The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

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tials OF Senators Davis and Sanders from West
Virginia and Nebraska were presented and fled :.
Joint resolutions of the Minnesota legislature in
favor OF law giving bounty for the destruction OF
grasshoppers and their eggs We're referred Ham
lin submitted an amendment to the postoffice ap-
preparation bill appropriating 100000 for steam
ship mail service between San Francisco, Japan and
China tor one year. and authorizing contract with
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., for such service.
He also submitted amendment appropriating
$4,000 from the revenues of postofces to obtain
proper facilities from trunk lines for railway post
office service. After brief executive session
recess was taken until Monday.
House.
SATURDAY, February 2.-The House
went into Committee of the Whole on the legislative
judicial and executive appropriation bill. motion
was made to amend BIZ fixing the salary of the
President at $50 000 instead of $25 Geo. provided
in the bill, and quorum not being present it was
agreed to take vote in the House -. Without
coming to any conclusion the committee rose at
$780,, and the house, after prayer, ordered the
Florida report to be considered ON whatever day
the first journal shou Id be read, and again went
into Committee of the Whole the legislative ap-
preparation bin. Amendments fixing the salaries
of senators and representatives at $1,000 were
agreed to- The amendment increasing the com
pensation of the President to $4,000 rejected
by yeas At, nays 1876. The bin then passed The
Speaker laid before the House a message from the
President the financial question, which was
referred to the committee ways and means
49,. ecess till Monday.
MONDAY, February 5.-The Senate
convened at 10 O'Clock, but recess was continued
till noon. The bill appropriatng s35 900 to pro.
vide for the deficiency in the office for public print
ing and binding during the current fiscal year.
passed ingalls, gave notice that, as the
Senate full, he would call for vote ON the bill
aboishing the Metropolitan Police Board of the
District of Columbia notwithstanding the objections
of the President Consideration was then resumed
of the bill TO amend the Pacific Railroad acts so as
to create sinking fund for the liquidation of the
Indebtedness due the government by the Pacific
Railroad Company, Christiancy speaking in favor
OF the bill reported by The judiciary Committee and
against that of the Railroad Committee At the
conclusion of ChIistiancY's remarks few privat ,
bills were considered, and after executive session
the senate took recess till TUESDAY
House.
MONDAY, February 5.-Tke recess
was prolonged till 1850 A. NJ, when Banning pre-
scented petition from 20 banking institutions in
Cincinnati for the repeal of the law taxing banks.
-. Cox offered the following: Resolved That the
rules of the house be so amended that during the
counting OF the electoral VOTE and when the house
is not required to be engaged therein it SHALL on
assembling every calendar day, after recess from
the day preceding proceed, after u O'Clock NJ
with its business, as though the legislative day had
expired by adjournment. AT 1880 a recess was
taken till next day.
TUESDAY, February g. Window.
from the Committee on appropriations, reported
adversely the House bill to provide for the pay
ment of Jas. b. Eads for the construction of the Mis-
sssipi River jettes Placed on the calendar -. West
of the committee on railroads, reported favorably
the Senate bill to amend the act of June g. 1872
granting the right of way through public lands to
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company. Passed.
-. The chair APP )inted Hereford member of the
committee on ella MS in place of Price, whose term
OF service has ex,'sred. The legislative judicial
and executive appropriation bill received from
the House. The bill abolishipg the board of
metropolitan police commissioners of the District
of Columbia, with the Presidents Veto was taken up
and discussed at some length, after which vote
was taken. 1t was decided in the negatiye-yeas
SO, nays 22-twothirds not voting in the Affirmative
-. The Senate went into executive session and
when the doors were re- opened took till 10
O'Clock Wednesday.
TUESDAY, February 6.-After the
usual extension of recess, the House WI nt into
committee of the whole, with Eden in the ci.ar, ON
the deficiency appropriation bin. Mr. Wadron
stated the bill appropriated sl,417 900. The two
largest appropriations of $500, 900 for the
deficiency in the navy department and one of
S217 900. for pensions to soldiers who have lost
limbs. After the bill was disposed of the commit
tee arose. when short debate occurred on a reso-
luton to print the testimony taken before the COM
mittee on LOUISIANA affairs. The resolution was
adopted and recess taken until 10 A. M Wednes-
day.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, February THE Sem
ate insisted on its amendment to the Military
Academy appropriation bill, and committee of
conference ordered. :. Sherman called m
the House bill authorizing the commissioners of
the Freedmen's Saving and Trust Company TO buy
IN certain real and other property and to sell the
same at public or private sale. He submitted an
amendment providing that the sale of the real es-
tate shaH not be made by the commissioners EXCEPT
at public auction unless such sale and terms there
OF shall be first approved by of the justices of
the supreme court, Agreed to. The bill then passed
Window called up the bill appropriatnp $3.50.
700 to supply the deficiency in the appropriation
Tor printing during the current fiscal year aud
moved the Senate non-concur in the amendment of
the House, providing that from and after the pres
ent session of congress the public printer shall not
be paid more then is paid for similar work in the
cities OF New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore
After some discussion the Senate refused to con-
cur in the amendment-yeas 90, NAYS g. A com
Recess until Thursday.
House.
WEDNESDAY, February 7.-Waldron.
from the committee on appropriations, reported
back the Senate bin appropriating s35o00o for the
deficiency in the appropriation for the government
printing and binding for the present fiscal year
vance, chairman of the committee printing
offered an amendment which was adopted proyid-
ing that after the close of the present Congress- 10
greater price shall be paid than IN the cities of
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore The House
then went into committee OF the whole on the def