The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-28
XLVth CONGRESS.
Summary Of Proceedings in Both Houses.
House..

Oh1ohDA1, April IO.-A resolution
was offered instructing the Judiciary Com
mittee to inquire into the charge against
Clerk of the House, Smith, in interesting
himself in bounty claims. Smith handed in
an explanatory letter. claiming that the cir
cular which he issued was an offer to collect
such claims in his capacity as attorney, after
he had resigned his clerkship, which he in
tended to do should the bounty bill pass.
The matter was referred to the Committee
on Rules. Knott, Chairman of the Judici-
airy Committee, reported back the Senate
bill to provide for the administering of
oaths in Impeachment trials. Passed ......
The Senate amendments to the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill were ordered
printed and recommitted .... After q discus
sion of the minority and majority reports of
the Judiciary Committee on the Hallett
Kilbourn case, the House adjourned
Senate.
MONDAY, April 17.-Mr. Mitchell,
from the election committee, reported that
the proper amount to be paid P. B. S.
Pinchback would be a sum equal to COM
pensation and mileage.from the beginning
of the term for which he was contestant to
the termination of the contest $500 Thurman
gave notice that he should soon call up his
motion to reconsider the vote for President
and Vice President, and Morton announced
that next Monday he should call up his
state rights resolutions...... The committee
on appropriations reported the House de-
fciency appropriation bill, with amend
ments, including the following: To pay
expenses of transportation, custody, exhi-
bition and return of United States property
to be exhibited at the Centennial, SIS, 900;
for interior department, $18,5OO; for war
department, $2l 900; for the Smithsonian
Institute, $1,000; $25, 900 for Black Hills
commission. ..... Pending discussion on the
bill to repave Jefferson avenue, the Senate
adjourned.
MONDAY, April IA long discussion
took place upon the jurisdiction of the
House in the Hallett Kilbourne case, the
point at issue being whether the House or
the Supreme Court had jurisdiction over the
body of the contumacious witness. A
motion offered by Tucker of Virginia, to
direct the Sergeant-at arms to dismiss the
writ OF habeas corpus was lOst-86 to ID. A
substitute offered by Lynde of Wisconsin,
directing the Sergeant-at-arms to make re-
turn to the writ, and to produce Kilbourne
before the Court, was adopted-yeas 165,
nays IS. The great body of Republican
members and nearly half of the Democratic
members, voted for the substitute.
Senate.
TUESDAY, April 1S-A bill introduced
by Anthony, to furnish copies of the Rec
ord to Congressional members at cost, and
other public documents with 10 per cent ad-
ditional thereon, collecting the money after
delivery, passed ...... The bill authorizing the
repaving of Pennsylvania avenue was read
a third time and passed The deficiency
appropriation bill passed after amendments
had been agreed to providing that the pay
ment of mileage to Senators shall be for &C
tual travel only, and reducing the appropri-
alton for the subsistence of the Apache In
dams from $50, 600 to $25, 900. Sherman,
from the Committee on Finance, reported
favorably on the Senate bill to amend the
laws relating to legal tender of silver coin.
He gave notice he would call it up Thurs
day.
TUESDAY, April 1S.-The committees
to consider the election cases of Bromburg
VS.. HARRISON (Alabama) and Wells VS.. Fin
lay (FlOrlda) made reports. HARRISON the
sitting member, was declared entitled to a
seat from Alabama and Wells, the sitting
member from Florida, declared not elected
......During the evening session speeches
favoring the transfer of the Indian bureau
to the war department were made by Messrs.
Culberton, Hooker and Banning. Adj
journed.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 19.-The House of
Representatives having prepared an answer
to ex-Secretary Belknap's plea, it was read
1t held that at the time he committed the
improbable acts he was an officer of the
United States, and up to the very time when
the investigating committee were preparing
for his impeachment The motion was
adopted that the respondent file his answer
to the replication of the House by the oath
inst, and that the managers file their re-
ioinder by the 25th, and that the trial pro-
coed on the 9th inst......The House bill de-
filming the tax on fermented and malt liquors
passed, nothing in the act changing the
present rules of law in any pending suit.
The vote on Senator Morton's presidential
bill, on Humans motion being reconsid-
cred by 81 to %, Morton gave notice that he
would call it up for reconsideration to-mor-
row.
WEDNESDAY, April 19.-The replica
ton of Belknap's plea adopted and ordered
communicated to the Senate. 49,. The Ser
geant-at- Arms reported he had obeyed the
writ of habeas corpus in the Hallett-Kil-
bourne case and that Kilbourne was order
ed by the Judge in custody Of the marshal.
w Upon resolution of Baker of Indiana,
the Select committee on Real Estate ROOF
VIII investigate the connection of members
of the former Congress with that corruption.
... The report of the Election Committee
giving the contested seat from Florida to J.
Q. Finley being adopted, that gentleman
was sworn in, taking the modified oath:
Senate.
THURSDAY, April 20.-Morrill, of
Vermont, introduced bill authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to allow Mrs.
Minnie Sherman Fitch to receive free of
duty the wedding present from the K hedive
of Egypt and it was passed unanimously.
. Sargent, of California, introduced a
resolution designed to settle the vexed
Chinese question, it being that the Senate
recommend to the President that he cause
negotiations to be entered upon with the
Chinese Government to the effect that such
change in the existing treaty between the
United States and China as will lawfully
permit of the application of restrictions on
great influx of Chinese subjects to this
country. Ordered printed and lie on table.
After considering briefly bills to allow
s37 per month to soldiers who have lost
both an arm and a leg in lieu of S24, to
change the times of holding District
Courts in West Virginia, and after an exec
utive session the Senate adjourned.
House.