The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-02-04
Summary Of Congressional Proceeding

EXECUTIVE CHAMBER January u. 1871.
Summary Of Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE. Jan. 10th.-Yates presented petit
ton for an amendment of the constitution
recognizing the Supreme Being, and advocated
the making of report on the matter by the
Judiciary Conlnaittee.-Several bills were re-
ported from committee, but not acted on
Several bills were introduced and referred,
among which was one by Wilson, providing
that all persons shall be relieved of political
disabilities, excepting those who left the Cabi-
net and Congress in 1860 and 1861, and have
been suspended from office since Nav 81, 1870
The bill revising the laws relative to the
mint assay Office and coinage Of the United
States, passed after considerable discus
sion.-Trpmbulls joint resolution prohibiting
members of Congress from soliciting offices
of the President and heads of departments
was discussed for some time when on motion
it was laid aside for the purpose of taking ur
the Senate Dominica Joint resolutions as re-
turned from the House. with an amendment
providing that nothing contained in them
shall be held understood or construed as
committing Congress to the policy of the an
nexation of said Republic of Dominica. Sum
ner made some remarks in opposition to the
measure, and it was finally agreed that vote
should be taken at o'clock p. m. tomorrow.
The Senate then adjourned.
HoUsE-Gartield presented the remonstrance
of 307 women of Ohio, against woman's suf-
frage.-The House resumed the consideration
of the joint resolution for the appointment of
a Commission to Dominica. After lengthy
and excited debate. Amblers amendment, de-
claring that nothing in the resolution is to be
construed as committing the government to
the annexation of Dominica, was adopted. by
yeas LOG. The joint resolution, as amended
was then passed-yeas 1913, mays g. The
Democrats voted soldly ia the negative, and
the following named Republicans also voted
no. Messrs. Beatty, Boyd, Finkenburg Hoar
Peters and Willard.-The House, after some
discussion, passed the bill to provide for cele-
brating the Independence of America on the
one hundredth anniversary by holding an in
ternational exhibition of arts and manufactures
at Philadelphia in 1876. Adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 11th.-After consideration of
the proposal for joint committee on Ocean
cable legislation, and the bill to aid in the re
pair of Mississippi levees, the Senate took W
the San Domingo resolution, Eight or ten
amendments were offered to the House amend
ment that the resolution shall not commit
Congress to the annexation of the country,
but they were all voted down. and the House
amendment adopted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
81. The amendments offered and rejected,
directed the Commissioners to examine into
the alleged tendency of civil war IN the ISL
and; whether there is any treaty between
Hayti and San Domingo prohibiting the two
governments from alternating any portion Of
restraining power has been or is exercised
over the San Domingo Government by our
naval force, 1t shall cease, etc. Adj ourned.
HoUsE.-A bill was passed to procure and
disseminate information to the eXtert Of
cereal crops in other countries, requiring euoh
information to be furnished by the United
States Consul.-Some time was spent IN dis
cuSsng the bill to prevent cruelty to animals
on railroad trains, in the midst of which tele-
gram was received from the Governor of
Pennsylvania announcing the death of Con-
gresham COYode, and committee consisting
of GIessrs. Mercur Van Horn, Phelps. Beatty,
Gillian, AXtell. Getz and Root, was appointed
to attend his funeral. The bill above mention
ed went over.-The House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the bill making an
additional appropriation of $500, 600 for the
Louisville and Portland Canal for the current
fiscal year. An amendment adopted
approprating S341 600 for the Des Moines
Rapids, and the bill laid aside, to be reported
to the House. After some discussion of the
legislative, executive and judicial preparation
bill, the Committee rose, and the L ouse pass
ed the bill making an appropriate 1n for the
Louisville and Portland Canal ant Des MONIES
Rapids.-After some further bust .ess of minor
Importance the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 12th.-A bill was introduced
increasing the compensation of census mar-
shals west of the rocky mountains one hun
bred per cent-Edmunds presented and lad
READ dreIlOnStrdnco MIS-. General sherman
and one thousand other ladies' against female
suffrage the reTnonstrance including num-
Der of wives of Senators and Representatives
and prominent men in professional life
throughout the Countrywide House joint
resolution appropriating $3.50, 600 for continu-
ing the work Of the Louisville and Portland
Canal and 5341 900 for the completion of the
Des Moines Rapids, concurred in.-The
House bill was concurred in for committee
to investigate the claims arising from depre-
dations committed by or upon the Indians in
Kansas and Nebraska.-Trumbull's bill to re-
ieve congressman from importantly in the
matter of appointments was discussed and
postponed to Wednesday next. After an ex-
ecutive session, the Senate adjourned.
HoUsE.-The bill for preventing cruelty to
animals, while in transit by railroad was dis
cussed until the expiration of the morning
hour, when it went sver.-Two resolutions Of
instruction to committees were adopted, when
the House went into Committee of the Whole
on the legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bill. After a long discussion of
the appropriation for publishing the laws an
amendment was adopted appropriating So,
900 for publishing the laws in pamphlet form
and repeating all acts requiring the laws to be
published IN newspapers. Some further dis
cussion was had, when the committee rose,
and the House adjourned.
SENATE, Jan. 15th.-The Senate, after some
business of general character but which
utiye session, and, after some four hours
debate on the nomination of Porter for Ad-
miral in the navy, confirmed him, and ad-
journed to Monday.
HoUsE.-The Senate bill authorizing an in
crease of the per cent. funding bonds to
$500, 900, 600 interest payable quarterly, was
amended so as to leave the payment of the
interest quarterly to the discretion of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, and to provide that
the total amount of funding bonds shall not
be increased, and then passed.-The House
then went into Committee of the Whole, and
resumed the consideration of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill. The
appropriations for Departments of Agricul-
ture and Education gave rise to long discus
sion, after which the committee rose, and q bill
audit all claims for damages by the steamers
Alabama, Shenandoah, Florida and Georgia
with their tenders, and for issuing bonds of
the United States for the payment thereof
Adjourned.
Committee on Pensions, reported favorably
on the House bill increasing the pensions to
soldiers and widows and children of deceased
soldiers, and orphans of sailors.-The remain
der of the session consumed in discussing
the bill to relieve certain citizens Of Virginia
of poll teal disabilities. and the bill to give to
the state of Ohio jurisdiction over the Dayton
Military Asylum, but no vote was reached on
either and after an executive session the Sen
ate adjourned.
HoUsE.-Among the bills introduced was
one authorizing the appointment of Commits
sioners on certain damage done by the Ala
bama and CtEOr rebel cruisers.--FOur of the
Georgia members were sworn in.-After some
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