The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-06-15
PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS-

SENATE. -The committee of confer
ence on the supplementary apportionment bill made
report that the Senate recede from its amendment
The report was concurred in. The bill to amend the
soldiers and sailors homestead act was passed A
report from the committee of conference on the
army appropriation bill was concurred in. The Sen
BILL
HoUsE.-Several bills authorizing the
construction of railroad bridges across the Missouri
at Omaha, and at Brownsville, Nebraska were pass
ed. Mr. Butler of Massachusetts, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the Senate bill fixing congress
slonal and presidential elections in Louisiana on
the same day. Agreed to. bill appIoprating 5000
900 for site and building for custom house and
postotfce at Port Huron, Michigan, was passed. A
like bill for Nashville, Tenn, approprlating $3.50 600
was also passed. bill was also passed to release
the government of Japan from the payment of the
balance of the indemnity fund remaining unpaid
under the convention of the Odd of October 1864
| amounting to 1875, 900. Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana
moved to suspend the rules and pass The bill to di-
vide the state of indiana into three judicial districts
which was agreed to- The Florida contested election
| case was continued until the next session. with
| leave TO take further testimony.
SENATE. Committee on Com
MERGE reported adversely the House bill to ncor
| porate the Loomis Aerial Telegraph Company. Mr.
Scott, from the committee on alleged ourages in the
southern states, reported bill, composed of the
exact phraseo'ogy of the bill extending the Pres-
dents power to suspend the writ of hdbeas coyD,s
and OF the civil rights BILL both of which passed the
Senate last week. Mr.. Sumner offered joint reso-
luton amending the Constitution by providing for
the election of the President by the direct vote OF the
| people, and aboshing the Vce-Presidency A num-
Der OF pension bills were reported and passed The
tax and tariff bill came up and after consideration i'm
Committee of the Whole was reported to the Senate
when 1t passed by a vote of 80 to 3.
|
for three years the act of June D. 1860 for the na
adjustment of land claims in Florida, Louisiana and
Missouri, was passed with amendments Mr.. SEQ
field, from the select committee on affairs in LOUISE
ana presented the report of himself and Mr.
| McCrary; MIR. Sper, of Pennsylvania, presented
report OF himself and Mr.. Archer; MIR. Smith, of
| New York, is to present his views. There was
regular committee report The bill for the better
security of bank reserves was passed under a sus-
| pension of the rules.
SENATE Senate agreed to the
request of the House for a conference committee on
the tariff bill, and Messrs. Sherman, Morrill, and
| Bayard were appointed. Mr.. Sumner introduced
series of resolutions recommending arbitration for
war in determining differences between nations
Mr.. Upton introduced joint resolution proposing
| a constitutional amendment to modify the veto
power 80 that vote of the majority of the qualified
| members of both houses shall be sufficient to over
come the Presidents objections. AT the expiration
of the morning hour the ndry civil approximation
| bill came up. Sumner then proceeded to deliver a
lengthy speech, severely attacking the admjnistra-
| ton and Gen. Grant. Senator Schurz followed in n
! speech reviewing the majority report of the Arms
! Committee The House bill for the restoration of
| the Buell. court-martial records was passed The
conference committee the army appropriation
bill having failed to agree, the Senate roceded from
| Its amendments, and the bill therefore stands az
passed by the House.
HoUsE.-A conference committee was
ordered on the amendment to the grant to the Port
| Huron railroad. The pay of witnesses before COM
mitees was fixed at four dollars per diem and five
cents mileage. A conference report Oh the bill re-
wishing and codfying the postal laws was agreed to
The conference committee on the Senate bill to re-
lease to the State of Indiana the lands known as the
bed OF the Beaver Lake havirg disagreed new
| committee OF conference was appointed The
| House proceeded to the business on the Speakers
table. Several Senate amendments to bills were
agreed to. The Senate bill to refund extra duties
on iron to the Winona and st. Paul Railroad Com
pany, passed. The Senate bill for deepenng the
st. Clair Flats Canal to sixteen feet the hill for the
enlargement OF the St Mary's canal, and the bill to
iaclntate the execution of, and to protect certain
public works of improvement were re-
ferred. Also the bills to change the di-
rectlon of the railroad from Ontonagon to the Wis
consin state line and IN relation to the transit of
| foreign merchandise in bond The following Sen
ate bills we're passed: Relative to the entry and
clearance of ferry-boats and bonded cars passing
from one state to another through continuous for
eign territory relative to homestead settlers burned
out III Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan: the
bill to pay $4,000 to the widow of Commander Wood
for his invention IN naval gun carriages on
motion of Mr.. Dawes the Senate amendments to
the tariff and tax bill were -concurred in, ex-
cept those relative to the tax on spirits
| and tobacco and tobacco warehouses The Senate
! amendments fixing the tariff on spirits at seventy
cents, was agreed to. The tax tobacco was re-
dCced to sixteen cents by vote of 1872 to "a The
Senate amendment in regard to bonded warehouses;
increasing the time for abolition from six to twelve
| months, was non-concUrred in. and committee of
rnn q M .lrff1r
act of the 3st of May, 1870, regulating the foreign
and coasting trade on the northern, northeastern
and northwestern frontiers, was referred
SENATE.-The Senate adopted the
| House resolution extending the session to Monday
the 10th inst. The President sent in a veto to the
bill for the relief OF Milton Best Several bills were
reported from the Patent Committee and passed
The sundry civil appropriation bill taken up and
the amendments adopted appropriating $50 900 to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury collect aban
doned property of the United States and $4,000 to
introduce shad and other food fishes into the gulf
| states and the Mississippi valley. bill appropria-
ting $4,000 for equestrian statue of Gen. Rawlins
was passed.
HOUsE.-A bill for the sale to actual
settlers of surplus lands in the Round Valley Indian
Reservation, in Mendneine eohntt, California was
rejected. Also the bill making San Diego, Cal, n
port OF entry, and La Crosse, Wis, port of deiv
| territory. resolution co adjourn on the 4th was
adopted but being disagreed to by the Senate, the
time was changed to Monday, the 10th inst
SENATE. Several bills relating to the
Territories passed Also bill relating to the
limitation of steam pressure upon towing and
freight boats on the Mississippi river. The sundry
civil appropriation bin came up, but was postponed
IN order to enable Senator Carpenter to make
speech IN reply to Sumner and SchurZ. Senator
Logan also spoke in reply to Sumner.
HoUsE.-A bill making La Crosse a
port Of delivery passed The Senate bin to pay
Eldridge Gerry. of Coorodo $50 for loss of stock
| taken by the Sioux Indians, was amended bv in
| creaslng the amount to S13, 200 and passed The
senate bill to grant quit title to land settlers on
| the lands OF the West Wisconsin Railroad COMPANY
was left on the Speakers table. The bill confirm
| ing to the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Com
pany, and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Company, lands granted for railroads in Iowa from
Davenport, RIA Iowa City to Council Bluffs was re-
jected The Senate bill to repeal so much of section
SIX OF the army appropriation bill for 1870 as pro-
hblts promotions Ill the staff department of The
army, was passed, with amendments A bill III ref
| erence to claim agents was rejected also bill to
restore the Office of Directory of the Bureau of Sta
t1stcs. The Judiciary Committee reported a bill
| amendatory of the bankrupt act, extending it to
| the lnsurrectionary states from 1871, which was
| passed.
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