The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-02-20

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river: and several others Of less importance.--A
bill passed giving bounties to heirs OF soldiers
who served less than year III the late war;
Efforts to suspend the rules and dispose OF the
bill for the extension OF time te the Nrnona and
st. Peter Railroad, and the river and harbor APP
preparation blu appropriating money to close
crevasses in the Mississippi river, as Well as the
resolution in regard to third term, failed. The
committee on patents made an adverse report on
tAe application for extension of the Wilson sew
ing machine patent which was laid on the table
Mr.. Dawes offered resolution directing the
Speaker TO issue his warrant for the arrest OF W.
). King, OF Minnesota, but finally Withdrew It,
and the House adjourned.
Senate.
'oFienAY, February 9.-The vote by
which the bin referring, = he coprt Of claims tha
claim Of heirs Of Gen. Lee to the Arlington estate
was recousldered and the bill placed on the caIeu
dar.-Ihe Joint resolution AUTHORIZING tho az,
pslutment Of 4 commissioner to the penitentIarl.
congress, was also placed ON the odieudar.-The
House bill to reduce the adiHtant generals depart
Iuent, was passed.-Ingalls presented resolutions
of Kansas legislature asking an appropriation of
100000 for the graSshopptr sufferers, which, with
a memorial Of the st. Louis chamber Of commerce
! i'm relation TO opening the southwest pass at the
] mouth of the Mississippi river, was refereed
Some debate had GU a motion to refer the Pres
/ deut's message un Arkansas affairs when the SEN
ate adjourned IN respect to the memory of Senator
! buckingham, whose funeral was taking place.
House.
After the passage of some unimportant bills aud
resolutions, and t.F presentation Of a memorial
praying for the restoration of the tax sugar. the
repeal Of which had resulted in loss of COCO
in gold to the government without any reduction in
the price the consumer. the Heuuepin canal bill
| which diminished business from Saturday, was
/ taken up. but gave way to a report from the COM
mttee revision of the laws. who reported several
/ bills, which were passcd."The Indian appropria-
tion bill was then considered in committee Of the
whole and all agreed to excepting the Chickasaw
( and Choctaw amendment. The bill was then passed
! by vote of 1862 TO 62-Fhe pension appropriation
} bill which HTgpVDHTIltpS made the
/ special order for tomorrow, and the House adj
/ iourned
senate.
1 WEDNESDAY, February 10.-After the
reception Of various reports from the pension aud
claims committees, the steamboat bill was recon-
m.tted, and the Senate bill to provide a govern
Iueut for the District of Columbia taken up,
bat laid aside and the House bill guaranteeing
3.65 bonds of the District called up and pass
/ ed. Bills were also passed relating 10 public
/ buildings at Louisville, CoyiugtOu, Topeka and at
/ hurg.-Ghc Senate bill to grant site for
the Peabody school in st. Augustine Fla, was also
/ passed, and Howe entered a motion to reconsider
the vote passing the bill.-Ehe District of Column
bia bin was then taken mp, pending discussion of
which an executive session was held, and the SEN
ate adjourned.
House.
\ bill was presented making it penal offence to
engage III the Coole trade Referred The
Ways and Means Committee reported a new tariff
bill, which was referred to the Committee of the
Whole and made the special order for tomorrow
( The House then went into Committee of the Whole,
on the postotlice appropriation bill, which
meuds appropriations as follows: For the general
service OF the POstofhce Department, $50 600, S61
for steamship service S53T 800 for official stamps
for the use of the PoStoce Department, 1886, 900.
Total, $37, 524 Boil to be provided for as follows {:
BY the revenues of the Department. estimated
ant ~ he ra-Iir Il AZ 715 ~ ~ IT, at,1,s
tons ont of the treasury, SIS 265, 900. The total
bin is less than the estimates therefOrby 81 53S 273
Considerable discussion followed, pending which
the House took a until evening: the evening
session to be devoted TO debate only.
senate.
THURSDAY, February IA minority
report against the admission of PnchbacE, was pre-
scented ana ordered printed.--A bin was intro
duced directing naval officers to be detailed to in
yestgate the reported approach Of Asiatic cholera
The blll appointing a commissioner to the peni-
ttntaty congress, passed and the bill granting
right OF way TO the Wala WaIla Railroad and Trans
portatIou Co, rejeCted.-The Senate then
1 resumed sae consideration of unfinished business,
being the bill to provide government for the Dis
jourued.
House.
The consideration of the postofice appropriation
bin was resumed in Committee of the Whole the
question being on the amendment to allow the
/ transmission of public documents and seeds from
the Agricultural Department, to pass through the
/ mails. The amendment was finally agreed TO-
provide for the eEigeuCieS of the government, was
then considered, and some debate took place, but
without action on the bill, the House adjourned
senate.
FRIDAY, February II. -Burnside's
credentials as Senator from Rhode Island were
preseufed.-The report Of engineers on the sur
vcy from Cumberland, Md, to Pittsburg, was pre-
scented aud referred to the committee transport
atiou.--After the expiration Of the time allowed
the committee on railroads, the Senate resumed the
consideration OF the bill TO provide a government
for the District Of Columbia, and pending the dis
AIIl TO provide government for the District the
Senate went into executive session, and after
adjourned.
House.
The House went into committee Of the
WHOLE ON the revenue bill. Z. II. Roberts obtain
ed tn" floor, and made an elaborate speech. lie
was followed by Mr.. Kelley, and at the close Of the
l%tters speech, the further consideration of the
revenue bill was postponed and the House took up
the pension appropriation blli. Objection
made 10 the consideration Of the pension bill and
the private calendar was taken up. and large
number of private bills acted upon. The commit
tee then rose, and then the House went into com
mittee of the whole. the private calendar, Mr..
DunneH. OF Minnesota III the chair. bill for
the relief certain loyal creditors whose moneys
were gouiscated by the Confederate Congress III
Louisiana, proyidius Tor the distribution of
50 3338. pro rata, reported 10y the committee.
Much oppsIuon manifested, and finally, with
out taking final vote on it, the House adjourned.
senate.
SATURDAY, February 13.-Morrill pre-
scented bill for the establishment of mint at Chi
Observation-Disclosures were presented: OF
the Pacific Mail Co.. protesting against the repeal of
their subsidy: of Merchants Exchange of St
Louis Tor q mint in that city A joint resolution
was presented admitting free of duty the khediyes
present Of damon IS 10 Mrs. q. W. Ftch-referred;
also q resolution isStrUctiug the Judiciary commit
tee To inquire ana report whether the government
Is legally bound by certain contracts for China and
Japan seryice-agrecd to.-The District Of CO.
lumha bin vas then taken up, and pending discus
sion, the Senate adjourned.
House.
The bin to provide for the relief OF certain loyal
creditors. whose moneys were contiscated by the
Confederate Congress, pending vote on which
the HouSy adjourned yesterday. was defeated by a
vote of I40 to l44.--The bill making colupensa-
item for supplies tahru 10y Union soldiers during the
Morgan raid WIS considered and defeated. after
which the Hou>t, went into committee of the whole
Ter the purpose of taking mp the pension aud mill
trE academy appropriation bills, which We're
hatmtIe>, after which bills disposed of fol-
lows. \ bin amending the act for settlement of
Alabama claims-rctcrred: the bijl for the support
of Distract OF Columbia Tor the fiscal yrar-rtcouI-
mitted: hil to pay war claims allowed 10y com
missioner of claims-reported, but not disposed /
III. - -irmportaut memorials and uetitions were
l.Trsclltr,,. when the House adjourned.
THE NEW REVENUE BILL,
\ bill to further protect the sinking
fund, aud To provide for the exigencies
Of the government.
BE it enacted ETC.. that from andafter
The date of the passage of this act
here shall be levied and collected on
Ill distilled spirits on which the tax
by law shall not have been
paid. and whether the said spirits shall