The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-24

and testify as to tho account in that bank q Samuel
J. Tiiden VIM. 7. Peltcn and A. .. Aev az w,thnnt
discussion the resolution was aRreoo 70 mInoas
division. The bill to amend the Pacisc raroso
acts taken up in order thst 1t Should oe uHnn
ishsa business for ana when the doors
were opened, took recess til Wednesday
House.
TUESDAY, February 13 The clerk
was nearly two hours reading the journal OF the
Legislature day Of the frst Of February DIN
to encourage Geographic communication pe.Woen
the United States and Europe was reporteu PACK 1
and passed. The report OF the o on
lions In Florida, declaring that the Iioen eiecsors
had been elected In that state was debated
when the previous question being seconoea u was
agreed that vote on the resou,o antion that D
each calender day should be considereo ~ = ss.sa
tive day, and that the journal OF the Gay Deiore
beore the house message from the president
transmittins a memorial from citizens of New York,
asking for the passage Of law authorizing .ne pro-
per department to set apart sufnclent GROUND on
either Bedlow or Governors islands, In the haroor
of New York as site for statue OF 'iaDerty en-
tightening the world, which has been donated TO
the United States by the French people, referred.
-. Recess till 10 O'Clock Wednesday.
senate.
WEDNESDAY, February IA JOINT
resolution of the Minnesota legislature asking an
appropriation for the improvement OF the hed Kly-
or of the North was referred :. bin removing the
political disabilities o. Joseph e. Johnson, OF Vlr-
gina, was passed 80. Consideration OF the Dill 70
amend the Pacific railroad acts was then resumed.
Boutwell, withdrew the amendment submitted by
him several days ago, providing tnat Tue yearly
payments to be made by the railroad con panies 10
the credit of the sinking fund.- shall be IN addition
f0 rpQuir6manta
renewed the amendment and moved TO strlke out
the fifth section of the bill relating to payments.
The question being the amendment, providing
that $3.50 to be paid by the companies to credit
of the sinking fund shall be in addition TO other
payments instead of in lieu of other payments or
requirements, agreed to. yeas ~, nays 20.
Pending the discussion the Senate went into exec
utive session and when the doors were reopened
the railroad bill was laid aside with the understand
ing that it should be unfinished business Thursday
-, Recess until 10 O'Clock Thursday.
House.
WEDNESDAY, February Icon
sideration was resumed of the resolutions reported
by the special committee charged with the investi-
CATION of the recent election in Florida, and
Thompson, chairman of the committee addressed
the house. At the close of his remarks the major
ty resolution, declaring the Tilden electors duly
elected, adopted-yeas 142, nays ga party
vote, with the exception of Purman, who voted in
the Affirmative. The house went into committee
of the whole Mills OF Texas IN the enaar on the
S75 "a. Without omplishng any thing the COM
mittee arose, when the house took a recess until
evening At 1880 the house met and Immediately
went into committee of the whole the naval bill.
80. Without finishing the bill the committee rose
and the house look recess till 10 A. M. Thursday.
Senate.
THURSDAY, February 15.-At the ex-
piration of the morning hour, the Pacific Railroad
matter was laid aside, and the House bill for the
support of the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1878, taken up and passed
after being amended so as to exempt from taxation
property actually occupied for educational purposes,
and the Louise Home and the COrcoran Gallery :.
The Senate then resumed consideration of the bill
to amend the Pacific acts. Allison submitted an
amendment fixing the time for annual installments,
and the date for full payment. Ordered prin ted.
-. Recess until Friday morning.
House.
THURSDAY, February 15.-Upon re-
assembling the House went into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriation bill which
passed after Incorporating the amendment of
Whitehorne, for the appointment of commission
er to decide upon the future naval policy of the
United States, the commission to consist OF the ad-
miral of the navy, general of the army, two SEN
ators, three represent atives and two naval officers
to be designated by the President; all expenses
incurred by the commission to be borne by the
members thereof. IA bill was passed removing
the disabilities OF Joseph E. Johnston :. The
Speaker laid before the House message from the
of the laws of the United States The was sus-
tanned; yeas 2l1, nays L. Durham then reported
back the bill leaving out the section objected to by
the President, and it wac passed. The bill TO rat
ify the agreement with certain banos of Sioux In
dams, also with northern bands of Arapahoes and
Cheyennes, was passed. Recess until Friday
morning
FRIDAY, February 16.-Logan's bill
for the issue CT silver coin and to make the silver
dollar legal tender, introduced in August last,
was made the special order for Monday next.
The house amendments to the consular and diplo-
matte appropriation bill were concurred in and the
bill passed Consideration of the bill to create
sinking fund tor the liquidation of the Indebtedness
of the Pacific railroad company resumed.
Booths amendment to the second section was re-
jected-24 to %. Christiancy moved to stltke out
the sections of the bill which provide that the act
shall be construed as nnal settlement if accepted
by the companies within tour months. Chaffee
submitted amendment to that of Ohristiancy, so
to provide that the act should be construed as
final settlement. Christiancy's amendment as
amended by Chaffee was then agreed to- An
amendment by Booth passed allowing the
companies to anticipate their seminar nual payment
discounted at the rate of per cent :. The senate
then went in executive session and when the doors
were reopened took recess until 10 O'Clock Satur-
day.
FRIDAY, February 16.-A bill report
ment Of claims allowed by the commissioner of
claims, made the special order for Tuesday
next. Bills of private nature were then present.
ed. Several were passed, and the House went into
committee of the whole, on the private calendar
The committee rose and passed the bill supple
mentary to the act entitled to carry into ef
feet the convention between the United States and
China concluded on the 9Th of November, 1853 at
Shanghai, and to give the court of claims jurisdic
ton in certain cases. 1t allows certain American
insurance companies to go before the court of
claims to make case against the Chinese inde1nni-
ty fund. Recess till Saturday.
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