Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-05-14

form of the bond Investigation reSOlu-
ton. Mr.. PETER refused to further de-
lay the matter ard his motion TO pro-
coed with the resolution was upheld by
39 to 2S, thus displacing the river and
harbor bill Mr.. Hill thereupon took
the floor and spoke until adjournment.
Mr.. Hill thought that should the house
or senate desire any information as to
the sale of bonds or other data regard
ing the conduct of the treasury depart
ment that a courteous note addressed
to the head of that department to ap-
pear in person before the committee
and give the facts desired, or even re-
ply by written communication would
be promptly met and would suffice
Washington, D. c.. May 4.-The first
skirmish over the senate amendment
&c the naval appropriation bill reduc-
ing the number Of battleships from
four to two occurred in the house when
Mr. Boutelle. the chairman of the
naval committee. moved to non-concur
in all the senate amendments and re-
guest conference OF the senate. Mr.
the senators for their inconsistency.
lie quoted from Mr.. Vests speech in
the senate in which the Missouri SEN
ator referred to Spain as "toothless
old wolf" speech which Mr.. Boutelle
said caused great excitement through
out Spain. He was proceeding to read
Senator Mills resolution when Mr..
Quigg rep, N, " jumped to his feet
and called Mr.. Boutelle to order for
violating the rule which provides that
members of the house shall not crlti-
else the proceedings in the senate.
THE chair mas the impression that the
point of order is well taken" he said.
amid applause. Mr.. Boutelle protested
against such ruling, declaring that
a member could not read from the rec
ords of the senate or any other legisla-
tive body on earth was "a monstrous
proposition" He said he was amazed
at such an infantile point of order.
Speaker Reed explained coolly and
courageously to Mr.. Boutelle the rule
which prohibits members of the house
from criticising members OF the senate,
and the reasons for the rule. Among
the bills passed were bills for the pro-
lection CT yacht-owners and ship
builders; to authorize the construction
of bridge across the Illinois river at
Grafton, ILL.,; to create a new division
of the eastern judiciary district of
Texas; to pension Gen. Joseph K. West
at the rate of $50 month, and to au-
thorize South Dakota to select the Fort
Sully military reservation as part Of
the lands granted to that state.
Washington, May 5.-The supporters
of the resolution for an investigation
Of the bond sales now hope to secure a
vote before adjournment tomorrow.
He'll spoke against the resolution and
Pettigrew for it, If tie resolution
goes through the senate committee on
finance will doubtless be authorized
to make the investigation.
Washington. May 8 The opponents
of the proposition to build four new
battleships sustained an overwhelm-
ing defeat in the house on the proposi-
ton to accept the senate amendment
TO the naval bill reducing the number
to two. Mr.. Sayers (TeXasl, eX-chair-
man of the appropriations committee,
made the motion and argued in it's
support. He said the direct appropria-
tons for the next fiscal years as they
passed the house were s505, 900 900
while the total estimated revenue was
but $465 100000. There were other OBJ
ligat' ons also, so that there will be
$500 100 to meet almost $4,000, 900 of
expenditures With this situation
staring congress in the face, he ar
gued that it was wise to retrench. Mr..
Cummings (dem., N. ", in opposition
to Savers motion, criticised that gen
tleman for proposing to surrender to
the senate without firing a gun.
Cannon, chairman of the appropria-
lions committee took a strong position
in favor Of Sayers' motion on the
ground of an inevitable deficiency in
the revenues for the next fisca! year.
This congress, he said was mortgag-
ing the future for 500 900 900. Say
ers' motion was defeated, S1-141. On
Boutelle's motion the house requested
a further conference with the senate,
Washington, May 6.-The house
served notice on the senate and the
country that it had transacted its bust
ness and would be ready for final adj
tournament by May IL. A resolution
without a division, to this effect was
passed.
The report on the contested election
case of Thompson VS.. Shaw from the
third North Carolina district, which
was unanimously in favor Of the sitting
member, was adopted. The house
then proceeded to consider private
pension bills and acted on them at the
rate OF one 5ili every five minutes.
In five and one-half hours seventy
two bills were fayorably acted upon.
Among them were bills granting the
widow OF the late Secretary Walter Q.
Gresham pension of 500 per month !;
to Elizabeth Walts-Kearney daughter