The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-27
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.


lore the senate the credentials of George H. Pendle
ton, senator from Ohio, and they were laid on the
Iapie..-...A communication from the secretary of |
war; asking an appropriation of $40 900 for printing
'e reeorus Oh tne confederate states, referred
AT the expiration OF the morning hour the Pa |
eihc railroad sinking fund bill came up as unfu-
shed business, and Sargent continued his remarks
interrupted by the adjournment Friday At the |
conclusion of Sargents remarks Blaine offered an
amendment to the twelfth section of the bill proyid-
Ing that so long as said Central Pacific and Union
Pacific railroad companies shall faithfully comply
with the provisions of said acts of 1862 and 1864 and
OF this acs relating to the payments to the United
states, on account OF bonds advanced and of the
sinking fund to be established as aforesaid, such
companies shall be deemed and taken as such suf-
nclent 10 meet the obligations of said companies on
account Oh such bonds prior to the maturing there
o." Debate ensued between Blaine Sar-
gent, Bayard and Thurman, and then Ed
man, who said that number of senators had gone
away, some of them not feeling WELL and he had
SAID be would not ask vote ON any of the PROPOSE
lions to-day, but would ask the senate to finish the
Dill tomorrow. The senate then went into exec
utive session and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, April s. -Immediately after
the reading of the journal, the question of
selecting doorkeeper came up, and long and ex-
cited debate arose on the resolution of Butler APP
pointing Gen Jas. Shields to the Office The de-
bate, which developed good deal of sectional and
party feeling closed and vote was taken on City,
Hler SUBSTITUTE resolution the SubStl-
tute being that the house do now proceed to the
election of doorkeeper 1t adopted-yeas 1913,
nays 109 Clymer then nominated "Charles w.
Field, a citizen of Georgia." and Butler presented
| the name of " James Shields brigadier general u
| 5. A" vote was then TAKEN and resulted:
Field l23 Shields 10l. Upon the announcement of
the vote, Field was declared elected and was there
upon sworn in. taking the modified OATH. Clark
presented bill authorizing the president to APP
point Jas Shields brigaaier general on the re-
| tired list. Passed under suspended rules by vote
| OF rs yeas to 6 nayS...... Adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, April 9.-On motion of
Teller the bill to authorize the construction of
narrow-guage railroad from Bismarck to the Black
Hills was taken up and considered A large num-
Der OF amendments, including the cutting of the
| branches and striking out the words narrow
guage," were agreeded to. Pending final action the
morning hour expired and the bill went over
The Pacific railroad funding bill then taken up
and Edmunds spoke in advocacy of the bill report
ed from the judiciary committee. After debate the
| amendment offered by Blaine yesterday voted
upon and lost--yeas %, nays 3d. Thurman amend
ment providing for the endorsement of the sinking
fund bonds by the secretary of the treasury, was
| then adopted. Sargent and Chaffee withdrew
| amendments they had made, and the bill passed.
| yeas ~, nays 19.... Adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, April 9-Wright offered
concurrent resolution proposing to issue 900
| OF United States notes. to be known national
money .... Buckner, chairman of the committee on
banking and currency, reported bill providing for
the issue OF 1922 $40 of treasury notes for the
retirement OF national bank hottest which to be
| received in payment of one-third of the customs
duties. Referred to the committee of the whole.
The house then went into committee of the whole
on the tariff bill, which discussed until adj
| iournment.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 10.-Matthews
offered an amendment to the bill to repeal the re-
sumption act and it referred ....T The senate
then took up the bill to repeal the bankrupt law
Matthews offered a substitutes bill to establish
uniform law on the subject of bankruptcy After
short discussion the senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened, adj
iourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 10.-ONiel pre-
| sented remonstrance of large number of mer-
chants and manufacturers against the passage of the
tariff bill vitality inju ious to the business inter
ests of the country. Referred The following bills
were referred: Authorizing the issuing of treasury
notes taking the place OF greenbacks and national
bank notes. prohibiting the contraction of the cur
| rency, and repeating the internal revenue laws;
Joint resolution directing the committee of civil
service reform of the two houses to inquire into the
propriety OF limiting the executive patronage by
constitutional amendment, and also into the pro-
priety OF adopting some new method of keeping the
accounts of the federal government; joint resolu
ton proposing constitutional amendment to
the sessions of congress 1t provides after 1880
there shall be but session every two years,
less when congress shall be convened by the presi
dent. The house then went into committee of the
whole on the pension appropriation bill. After dis
cussion the committee rose without action, and the
house adjourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, April 11.-Dennis present
ed Montgomery Blair's resolutions in relation to
the electoral commission, and moved their refer
snce to the judiciary committee So ordered w
During the ning hour Sargent called up his Joint
Chinese he
necessity of restrictions ON Chinese immigration $500.
Consideration was then resumed of the bankrupt
law, but after short discussion it again laid
| aside.....The conference committee the bill in
regard to the employment of temporary clerks in
the treasury department reported that the commit
tee had agreed upon all amendments except two. A
new conference was ordered adjourned until
Monday.
THURSDAY, April 1.-THE house, in
committee of the whole, discussed the pension APP
preparation bill, Scales Chittenden, Fort and Hew-
lit advocating it, and Hanna, Foster, Thompson
and O'Neil opposing it. Powers moved to strike
out the section which changes the mode of paying
the pensions, and inserting in lieu thereof provs-
ion fixing the salary of pension agents at S4 600,
and allowing them fees for vouchers and actual
penses for rent, clerk hire etc. Adopted. Rice of
fered resolution that from and after July 1878,
offices Of pension agents shall be filled by wounded
or disabled union soldiers. Adopted. The COM
mittee then rose and reported the bill, and all
amendments being concurred in, it passed. Ad-
journed.
House.
FRIDAY, April 12-The bill author
izing the secretary of to renquish portions of
Fort Hartsutf military reservation in Nebraska to
homestead and presumption settlers, passed. also
the senate bill authorizing improvements within
Fort Riley military reservation, Kansas. $50. The
house soon afterwards went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar, the first bill for
sideration being to reimburse the college of
William and Mary, in Virginia, for property de-
stroyed during the war. Loring and Townsend
spoke thereon, the former in advocacy of the bill
and the latter against it,. The senate amendments
to the general deficiency and diplomatic appropria
ton bill were nenconcurred in, and conference
committees were appointed Adjourned.