The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-05-05
XLVth CONGRESS.
Summary of Proceedings in Both Houses

Summary of Proceedings in Both Houses.
SATURDAY, April Ono session, the
Senate having adjourned over from Thurs
day to Monday.
SATURDAY, April pa bill to define
certain rights of United States citizens in
foreign countries, and the duties of diplo-
matte and consular officers was postponed
until Wednesday Without action upon
the bill to amend the charter of Freedman S
Saving Bank by authorizing the appoint
ment OF good and competent man TO wind
up It's affairs, the Secretary to retain a gen.
eral supervision, the House adjourned
Senate.
MONDAY, April 24.-The bill to abol-
ish the office of supervisor of internal rev.
enue was discussed until the expiration of
the morning hour when consideration of
the bill to amend the laws relating to legal
tender of silver coin was resumed, and
Jones, of Nevada took the floor. Jones
made very long argument in favor of
double standard gold and silver money, and
when about half through his speech the
Senate adjourned.
MONDAY, April PA joint resolu-
ton requesting the President to take such
steps as may tend to obtain the release of
Edward OCondon from Imprisonment in
England, was passed 1.-THE House by a
vote of l46 to II refused to suspend the rules
for the purpose of passing a resolution to
appoint a committee of nine to examine
into the management of the New Orleans
federal officers, with power to sit III that
city during recess. .... Congressman Blaine
made long speech denying that he ever re-
ceived $64, 900 from the Union Pacific Rail
road, and proving his innocence by a letter
from Morton, Bliss & Co., New York bank
ers, who were alleged to have negotiated
the draft; also the $50, 000-Little Rock and
Fort Smith Railway bond charge, meeting
it with letters from Sidney Dillon, President
of the Union Pacific who is alleged to have
purchased these bonds from James g.
Blaine, and from Scott, of the Pennsylvania
Central who was also said to have purchased
bonds from Blaine. They both deny the
charge IN toto.
Senate.
TUESDAY, April, 25.-After the morn
ing hour the Senate, by a vote of yeas Al
and nays Al, refused to recede from its
amendments to the Consular and Diplomatic
Appropriation bill, and asked for a COM
mittee of conference. The Chair appointed
such committee, Sargent, Frelinghuysen
and Withers.. The bill and amendments
relating to the legal tender of silver coin
was ordered printed, and the concurrent
resolution to secure uniformity in gold coin
moneys between this country and Great
Britain recommended for adoption w The
Senate insisted on its amendments to the
deficiency appropriation bill, and agreed to
the conference asked for by the H 0use ...
Pending discussion on memorial from the
Cincinnati Board of Trade against any re-
duction of the salaries of officers in the
Patent Office, &c, the Senate went into ex-
eCutive session and adjourned
House.
TUESDAY, April 25.-The District of
Columbia tax bill, as amended by Meals
substitute providing a substitute Of II per
cent. on all property, real and personal, was
passed. The House then went into COM
mittee of the whole, Cox in the chair, on
the legislative and executive appropriation
bill, resumlng 1t on page 81, where prOviS-
ion is made for minis. An amendment by
Randall was agreed to, providing that the
wages paid at the San Francisco mint, shall
not exceed "a per cent those paid at the
Philadelphia mint. An item of $l4, 900 was
inserted to carry on an assay office in the
mint building at New Orleans, and one of
9O,OOU IOT all assay ClICe dL Dose C1JN.
HOar offered an amendment toTbdding ter
ritorial judges to receive any compensation
not provided by Congress- agreed to......Af
ter disposng of six pages Of the bill, pro
crossing as far as provisions for the war de
partment the House adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 26.-The Senate
bill to facilitate the printing of public docu-
ments, passed......A resolution agreed to,
directing the Secretary of the Treasury TO
inform the Senate whether revenue agents
have been paid by or were placed under the
direction of any other person than the Sec
rotary or a subordinate official in his depart
ment The silver coin bill was informally
laid aside; and without action upon the
japanese indemnity fund the Senate adj
jOurned.
WEDNESDAY, April 26.-Mr Wells,
from the Conference Committee on the de
ficiency bill, made report, recommending
that the Senate reCede from three of its
amendments and that the House concur in
three other of its amendments none of
them of any importance. The report was
cOncurred in.....In furtherance of a resOlu-
ton to that effect the clerk and subordinates
are to be examined upon newspaper
charge of lobbying against reductions in the
Legislative -ApPlop IidtiOI vi mo
ton of Banning the bill for the reduction
of the army was made the special order for
Wednesday neXt.....The House then went
into Committee of the Whole, Cox in the
chair, on the legislative appropriation bill,
commencing with an appropriation for the
War Department. After progressing as
far as page 50, leaving only eight pages to
be disposed Of the Committee rose.
Senate.
THURSDAY, April 27.-The only regu-
lar proceeding in the Senate was an agree
ment to the report of the Conference Com
mittee on the deficiency Appropriation bill.
......A request was granted to debate a
motion for a two hours discussion to post
pone the Belknap impeachment trial to
December. At o'clock the Senate with
drew for consultation and returning at
P. NJ announced that the evidence could
now be given by defendants counsel on the
plea of jurisdiction, but if the plea be over
ruled then the trial must proceed in two
days NJ. Blair, of counsel for Beknap
rose to open the argument, but on motion of
Mr.. Anthony, the Senate, sitting as court
of impeachment, adjourned until tomorrow
at halt-past u. After executive session, ad-
journed.
THURSDAY, April 27.-The postoftice
appropriation bill was made the special or