The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-01-11
Proceedings in Congress-.


SENATE memorials were
presented on December 10. Discussion arose
upon an effort of the Financial Committee to
have the bill prohibiting the sale OF liquors
In the District of Columbia, referred to the
judiciary Committee. The effort failed, and
the matter went back to the former COM
mttee. Bills were introduced, authorizing
the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue coupon
bonds in exchange for the registered bonds
and to authorize the President to release the
Empire of Japan from the payment OF the IN
IDENTITY due to the United States under the
convention Of 1854 Mr.. Cole offered
resolution directing the Judiciary Committee
to enquire into the expediency OF so amend
ing the Constitution as to provide for the cleo
ton of President and Vice President and
United States Senators by u direct vote OF
the people The resolution was adopted. The
Vice President announced the appointment OF
Mr.. Stevenson, OF Kentucky, as member OF
the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian In
stitute IN place of Garrett Davis, deceased.
The bill to authorize the construction OF
bridge across the Ouachita river at or near
Arkadelphia, Arkansas, was passed; also bill
to provide for the removal of the sunken
wrecks obstructing the c ANIMAL off Sandy
Hook.
HoUsE-Bills were introduced and
referred Authorizing collectors to grant
special orders for unloading steamships at
salaries for Custom officers: repeating the
bankruptcy act: repeating the special fax on
retailers OF leaf tobacco; repeating the en-
forcement acts abolishing the stamp duty on
bank checks; abo1ishinE the special tax on
leaf tobacco etc. The House then resumed
the consideration of the bill reported last ses-
sion by Coburn, of Indiana, to enable honor
ably discharged soldiers and sailors, their
widows or orphan children, to acquire home
steads on the public land, with authority to
assign their certificates and locate by attor-
new The bill was debated until the expira-
ton of the morning hour, when tie House
S4-nt into Committee 81 tbs Whole on tslosfE
dian APPROPRIATION bill.
StNArE.-A bill was passed on De-
cember IL to admit free Of ddty tie statue to
commemorate tue sailors who fell IN the late
war Mr. Hitchcock introduced bill Tor lie
removal Of certain Indians in Nebraska TO the
Indian territories. Bills were passed placing
colored persons who enlisted IN the army ON
the same footing as other soldiers az to bounty
lands: authorizing the settlement Of the claims
Of the estate of the late Admiral Dahlgren; es-
tablishing an assay office at Helena, Montana.
Mr.. Summers supplementary civil rights bill
was reached on the calendar, but objection
being made it went over. Mr.. sherman, from
the Finance Committee, reported the House
bill for Introduction of the officers and expen-
ees Of the Internal Revenue Bureau, with
amendments providing that the offices OF As
SCISSOR and Assistant Assessor shall cease to
exist at such times in the districts respectively
as the Commissioner Of internal Revenue may
find it practicable, prior to July LIST, 1873 !:
authorizing the appointment Of - additional
agents until July list, 1874, in addition TO those
provided for by the existing law and amend.
Ing the present law SO as to provide that all
of the additional commission OF one-half per
cent. shall be paid 10 the collector receiving
the tax ON all spirits produced after the office
of GCTD. G hol q according
The Senate cOnCutred IN the House bill re-
moving the political disabilities of L. q.
Lamar, aud the House holiday resolution.
HoUsE.-The Judiciary Committee
has instructed report upon the power OF
Congress 20 regulate commerce among states.
A memorial was presented from the Centen-
nal Commissioner, asking aid. The Speaker
announced the following appointments to fill
vacancies on committees: Committee on
Elections, Foster of Ohio: on Claims, Hawley,
of Conn; on the Judiciary, Shokmeeker, of
Penn; Civil Service Reform, Croker of Mass:
and Dodds, Ohio; on Patents, Fstey, OF Mass;
on Coinage; Weights and Measures Con NOR, of
Texas; on Private Land Claims, Geddings, of
Texas; on Agriculture, Hund0n, of Texas.
The House resumed the consideration OF the
soldiers bounty land bill, and debated with
much warmth until the expiration of the NOM
ing hour. The French spoliation bill was
postponed and the House went into q Com
unit tee of the Whole. Mr.. Dawes presiding,
on the Indian Appropriation Bill, ss usual.
Upon rising the bill was reported and passed.
SENATE. On December 10Th, Mr..
Sherman called up the bill for the reduction
of officers and expenses of Internal revenue by
abolshmg the internal revenue assessors, and
explained it, stating that if passed it would
save between Two and t~o aud one hale million
dollars annually. After a lengthy discussion
the Finance Committees amendments we're
agreed to and the bill passed. The bill for
the relief of sufferers by the Boston fire was
called up and debated for a short time, after
which the Senate went into executive session.
HOUSE. MIR. Dawes, from the Com
mitteee of Ways and Means, reported bill
authorizing the Secretary Of the Ire asury to
issue coupon bonds IN exchange for registered
bonds, the expense charged to be paid by the
owner. After a discussion the bill passed,
yeas 1876, nays %. The House took up the
soldiers bounty land bill, which was discussed
by Messrs. Coburn, Storms. NIblack, Holman.
Stoughton. and Shelabareer. chiefly In favor
of it. A substitute offered by Mr.. Holman was
adopted, and the bill as amended passed by
vote of 1lG yeas against Is nays. Mr.. Gar
fed, from the COMMITTEES on Appropriations,
reported on the deficiency bill, arpiopriatine
81 $4,000. The House then went into Com
mlttee OF the Whole on the appropriation bin,
which appropriates $50, $4,000 Upon rising
tile bill was reported and passed.
SENATE.-On December -, Mr. era
gin, from the Committee on Naval Affairs
reported substitute for the House bill
to authorize the construction of six steam yes
sells OF war, increasing the number to ten. a
bill was passed appropriating $780, coo for the
purchase of an additional site for the Boston
po5t-otfice. The credentials Of Geo. E. Spen-
Ger, reelected Senator from Alabama were
presented. Mr.. Pomeroy introduced a bill to
organize the territory of Oklayavia, consoli-
date the Indians in the territory, and carry
out the provisions of the treaties with certain
tribes. Referred Mr.. Chandler introduced
a bill to promote immigration to the United
States, creating bureau of immigration and
providing for Inc comfort and protection OF
immigrants III many ways while aboard ships
and after landing. The Boston relief bill was
referred to the Committee on Judiciary
bill prescribing the manner Of taking testi-
mony in contested election cases was passed.
HOUSE. The bill to reimburse the
College of William and Mary, in Virginia.
$4,000 for property destroyed during the re-
bellion was rejected, yeas sc, nays 100. The
House then took up the Senate amendment to
the House bill abolshing the offices of asses-
sors and assistant assessors of internal reve-
nue.. al Of those that were mere verbal
amendments were concurred IN without uues-
ton. The amendment authorizing the APP
pointment of twenty five Treasury agents was
rejected, rs to 80, and committee of confer