The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-06-08
FoRrY-F1FrH CONGRESS.
House..

ting member) nor Richardson tconlestant) was en-
titled to the seat The speaker laid before the
house message from the president transmitting
from the secretary OF state regard
to the fishery commission. Referred Inc house
preparation bill. When the committee rose the
speaker stated that he would be absent during the
early part OF next week, whereupon, on mouon OF
Eden, Sayler appointed president pro tenn 1t
was arranged that there should be evening sessions
for regular business all next week.
Senate.
MONDAY, May 20.-Thurman, from
the judiciary committee, to which was recommitted
the house bill to provide for admission to the bar of
the supreme court of the United States OF any
woman who has been member OF the bar oil the
highest court of any state or territory Tor period
of three years reported ii back with an amendment
of Sargent providing that person shall be refused
admission to the bar in the United States court on
account OF sex. After some discussion the bill was
placed on the calendar with an adverse report.
Mcmillan introduced bill to provide for the con-
struction of bridge across the Mississippi at Fort
Smelling, MIMI Referred On motion OF Cockrell
the authorizing tho president to place Gen. Shields
the re tired list with the rank OF brlgader gen.
eral was taken up Sargent submitted an amend
ment authorizing the president 10 appoint Ulysses
s. Grant, late general commanding the army OF the
United States, general on the retired list OF the
army, with the full rank, pay and allowances OF
that grade, except that the general retired shall
not be allowed forage forage for horses or commuta
ton there Or aids de camp or other stan oihcers
unless called into active service in time of war
Agreed to-ayes 80, nays 20 After turfher dis
cussion the senate adjourned without action.
House.
MONDAY, May 20.-The house was
called to order by Sayler, speaker pro tenn, who
announced the appointment of the following COM
mittee under the Pc ter resolution to inquire into
alleged frauds in the late presidential election
Democrats Clarkson n. Potter, N. Y; VIM. r.
NJ EphR Ma1a k y Sohn stens Me
Penn; Thos. Cobb, Ind. Republcans-B f.
Butler, Mass; Frank Hiscock, N. y; J. C. Cox,
O.; Thos B: Reed Me-; Under call OF states the
following bills were introduced and referred: Re-
pealing the law imposing tax OF one per cent on
state banks; empowering the Texas Pacific railroad
to extend it's line from Fort Worth to Rio Grande,
at or near Ell Paso; requiring all appointments in
civil service to be distributed equally among con-
gressonal districts; providing that claims Of mil
itamen or non-enlisted persons on account of dis
abilities received in battle with rebels Indians
shall be valid if filed previous to July, 1892.
After short session in committee OF the whole,
several district bills were passed, and the house ad-
lourned.
TUESDAY, May 21.-Conkling, from
the committee on commerce, reported adversely on
the senate bill to authorize the construction of a
bridge the Mississippi river at Memphis, and
it was indefinitely postponed Paddock from the
committee public lands reported back the house
bill for the relief of settlers on the public lands
der the prempion law. Placed the calendar.
Window, from the conference committee on the
that the committee had been unable to agree. The
senate insisted upon its amendment, and new con-
ference was ordered Davis of Illinois, from the
com mittee judiciary, reported faForably on the
senate bill to provide for the appointment of dis
trct judge for The western district of Tennessee.
Placed the calendar On motion of Paddock
the senate non-concurred in the house amendments
to the bill to amend section 2464 of the revised stat
utes relating to the cultivation OF Of timber the
public domain, and committee of conference was
ordered Al the conclusion of the morning hour
the senate resumed consideration of the bill 10
place the of Gen Shields the retired list OF
the army with the rank of brigadier general, and
mittee of the whole was reported TO the
senate. The question being on concurring
in the amendment made in committee of the
whole yesterday, to place Gen. Grant on the retired
list, Cockrel demanded the yeas and nays and the
amendment was coneurred in-yeas 3d. nays IS; 2
| strict party vote After debate, Thurman moved
to strike out all after the enactng clause of the bill
and amendment, ard insert in lieu thereof pro-
vision authorizing the secretary of the interior tc
place the name Of Gen. Shields the pension list
at the rate OF 800 month. Rejected after
lengthy debate-yeas 81, nays SO. he question
being on the passage of the bill vote was taker
without further discussion, and it rejected
yeas 80, nays Biz. After executive session Tell
entered motion to reconsider the vote by which
the Shields bill was rejected and the senate adj
| journed.
House.
TUESDAY, May 21.-The house went
into committee of the whole on the army appropri
alton bli the debate running through both day anc
evening sessions, Sparks Banning, Caldwell anG
Bragg speaking in favor of the bill, and Garfield
against it. Butler seized the opportunity to make
labor speech. The committee then and thu
house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 22.-Davis CIV
Va called up resolution subr ted by him a few
days ago authorizing the select committee appointed
to investigate the reports books and of thu
treasury department to continue its investigation
and sit during the recess..The senate bill for re
lief OF settlers on public lands then taken up
passed. 1t gives the settlers who had been public
lands two or three years under the prescription law
the benefit OF that time upon changing their claim
to be under the homestead law bill Pendinl
discussion on Davis resolution the morning houl
expired, and Lamar spoke in favor of the Texas Pa
citic railroad ...Allson, from the conference com
mittee on the Indian appropriation bill, submitted
report which agreed 10, and the bill passed ...
| After short discussion on the bill providing per
manent government for the District OF Columbia
| the senate went into executive session. and wheI
| the doors were reopened adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, May 22.-Springer sub
mitted report from the committee on expenditure
in the state department. setting forth ten articles
impeachment against o. B. Bradford, late consu
| general at Shanghai Printed and referred 10 th,
| judiciary COMMITTEES. 49,. Harrison offered as ques
| ton OF privilege resolution extending the Pote
Investigation to Oregon and South Carolina, and de
|
| through such investigation TO annul to attemp
to annul the decision of the presidential question
made in the Fourty-fourth congress. vote wa
called for to whether the resolution presented {
question of privilege. Both sides seemed disin
cliHed to vote and the result was-yeas H. nays 40
| The point OF no quorum being raised on the Demo
cratic side, Harrison withdrew the resolution
| Wilson offered resolution extending the power o
| the investigating committee to any stale where
| there may be we'll grounded allegation of fraud
Adopted without division The senate bill for the
relief OF settlers IN hip lands whose WEI
injured by grasshoppers passed. The house
went into committee of the whole on the army ap-
preparation bill, and after extended debate, adj
iourned.
THURSDAY, May 23.-The resolution
of Davis wv. Va } authorizing select committe,
to investigate the finance reports, books etc. of the
treasury department, was amended so as to allow
the committee to sit during recess, and agreed to
1.-The blil authorizing the secretary of war tC
nave headstones erected over the graves OF Union
soldiers In private GENE. cries taken up and
passed ...After discussing the bill providing for
permanent government for the District of Column
ola the senate went into executive session, and
after adjourned.
House.
THURSDAY, May 23.-The house went
into committee of the whole the army aprro-
priation bill, Springer in the chair, the pending
amendment being to fix the strength of the army
at %, 900 instead of 20 600 After the rejection
OF an amendment by Cox, IN. " reducing the
army to 10, 900 men, and one from Debrll fixing the
number at 2, 000 the question required on Throck-
morton's amendment increasing the strength from
2000o provided in the bill, 25 0OO its present
force and 1T was agreed to, lis to l07 The follow
ing Democrats voted with the solid Republican
vote, In the affirmative: Cutler. Patterson, Will
lans, OF Michigan, Robertson, OF Louisiana, Wig
ginton, and all the Texas members except Reagan,
who voted in the negative. The item for pay OF
the army was motion of Heweitt IN. "
increased from SIS O39 600 to So $50 OOO to
Pond with the increase OF the force from 900 to
70, 700 men The item for subsistence was also in
creased In the same proportion. After disposing OF
twelve pages of the bill the committee rose and the
mouse took recess until evening, when several
amendments relative TO the number OF regiments