The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-06-29

for the Chicago custom house from $500 to $780,
600. AT midnight the bill was passed, and the
house adjourned.
Senate.
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE committee on
privileges and elections reported adversely on the
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution forbidding the Acknowledgement of
persons on account of sex. Placed on the calendar.
800: After the passage Of number of bulls on the
calendar, consideration was resumed of unfinished
business the bill to create sinking fund pay the
Indebtedness due the government by the Kansas
Pac1hc railroad Alter brief discussion the bill
passed.. The sundry civil appropriation bill hav-
ing been received from the house It was read by title
and referred. Mcdonald from the committee on
public lands reported with am endment the senate
bill to quiet the title of settlers on the Des Moines
river lands, Iowa, and for other purposes. Placed
On the calendar. The committee pensions re-
ported with amendments the house bill to increase
the pension OF certain pensoned soldiers and sailors
who have lost both hands, both feet or the sight of
both eyes In the service of the country from $50 to
S72 month. After discussion the bill passed
as it came from the houseA message having
been received from the house of representatives
announcing the non-concurrence of that body in
the senate amendments to the bill making appro-
priations for the improvement of rivers and har-
bors, ETC., and asking for conference committee,
Spencer moved that the senate insist upon ITS
amendments and agree to the conference asked by
the house. Agreed to......A message was received
from the house returning the post bill part
of the senate amendments thereto were in the ma
amendments and conference committee was
dered......The senate then took up the senate bill
creating board to be known the Pacific railroad
commission. Thurman submitted an amendment
as to provide that the commissioners shall make
their report to the secretary of the interior be-
fore December 1879, instead of the 1s of January,
1879. Agreed to. Hill submitted amendment
to reduce the compensation of commissioners to
1925 each per month This amendment was ac-
cepted by Thurman and agreed to by the senate.
The bill then passed. After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, June IA bill passed au-
thorzng the settlement of the claim of the estate
OF the late Admiral Dahlgren. Reagen moved to
suspend the rules and take from the speakers table
the river and harbor bill, for the purpose of nom
concurring in the senate amendments. Agreed to.
Cannon, rising to question of constitutional
privilege offered resolution directing the post
route bill, with the senate amendments, to be re-
turned TO the senate a portion of its amendments
were in the nature of a revenue bill. Among the
Objectionable items are the Brazilian steamship sub
sidy, provision for carrying books through the
mails under the postal union treaty free of duty,
and other matters After discussion the resolution
was adopted-yeas 1885, nays 68-and the bill was
sent bach to the senate .Burchard moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt the resolution reciting
that the Forty fourth congress in joint meeting de-
clared K. b. Hayes and W. A Wheeler, respectively
elected president and vice president and declaring
that no subsequent house of congress has power to
revise that action and that any attempt to annul
disregard such ion title of the president based
thereon is revolutionary, and is hereby disapproved
by this house. Agreed to-yeas 234, nays IA; the
following being the ne alive vote: Blackburn,
Kimmel, Mayham, Pridemore, Robertson, N4.)
omlth (Ga), Springer and Warner. The house at
the evening session passed about $50 pension bills
and number of private ls......Adjourned.