Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-03-12

tribution OF worlds fair medals, 1t
was agreed to. The conference report
of the army appropriation bill was
agreed to. Mr. Chandler, of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, pre-
scented majority report for an investi-
cation of Alabama elections by Sc
lect committee.
A bill passed Withdrawing from the
supreme court its jurisdiction in Grim
inal cases not capital, and comforting
the same on courts Of appeals. An
other bill passed changes the limita-
tions on fourth-class mail matter so
as to free the postal service from
bulky articles heretofore sent free by
the government departments. Roller
top desks and electric motors are
among some Of the articles sent as mail
by the departments.
The house resumed consideration OF
the legislative appropriation bill with
an amendment to abolish the fee sys-
TEN for United States marshals as the
pending proposition. Mr.. Updegraff
rep, Iowa. made the principal argu-
ment in support of the amendment.
Washington, March An the senate
Mr.. Sherman reported back the Cuban
resolution and moved that the house
amendment be non-concurred in. This
was agreed to-
The senate committee on foreign re-
lations favorably reported Mr.. Ding
ley's bill authorizing the determination
of seals unless England consents TO
further arbitration.
The senate began the consideration
of the Dupont election case from Dela-
ware. Mitchell spoke in favor Of seat
ing Dupont, but no action was taken.
The Cuban resolution went to confer
ence as result of the report from the
committee on foreign relations and
Sherman, Morgan and Lodge were
named as conferees. A number OF
bills were passed, among them the fol-
lowing. House bin regulating proof
in pension cases; pensioning the
widow of the late United States Sen
ator Spencer as brigadier general at
SIS per month; for the relief of Charles
college of Missouri.
The house spent the entire day fixing
the salaries of United States district
attorneys in the amendment to the leg
islative appropriation bill 10 abolish
the fee system. The law at present
fixes a maximum salary from fees at
Sc 900. In only one case was the rec
ommendation the jury departed from,
that was for the western district Of
Pennsylvania, where the salary recon-
mended was increased from $500 to
$4, 900. The salaries for the district Mt
torneys in the following states is fixed
as follows: Illinois, northern, $4,000;
southern, $4,000; Iowa, northern and
southern, $4,000; Michigan, eastern,
81, 900, western, $4,000; Wisconsin, east
ern, $4,000; western, $4,000.
Washington, March 5.-The ques-
ton of Cuban independence came up
unexpectedly in the senate when Mr..
Allen, of Nebraska, presented a reso-
luton directing the president to issue
a proclamation recognizing the indie
pendence OF Cuba. Mr. Hale objected
to immediate consideration. The SEN
ate passed the following bills and
resolutions: To pay Charles p. Chau-
teau STA. 900 for a battery furnished
during the war; directing the judi
ciary committee to investigate the
subject of contempt of court and re-
port wnM amendatory legislation was
necessary, to pay the heirs OF the late
John Roach $4S,S53 on the construc-
tion Of the gunbcat Dolphin.
Mr.. Gallinger, chairman of the pen
sions committee, introduced several
bills bearing upon the pension laws.
One of these provides that upon the
consideration of an application for
pension the fact that the applicant
was accepted and mustered into the
service shall be accepted as satisfac-
tory proof of his being of sound body
and mind OF other bills, one en-
powers the fourth class postmasters
to administer the oath to pensioners;
LHdl the IdlluIS Vi TIC SOluIST W IS-
ceive an honorable discharge proyid-
ing there be no charge of desertion
against him, shall not be bar to
granting a pension to his widow or
those dependent upon him in case of
his death
The conferees on the Cuban resolu-
tions agreed upon the house substi-
tuse The resolutions win be consid-
cred Monday.
Washington, March 5.-In the house
Mr.. Fenton rep, Ohio introduced
joint resolution for an amendment to
the constitution providing that no adj
dition shall ever be made to the num-
Der Of the states of the union from
any territory which may hereafter be
acquired by the government if such
territory lies out of the parallel of