The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-01-20
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.



was not in session, having adjourned from Friday
until Monday.
SATURDAY, January 6.-Douglass,
chairman of the Freedman's Bank Committee, re-
ported bill authorizing the bank commissioners
to sell the bank property and secure the debts of
the concern Passed The senate bill allowing
Ephraim E. Abbott to purchase tract of land In
Wayne county, Mich, at S2.50 an acre, passed :. A
bill was passed authorizing the McGregor Western
railroad in Iowa, to intersect the road from Sioux
City to the Minnesota state line outside and
OBrien county, with the proviso that the grant of
land shall not be increased or changed, and that
homestead and presumption rights shall not be af-
fected. Soon afterward the House went into COM
mittee of the whole the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill, but arose without any action.
A few bills OF local import passed and the house
adjourned.
MONDAY, January 8.-Sherman pre-
sented petition of prominent business men OF
CINCINNATI. members of both parties, asking ior an
amicable settlement of the presidential question
Morton submitted report directing the president
OF the Senate to issue warrant for the arrest OF
Enos Runyon, banker, of Salem, oregon Ior con
tempt in refusing to answer certain questons pro-
pounded by the committee on privileges and cleo
tions; laid over for day resolution was
passed requiring w. NJ. Turner, telegraph manager
at Jacksonville Fla, to answer certain quessohs III
regard to messages passing through his office
The Char laid before the Senate COMMUNICATION
from the Secretary of the Treasury asking for an
of temporary clerks, the present allowance being
insufficient :. After short executive session the
Senate adjourned.
MONDAY, January 8.-Mr. Chitten-
den introduc ed a bill for paying the legal
tender debt in harmony with justice and
the pledged faith of the government ......A bill
abolishing the police commlssionership in the Dis
trict of Columbia, was passed without single vote
in the negative. "A resolution calling for nforma-
ton as to thepurposes for which troops have re-
Gently been stationed at Washington, was defeated
for want of two-thirds majority: as also was a
resolution requiring the judiciary committee to re-
port within wo days, constitutional amendment
prohibiting the payment of war claims except to
loyal persons Willis, of Texas, moved to suspend
the rules, and adopt resolution maintaining invio-
cate the rights of states to control its domesi
institutions, and denouncing the invasion of any
state or territory by q s. troops, as amongst the
gravest of crimes; lost-yeas 107, nays 81 =. The
speaker announced as TIE select committee to in
vestigate the corrupt improper conduct of the
Washington police commissioners, LeMoyne, Me-
hkin, Candles, of Georgia, Banks and w. B. Will
hams, OF Michigan. Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, January 9.-By unanimous
vote the House bin to abolish the Board of Police
Commissioners of the United States of Columbia
was passed Consideration resumed of Wal
laces' resolution the electoral VOTE and Sherman
spoke a. length in regard to Louisiana; Bogy and
Boutwell, then had ashort debate on the subject
and the resolution was laid aside The Senate then
went into executive session and adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, January 9.-After hearing
a communication from Morrison, Chairman of the
Committee on Louisiana Affairs relative to the re-
fusal Of VIM. s. Orion, President of the Western
Union Tele raph Co., to appear before the
mlttee, resolution passed requiring the arrest
of Mr.. Orton Extracts from the proceedings of
the New Orleans Investigating Committee were
submitted and referred to the Judiciary Committee
-. Watterson introduced bill to regulate COM
merce among the states Seicher offered resolu-
ton calling the President for copies of all papers
in possession of the departments relative to the
prlsonment Of John Smith, American citizen,
and also the wounding and robbing by Mexican
soldiers, of Samuel Higgins OBren, of Mary
land, from the Committee on Mines and Mining,
reported back the senate joint resolution to author
ize the President to appoint three commissioners
to attend an intern tional conf renee the sub
Ject OF relative values of gold and silver, with
amendment authorizing the President to propose
such conference to foreign governments. The
morning hour expired and the joint resolution
went over After discussion over bill to repeal
certain act providing for pivot draws in bridges
over the Ohio between Cincinnati and Covington
the House adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, January 10.-Boutwell
presented resolution of the Boston Board of
Trade, asking for the appointment of commission
to meet the commissioners of other countries, to
consider the expediency of remonetzing silver and
until luterudElOQaI convention, that SILVER
shall not be made legal tender for any sum over
$40, Referred. The Committee on Public Land
reported favorably the House bill to amend the act
of May r. 1864 for grant of land i'll Iowa to aid
in the construction of railroad "A resolution
was presented and passed requesting the Secretary
of State to transmit to the Senate report of the
commissioners TO adjust the claims between the
citizens of the United States and Mexico. After
passing upon a small amount of miscellaneous bust
ness, the Senate adjourned
House.
WEDNESDAY, January 10.-The bill
authorizing bridge across the Ohio between Gin
cinnati and Covington without pivot draw oc-
copied the entire morning hour, and was finally
re!ected-yeas "a, nays 133 "A bill for the forma
ton of commission on the future naval policy of
Ike United States was made special order for the
23d January Holman's amendment reducing
the salaries of ministers was then discussed at
length, and the house adjourned.
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 1.-Morton SUBJ
mitted resolution diseharging Enos Runyon, the
New York banker from the Gu tody of the sergeant
at-arms-agreed to-. Withers gave notice that if
he could get the floor on Tuesday next he would
call up the message of the President in regard to
the military at Petersburg, Va, the day of the
last general election After the consideration of
unfinished business the Senate went into executive
session, aud when the doors reopened adj
journed.
amendment to the consular and diplomatic appro-
priation bill decreasing the salaries of ministers,
was defeated by SO to 100. All other amendments
to the same bill then voted down, and the
bill passed. The Military AGA DENY appropri-
alton bin was taken up and passed without amend
ment 1t appropriates 1865, 10I, a reduction of
Sl299l9 from the estimates, and redu elton of So,
9o4 below the bill of last session Woods bill to
provide remedies for ver-charge of duties on ton
mage and imports was passed, and the house ad-
journed
Senate.
FRIDAY, January IA petition of
prominent citizens of New Jersey, was presented
asking Congress to be guided by pure and unself
ish patriotism in counting the electoral vote-re-
ferred =. Booth called mp the resolution submitted
by him last Monday in regard to the count of the
electoral VOTE and spoke at length in favor thereof
....A At the conclusion of Booths remarks the Sen
ate considered the bill to perfect the revision of the
statutes of the United States, and then adjourned
House.
FRIDAY, January 12.-Knott, chair
man of the Judiciary Committee reported that
the House has right to compel the production OF
kilograms of officers Of the telegraph companies
-. Barnes. the recalcitrant manager of the New
Orleans Telegraph Office, was before the House.
declared was pot In chs b,,t