The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
Congressional summary.
Senate.

ed for the relief Of aged inirm pre- emption set
tiers Oh public Iands.-Bills were introduced for
the prot ection Of settlers in Utah, and to aid IN the
execution of laws in that tel ritors The House
bin making appropriation of 81 900 for the le8s-
lative expenses OF Colorado, was passed.-1he
Senate bill authorizing national banks that nave de
cided t. reduce their stock, to withdraw proper
ton Of bonds upon retiring their circulation notes.
or depositinR q sum of money in the proportion
provided by law, taken UP and discussed until
the expiration of the morning hour, when the con-
sideration of the salary repeal was resumed. Sew
eral amendments we're offered and voted down.
The question then being on cCncurr1ng in the Sen
ate substitute for tue House bill, the latter was
amended SO as 10 fix the salaries of Members and
Delegates at $4,000 per annum, with mileage and
other allowances. - Mr.. Dennis introduced bill
to provide for the armiIg and equipping Of the
whole body Of the militia of the United States. he
ferred.-Pending the discussion Of the salary bin
the Senate went into executive session, and soon
after adjourned until Monday.
House.
A bill was passed to credit Assistant Treasurer
Hilhouse, of New York, with OO0 the procee DIS
of the sale of internal revenue stamps enbezzIed
from his office without any neglect of his own
number Of bills were referred, including one by
Mr.. Randall to regulate the drawing and summon
ing OF jurors in the United States District and Cir
cult CourtE.-Mr. Starkweather, from the COM
mitee on Appropriations reported the fortifcation
bill, which was made the special order for Wednes-
day next The bill appropriates 1904 0G0.-Seyer-
al memorials were pIesented.-At O'Clock the
death Of James Brooks announced by his Sic
cessor, Nj Cox, and eulogies the deceased were
pronounced by S1essrs. Cox, Wood Davis and
Reilly. The death of W. d. Foster, of Michigan.
then announced, and two OF his colleagues
Messrs. Wuldron and Williams delivered euIoqies
on his character. Tho House then adjourned
with the agreement that Saturdays session should
be devoted exclusively to debate.
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 9.-Petitjons
were presented relating to the sae and manufacture
OF intoxicating liquors; also against the repeal of
he bankrupt law.-AIr Schurz introduced a bill
for the relief of the University of Missouri which
was referred The consideration of the bill to
repeal the act OF March g. Increasing salaries was
then resumed, and the question recurring on the
amendment, which provides that the ply for the
balance of this Congress shall be such amount as to
make the total, with that already received SIC OUp
i500 Tor each year. 1t was rejected by the decisive
vote OF IA ayes against As noes, follows: YFAs-
Messrs. Bogy Conkling, Cragn, Fenton, Ferry of
Michigan, Hamlin, Morton, Oglesby, Pratt Sar-
geant SchurZ, Thurman, Nadleigh, and Wison-l4
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Bayard, Boreman. Boutwell,.
Brownlow Buckingham, Cameron, Carpenter, Clay
ton, Conover, Cooper, Crozier, Davis, Dennis
Dorsey, Ferry OF Conn, Flanagan, Frelin ghuysen
Gilbert, Goldthwait, Hamilton Of Nd Hamilton of
Texas, Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,, Kelly, Lewis,
Logan, McCreery, Merriam, Mitchell, Morrill, of
Maine, Morrill, of Vermont Norwood Ramsey.
salisbury, Ransom, Scott, Sherman, Spencer, ste
phenson, Stewart. Sumner, Upton and Wrght-45
D.
yiding that the amount of conn ensation of Sena.
tors, Members and Delegates for the wear ending
Mach Sd, 1874, shall be $3.50. and for the year
and allowance. This amendment was under dis
oussion when the report closed.
House.
The House resumed consideration Of the bill 10
establish an educational fund.- to apply the proceed
OF sales of public lands to the education of the
people. Laid over until Tuesday-The House
then went into Committee of the Whole on the ra-
val appropriation h 1t appropriates SIG, sos, $50
- Upon II Ing, the House adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 7.-Mr. Sumner
presented petition signed by 9s,l79 persons of
Ohio, against the present theological amendment of
the Constitution Of the United srates -A petit, n
from Good Tempars was also presented asking for
the passage of law prohibiting the sale of Honor
il the territories -Also a petition from the
Woman's suffrage Association Of California asking
the adoption of an amendment to the Cons tuition
If the United States declaring tna the right To hold
ofhce shall not be denied on account Of sex
After the presentation of several other petitions
memorials the salary repeal bill was taken I'D and
discussed until P. II when the senate adjourned
House.
Bills were introduced. To provide the money
OF the United States and regulate the value thereof
by Mr. Aasson OF Iowa, TO establish certaia regls-
IONS OF commerce conducted on railways among
the several States and with fnreipn countrias o,a
to regulate railways with res pect therpto-S1verai
resolutions were also presented, The fTouse then
resumed the consideration of the supplementary
clvll rights bli which, after discussion was recon-
mltted to the judiciary Committee = The Com.
mittee ON Education and labor reported adversely
upon the reCiution directing The Issue Of army
f"tlohs 70 me starving poor in the Southern States
- Dill was passed to I'll vacancies in the Regents
OF the Smithsonian Institute, as follows Asa
Gray, OF MASSACHUSETTS,, III place Of Louis Agassz ;
J. D. bana, OF Connecticut, in place # Theodore
y. W0olscY: Henry COppee. Of TenusyIyauia in
place of William g. Astor, AID John Mclean and
Peter Parker, re-appointed.-Th bin to establish
an educational fund, and to apply the proceeds of
the pu1ne lands to the education OF the people was
Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, January 6.-Mr. Buclinp.
hams free banking bill was referred TO the Finance
Committee.-Mr Morrill,, from the Finance Com
mittae, reported back the resolution introduced by
Mr.. Sumner instructing that committee to repori 4
bill aooiiahing the Uince OF Commissioner Of IN
ternal Revenue and to provide for the collection of
taXts oy stamps, with the recommendation that it
DE indefinitely postponed. - Edward Young was
authorized by resolution TO accept present
from the Emperor Of Russia.-The Finance
committee reported back, with amendments,
NJ Mortons bill authorizing national banks
that have decided to reduce their capital stock to
Withdraw pro rata proportion OF bonds upon re-
tAIlhE IDelr own clrcu atIDg notes or depositinC
lawful money OF the United States in the proportion
provided By law. A bill was introduced and "a
ferrcd authorizing the President of the TTnited
states TO request the republic of Hayti to ipdepni
~ ANTONIO Pelieter, for his impri- onruent suolia-
ton and damages, amounting to 1918, S0C-At the
expiration of the morning hour the bin 70 renal
the act of March 3, 1873 increasing the
salaries, was taken up and debated by
Senators Flanagan, Edmunds Conkling and Car
penter. The latter stated that he could see 10 rea-
son low why the bill should be repealed, except
one, that is, the people demand it. The theory to-
day, and very proper one is, that the Deople gov
ern through their servants and, as the governing
power OF this country the people have right to do
what they please, wise or unWise If this hin
should be submitted to tie people of Wisconsin TO-
day 1t would be repealed by vote of five to one
he regarded hims elf their agent on the 1oor of
the Senate, and should cast vote which he believed
the people OF Wisconsin would cast. And further.
he would vote to put the repeal back inst as far
the Constitution would allow him.
House.
Mr. Coburn introduced bill for the construction
OF ship canal around Niagara, and at the mouth
OF the Mississippi, which was referred Also an
amendment TO the s'itution in relation To tho
election and appointment CT officers which was
also referred Mr.. Syphor offered resolntiou
directing the Secretary of War issue army rat1os
III such quaint les as may be necessary TO keer
poor people in certain portions Of the South from
actual starva ion Refer ed The gupplen1eut
| airy civil rights bill then came IN. and
speeches were made by Messrs. Durham, Blount
trlght, HerDdon, Whitehead and Buckner srainst
and Messrs. Elliott, Monroe and Lawrence in fayo
OF Its passage - The naval approprjati bill wa
then reported to TIE House, and made the specis,
order Tor next Tuesday. The bill appropriates
SIC, Sec 65l.-AdiouTned.
| MONDAY, January 5.-The President of tbo