The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-03-07

was read in relation to the brcakwater at Duluth.
The Senate then considered private bills, and
at the expiration of the morning hour resumed
consideration of the bill to equaze the distribu-
ton of currency. Senator Schurz delivered an
| able argument against initiation, and followed
by Senator Morton.
| House.
Bills were introduced, to regulate the service of
col ection Of customs to regulate the duties inn
ported wines to enable the Mennonites, of Russia.
to effect permanent settlement on public lands ;
to abolish the offices of commissioner of internal
| revenue, commissioner of customs, etc; to in
crease the currency and provide for its intercon-
version with government bonds, and TO abolish
the sinking fund to abolish capital punishment
| The ways and means committee reported u bill
to facilitate the expectation of distilled spirits,
which passed.--The bid to provide for the dstri-
button of documents then debated, but went
over. --AdJourned.
/ Senate.
WEDNESDAY,, February GA bill
was introduced, authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior to and certify the the quantity
of land located under military warrants n certain
states; also to compensate the Louisville & Boards
| town Turnpike Company for two bridges DESTROYED
as military necessity in 1862; also Joint resolution
that the bronze statue of Thomas, which was pre-
scented IN lS34 by Lieut. u P. Levy, of the the navy,
be now formally accepted with grateful apprecia-
ton, and that the officer in charge
of the public buildings and grounds be
directed to properly prepare and place it
The Senate then proceeded TO the consideration of
the bill to provide for the appointment of a COM
mission the subject of the alcoholic liquor traffic
AT the expiration of the morning hour the con-
sideration of the bill to equaze the distribution of
currency resumed. The debate lasted for some
time.--Before adjournment the Chair laid before
the Senate message Of the President in relation
to the centennial exhibition.
House.
Bills were reported, to amend the act of June 10,
1872, for the restoration to market of certain
lands IN Michigan; for the issuing and re-
cording of commissions to postmasters appoint
ed by the President with the consent of the Senate
to provide for a more complete organization of the
state Department, creating two new Offices that of
third assistant Secretary of state and of solicitor to
the Department of State with salaries of So 500 re
spectyely, and abolishDg the Office OF examiner Of
claims and to amend the steamship passenger act
| in regard to the publication OF lists Of emigrants
The House then resumed consideration of the
| blllfor the distribution of public documents.
Senate.
THURSDAY, February 26. "A bill
amendatory of the fifteenth section of the act to
revise, consolidate and amend the statutes of the
post office department passed.--The naval
| appropriation bill then taken up the commit
! tee amendments concurred in, and the bill passed.
The bill reduces the appropriation for drawing and
engraving charts from $4,000 to $4,000 provides
for three assistant Observers at the Naval Observa-
tory instead of two, and appropriates $4,000 for
preparing and publishing The Naval Almanac, in
stead OF $1,000, and increases the appropriation
for the equipment of vessels from 81 10000 to
81 ,250000; the provisions for officers, seamen and
marines is increased from 81 ITO goo to 81 1872 OOD
that for repairs and preservation Of boilers and
chnery is increased from 1,J0Q, 600 to 81 s65. 900
The contingent expenses of toe Naval Academy are
fixed at S46,G00 instead of $4,000 Twenty thou
| sand dollars are appropriated for the contingent
expenses of the Marine Corps, Instead of
Sl5, 000.--The bill to provide for the
appointment of a commission in regard to the alec
| hole liquor traffic was then discussed for time
a pIpHf Ia h. iIn-a
ton of executive business-The army appropria-
ton next considered. AS reported from COM
appropriations for regulars supplies and Incidental
| expenses of the Quartermaster's Department, and
| OF S4IS,0U0 III sundry other items.
House.
After passing a bill allowing the use OF the unex
pended balances Of the appropriations for the con-
structon Of the branch mint at san Francisco, the
| House resumed consideration of the bill reyiying
| the frank'ng privilege. 4 motion to lay on the
table was negatiyed yeas 118, nays 40 also a mo-
ton to recons der TIE vote by which the main ques
| ton was ordered, i26 to Al. An amendment au-
| thorizing the POstmaster-Gen General to delay the
trans mission of public documents whenever the
welfare OF the service shall so require, offered
| and rejected by an overwhelming majority
a vote was then taken the substitute offered by
| Mr.. Hale, of New York, to repeal tue law which
| abolished the franking privilege. The amendment
was relected-yeas 50, nays 1877. OF the Wisconsin
members, Messrs Barber and Eldridge voted aye.
A vote was then taken the passage of the bill
|
MessIs: Barber, Eldridge, Hazelton, Nc
Dill, Rusk, Sawyer, and Williams. of Wis.
consin, voted aye, and Mr.. Mitchell no.
| At the close of the ro-call, the vote being very
| close, there was good deal of excitement among
! the members, those who were in favor of the bill
going around discussing the question and canvass
| ing Tor changes. The first change made by MI
Todd, from no to aye. 1t followed By a change
on the part OF Clark, of Missouri, while Hubbell and
| Burleigh changed from aye to no.-After some
| further business the House took a recess until
evening.
| Senate.
FRIDAY, February 27.-Sils were
passed, in relation to duties fruit which corrects
an in the late tariff bill extend
| The time for completing the Green Bay and Lake
| Michigan canal; authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to give Thomas Hilhouse Assistan-Treas-
| urer of the United States at New York credit of
SlS5,COO on his stamp account and makiI available
certain unexpended balances, to construct branch
mint at San Francisco. - At the expiration of the
| morning hour the House bill in re-
| gard to the Centennial Exposition was taken
up and CONSIDERED Mr.. Sumner offered sub
stltute for the House BILL providing that the ce.e-
bratlon of the one hundredth anniversary of Amer
lean independence shall be national in its char
acter. The arrangements shall be left in the hands
OF the original commission, and shall be carried out
to conform to the provisions Of the act of Congress-
and that no money shall be appropriated from the
national treasury on account If the celebIation.-
Without final action the Senate went into executive
session, and afterward adjourned.
| House.
motion was entered by Mr.. Tyner, 10 re CON
slider the vote OF yesterday, by which the III -eviv-
| ing the Thanking privilege rejected. He said
that his object was to to re-conmlt the bill to
the postofce committee with instructions to report
back the third section only, which relates 10 the
free circulation OF weekly newspapers in counties
of publication, and the free exchange of newspapers
| between publishers. Mr.. Tyner afterwards with
drew this motion, saying that after thinking the
| matter over more fully, and taking counsel of
his friends, he had concluded to withdraw that
motion, and be gave notice that Monday
next he would introduce bill, and move to PASS it
under suspension of the rules for the circua-
| ton of weekly newspapers.--Mr. Shanks entered
a motion to reconsider the vote of yesterday re-
iecng the hill to the franking privilege to
be called up hereafter.-1he House, at 1:40, went
into committee of the Whole on the private
c2lendar.---On arising 3 number OF private bills
were reported and passed.
House.
SATURDAY, February 2S.-The Com
mittee ON Elections made majority report in the
Georgia contested election case that Rawls the sit
ting member, is not entitled to a seat and that
Sloan, the contestant il. minority report taking
an adverse position, was made by Mr.. Speer-
After dlsposing of the bill on patents the House
| spent some time in Committee of the Whole and
| then adjourned.
DAN RICE is Just now under an evil
star. He has been sold OUT saws
| Wilkes Spirit, cat the Sheriff's sale.
horse, foot, and dragons" His farm,
and even his newspaper the Cosmopo-
Titan, edited by Charles Stow, did not
escape his creditors. Col. Rice had a
beautiful home in the centre Of Girard.
! III front of which is a nublic couoro