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

by Mr.. Allen pop, Neb) TO
repeal the civil service laws
and to do away with educa-
tiCnal tests as preliminary to enter
ing public service. Mr.. Hoar rep,
Mass presented a bill prohibiting the
vitascope and Kindred exhibitions Of
prize fights in the District Of Columbia
and the territories and forbid,lng the
prnent Of pictures for these exhibits
by mail or through any interstate
means. The bill is aimed against the
yitascope exhibitions of the recent
Carson City fight, although general in
provisions.
Washington. March 24.-In the
house there were two notable speeches,
on the tariff, one by Nj
Grosyenor and the other by Mr..
McMillin, but the rest of the speeches
with the possible exception of that
Of Mr.. Walker rep, Mass.), hardly
created ripple on the monotonous
sea of speech making. Other speakers
were Messrs. Foy dem, Miss J. Sims
dem, Tenn J, Williams dem, Miss ],
Terry (dem., Ark.), Sayers (dem. ;,
Tex) Johnson rep, n. D., Evans
rep, KY. Maddox dem, Va) and
Adams rep, Pa.).
Washington, March 25.-The general
impression in the senate is that the
debate on the arbitration treaty will
not consume a great deal of time. The
senators generally express themselves
as tired with the debate and are dis
posed to take up other questions. The
Torrey bankruptcy bill was read and
Mr.. Nelson rep, Mimi offered a sub
stitute differing in a number of partic-
ulars from the committee bill
Washington, March 25.-Four days
of general debate in the house ON the
Dingley bill closed. The bin now
be open for amendment until next
Wednesday when a vote will be taken.
Five members of the ways and means
committee poke,-MeSsrs. Tawney
rep. Mimi, Dalzel (rep., Pa).
Russell rep, Conn Payne rep,
n. " and Steele rep, Ind The
other speakers We're Messrs. Talbeit
(dem., S. c., Clark dem, MOI, Ma
guire dem, CALI, Gum pop, Idaho.
Cox dem, TENN, McRae dem, Ark),
Grow rep, Pa, Simpson pop, Kas),
Curtis rep. Kas), Burke dem, Tex },
Lentz dem, Ohio, Colsom (rep., Ky.),
lIawley rep, Texas, Dearmond dem,
MOI and Fitzgerald (dem, Mlss) The
speakers at the evening session were
Messrs Prince rep, I'D, Skinner pop.
N, c., Campbell dem, I'D, Reeve
(rep., lid and Todd dem, Mich).
Washington, March 26-The tariff
bin was thrown open for amendment
under the tive-minute rule in the house
but seven weary hours of work
only served to dispose of nine
pages Of the bill All the amendments.
offered by democrats, were rejected
Three slight committee amendments
were adopted and also an amendment
offered by Mr.. Mahoney to increase
the duty on white lead from 21b to 3
cents per pound, the rate in the act of
1890. The present duty is IL cents.
Mr. Mahoney said that the increase
was asked for by a concern which is
Independent of the lead trust. II was
adopted by a strict party vote The
discussion covered a wide range of
political topics and at times was both
interesting and exciting. The most
important feature of the day was the
vain attempt Of Messrs. Dockery Coop
er and others backed by the entire op-
position to secure a vote on the amend
ment offered in a multitude of forms
which provided that in case any article
made dutiable by the bill was con-
troIled by trust or combination the
duty on such article should be suspend
ed