The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-17
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7s2 Recess until Thursday morning.
senate.
THURSDAY, February Sine creoen-
tials of senator elect Garland, OF ARKANSAS were
presented and fled -. The House pii " plosiue
for the payment of James b. Eaos .oi ,T;sss S
ing tetties at the South Pass OF Lns ..a i,apg
river was taken up and after discussion Was Iluou
nitely postponed :. Consideration Of the tnoaana
appropriation bill was then resumed Ameno.
ments reported by committees were s ~ a. " as
follows: Increasing the approprlauon Ia me pr
chase of -four and meat for the Grow lndlans from
IN. 900 to 100000: appropriating sat- for the
pay of additional employees OF the seselai sso.s
for the Sioux in Nebraska and Dakota, appfopriat-
ing 900 for the selection, location
ton of the necessary buildings and the feovai OF
the Yankton Sioux to he Missouri riy9s apprsopr.
atng SIS, 900 for the removal OF the Poncas from
Nebraska to the Indian territory. claim inserted
by the House directing the PresiaenI " RionlDl
the removal OF any portion OF the SIOUX nolans 10
the Indian territory unless been
in committee of the whole, was reporteo TO the
Senate, and amendments made In conanittee con-
Cured in, and the bill passed. The senate went
INTO executive session and when the doors were re-
opened took recess until Friday.
House.
THURSDAY, February S-Carr asked
leave to offer resolution reciting that the Eecto-
raj Commission has refused to 60 behind returns
and admit testimony taken in Southern States by
House Committees, and directing that members Of
| the Louisiana Returning Board be recessed from
custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Eaen, Bland
and others objected. The House weit into COM
| mittee of the whole on the deficiency BILL A dis
cussion took place between Foster and Randall rel
alive to the reduction in appropriations by the 44th
Congress, the first named representiye saying that
Randall had stated that the reduction list year had
been $50, 900, GOO, while it had been but SIT COO 000
Randall said the Senate had not last year resisted
| the utmost extent the eforts of the House in the
| direction of economy that reduction would have
amounted to S80,000,000. The committee rose and
reported the bill to the House. After the discus
sion it went over without action, AMI the House
| took recess until Friday morning.
FRIDAY, February 9.-Bilk q appro-
pirate 81, 0Oc for the expenses of @storal COM
mission, and to provide for an Il Expedition on
Howgate's plan, were referred. a the expiration
of the morning hour, the bill we considered to
amend the Pacific railroads acts, so as to create
sinking fund for the liquidation Of the indebted
ness due the government, and Exon opposed the
| judiciary committees BILL. Boutwell, submitted
an amendment to the third sectio.. of the bill re-
ported by the railroad committee so as to provide
| that payments by said companies to the credit of
the sinking funds shall be in addition to all pay
ments for other requirems nts urder original acts,
| instead of "In lieu of all paymnts other re-
| quirements, etc." Ordered printed. The chair
laid before the senate the credentials of Hon. Matt
| w. Ransom, reelected u. s. senaor from North
! Carolina The chair appointed harvey member of
the committee on public buildirgt and grounds, in
place of Paddock excused and Paddock member
OF the committee on agriculture, N place of Har-
| yey, excused. The senate inEiste1 upon its
amendments to the fertilization b7l, and it was or
dered that committee of conference be appointed
| AFTER an executive session recess taken
| till Saturday.
House.
FRIDAY, February Soon after mid
day, to which time recess had leen extended, the
deficiency appropriation bill passed, with amend.
ment appropriating 100000 fol the payment OF
claims against the Interior Department stricken out
The bill providing for the distribution of awards
made in the convention between the United States
and Mexico was passed -. Mr. Morrison, chairman
| of the special committee louisiana affairs sub
mitted report which concludes with resolution
| declaring that the Democratic electors having re.
ceved the majority of votes in the state, that the
action of the returning board vas fraudulent and
Illegal and that the state should not be counted foI
| Hayes and Wheeler. Townsend submitted
minority report declaring that the election
Quoted in compliance with the law and constitution
/ of the United states, Both reports were ordered
! printed :. Recess until to- morrow,