The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-04-14

MONDAY, April 3.-A bill introduced
by Howe, in regard to the compensation of
Fox and Wisconsin River commissioners,
passed......In executive session the Clerk of
the House announced to the Senate that
articles OF impeachment against Secretary
Belknap had been adopted and that the
House had appointed managers to conduct
the proceedings. Bills were referred:
Morton'S enforcement act bill, and to create
sinking fund for the liquidation of gov
eminent bonds advanced to Central, West
ern and Pacific railroads.
MONDAY, April 3.-Articles of i'm
parchment against Secretary Belknap being
adopted, board of managers was appoint
ed, consisting of Messrs Lord, Knott, Lynde,
McMahon jerks, Lapham and Hoar. No
uce OF the proceedings was sent to the Sen
ate. Resolutions adopted to ascertain if
any public duties had been performed away
from the seat of government; calling on the
Secretary for information as to money paid
to newspapers in the whisky trials aside
from the regular legal notices. .... The Rev
olutionary Pension bill, providing pensions
of SIS per month for all who served ten days
in the war of 1912, and to their surviving
widows married prior to 1850, passed. AT
o'clock the House adjourned for an even
ing session.
TUESDAY, April 1.-The Chair an
nounced as special committee to inquire
into the elections of Mississippi, under res
olutions adopted last week, Messrs Bout
WELL Cameron (Wis), Oglesby, Bayard and
McDOnald......Th impeachment managers
took their seats at the left of the presiding
officer, and after the articles of impeach-
ment had been read, the Senate, through
President pro. tenn. Ferry, announced itself
ready for action. ...SOOn after the Senate
went into Executive session, and after a
three hours session, the doors were reopen
ed and it was ordered that articles of i'm
parchment against w. w. Belknap, late Sec
rotary of War, be presented.
TUESDAY, April A message was
received from the Senate announcing that
the Senate was ready to receive the impeach-
ment articles, Knott, chairman of judiciary
committee, reported bill providing that no
person, shall be indicted for any offense
other than for internal revenue frauds, I'M
less it be within three years from the
time such otfense is committed. ..
1t was decided that the House
should attend the Impeachment trial
before the Senate, but that it was not neces-
sary to be present when the articles of i'm
parchment were presented. .....A bill to pro-
vide for the protection of the Texas from
tier made the special order for April o..
The bill requiring the Judge to fix counsel
fees passed. IA long debate ensued upon
an amendment proposed by O'Brien to
omit the $4,000 Presidential-s salary pro-
vision until action should be had on the
special bill fixing the Presidents salary
Amendment rejected.
WEDNESDAY, April 5.-The usual oath
IN impeachment trials was administered to
the members of the Senate at one o'clock
to-day, after which the House was notified
that the Senate had organized for the trial
OF the impeachment of w. w. Pelknap
After discussion it was ordered that the
summons for the appearance of Belknap
before the bar of the Senate be made re-
turnable Monday, the 18th inst. Bills
authorizing the sale of logs cut by Indians
Of the Menomonee Reservation, Wis, andthe
sale of the Pawnee Indian Reservation, passed
800. Discussion on chird-class mail matter,
and Hamlin's postal BILL took up most of
the days session.
WEDNESDAY, April 5.-The bill trans
ferring the Indian Bureau from the Int
rior to the War Department, coming up for
discussion, was opposed by Cox, he claiming
that it was step toward placing the civil
departments of the Government under mill
tary control, and in conclusion advocated
the creation of a separate department from
the Indian bureau, having for its head
member of the Cabinet......I In the evening
session there were discussions over the reStO-
ration of the franking privilege, which was
advocated by Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, but
not engrafted on the bill over reductions of
clerical force in the State department, which
was earnestly bot unavailingly opposed by
Mr.. KassOn, and over various items of no
public moment
Senate.
THURSDAY, April 6.-Mr. Thurman,
from the committee on judiciary, reported
with amendments the House bill to correct
an error in the revised statutes, in regard to
warrants of arrest in extradition cases. The
amendments were agreed to, and the bill
passed 900. Bills were introduced and refer
red: Making appropriation to defray ex-
penses of the committee appointed by the
Senate to investigate recent elections in Mis-
sissippi; to amend the act of Congress Gre
ating a court OF commission of the Ala
bama claims. After discussion on Senator
Hamlin's BILL fixing the rate of postage on
third class mail matter, two amendments
were submitted by Merrimon, which pro-
vided for adding to the articles which could
be sent through the mails as third class mat
ter and providing for the creation of
fourth class. ....Senate adjourned till Mon
day.
THURSDAY, April 6.-The Senate bill
fixing the Presidents salary at $25, 900 pass
ed without discussion ..... The motion to re
fer the bill establishing the legal rate of
interest at 6 per cent, was rejected, and the
bill laid Oh the table......The evening ses-
sion opened with an attack on the Com
mittee on Appropriations, carried on by
Messrs Joyce, Dunnell, Townsend of Penn
sylvania, and Williams of Wisconsin;
which attack was repealed on the part of
the Committee by Messrs. Randall, White
house and Willard After progressing as
far as the 25th page of the bill, Randall sug-
gested that as when the Silver Coinage bill
became law large number of employees
engaged in the fractional currency depart
ment would be thrown out of employment,
that hereafter revenue stamps be printed by
the bureau instead of by contract with out
side Darties House adjourned.