement has been reached
by the caucus committees of the
republicans Of the House and Sen
ate on a silver bill. Secretary Win
dom resents tie imputation made in
certain quarters that he has been
trying 10 control silver legislation.
He says he has never given bis
views on the subject except when
asked for them, End that the bill,
now before the House committee on
coinage, which is popularity known
as the "Windom bill" vas prepared
by him at the request Of that com
mittee.
Senator Chandler threw bomb
shell into the Democratic Senator'S
rank, when he introduced resolu-
ton to adopt as standing rules Of
the Senate the limitation of debate,
to six days or less, upon all bills or
resolutions reported from a commit
tee, and the taking of fnal vote
without diIalory motions; also that
whenever less than a quorum shall
vote the presiding officer shall at the
request Of any Senator, cause to be
entered upon the journal the names
Of all Senators present and not
voting aud they shall be considered
as forming a quorum. The Demo
Gratis will fight the adoption Of these
rules. to the bitter end, because if
once adopted their program Of in
definitely prolonging the session IN
order to stop Legislation that does
not meet their approval will be
spoiled.
Representative Cannon made
some of the democratic members
of the House who pose as econo-
mists feel very bad by telling that
when the democrats controlled the
House these fellows would get up
with economical protestations and
have certain appropriations struck
out of bills aud then when the bill
went to the Republican Senate these
same men would privately request
tbe Senators to add as amendments
the very appropriations they had
stricken out in the House.
The tariff bill viii be taken up in
the House between the LIST aud the
10th of May. The democrats have
refused to accede to the republican
proposition to limit the debate to
six days, but the bill will be passed
by the House before the first of
June, and there will be no delay in
the Senate, as the Senate finance
committee has already begun work
ON the bill SO As to be prepared for
it when IL passes the House.
The President mas procured copies
Of all bills providing for the cree
ton Of public buildings, and is
carefully examining each of them
to see what there is in The cry Of
"eAtrayagance" raised by the dem
ocralic press.
Senator Mitchell made "a ringing
speech on his proposition to elect
Senators 10y direct vote of the peo-
pie, and he poured terrific broad
side into the secret sessions of the
Senate. He concluded with: "The
people demand a voice in the cleo
ton of Senators aud they demand
further that their proceedings shall
be public and open to all the world"
Representative Grosvenor took
occasion when discussing the appro-
priation for the civil service com
mission 20 express his opinion Of
that law. Il do not believe" said
he, "that the civil service law and
its administration is approved by
one-Gfth of the members of either
House of Congress" He also said
that the law was a fraud upon the