The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-03-02
XLVth CONGRESS.
Summary of Proceedings in Both Houses.
Senate.

! time to claimants before the Alabama claims
| court vas passed. and a favorable renort
was nlsde on the bill extending the time for
| filing dams for additional bounty. The
resolutions of the Minnesota legislature in
relation TO treaty for acquiring the Black
| Hills, ana asking for an amendment to the
! pre-en ptlon laws so as TO allow applicants
TO mate annual and semi-annuaI PAYMENTS
within the time now prescribed for proving.
and to receive patents therefor, were present
ed ara re rred TO cOmmitte on Public
Land. The Senate then resumed the CON
sideralon of bills for the sale of timber lands
| in the States of California and Oregon. and
| in the territories of the United States. and
after The adoption of some amendments an
adjournment until Wednesday took place
House.
MONDAY, February q. Under call
of Sites in addition to private bills for in
terna improvements the following were in
| troduced and referred: Limiting the power
of Congress IN making appropriations: to au-
! thorpe a mixed commission to inouire
and report as to the future naval policy of
the United States to reduce the tax on dis
titled spirits; relating to distilled spirits:
chartarlng the Atlantic, Chicago, Black
Hills and Pacific Railroad Company; a me-
mortal of the Minnesota Legislature for an
Indian Treaty, by which the Black Hills
may be open to settlers. Mr. Lord offered
a resolution directing the Acknowledgement
/ to report by what authority and for what
/ purpose he recently gave instructions to his
5ubordinates III cOntraventiOn of the long
established rule relating to the testimony of
accompliccS in criminal action
Senate.
/ WEDNESDAY, February 23.-Logan
presented a petition from soldiers asking
! that ex-soldiers who have lost an arm below
the elbow or q leg below the knee be granted
! $24 month pension. Morton presented a
! petition of women of Indiana, asking an in
yestgation into the liquor traffic; also, the
/ petition of Robert Small, the Charleston
pilot, asking compensation for the capture
of the steamer Planter, in 1862; also, the pc
tition of citizens of Kentucky and Indiana
in aid of Texas Pacific Railroad Co. All
were referred. Mr.. Sherman, from the
committee on finance, reported bills amend
atory Of acts as follows: The acts to author
ize the refunding of the national debt, APP
proved July IA, 1870, and Jan. 20, 1871, be
so amended that the amount of bonds bear
ing Il per cent. interest be authorized to be
increased to $780, 900, and that they be
payable at the pleasure of the United States
after thirty years from the date of their issue,
instead of after fifteen years. The Senate
then resumed the consideration of unfinished
business, being the bill comforting exclusive
jurisdiction over Indian reservations upon
United States Courts, and for the punish
ment of crimes committed by and against
Indians Pending discussion, the bill
changing the time of holding terms of the
Distri,t Court in West Virginia was reported
on AMI passed, and the Senate adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, February pa billwas
introduced repeating SO much of the
act Of 1872 as provides for a private
draw in any bridge across the Ohio river be-
tween Covington and Cincinnati; also a bill
to promote the efficiency of the army and
providing for its gradual reduction. The
latter reduces the number of cavalry regi-
mentS to eight, and of infantry regiments to
twenf., three, and provides that there shall
not be any new enliStmentS till the number
Of enlisted men shall be reduced to 10000:
tlat the organisation of the artillery shall
he abolished and that the artillery shall be
hereafter known as the corps of artillery,
and shall consist of five batteries of light
artillery, and sixty batteries of heavy
artillery. mo other business of importance
vas transacted.
THURSDAY, February 24.-The bill re
storing to the pension roll persons stricken
there from for disloyalty was ordered print
ed. The Colorado admission bill was con-
silered but laid over, and the bill concern
irg Jurisdiction over Indian reservations was
taken up, and after discussion REFEREED.
Little else of interest was done in the way of
legislation. The session was closed by the
delivery of eulogies on the late Congressman
II. H. StarkWeather
THURSDAY, February 24.-Bills were
pissed: Excluding Missouri from the bene- /
fits of the act to promote the mining re-
sources of the L. S.; to protect the revenues
of the patent office; authorizing the pur-
chse of additional grounds for the custom |
house at Nashville. Bills were introduced; !
Teating to settlement of damages realized by |
re;sOn of public improvements in the Dis /
tritt; carrying into effect the recently made |
tre,ty with the Hawaiian Islands. The |
latter was made special order for next |
Thursday .....A bill apprOpriating 5000, 900 !
for a custom house at Memphis was reported |
and gave rise to debate The bill was finally !
amended by limiting the amount to $500, 600, /
and without proceeding further on the bill, /
the recent death of Mr.. Starkweather was /
and speeches were made in eulogy of the |
deceased by Messrs. Phelps, Stevenson, |
Hale and Garfield, after which resolutions of |
coincidence and respect were adopted.
Senate.
FRIDAY, February 25.-The first bus
mess in order was the consideration of the .
Finance bill reported on Wednesday last, |
which provides that the amount of t 1-2 per
cent bonds be increased to $500. 600 600, /
and be payable after SO years instead of after
fifteen. The bill was passed by a vote of 81 .
to 5.......The bill providing for the settle |
mat of the claims of officers of the Rev
dictionary war, and widows and children of I
these who died in the service, was indefi-
nitly postponed. . The Military Academy
bill was then taken up, and heated debate /
occurred on the proposition to reduce the
sahries Of professors of the Academy. !.
Pelding discussion an executive session was
he'll
FRIDAY, February pa conference
report on the bill to pay the interest on the
District of Columbia bonds was made, and
as tie House refused to concur, the subject
waspostponed for one week.....The CORE
spoadence III relation TO Minister Schenck's
connection with mining swindles was then
submitted and ordered printed and referred.
1.-The House then considered the private