The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-16

to the president for final action 49,. Wallace called
up the bill to authorize long bond ion he invest
ment of savings, for the purpose of submitting
several amendments, the most important OF which
provides that the secretary OF the treasury shall
keep said bonds for sale at the national banks as
well the sub-treasuries and designating deposit
tories. Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 25.-Fort intro
duced bill to gradually retire the circulating notes
of the national banking association and replace the
same with United States treasury bonds. Referred.
Bland introduced bill for the free coinage of
the silver dollar also TO utilize the product of the
gold and silver mines and provide for the issuing of
certificates for the gold and silver dollar deposited
in the mints...... Banning chairman of the military
committee, reported back the bill recognizing the
army, consolidating certain of its departments and
reducing the COSTS Ordered printed and reconmit-
ted......The house then went into committee of the
whole and resumed consideration of the bill grant
ing pensions to soldiers and sailors OF the Mexican
and Indian war, but after discussion, rose with
out action on the bill, and adjourned.
senate.
TUESDAY, February 26.-The secre-
tary called the senate to order owing to the absence
of Vice-President Wheeler, whereupon Anthony
submit, ted resolution that Thos. w Ferry be
chosen president pro tenn. Wallace meved to sub
stitute The name OF Thurman for that of Ferry.
Rejected--yeas 2S nays %. The original resolution
was then agreed to, and Ferry was escorted to the
of the morning hour ell bills or the
calendar not objected to We're taken up
and disposed OF after which Wallace
called nm the hin to authorize lony bond for
the investment of savings that 1t should be I'M
finished business to-mor row. The senate then
vent int sxee@tiyys and when the doors
House.
TUESDAY, February 26.-A petition
700 yards long and signed by $4,000 names, for the
repeal of the law in relation to the transmission of
matter through the mails, was referred. Chal-
lners took the floor and replied to speech made by
Garfield last week. AT the close of his remarks HE
house went into committee of the whole, and lis
tened to speech on the finance question by Butler
/ When the committee rose the house adjourned.
Senate.
| WEDNESDAY, February 27.-Bills
we're introduced and referred: To provide for the
entry of lands by Indians under the homestead
law to establish the rank Of senior inspector gem
eral of the United States army. Consideration
was then resumed of unfinished business, the bill
to authorize long bond for the investment of saw
ines, but, pending discussion it was laid aside tenn
porarily and the senate considered bill relating to
the method CT filling vacancies in the pension Of
fees. Edmunds called up the bill to authorize
special term OF the circuit court of the United States
Tor the southern district OF Mississippi to be held
Scranton, Jackson county, with the understanding
that Il should be considered tomorrow, the subject
to call for regular order being the bill to authorize
long bond for the investment OF savings, which re-
mains as unfinished business. Adjourned.
House.
| WEDNESDAY, February 27.-The bill
authorizing the president to review the court mar
tal proceedings of 1864, in the OF ex-Surgeon
General Hammond, and to annul the same and
! place DR.. Hammond on the retired list as surgeon
general, but without giving him any right 10 past,
present or future pay or allowance, passed without
debate......The bill issuing arms and ammunition to
the territory of Idaho, passed...The bill pen
sonipg soldiers of the Mexican was then taken
up and discussed, but no action was taken. Adj
/ iourned.
THURSDAY, February 2S.-Chaffee re-
ported back from committee with amendments, the
senate bill to establish the territory OF Lincoln and
| to provide a territorial government therefor
Beck moved to make the resolution submitted by
him on the 2tst of January in relation to the ex-
pedieDcy OF levying taxes at this time for main
tanning sinking fund the special order for Tuesday
next. Rejected-yeas ~ nays 19-two-,hirds not
voting in the affirmative The chair then laid be-
fore the senate the silver bill, which he announced
had been sent in by the house. with the president IS
objections thereto The chief clerk proceeded to
read the bill and the veto message, after which .
vote was taken, and the bill was passed over the
veto-yeas 46, nays 49, as follows
YedS-Allison, Bailey, Beck, Bruce, Chafee Cock
| rel, Coke, COnover, Davis, H.. Davis, w. Va,
Dennis, Dorsey, Eustis Ferry, Garland, Gordon,
Johnston, Jones, Fla, Jones, New. Kellogg, Kirk
wood, McCreery, Mcdonald, McMillen, Matthews,
Maxey, Merrimon, Morgan, Paddock. Patterson,
!
man, Voorhees,, Wallace, Window, Withers-
! N,VS-Baruum, Bayard, Blaine Butler Conk-
! ling, Dawes, Eaton, Hamin, Hoar, Herman, Lamar,
! Mcpherson, Mitchell, Morrill, Randolph, Rollins,
| Sargent, Wadleigh Whyte-19
Pairs were announced as follows: Oglesby and Ram
som who would have vned in the affirmative,
with Anthony who would have voted in the mega
! tive Cameron, of Wisconsin, and Booth, who
would have voted in the Affirmative with Burnside
who would have voted in tie negative; Cameron, of
! Wisconsin, and Armstrong who would have voted
| in the affirmative with Edmunds, who would have
| voted in the negative 0ristiancy and Sharon
were absent. The chair, Oh announcing the vote
sa1o that two-th1rds OF the senate having voted in
its favor the bill passed and has become law ...
After some debate the bill fer holding special term
of court in Mississippi was tabled, yeas "A, nays g.
......Adjourned until Mondiy.
House.
THURSDAY, February 2S-The bill
| authorizing and equipprg Arctic expedition
was reported back from committee and referred to
comaittee of the whole 1t approprates $50 900 Tor
necessary expenses of the expedition "A message
was received fren the preident announcing that he
had vetoed the silver BIZ. The message having
! been read, in the midst of profound silence the
speaker stated that the question was: " Will the
| house, on reconsideration, pass the bill?" The
previous question was seconded and a vote taken,
during some confusion, resulting as follows:
| IeGs-Aiken, Aldrich, Atkins, Baker, Ind Ban
ming, Boyne, Bell Benedict, Becknell, Blackburn,
Bland, Bount, Boone, Buck Boyd, Bragg, Bren-
tano, Brewer Bridges, Bright, Brogden, Browne,
WELL Ky, Caldwell, Tenn, Calkins, Gambler Can
non, Carlisle Caswell Chalmers, Clarke, KY.
Clark, Mo, Clarke, Ia, CEmer, Cobb, Cole, Conger,
| Culberson, Cummings, Cltler, Danford, Davidson
Davis, n. G., Daering, Hbrell, Diekey, Dunncll,
Durham, Eden, Elam Els, Errett, Evans, Ind,
| Foster, Franklin, Fuller iarth, Giddngs Glover
Goode, Gunter, Hamilton, Hanna, Harris Ca, Har-
RS, Va, Harrison, Harbidge, Hartzell, Haskell,
Hatcher Hayes, Hazleton, Henderson, Henry Hew-
lit, Ala, Herbert, Hooker, House. Hnbbell Hunter
Hun,on, Humphrey, Ittna, Jones, Ala. Jones, o.,
Keghtley, Kelley, Kenna, Knapp, Knott, Landers,
LathroP. Logan Luttrell, Lynde, Ma key, Man
kinley, Mcmahon, Metsalfe, Mills, Mitchell
Money, Monroe, Morgan, Muldrow, Neal, Oliver
Page Patterson OF New York Patterson of Califor
more, Rainey, Randolph, Rea, Reagan, Rice of
Ohio, Riddle, Roberts, Robertson, Robinson of In
diana, Ryan, Sampson, Sapp Sayler, Scales, Sexton,
Shallenburger, Shelley Singleton, slemons Smalls,
smith OF Georgia, Sparks, Steele Stephens Stone OF
Michigan, Stone OF Iowa, Strait, Thompson, Thorn
burg, Ihreckmorton, Upton, Townsend of New
York, Townsend of Illinois, Tucker, Turner,
walsh, WEIGH, White of Pennsylvania, White of
Indiana, Whitthorne Wiggenton Williams of Wis
consn, Williams of Alabama, Williams of Oregon,
1885,
Nays-Bacon Bagley, Baker OF New York, Bal
lou, Banks, Beebe, Blair Bliss, Briggs, CAIN Camp,
Campbell, Chittenden, Clafiin, Grape, Davis of
California, Dennison Dwight, Eames Eickhoff
Ellsworth, Field, Freeman, Frye, Garfield Gibson,
Hale, Hardenburgh, Harmer, Harris of Massachu-
Hungerford, James, Jones OF New Hampshire,
Joyce, Ketcham, Lapham, Lindsey, Lockwood,
Loring. McCook, Morse Muller, Norcross, ONeill,
oyerton. Potter, Powers, Pugh, Reed Rice OF Mas
Sehleieher, Sinnickson. Smith, of Pennsylvania,
Starln, SteDger Stewart, Veeder, Ward, Warner,
Williams of Michigan, Williams OF New York,
Williams OF Delaware, Willis of New York, Wood.
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