The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-09
XLVth CONGRESS,
Summary Of Proceedings in Both Houses.
Senate.

Summary Of Proceedings in Both Houses.
Senate.
SATURDAY, February 26.-The Senate
was not IN session to-day.
House.
SATURDAY, February %. The House
met to-day Eden. OF Illinois II the chair.
After general discussion upon the repeal
of the resumption act it adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, February 28.-Wright, from
the Committee on Civil Service and Re
trenchment reported tavorabIy on the bill
fixing the salary of the President of the Uni
ted States. The resolution of the New
York Chamber of Commerce favoring a re-
turn to specie, was referred to the Finance
committeeman Sargent presented a petit
ton ofthe Committee of the National Wo-
mems Suffrage Association, asking that the
women of Utah be protected in exercising
the right of elective franchise. Referred. 49,.
Mr.. Sherman presented a petition of the
members of the bar of Cincinnati, remOn-
Stratlng against the passage Of the House bill
reorganlzlng the Judiciary of the United
States. Referred ION motion of Mr.
Hitchcock the Senate took up the House
bill, the amendment of the act of March 8,
1878, to enable the people of Colorado to
form constitution and State government
and for the admission of said State into the
Union. The bill was read a third time and
passed. Pending discussion ON the West
Point appropriation the Senate adjourned
The amendment for additional pay to pro-
fessOrs for length of service So. 800 was
agreed to; also for pay of one instructor of
Practical Military Engineering and first
lieutenantS, for one instructor of Ordnance
eight assistant professors and three instruct
Ors of cavalry.
MONDAY, February 2S.-kerr in the
Speakers chair Mr.. Holman presented
petition from $40 soldiers of Indiana ask
ing for an equalization ofbounties. .Impor-
tant bills were introduced as follows Direct
ing compensation for the use of property
during the late war, by Biddle; to reimburse
states for expenses incurred in the late re-
belliOn, by New; for the liquidation of the
debts of the Kansas Pacific Il. r. Co. TO the
United States: TO aid iii the completion of
the Washington monument; declaring the
Black Hills open to exploration and settle
ment; by Mr.. Burchard, by request, to en-
courage and promote Geographic COmmuni-
cation between this country and Asia; by Mr..
lature to cheaper telegraphic communion
tiOn......On motion of Morrison the House
adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 29,-In Commit
tee of the Whole several unimportant
amendments were made to the West Point
Military Academy bill, after which it was
read third time and passed. 49, Mr. Morrill,,
of Gr1hr
that during the present session. it shall be
in order at any time to move q recess, and
pending an appropriation bill, to move to
COntIne debates on amendments thereto to
five minutes by any Senator on the pending
motion, and such motions shall be decided
without debate Yesterday the resolution
was agreed to after debate Pending dis
cusSion upon Pacific Railroad matters the
Senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 29-The Presi-
dent sent in a message to the House read by
Speaker Kerr, urging an immediate appro-
priation to supply deficiency at Red Cloud
agency-re referred. IA great portion of the
session was devoted to a discussion on the
pension bill to amend the laws granting
pensions to soldiers of the war of 1912, the
question being on the motion to strike out
the section restoring to the pension rolls the
names of persons stricken therefrom on ac-
count of sympathy with the rebellion. On
the affirmative: Neal, Dunnell, Hurlbut
Hooker; negative, Cook, Kasson, Caswell,
Vance, Hill The bill was recommittcd, and
the House adjourned, after Luttrell had of
fered a financial resolution.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, March Frelinghau-
GOV, FROM, COr,p,i++no O,, A orio,,It,ro ,o,,,r+
ed adversely on the bill to investigate the
habits of the grasshoppers, bnt III favor OF
protecting the interests of agriculture from
their ravages.. By 81 to ~ the Senate
agreed to consider the resolution for the adj
mission of PinchbaGk The Senate passed
without amendment the House bill appro-
priating $780, 900 to construct custom house
and pOStOtfiCe at st. Louis, after which the
Senate went into executive session and soon
adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, March IA resolution
was presented by Young, of Tennessee, for
the Committee on Public Buildings and
grounds to secure proper ventilation of the
hall Of the House. Adopted. The Presi-
dent will appoint Centennial Commissioners
from Texas on the nomination of the Gov
ing to the provisions of bill reported from
the Committee on Centennial, and passed
also, from the same committee bill pro-
yiding that a sketch of each county and
town from their formation be delivered SO
that a complete record be had of the pro-
gress Of the Republic......Mr. kasson, from
the Committee on the Pacific railroad, re-
ported a bill amendatOry to the act relative
to filing reports of railroad companies.
Passed. The House then adjourned
senate
THURSDAY, March 2.-Mr. McAil-
Ian presented a resolution of the Minnesota
Legislature for the relief of settlers on GER
tain lands in that state referred. BY Davis,
of West Virginia.-A petition from citizeus
i'm favor of aid to the Texas Pacific +. Il.
Co., provided the iron used on the road be
of American manufacture. Referred......
The Pinchback resolution laid Over......The
Joint resolution in regard to Centennial eel
ebratons which passed the House OF Repre-
sentatives yesterday was agreed TOT Senate
hill IN redrcp IN number and increase the