The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-02-10
XLVth CONGRESS.
Summary of Proceedings in Both Houses.

Summary of Proceedings in Both Houses.
Senate.
SATURDAY, January 29-The Senate
was not in session
SATURDAY, january 29.-The House
met in Committee of the Whole for general
debate, no business to be transacted Speech
es on finance were made by MeSsrs. Schlei-
scher, Ward and Campbell. Messrs Mills
and House then addressed the House on the
tariff question, and adjournment followed.
Senat
MONDAY, January L. During the
morning hour, bill was l.assed exempting
from entry and clearance papers of vessels
navigating the Mississippi River and its
tributaries about New Orleans. Referred 49,.
Bills were also presented to amend act for
the relief of settlers on railroad land to ex-
tend the jurisdiction of district and circuit
courts. Resolutions were introduced for
amendments to the Constitution, providing
for electing president, vice president and SEN
ators by direct vote of the people Re
ferred IA resolution was adopted asking
the Secretary of the Interior for correspond
ence in relation to taxation of lands granted
TO states and corporations, and favorable COM
mittee reports We're made on the bill reduc-
ing the army medical corps, and the bill
consenting to the erection of certain build
ings in Dubuque. $50. The morning hour hav-
ing expired, the bill to pay interest on Dis
trict of Columbia bonds was taken up de-
bated and ordered printed, when the Senate
adjourned.
MONDAY, january 31.-Under a call
of states bills were introduced for the recon-
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ment of prize money; to repeal the duties on
packages, commission on transportation
and the covering of goods to provide for the
responsibility of the government for all inn
ported merchandise while in its custody; for
reduction of duty on laces manufactured
by hand to revise and simplify the tariff
to reimburse the state of Pennsylvania for
money advanced to pay losses of her citizens
during the late war, and also To pay the bal
ance on claims of citizens of Pennsylvania
for like losses, to establish an educational
fund, and to apply portion of the proceeds
OF public lands to public education, and to
provide for more complete endowment and
support of national colleges for the advance
ment of scientific and industrial education :;
organizing national railway company for
the purpose of constructing, operating and
maintaining double track cheap freight
railway from the Atlantic seabOard to St
branches to other centres of population, pro-
ductlon and commerce, and to regulate some
Of the interest of commerce among states
number of others of minor importance
were introduced, and the bill fixing the pay
of cadets at S54O, without ratons was pass
ed......Several resolutions were introduced
among others inquiring whether the Pacific
railroad companies have complied with the
land grant acts, III relation to the currency :;
ratC of
Senate.
TUESDAY, February 1.-Bogy's bill
for the payment of duties in legal tenders
was reported on adversely and placed on the
calendar, as was also the resolution of the
Michigan legislature asking that late soldiers
be paid 5000 in lieu of all bounties 49, The
concurrent resolution proposing q commit
tee on minting of money between the United
States and foreign countries was recomnit-
ted to the Finance Committee w Bills were
passed: Extending the time for stamping UNI
stamped instruments; establishing certain
post routes i'll Texas; to establish Beaver
District land office in Utah .... Oglesby pre-
sented petition of citizens of Illinois for
the repeal of the specie resumption act, and
the House invalid pension bill was reported
with amendments and placed on the calen-
dar......The bill for the payment of interest
on District of Columbia bonds then came up.
and its consideration with a short executive
session, occupied the Senate till adjourn
ment.
TUESDAY, February 1.-The Senate
Senate bill removing the political disabili-
tiles Of Geo. T. Hawkins, of Florida, was
passed, as was also the bill granting Amer
lean register to the Hawaiian bark Arctic.
A bill was reported for the sale of Kansas
Indian lands, when, the morning hour hav-
ing expired, the House took up the proposed
constitutional amendment providing that no
person who has held or may hereafter hold
the office of President for two terms shall be
eligible to reelection. The bill was dis
cuSsed by MeSsrs. Knott New, McCreary
Caulfield, Lawrence and Harrison Mr..
Knott gave notice that he would call the
previous question on Wednesday at the ex-
piration of the morning hour. .....T The House
then adjourned, when a Democratic caucus
was announced for this evening.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February 2.-The bill
providing for the payment of claims for In
dian depredations was referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations. The House laid
before the Senate the unfinished business
being the House joint resolution directing
the Commissioners of the District of CO.
lulnDla TO pay interest on bonds issued in
pursuance of the act of Congress approved
Jnne 20, 1874, out of any funds in the United
States Treasury, subject to the requisition of
said Commissioners. The pending question
being on the amendment of Mr. Herman,
submitted yesterday, providing that any
further issue of 3-65 bonds under or by
virtue of said act of Congress approved June
20, 1874, is hereby prohibited. 1t was dis
cussed by Bayard, Morton, Sargent and AL
lison. Mr.. Edmonds gave notice of the sub
mission of an amendment at the proper
time, when, pending the discussion, the
Senate adjourned
WEDNESDAY, February "a resolu-
ton was adopted for the negotiation of
more favorable commercial treaty between
the United States and France The bill
for the sale of Indian lands i'll Kansas to
actual settlers was then taken up and passed
1t authorizes the payment by settlers and
purchasers under the appraisement already
made of the appraised value OF their farms,
in six annual installments. 49,. McC rary, from
the Judiciary Committee reported a bill for
the reorganization of the Judiciary of the