Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-12-26

It, and said the best way to get rid Of
the odium of such custom was to
stop 1t.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska intro
duced a bill for the settlement of the
Pacific railroads deb's. 1t provides
for the sale of the government inter-
est in both tue Union and Central Pa
cific railroads on July /. 1896, to the
highest bidder, but there shall be no
sale unless the bid be at least 30 per
cent. of the government interest. The
bill is very long and devoted mainly
to the details of the transfer and mat
ter OF sale. It's main features have
been published already.
Senator Frye introduced his bill for
the settlement of the Pacific railroad
Indebtedness. This bill is based upon
an investigation made six years ago by
the committee of which Senator Frye
was chairman. 1t provides for incor-
porating the roads and branches into
one general company and giving a
mortgage to the government, the whole
property with bonds running 100 years
with gradual increasing interest be-
ginning for the first ten years at per
cent and increasing to per cent.
Senator Thurston introduced bills in
creasing all pensions rs per cent, also
establishing a school Of forestry in
connection with the department of
agriculture.
Washington, d. c., Dec. LEX
Speaker Grow rep, Pal made speech
in the house on the portion of the pres
ident's message referring to the tariff,
in which he compared the old rrotec-
tive tariff laws with. the new customs
laws. An emphatic statement by Mr..
Grow that the greenbacks would not
be retired was received with demon
STATIONS of approval by the republic
cans. The presidents complaint that
the greenbacks furnished an endless
chain by which the gold reserve was
depleted was not frank. The green
backs would endanger the reserve as
long as the revenues we're not equal to
the expenses and no longer. Paying
the current debts Of the government
out of the resel We was the road to ma
tional bankruptcy. Mr.. Grow referred
to the elections last fall as a condem-
nation Of the new tariff law and the
policy of the administration, and
warned the president when he had
leisure to attend to public affairs" not
to disregard the new command Of the
people.
Mr.. Adams rep. Pa) objected to a
resolution to appoint Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson regent of the Smithson-
ian institute.
On motion of Mr.. Lacey rep, Ia.) a
resolution was passed calling On the
attorney general for detailed state
ment of the accounts, fees, ETC., of the
clerks of United States courts, mar
sails, deputy marshals and commission
ers, Mr.. Lacey explaining material was
wanted as basis for a law to make
these persons salaried officers.
Mr.. Wilson rep, N. W presented a
petition for the Central Congregational
church of Brooklyn asking the govern
ment to furnish transports for the re-
lief supplies subscribed for the Ar
menians.
Among the bills introduced were the
following: BY Mr.. Cummings of New
York imposing fine of not less than
800 for the first and $50 for succeed
ing performances Of unauthorized
copyrighted dramatic or operate com
positions, and If the act was wilful and
for profit, Imprisonment for not less
than one year and making an iniunc-
ton is ed by any United States cir
cult s, vieeable anywhere in the
United States. BY Mr.. Mccall, of Ten
nessee, to amend the pension law so
as to remove the disabilities of persons
conscripted into the confederate serv-
ice and who enlisted therein to escape
military prisons. BY Mr.. Poole of New
York, to restore the duty on salt and
increase the duty on willow. By Mr..
Sherman of New York, for the three
battalion" organization of the infantry
recommended by Secretary Lamont
and Gen. Miles. BY Mr.. Land, for a
naval training station on Yerba Buena
island, in San Francisco harbor, $780,
900. BY Mr.. Hilborn, for a gun factory
at Benicia, California, s1.000000 BY
Mr.. Bingham of Pennsylvania, to re-
store the Mckinley rates on importa-
tions and manufactures of wool
Washington, d. c., Dec. 16.-Sena-
tor Carter of Montana today intro
d,,ond N SIN outbnr;1ina Tho Dao;Ho