The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-04-13
House
MONDAY, April bills introduced

MONDAY, April bills introduced
and referred For the financial relief of the coun-
try and to facilitate the return to specie payments
without affecting the commercial interests of the
people; to regulate the contracts for carrying the
mails to prevent a reduction Of the national cur
rency by fraudulently Withdrawing legal tender
notes from circulation declaring the waters of Hot
Springs, Arkansas, forever free to the people; to
provide for more efficient civil service in the
United States; joint resolution proposing
amendment to the constitution, requiring the pre-
senaOn of all claims agreeably to the provisions of
the law within six years and providing that when
rejected by congress a department they shall not
again be presented until after the pse of six years
joint resolution proposing amendment to the
constitution, forbiding the assumption payment
OF claims for losses growing out of the destruction of
property within the limits Of the states engaged in
the rebelllon......At the evening sess Butler
gave notice that on next Monday, if he
could get the floor. he would move to
pend the rules and adopt a resolution in
structing the committee on banking and currency
to report forthwith the bill bills first providing
for reissue OF fractional currency of the deGomi
nations 90 and Is cents, and the withdrawal of the
subsidiary silver coin of the same denomination
now in circulation, as fast as it may be received at
the treasury and preventing the further issue
thereof; second, providing for the printing and is
suing of $40 900 900 in legal tender of the de-
nominations of 81, 81 So and S. to be paid from
the treasury for the expenses of the government.
..Ad burned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, April 2-The resolution to
transfer 10 the siate department for safe keeping
the records OF the commission in the electoral
count was agreed to.....The railroad funding bill
came up as unfinished business, and Morrill, adj
dressed the senate in support of the judiciary COM
mittee's bill. Morrill, having concluded, Thurman
gave notice that lie would offer an amendment
making the first mortgage bonds of the companies
one OF the class OF the bonds in which the sinking
fund proposed may he invested A discussion
sprung up between Blaine and Thurman to the
responsibility for the sinking fund and the differ
ent notes and interest between the different bonds
held as sinking funds and bonds issued by the COM
panies, continuing until the senate went into exec
utive session, after which the senate adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, April 2-The report of the
committee civil service reform in regard to the
case of Doorkeeper Polk taken up for consdera-
tion and Harris made speech in regard thereto,
after which the house adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, April 3.-Chaffee intro
duced bill to amend the Pacific railroad act of
1862, and acts supplementary. Laid on the table
with the pending funding AT the expiration
of the morning hour consideration was resumed of
unfinished business, being the railroad funding bill
and Hill spoke in favor of the bill of the Judiciary
committee. Thurman proposed an amendment TO
be offered at the proper time, providing that the
bonds purchased for the sinking fund shall be
stamped as not transferable Debate was continued
by Dawes, Edmunds ana Sargeant...... Adjourned.
House.
WEDNEsDA April Reconsideration
was resumed of the case of Doorkeeper Polk, and
Cravens and Henry spoke in opposition to the ma
iority resolution and in favor OF retaining Polk.
Frye spoke in favor OF the majority resolution.
Eden gave notice that he would offer substitute
censurlng the doorkeeper and recommittiHg the
who's subject. AID journed.
Senate.
THURSDAY, April AT the expira-
ton of the morning hour consideration was resumed
OF the Pacific railroad funding bill, and Matthews
replied to the arguments against the railroad COM
mittee's bill-...After remarks from Blaine, Thur
man and Hill and the transaction OF unimport-
ant business, the senate adjourned.
House.
THURSDAY, April 4.-Butler intro
duced bill to supply convenient currency for
the minor transactions of the people. Refereed.
Consideration then resumed of the Polk case.
After debate the resolutions of the majority OF the
committee declaring the office OF doorkeeper vacant
and devolving the duties of the office on the SER
geant-at-arms until the appointment OF Palks sue
cessor, were adopted by vote OF 139 to so on the
first and l22 to lis on the second .... djourned.
Senate
FRIDAY, April 5.-The naval appro-
priation bill was taken up and passed as 1t came
from the committee. After a speech by Bayard
on the Pacific railroad sinking fund bill reported
from the judiciary committee, and:a short debate
the senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
FRIDAY, April 5.-The senate joint
resolution providing place for the deposit of the
records of the proceedings of the electoral commits
sion was passed 49,. Batter put in nomination for
the position of doorkeeper, Gen. Jas. Shields, of
Missouri Dem. A long and excited debate ensued
on point of order, participated in principally by
Butler and Cox N. J, the Democrats resisting the
right 10 make motion question of privilege,
and the Republicans trying to force the issue on the
house Finally the speaker declining to decide the
question, submitted it to the house, and motion
of Beebe, consideration of the question was post
poned until Monday. After q short session in
committee Of the whole Cd the private calendar,
the house adjourned.