The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-23
XLVth CONGRESS.
summary Of Proceedings in Both Houses.

House.
SATURDAY, March 1.-THE bill TO
equalize bounties of soldiers during the late
war was referred; also resolution relating
to grant of lands by the United States to
the Southern Pacific Railroad COMPANY.
and the condition, dispensation, and disposi-
ton and title of said lands; protest bv
the hstlllers of Cincinnati against anv law
changing the tax on whisky.......In Com
nuttee of the Whole Willis spoke in favor
OF specie resumption. Prof Seeyle made
speech on the same side of the question.
Hunter protested against specie resnmption
unlI after the cancellation of the national
deDt.....The House then adjourned.
senate.
MONDAY, March 13.-Mr. Morrill,, of
Vermont, obtained leave to introduce bill
10 remove from the streets of Washington
tracks of all railroads using steam power.
and memorial of citizens to accompany
the bill Referred. The Senate took m
the Morton bill providing for the counting
OF votes of President and Vice President
Pending discussion on the question the
Senate adjourned.
MONDAY, March 13.-Mr. Campbell
presented petition of 713 citizens of Hi
nols, asking for repeal of the resum ption
act. Reterred.....A large number of bills
were referred to appropriate committees ...
RESOLUTIONS adopted: Calling on the SeCre-
tary for the information as to de-
taulting internal revenue collectors; calling
on the Secretary of War for information as
TO whether promotions in the army since the
22d of June, 1874, have been in accordance
with law, and if not why not; to inquire in
TO formation of divisions in the Treasury
Department, having charge of the proceeds
of captured and abandoned property Ba-
ker, OF Indiana, offered a resolution that
the people of the United States constitute
one nation, and not mere confederation of
states, etc. The Speaker decided that the
motion to suspend the rules and adopt the
resolution was not Invisible.
senate.
TUESDAY, March 1.-THE only bill
which passed the Senate was one fixing the
Presidents salary at $25, 900; yeas %, nays
2O......The Senate bill to amend the Revised
Statutes SO as to permit national banks to
organize with capital of $4,000 in towns
irrespective OF population, was stricken from
the calendar and indefinitely postponed .
Mr.. Logan presented petition of 5000 ex-
soldiers, asking for the passage of bill for
the equalization of bOunties, similar to the
one passed at the last Congress. Referred
......Atter executive session the Senate
adjourned.
TUESDAY, March 14.-Senate amend
ments to the appropriation bill were report
ed back and concurred in. Mr.. Kasson
brought up the subject of proper ventila-
ton. He was joined by Sayler, White,
Young, Kelly and others. who demanded
some remedy. 1.-THE bill transferring the
Indian bureau from the Interior Department
to the War Department made the special
order for two weeks from the 10th The
Speaker, upon application of Chairman
Glover, of the real estate pool investigation
issued a warrant to the Sargeant-at- Arms
commanding Kilbourne, the contumacious
witness, to appear before the bar of the
House and answer for contempt Being
brought before the Honse he again refused
to answer questions, or produce books in
his possession, and was removed to the com
mon Jail of the District of Columbia
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, March 15.-The COM
mittee on Claims were discharged from fur
ther consideration of damages arising from
Morgan's raids, reporting adversely upon
any such claims. Bills were passed incOr-
pOrating the Citizens Building Association,
OF Washington; to exclude Missouri from
the provisions of the act to promote the de-
velOpment of the mining resources of the
United States; also bill to further the adj
ministration of Justice in Colorado.
House.
WEDNESDAY, March ia resolution
was adopted authorizing the Committee on
vi Of Of O1, u, IL
non assessment of the personal tax in the
District m The House then went into Com
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Cox in the chair,
on the legislative appropriation bill, and
was addressed by FentOn in favor of re-
trenchment and reform. Speeches were
also made by Mr.. Atkins in favor of the
Texas Pacific Railroad bill, by Mr.. COchrane,
in advocacy of reform and economy, by
Mr.. Miller in favor of sound specie Curren-
cy, and by Mr.. jerks in favor of the trans
fer of the Indian Bureau from the Inte-
riOr to the War Department. The Com
mttee then rose and the House adjourned.
senate.
THURSDAY, March 1G.-Mr> Window
introduced bill for establishing the ter
ritOry of Pcmbina Referred w Boutwell,
introduced q resolution, which was adopted
calling upon the Secretary for a statement
of the annual product of gold and silver IN
the United States from l845 to 1879, with an
estimate of the amount in the country at the
present time......SenatOrS Cameron, West
and Logan denounced as an unmitigated
falsehood the newspaper statements that
they kept private secretaries who We're put
on the roll with government clerks; Ed
munds. Thurman, COnkling and Logan also
cOntradicted other newspaper charges in re
lation to their course in the whisky cases as
members of the judiciary Committee-....
After a discussion on Mortons bill for
counting votes of President and Vice Presi-
dent the Senate went into executive session
and adjourned.
House.
THURSDAY, March 16.-The bill for
the distribution Of the unappropriated /.
moneys of the Geneva award was recon-
mitted, and made the special order for the
29th of March ..... Bills passed: For holding
terms of the District and Circuit Courts of
of the United States at Jackson and Chatta +
nooga, Tenn, and at Kansas City.....A res .
oluton was adopted called upon the AttOr-
ney- General for all papers relating to the .
removal of District Judge Bedford, of Colo !
RADIO and the appointment of Judge Stone