Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-04-01
:EDEntLLAW MAKERS

| asked unanimous consent that the
biz be placed upon the calendar OF the
committee of the whole, and it was so
ordered. Tie bill is number 1873"
which shows that 37S bilis were intro
GUCed on the first day Of the session, in
advance of the bill which is 10 form
lhe chief subject OF consideration at
tne present session OF the Congress. In
the committee Of the whole the House
| bin will be numbered - and will re-
! Ceiye cnsiderstion, according to the
/ special rule adopted, before and to the
exclusion OF all other measures Mr..
/ Dalzell of Pennsylvania from the com
mittee on rules, then reported a reso-
| luton, providing that debate shall be-
| gin on the tariff bill March 22 and con
| thiue daily from 10 to ) o'cl )ck and
. from s TO IL o'clock each evening TN
! Ill March %. After that date the bill
will be debated under the five minute
rule, and the bill be subject TO amend
nents until O'Clock +. NJ. March 81,
/ when a vote shall be taken on the bill
. the bill and u final vote was adopted,
yeas l79, nays 1872. The program will
be carried out, and the Dingley bill will
be passed OH schedule time on the last
day of this month.
In the senate the desks Of senators
were decorated with the first copy Of
| The senate calendar which contained
TWO Pacific Railroad bills and Senator
/ Turpies resolution to provide for cleo
/ tons OF senators by direct vote Of the
people, Senator Burrows of Michigan
presented the petitin Of Mr.. Addicks of
/ Delaware, announcing his contest of
the seat Of senator Kinney. The petit
ton sets forth the well-known claims
Of fraud. Senator Chandler of New
Hampshire presented the claims OF the
governor and secretary Of state Of
. Oregon, covering the right of appoint
ment OF Senator Corbett. This with
the AddlCks claim, went to the com
mittee on privileges and elections
/ Washington, March 20.-Cougress-
mGn Minor introduced into tie house
bills to make Green Bay a port of de-
livery and TO appropriate $4,000 TO
/ put up a new building there. The house
took up the remaining leftover appIo-
uriation bills, passing the agricultural
| bill. Inc house, struck out of the
| Indian bin the paragraph relating to
the opening of the Uncompahgre reser-
/ walton in Utah.
Washington, March On Bailey
! dem, Tex presented to the house
| the minority report on the
tariff bill. The report IS signed by
all the democratic members of the
ways and means committee and
gives their ground for opposition to the
| bill. 1t opposes the passage OF the
| bill because it would compel con.
| sumers 10 pay more for manufactured
| goods. The report says that the bill not
| only encourages extravaganza, but
| teaches the people to look to the gov
eminent for the promotion Of all kinds
| OF enterprises and makes them impa-
| tient against public servants who be-
/ iieye that public moneys are a trust
/ fund to be jealously guarded The
/ report concludes we are unable
to offer a substitute for the pending bin,
| because we have not been allowed a rea-
sonable time to prepare one" Mr..
Dngley rep, Me), chairman of
the ways and means commit
no 10 IA, "a n hp
new tariff bill. He was followed by Gen.
Wheeler dem, Ala.) for the minority.
Mr.. Sherman rep, n, " presided
during the day session and Mr.. Hop
hns rep, No. in the evening, About
rs members attended the evening
session at which speeches in opposi
tor to the bill were made by Messrs
Robinson Gem. Ind. Green pop
Neb), Carmach dem, Tenn and
Buckner dem, Mich).
Washington, March %. The senate
ciyil service debate Tuesday. 1t
was Unexpectedly precipitated into a
proceeded two hours, the civil service
ACT ana COMMISSION btIUS uuutl
fire most of the time, The dis
Cussion came upon a resolu-
ton to investigate federal removals at
South Omaha Neb. Mr. Gallinger
rep n Id characterized the ciyt
service system as humbug and de-
clarcd that he would be glad to cast
a vote to blot out the system. Nessrs,
Iloar and Lodge defended he law.
The resolution directing the civil ser
vice committee of the senate to inyes-
tgate certain South Omaha removals
was referred with an amendment in
structinE the committee TO inquire into
the general operation OF the law and
report whether 1t should be continued.
amended or repealed Mr. Turpie
ldem, lndl spoke ia favor Of his joint
resolution for an amendment 20 the
constitution providing for the election
of senator's by 4 district vote of the
people
Washington, March 24--AHhcugh