Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-16

the question whether excessive prices
are paid to the railroad companies
for the transportation of the mails
and for compensation for postal-car
service; all sources of revenue, and
all expenditures for the postal SER
vice, and rates of postage.
Washington, June by order Of
the military committee, Mr. Griffin
from the speakers table the bill
which passed the senate, providing
that during the existing war the pres
ident may, in his discretion, waive the
one-year suspension from promotion
and forthwith order the re-exam ma
ton provided in certain cases by the
third proyiso of section of the act
approved Oct. l. 1890, entitled "An act
TO provide Tor the examination OF GER
tain officers of the army, and to reg
uate promotions therein" The bin
was passed. The house took up the
bill to enable volunteer soldiers in
the field to vote for representatives in
congress at the next election as If
they had remained at home. Mr.
Lacey stated briefly the purpose Of the
bill. The power to pass the bill, he
said, was found in the constitutional
provision giving congress the right to
alter, amend, or repeal state laws
governing the time, manner, and place
Of holding elections for representa-
tlves IN congress.
Washington. June S.-The bill pro-
viding for the taking of the twelfth
census was passed by the senate after
occupying the greater part Of three
Gays. Under it, If it should become
law, a director of census, an assistant
director and five expert statisticians
will be appointed Immediately to
make the preliminary arrangements
for the taking of the census OF 1900. A
determined effort was made to provide
that employees of the census bureau
should be examined and certified to by
the civil service commission, but it
failed by vote of Is to 81 A provi-
sion was inserted that not more than
two-thirds of the supervisors and
enumerators should belong to one po-
lltical party. Secretary of State Henry
Casson of Wisconsin is one of the
leading candidates for appointment to
the position of director of census.
Washington idne o.-The house
disposed of the senate amendments
10 the s1ndry civil bill and agreed to
a further conference. The conference
report upon the postoffice appropria-
ton bill was adopted without debate
and the house proceeded to consider
the bill to provide for the participa-
ton of the volunteer soldiers In con-
gressional elections
Washington, June Sin the SEN
ate Mr.. Carter (rep., Mont J, in con-
nection with the rejection by the gov
eminent OF the steamship Centennial
as transport, made some ugly
charges against the ship owners on
the Pacific coast He said that they
have been endeavoring to hold up the
ordinate and extortionate charges for
ships used to transport troops to the
Philippines. Mr.. Lodge (rep.. Mass)
made some sensational disclosures
concerning the disposition of the
money appropriated by congress a
claim of book concern of the Meth
odist Episcopal church of the south
He introduced a resolution directing
the claims committee to make an in
vestigation of the matter and report
to the senate what, If any action,
could be taken. The omnibus clam
BILL" carrying something over $1,000
oO0 40 private pension bills, and sew
eral measures from the general cal
endar were passed.
Washington, June 9.-A-er five
hours devoted to consideration OF the
bill to enable volunteer soldiers to
vote in congressional elections, the
conference report upon the war rev.
enue bill was presented 10 the house
Its consideration was interrupted by a
recess to s o'clock in the evening, at
which hour the report was taken up
again, and after three hours of de-
bate, involving wide range OF sub
jects and some sensational features
II was voted upon and adopted, 1874 to
l07 The republicans who voted
against the adoption OF the confer
ence report were: Brewster. Henry
Comm. Hill, Latimer and Mcintyre.
The democrats who voted for the re-
port We're: Cummings. Briggs, Fitz-
gerald, McAleer and Mcclellan. In
the bill as agreed on by the conferees
the senate recedes from its coinage
Of the silver seigniorage amendment
and substitute Is agreed on TO simply
authorize and direct the coinage Of
not less than 100000 silver dollars
per month from the silver bullion held
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