The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1872-03-23
PROCEEDINGS In CONGRESS.

WEDNESDAY, March 6.-SENATE.
Morrill,, of Vermont, had read circular signed by
Giles A. Smith and addressed to the leading railroad
men throughout the country, stating that move
ment foot to secure the passage OF an act to
increase the rate paid to railroads for the carrying
of mails fifty per cent. without reference to existing
contracts and proposes that they should join in the
movement and make contributions to aid it. Some
discussion ensued, after which the consideration of
the Legislative appropriation bill was resumed.
WEDNESDAY, March 6.-HoUsE.- The
session of the House mainly spent in Committee
o. the Whole ON the deficiency appropriation bill.
The bill reported back to the House. Ad-
joIrned.
THURSDAY, March 7.-SENATE. Bills
were passed for the erection Of public buildings in
ST. Louis and Little Rock. The Committee on Com
merce were instructed to investigate the subject of
immigration and the treatment of immigrants after
their arrival III tins country also the quarantine
and health regulations of the chief ports OF the
United States. The consideration of the legislative
appropriation bill was resumed. The question being
on the amendment appropriating $4,000 to be ex-
pended by the President i'll putting into force the
civil service reform acquisitions, Mr.. Carpenter
moved to strike it out and substitute the following
All laws parts of laws under which the present
civil service reform commission appointed by
the President of the United States, hereby re-
pealed. Mr.. Trumbul moved to lay the substitu
the table. Carried Yeas 40, nays 10. The ques-
ton then REQUIRED to the original amendment APP
adjournment without coming to vote.
THURSDAY, March 7-HoUsE.-Mr.
Hooper from the Banking Committee, reported back
adversely tie Senate bill for the redemption of the
temporary three per cent. loan certificates, at the
rate of three millions per month"; and moved that it
be tabled. The motion was carried. The House
proceeded to vote on the amendments to the def
cheney appropriation bills. After disposing of all
the amendments to the deficiency BILL and agreeing
TO one offered by Mr.. Dawes for the payment of a
fun days wages to aborers and mechanics in navy
Yards, &c, where they only worked eight hours the
bill was passed. MIR. Ketcham Chairman of the
Committee on Public Lands, reported back the Sem
ate bill extending the time for the completion of the
st. Croix and Lake Superior railroad, and it was
made the special order for Thursday next. Ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, March s. -SENArE-Mr. viii
son introduced bill for the payment Of female
during the war. Trumbull gave notice of his
intention to offer amendment to ConkIing's reso-
luton asking for information from the President
to the recommendation for Office made by certain
Senators. The amendment includes recomE enda-
tons for positions in the custom house aud mail
service of New York. and is aimed at Senator Conk-
ling. AT one O'Clock the statues of Jonathan Trum-
bull and Roger Sherman formally presented
to the United States in the name of the people of
Connecticut, to be placed in the old ball OF the
House of Representatives. A resolution of thanks
to the state of Connecticut for presenting the statues
was unanimously adopted. The question of appro-
prlatlng e5U0O0 to carry out civil service reform came
up and was debated until the close of the session,
without coming to vote
FRIDAY, March s. -HoUsE.-Mr
shanks reported bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Interior to negotiate with the Ute Indians of
Colorado for the extinguishment of their right to
the south part Of their reservation. bill extend
ing the provision of United States judges who had
resigned after the ist of January 1865, and before
the passage of the act Of the 10th of April 1862 after
having attained the age of seventy years and held
their commissions at least twenty years--the pen
sion to commence from the date of the resignation
was passed. he bill covers the cases of Judge
Ware OF Main, who served for forty-four years. and
is ninety years of age and poor; and Jude
Sprague, of Mississippi who had resigned in 1866,
because he had become almost totally blind. The
bill for the payment of 800 bounty to soldiers, or
their widows and orphans, who mustered into
service prior to the 10th of August 1861, passed
The House went into Committee of the Whole on the
Post Olcs appropriation bill. 1t approprates s8,-
$50, coo,