The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-05-18
PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS-,

TUESDAY, April 30-SENATE-The
House amendments to the Texas Pacific Railroad
bill were concurred in. The bill extending for two
years the time within which states may avail them
selves Of the act 1866 granting lands to aid In es
tabl1shing agricultural colleges, passed. The
Senate then resumed the consideration of the defc-
lency bill. Mr.. Morrill's amendment, restricting
the jurisdiction of the Court of Claims III suits for
the value of captu ed or abandoned property to
cases commenced two after the suppression of
the rebellion, the claimants proving afirmatively
mat they never gave aid or comfort to the rebellion
was adopted and the bill passed. The bill to repeal
the duty on tea and coffee came up. Mr.. Scott Of
fered an amendment that it go into effect on the LIST
OF July, which was agreed to. motion made
to add the free list contained in the tariff bill passed
by the Senate weeks since Rejected yeas 49,
nays y. The bill then passed 1t provides that on
and alter July LIST next tea and coffee shall be placed
on the free list and further import duty shall be
collected from the same, and all tea and coffee which
may be IN public stores bonded warehouses on
said first of July shall be subject to duty the
entry thereof for consumption and all tea and coffee
remaining in sad stores on said first of July on
which the duties shall have been paid, shall be ent
tied to refund of the duties imposed.
HoUsE-The bill to encourage the
planting of trees and the preservation of woods on
the public domain, was defeated considerable
portion of the session was spent in Committee of
the Whole the tariff BILL Upon rising bill pro
viding fer the reissue of United States Bonds in ali
cases OF bonds destroyed defaced, without default
the part of their owners under such rules and
restrictions the Secretary of the Treasury NAV
prescribe, was passed
WEDNESDAY, May 1.-SENATE "A bill
passed changing the time for holding United
States Courts for the Western District of Wisconsin
Also bill repeating the provisions of the army ap
preparation act of 1870, prohibiting promotions in
The eaf of the army. After ransacting business of
general Importance the naval appropriation bill
was taken up and passed.
HOUSE. The Senate amendments to
the House bill abolishing the duties tea and coffee
making the bill take effect on the first of July next
were eoncurred in by large ma jority on division
the yeas and nays being refused At the close the
morning hour the House went into Committee of the
Whole on the Tariff bill
FRIDAY, May 3.-SENATE A report
Of the committee on conference on the Legislative
appropriation bill was concurred in. report was
read in favor of removing the political disabilities of
S II. Rogers, representative elect from North Car
DINA Mr.. Pratt, from the committee on PENSIONS
reported bin increasing by twenty per cent. The
present rate OF pensions to those permanently dsa-
bled by the loss of eyes or two limbs and also
those permanently or totally disabled from manuel
labor by the loss of hand or foot. Tie pending
question on the Postofce Appropriation bill ON
the amendment increasing the Pacific Mail subsidy
to 100000, which was adopted.
HOUSE. The grfs ter part the SEES
sion spent in COM aittee of the whole on the
tariff I'LL. The report f the committee of confer
ence the Legislat ge appropriation bill was
adOpted.