The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-02-03
PROCEEDINGS INCONGRESs.


TUESDAY, January 6.-SENA FE.-A
bill repeating duties on salt and iron was re-
ported from the finance committee an recon-
mftted. Logan called up the bill to p, Divide for
the relief of Chicago but no action was taken
upon it. bill amendatory of the act to re-
duce internal taxes and for other purposes
passed m July, 1870, came up, but was com
pelled to give way to the amnesty bill. which
was IN the regular order Senate then went
into executive session,
TUESDAY, January Is -HorIsr--A
bill was passed for the relief of suff er,srs by
the Chicago fire. It provides that goods,
wares and merchandise, sent as contaib utione
for the relief or sufferers by the fire sh all be
admitted free of duty at the port of Chicago !;
that drawback of import duties shall be
allowed on merchandise used in the rep ar of
buildings on the burned ground. The tariff
on ship building materials was discuss cd by
Banks, Shellabarger. Kelly, Brooks and Myers
the discussion springing from the intro due
ton of a bill fixing the salary of the United
States consul at Ten Tsn, China A bill was
passed appropriating $4,000 for marking the
boundary between the United and the POSE es-
| sIons of Great Britain. from the Lake of the
Woods to the sum nit of the Rocky Mount
aims.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17-SENATE. -pIr.
Sawyer reported with amendments the bill to
provide for the appointment of labor COM
mission. The amendments fix the salary uf
the clerk of the commission at 81 400 per an
mum, and make an appropriation of SIG, 400 for
| all salaries of the commission, and 81 200 for
| stationery and postage. Messrs. Sumre and
| FrelinGhuysen addressed the Senate on tho
| amnesty hill
WEDNESDAY, january f7.-HousE.-
Mr.. Garfield, from the Committee on Ways
and Means, reported the legislative, executive
and Judiciary appropriation BILL appropriating
! SIT 0O0, 900, which was made the special order
for Tuesday next. A resolution aimed 1T Civil
Service Reform was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole, and afterwards discussed.
! A bill was passed, after much discussion per
uniting the Caicasien Sulphur and Mining
| Company, of New Orleans, to import, free of
| duty, certain machinery and ACCOMMODATING
implements, to be used only in making a
series of experiments in mining for sulphur III
the parish of Cacasien, La, the value of the
importation not to exceed $3.50 and also
permitting ike importation of machinery by
any person employed in the manufacture OF
plate glass III the United States
THURSDAY, January 1S.-SEY ATE
Mr.. TrEmbull from the Judiciary Committee
reported adversely to the woman suffragiste
asking to be heard before the Senate, and
asked that the committee be discharged from
It's consideration. He promised early 10 re-
port upon the claim that women have right
to vote under the constitution as amended
Mr.. Chandler, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported. without amendment the bill
for deepening tho -C9air Iridtr t5aus1 10 eJ,
teen feet also. the House bill to make Pitts
burgh, Pa. port of entry and delivery
Senator Carpenter spoke at length on Civil
Service Reform, aiming to prove the ulconsti-
tutionality of the measure. He was replied to
by Senator Trumbull. Senators Sherman,
Schurz and Morton also participated III the
debate. Mr.. Edmunds announced that Oh
| Monday he would speak Ill reply to Mr. Car
penter. The Senate then adjourned until
Monday.
THURSDAY, January 1S.-HoUsE. A
large number OF pension bills passed. The
postotfice appropriation bill was reported, and
made the special order for Wednesday. 1t
appropriates 500, 225, $780, including half a mil
lion for China mails, $3.50, 900 for Brazil, and
S25, 900 for the Sandwich Islands. The pension
bill was reported, and approprlates $50, 49,
0OO. 1t was made the special order for next
Thursday. Mr.. Braxton was declared entitled
to seat from Virginia. Adjourned.
MONDAY, January 2.-SENATE. "A
joint resolution was introduced instructing
the President to open negotiations with Spain
for the cession of Cuba. Mr. Dawes present
ed a petition frous the widow of General Il. f..
Lee setting forth that the sale of the Arlington
estate was unconstitutional. and asking Con
gress to appropriate $500, 900 to purchase the
estate from her, whereupon she viii give the
| government clear title. The postal telegraph
bill was reported The amnesty bill came up
as the unfinished business, and was debated
after which the Senate adjourned.
MONDAY, JANUARY 22-HoUsE.-Va-
rious measures were introduced, among them
the following To amend the constitution,
making Senators and Representatives ineligible
to the Presidency or Vice Presidency; to ex~
tend the time for completing the railroad from
St. Croix to Lake superior also to aid in
| completing the harbor at Kenosha Wis to
suppress polygamy, and enable the people of
| Utah to form constitution and state
government; approprating twenty thou
| sand dollars for the completion of the
Washington Monument. MIR. Dawes, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, presented
a report declaring that the Secretary Of the
| Treasury, IN negotiating the loan authorized
| by the act of july IA, 1870, has neither in
creased the bonded debt nor incurred all ex-
| y
extending the time for presenting claims for
additional bounties to the 30th of January
| 1878. A resolution was adopted ordering an
investigation of the charges of corrupt prac-
tees under the new territorial government Of
| the District of Columbia. A bill creating au
| additional land district III Minnesota was pass
ed. A motion to suspend the rules and pass
JOINT resolution proposing to amend the con
| stltntion by making naturaIized citzons eligible
| to the Presidency and Vice Presidency Neg
atlved-yeas 81, nays 75-less than two-thirds
A blu removing political disabilities from
| Berschell V. Johnson and other citizens of
| Georgia, was passed. Also bill appropaiating
| S5O. 600 to defray the expenses of the japanese
embassy now in this country. An exciting de
bate upon existing difficulties in New Orleans
followed at the close of which a resolution
| was adopted instructing the clerk of the House
| to furnish funds to the select committee OF
| Investigation to be sent there Adjourned
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