Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-04-02
The Treaty Ratified

Two hours in executive session this at-
ternoon suhiced to complete the consider
Grafton of the BehriDg sea arbitration
treaty, and it was ratified by unanl'
nous vote at the conclusion OF the dis
cussion. The debate Itself was without
incident. Sherman presente | two
amendments, which were agreed To.
one provides that arguments and pro-
ceedii gs be in the English language.
Lord Salisbury has ali eady assented TO
this. as well a. 10 the second amendment
when requires that the arhitrators make
decision, If possible, within four months
instead of three from the close OF the ar
guments. All the correspondence IN the
case has already been published.
The senators who voted for ratihca' ion
There were no nays) were Allen, AlioD,
barbour, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Butler,
Call. Cameron, Carlisle, Chandler, Cock
relI. Coke. Cullom, Daniel, Dawes, D x n,
Dolph, Dubois, FELTON,, Frye G@I-
epger, George, Gibson (La,G Gio'
son (Md), Gordon, German. Cry,
Tale, Hansbrough, Hawlev, Higgins His
cock. Hoar, Kenna, K,le, Mcmillan,
Mcpherson, Mitchell, Morgan, Pad
dock, Palmer, Pdscoe, PETER, Perkins,
Pc tigrew, Pat, Power, Proctor, Pugh,
Quay, Ransom, Samuels, Sawyer, Sher-
man, Sboup, Squire, Stewart, Stockor,fge.
Teller, Turpie, Vance, Vest, Villas, Voor-
hees, Waltball, Warren, Washburn, White,
Wilson, Wolcott.
There was an air OF relief about the
senators az they emerged from the cham
Der and all OF them weIe glad the trouble
some treaty had been disposed of at
last.
After The executive session the senate
adjourned.
House.
WASHINGTON, March 29-The tariff
debate was resumed in the house ted y,
but TIE discussion was rather uninteres
ing. Indeed, il is conf lered doubtful ty
a leading member Of the house whether II
will be possible to revive public interest
in the tariff debates again this session,
and the lead rs are in favor OF closing the
general debate on tariff bills within
week, and sending one or more OF thts4
mel IT, to the senate without delay mat
the republicans may not be able to iss ri
on the stump this tall that adequate ume
was not afforded the senate to consider
the tariff oils.
The speaker laid before the house the
res gnatlou o. Mills.
Ga motion of Hull Qowa) the senate b II
passed with a slight amendmenI) to IS.
tablish a port of delivery AZ Dss Moin' 8,
Iowa.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the free wool bill.
Harter spoke in favor of the bill. In
the course of his remarks he said direct
taxation for the support If the govern
ment was the most equitab and least
burdeusome form OF xition. Indirect
iaxstion was wrong. In reply TO
to a query propounded by Furston, be ad-
mitted be was a manutac uter Of machinery
protected by patent right Funston in
duired why the gentleman was not IN
favor of taking off that protection. Harier
insist, d that there was no similarly b.
tween the protection bad under the patent
laws and tIe Mckinley law. He then pro-
ceeded to criticise the Mckinley act,
,trongly attacking its wool scledule.
McCreary * } made "a general attack
uoon the prOtec I'VE system all along the
line. Dolliyer iowa opposed the mea'.
ore.
The committee rose, and the house ad.
journed.