The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-04-27
PROCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS-,
TUESDAY April 9-SENATE. hi

Halfway Company, and grant right of vay Mr.
Buckingham, from the Committee on Indian AZ
iairs reported bill to provide for the claims of the
touawattomle Indians residing in Michigan and
Indiana resolution was offered directing the
secretary OF War to communicate to the Senate such
information as he may possess respecting the canal
ana dyke al Duluth, Minnesota aud their effect
the harbor OF Superior City. Bills were passed TO
provide that minors shall not be enlisted IN the mil
itary service without written consent of the parents
or guardians; to provide superinttndents for ma
tonal cemeteries; declaring the lands of the Fort
'oi1hs military reservation III Colorado subject to
pre- enpoh; providing that all soldiers who enlist
eo prior to July 22d 1861, and were mustered into
any regiment, company or battery which was ac-
cepted 10y the War Department, shall be paid the
ill bounty, one hundred dollarr to prevent deser-
tloh and elevate the condition of the army: estab-
fishing system of deposits, which provides that
paynasters receiving deposits shall give bonds, and
account Tor the same as if public money; also the
house OH, directing the payment of $3.50 900 to the
officers and sailors of the Kearsarge Adjourned
TUESDAY, April 8 -HoUsEs Mr.. Hill,
from the Postofice committee reported bill for the
use OF correspondence postal cards. to be used in
the United States msils which, after discussion was
passed, The bill rev,sing and amending the laws re-
lating to the nints, Assay office and coinage of the
United States, then taken UP ind occupied the
remainder OF the session.
WEDNESDAY, April 10-SENATE. -Mr.
Sherman moved to refer to the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections the House message returning
the Senate tariff BILL He said that the power of the
Senate to amend a teyenue bill in any way it
thought best had been disputed now for the first
ume III the history of our government. The Com
mittee on Finance had considered the subject and
the SENATE had agreed unanimously that the Senate
had the same right TO atre1d a revenue hill as 10
amend any other bill, but the rights and prvi-
leges of the Senate involved he Thought IL
best to send the matter to the Committee on pryi-
leges and Elections. Referred. bill for the relief
OF homestead settlers i'll Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan who suffered by the fire last autumn was
passed. Several bills of minor Importance were
presented, after which the Indian appropriation bill
was taken up and passed.
WEDNESDAY, April 1O.-HoUsE.-
Hill, from the Postofhce Committee, reported bill
aboiishing the franking privilege from and after july
|, 1873. Considerable discussion followed on the
measure, when it was recommitted. The House
went into Committee of the whole on the Senate
amendments to the legislative executive and judicial
appropriation bill, and upon rising adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 11.-SENATE. A bill
granting $4,000 year to the widow of Admiral Far
| ragut was reported upon adversely. Messrs Howe
hamlih and Stesenson were appointed a second
committee of conference ON the bayfield, and St.
Croix Railroad bill. Several bills were introduced,
after which the North Carolina contested seat case
came up, but gave way to the consular and dipIo-
matte appropriation bill which was passed with
amendments. The Senate then adjourned.
THURSDAY, April HOUSE, bin
was passed extending the time for providing an Ag-
ricultura college in Indiana to the LIST of March,
1873. Also bill to prevent cruelty to animals in
transit by railroad and other means of ransporta-
| ton, prohibiting the confinement of animals in
| cars, etc, more thar twenty-four hours continu-
ousy, after which time they to have five hours
rest. bill was introduced TO encourage the plant
ing of trees and for the preservation of woods on
the public domain reqiriug all patents for land to
be condition OF keeping ten per cent of the land
in timber, and ofplanng two acres with tim Der trees
! for every from which timber is cut, ETC. The
ainder Of the session spent in ComIattee of
the Whole on the legislative appropriation bill.
FRIDAY, April 12.-SENATE.-A bill
was passed to provide for the construction of a
bridge the Missouri near Nebraska City Also
the House bills requiring report from the Commits
sioners on Gains, and extending one year as the
time for payment on public lands and presumption
claims i'll Minnesota, Decotah Wisconsin and Mich
igan. Also bill refunding the taxes on distilled
spirits destroyed by fire IN bond warehouses in Chi
cago and other places since January LIST, 1868. A
joint resolution adopted to open negotiations
with the Ute Indians of Colorado for the purpose
acquiring their lands. A bill was introduced reat-
ing to the clearances OF vessels engaged i'll the
ing trade on the lakes and northeastern frontier
Also bill extending for two years from next july
the time within which states may comply with the
provisions of the Agricultural acts; Also approprI-
atiuG $4,000 for the purchase and preparation of
Instruments for the proper observance of the transit
of Venus. Also bill to amend the Pacific Railroad
act of July 1s 1862, by requiring the Central Pacific
Railroad Company to establish the western terminus
of the road at some point the peninsula of San
Francisco. Tic North Carolina contested seat case
came up, but was not disposed of. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 12.-HoUsE.-A reso-
luton ON the death of Erastus Corning was adopted
The Senate amendments to the legislative executive
aud judicial appropriation bill. which no separate
| amendments were asked, concUrred in. The
action of the House on important amendments was
as follows: Prohibiting the publication of laws and
treaties III the newspapers uegatived: striking out
the allowance to the Register of the Treasury for
signing bonds-negatiyed; reducing the salary of
the Assayer of New York from 81 800 to So 0a0-con-
CURED in: appropriang $50 900 to enable the Presi-
dent to perfect and put in force the civil service
reform-reduced to so, 000-cOncurred in:-extend-
ing the Capital grounds concurred ill., with limit
alton of the expenditure # 100000, and the
requirement that the locomotive track in front of
the west gate of the capital be removed within two
years. This concluded the action of the House on
the bill. The Speaker laid before the House mes
sage from the President yetoiug bill for the relief
of the children of John NJ Baker by allowing his sal
airy acting CHARGED 6djreS at Rio Janeiro in 1894
The President states that Baker never did act as
charge a. iBdTeS but on the contrary, express
iy forbidden to enter into diplomatic correspondence
with the government OF Brazil Adjourned.
. MONDAY, April 15.-SENATE.-Ab bill
was passed permitting the interment in national
cemeteries of all honoraby discharged soldiers and
sailors. Numelous memorials presented
Bills We're introduced providing that money shal
be paid from the proceeds i'll the Treasury of any
captured or abandoned property, without special
appropriation be made therefor and directing the
sale of the site OF the present postoce the city
New York to the New York Chamber of Commerce
for the sum S20e 00l in such payments as may he
agreed on The North Carolina contested seat case
came up, but gave way to the deficiency appropriation
bill, which occupied the remainder of the session.
MONDAY, April 15.-HoUsE. Under
call of the states large number of bills of no gen
Hooperis supplementary civil rights bill came up.
and much time was consumed in dilatory motions
thereon. bill passed confirming to the Port
Huron and Lake Michigan Railroad COMPANY the
grant of land made by Michigan for a railroad from
Grand Haven to Flint, and thence to Port Huron
The Committee on Expenditures in the War De-
partment, made report, with the testimony taken
the investigation into the sales of and ord
nance stores during the anco-prussian war The
report asserts, that the act OF Congress OF july 2Oh
1867, authorizing the sale of United States arms
gave, by fair Interpretation Of its letter and spirit
ull authority to the Secretary of War sell to dis
pose of the arms and ordnance stores in question
and that ill doing he violated neither the letter
the spirit of the law and that no official of the
United States government was pecuuiarly benefited
connection with the sales and that the only pary
benefited was the government of the United States
i'll having disposed of unsuitable arms at the high
est market price to the amount of nearly million
dollars. The House then proceeded to the consid-
Grafton of the river and harbor Improvement bill
which was passed with but few unimportant amend
ments. bill for the appointment of commission
to inquire into the depredations by Indians and
MeAicans, upon the Texas frontier was also passed
Adjourned.
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