Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-02-27
CONGRESS.


TUESDAY, Feb. 16.
SENATE Bills were passed appropriat-
ing $50, 600 for the erection of military
store-house at Omaha, and half a million
for public building at Salt Lake City.
The urgent deficiency bill was passed. 1t
adds to the 100000 deficiency in the
census, SO, COO for the division Of farms,
homes and NOR Cages. 1t increases the
item cf Subsistence of the Sioux from
sll5, $40 to Sl49,1 1874
HousE.-The Russian relief resolution
was tabled and thus permanently killed
The committee on elections of president
and yice-president and members Of con
gress reported Joint resolution propOs-
ing a constitutional amendment for the
election Of senators by the people of the
several states. Referred TO the house cal
endar. A bill authorizing railway COM
panies to grant reduced rates to CONNER
cial travellers was called up, but went over
without action. Some fllibustering was
INDUCED in to stave off consideration Of
the Bland free silver bill
WEDNESDAY, Feb. H.
SENATE.-A joint resolution was adopt
ed requesting the president to return 20
Mexico u battle flags, captured by the
United States during the late war with
that republic. a resolution to inquire as
to tse prqcticability of the acquisition of
certain portions of Mexico, was indefinitely
postponed. The following bills were
passed Increasing the limit Of the cost
of the public building at 81. Paul, Mimi,
to 81 400 900; increasing to 100000 the
appropriation for public building at
Omaha. The Idaho contested election
case was then taken up, Mr., Gray sup.
porting the claim of Mr.. Claggett, and
Messrs. Chandler and Palmer defended
Mr.. Dubois title to the seat, but no de-
cided action was taken.
HOUSE. The house went into a com
mittee of the whole when lengthy de-
bate took place on the Indian appropria-
tion bill for the school at Carlisle, Ia.
The committee arose without making any
recommendation, when the house adj
lourned.
THUBsDAY, Feb Is.
SENATE.-Mr Palmer Of Illinois, str, NJ
ly advocated an amendment to the con-
stitution, by which United States senators
should be elected by direct vote OF the
people. A bill was reported authorizing
the construction of a bridge across the
Illinois river near Havana Illinois.
PETER. Perkins, Morrill,, Allison, Hale,
Daniels. Dolph and Turpie delivered eulo-
gies on the late Senator Plumb, and the
senate adjourned.
House: The house was called to order
by speaker Crsip, who resigned the
gayelto Mr., Richardson of Tenn.
The presidents message re-
lative to the Choctaw and Chicka
saw claims was laid before the house and
read. Quite lengthy discussion arose
ON the free silver bill Mr.. Bland claiming
that attempts were being made to array
the Grand Army against the bill, but
no action was taken. Consideration Of
the Indian bill appropriatlng funds to the
Carlisle school was resumed, but decision
was reached.
FRIDAY, Feb 10.
SRNATE.-A resolution was presented
requesting the president to inform the SEN
ate of the proceedings recently had between
representatives of Canada, the British
government and the United States as to
arrangements for reciprocal trade with
Canada. was referred to the committee
on foreign relations. The bill to continue
in force for ten years all existing laws
prohibiting and regulating the coming
into this country of Chinese was taken
from the calendar and passed The bill
TO provide a permanent system OF high
WAYS in the district of Columbia was taken
up, but without action, the senate adjourn
ed until Tuesday
HousE.-The discussion of the free sill
yer bill was resumed, an exciting debate
being participated in between Messrs.
Bland ana Harter, the former fayorlng Its
passage. and the latter strongly opposing
Il. The house then went into committee OF
he whole on the private calendar, and after
some time spent therein arose, and ad'
journed until Feb. 23d.
Quietly Done.
Brown is fellow who loves to pat hlm-
self forward on all occasions Not long
ago he engaged stranger in conversation
in hotel lobby, and after a few, minutes
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