The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-06-27
Congressional Summary.
SAruRpAy. June ia bill relating
Senate.

SAruRDAy. June 13.-A bill relating
to care of United States prisoners and several mill
tary bills were passed also several private bills
A report was made on charges against senator
Mitchell of Oregon generating him from blame.
a number of bills were placed Oh the calendar,
including an amendment to the river and harDor
appropriation bill amending the charter ol !ne
Freedmens Savings Bank; i'll relation to election
of Congressman at large i'll Alabama, ana relating
to the compensation of congressman sen sen
nte insisted on its amendments to the finance OH,
and ordered committee OF conference coni it
ence committee also appointed on the iiole,y
bill-Ihe resolution ill relation to river ana mar
Dor appropriations was pending when the SENATE
adjourned.
The Senate amendments to the House bill repeal
ing moieties We're then voted on, several were
agreed to- and a conference committee ordered on
the others-A conference report ON the currency
bin was rejected and committee appointed.
An amendment TO the civil appropriation blit
was then offered by Butler, without disposing OF
which, the House adjourned.
senate.
MONDAY, June ia conference COM
mittee was ordered on the Geneva award bill.-A
bill passed relating to wits of error i'll certain
criminal cases-Bills were placed on the calen-
dar: To protect persons OF foreign BIRTH and re-
lating to army rromotIcn.--Seyeral committee re-
ports were made and agreed to.-Some business
of no general interest then transacted, when
during discussion OF the bill for the payment to
| John Anderson for cotton used III the defense OF
Nashville, the Senate adjourned
| The conference re!ort on the bill amending the
| charter of the Freedmens Savings Bank was agreed
to-The House then went into committee OF the
| whole on tue civil appropriation bill. After a
| lengthy discussion aud the adoption of several
| amendments the bill passed. when the House took
till evening. The bull relating TO eAlehul-
lures on public buildings occupied the evening SEES
| sion and was defeated.
| Senate.
TUESDAY. June Is. - The following
bills were placed on the calendar: Relating to
| posofices and postroads and providing for pre-
payment of postage printed matter Bills
passed: To authorize the issue of duplicate land
scrip: to suspend work public buildings
ame ndatory of the Missouri Pacific railroad act
and the postofhee appropriation bill.--A report
was made on the bill to amend the customs and
| revenue laws, when the Senate went into executive
| session, and thereafter adjourned.
| House.
The bill i'll relation to qualifications OF territorial
delegates passed also the bill i'll relation to
ocean telegtaphs. the contestlng mem
Der from Arkansas, was sworn in.-Senate amend
ments to the Indian appropriation bill were concur
| red iu.-Some further business OF no general I'M
| pOrtance occupied the balance OF the session.
| senate.
WEDNESDAY, June 17.-Bills passed
Appropriating money for the postonce department;
| to ascertain the rights of British Subjects pro
vdng plan for the reclamation of the Mississippi
| basin; apportioning Wyoming for legislative pur-
poses: prohibiting publication in newspapers of
United States revised statutes aud many others
| The tariff and several other bills wero placed on
| the calendar-A large amount of miscellaneous
business was transacted-A short executive ses-
sion was held.--Adjourned.
| House.
| The bill in relation to taxation passed; also one
or two bills of no public inerest.--M Majority and
minority reports were made on the Dure impeach-
ment case and ordered printed. The majority Of
the committee recommended impeachmont.--
| Some further business of public interest was
transacted. -Adiourned
| senate.
THURSDAY, June 1S.-A conference
report on the moiety bill was agreed to.--Ihe bill
| providing for the government of the District of
| Columbia passed; also the bill relating to marine
| schools aud the bill to pay southern claimS.--
| Several committee reports made, aud bills re-
ported placed on the calcndIr.-A memorial of
| citizens of Michigan against reciprocity treaty
! with Canada, was preRcntcd.-An executive SEES
| sion was then held.-Adiourned
House.
| An effort was made to take from the Speakers
table the civil rights bill, but 1T failed--Under
suspension of rules bills were passed. Relating to
public buildings at Covington, Ky; granting right
of way to the Arkansas Valley Il. r for aprortion-
ment Of Idaho territory; and few others OF 10
| general interest. -Adiourned.