The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-05-25
FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-


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the committee on coinage, reported bill to retire
the FIVE and three-cent pieces and to stop their
further coinage; also providing that fractional or
subsidiary silver coin shall be legal tender to the
extent OF twenty dollars, and shall be exehangeable
| at the treasury for other legal tender money when
| presented in sums OF twenty dollars or over Or
dered printed and recommitted Alter debate
| In committee OF the whole amendments to the
legislative appropriation bill the committee rose
and repoIte and the bill passed Adjourned.
Senate.
MONDAY, May 6.-The president pro
tenn laid before the senate the house bill to forbid
the further retirement of U. S. legal tender notes
which was read for the first time by title that II
might be referred to the committee on finance ac-
cording to custom;...A petition was presented
praying that Gen. j. &. Fremont be included in the
bill now pending to place Gen. Jas. Shields on the
retired list of the army. Referred rhe senate
then took up the bill to repeal the hankrunt law
reported from the judiciary committee with amend
ments. Discussion OF the ii lasted until the ex-
plratlon OF the morning hour, when the bill to
repeal the specie resumption act came up as unfn-
ished business and Gordon spoke at length in favor
OF repeal -. Inc senate then took up the house bill
MAKING appropriation for the payment of invalid
and other pensions, and after discussion adopted
the following amendments by vote of 81 to %.
That en- the FIRST day of January 1879, the terms
OF ONCE OF all pension agents shall expire and
thereafter honorably discharged, wounded or dis
abled union soldiers, widows or daughters of
such soldiers shall be appointed to such Offices
sargent then submitted an amendment to that of
the committee, providing that from and after the
passage OF this act in case of vacancy in the office
OF pension agent, 1t shall be filled by the appoint
ment of a wounded disabled union soldier
Agreed to......Adj ourned.
House.
| MONDAY, May 6.-Under the call of
states the following bills REFEREED Declaring
that all propositions to change mordfy the tariff
law are injurious and detrimental to the general
welfare OF the people, and that it is unwse to waste
time at present in discussion of the Wood tariff
bill; giving to all religious denominations equal
rights and privileges in the Indian tons for
contagious diseases of farm stock; establishing a
new judicial district in Ohio; to enable sailors of
the late to pre-empt land to the extent of one
hundred and sixty acres Shelley at the reonest
OF Robbins and Tucker, moved to suspend the rules
and pass the bill reducing the tax on snuff and on
chewing and smoking tobacco to 16 cents Der Mound
on cigars to S. per thousand, cigarettes weighing
weighing not more than 3 q pounds to the thousand
Sl2o per thousand, and weighing 80 pounds
%. The motion was not agreed to- yeas / 20 NAYS
ll5; not two-thirds voting in the affirmative -
After discussing the bill establishing permanent
form OF government in the District of Colum ba the
house adjourned.
TUESDAY, May THE postoffice ap-
preparation bill reported back from committee
with sundry amendments; also the amendments
submitted by Maxey granting subsidy for Brazil
ian mail steamship service. The house bill to for
bid the further retirement of U. 5. legal tender
notes was taken up and discussed until the morning
hour expired, when consideration of the pension
appropriation bill resumed the pending
question being on inserting a substitute for the
second section of the bill the amendment adopted
Yesterday, providing on the first day of January
the term of Office of all pension agents shall ex pire
ana thereafter honorably discharged, wounded or
disabled soldiers widows daughters of such
soldiers shall be appointed to said Office Rejected
yeas 16, nays 80. After the rejection of an
amendment striking out the clause in the second
section of the bill providing for the appointment OF
wounded or disabled soldiers or widows or daugh-
tiers of union soldiers to all vacancies in the office
Hf
All amendments made in committee were concur
red in and the bill read third time and pass
ed. After discussion on the Indian appropria-
ton bill the senate went into executive session. and
when the doors were reopened, Adjourned.
House,
TUESDAY, May 7.-Immediately after
the reading of the journal the house resumed con-
sideration of the District of Columbia government
bill, and after going through it by sections the
main question was ordere1, and the bill passed
without yeas and nays. Wood then moved to &c
into committee of the whole on the tariff bill On
standing vote the speaker announced the result tC
be 10 to so. Then the vote by elers resulted "a
81, and finally by vote of yeas and nays the mo-
ton was agreed to, yeas 1876, nays 10S As soon as
the result OF the vote announced motion tC
adjourn was made by Cenger, and was defeated
yeas So, nays lis. The house then went into com
mittee of the whole, Sayler in the chair, the
iii bill, and Banks spoke in opposition thereto.
Adjourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, May 8.-The house bill
to orbd the further retirement of U. S. legal ten
der notes referred to the committee on finance
IA bill to provide for mail steamship service
between the United States and Portugal was refer
red The house joint resolution of July 3, 1876,
to provide that arms shall be issued to the terri
tories well the states not exceeding 500 stand
to each territory, was passed The senate then re-
sumed consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill, the pending question being on the amendm ent
of Teller to remove the Nez Perces Indians of Jo-
Nc horA hold =
Leavenworth, Kansas to Idaho territory, instead OF
the Indian territory, the house bill provided
Maxey moved to strike out the whole clause of the
house bill which provides for their removal to the
Indian territory and approprates 5000 for their
settlement, purchase of clothing subsistence etc.
Pending discussion on this amendment Edmunds
submitted one providing for the removal of the In
dams named to such portion OF the Indian territory
as the United States had rght to use for such
purpose, consistent with existing treaties and
rangements with the tribes occupying the Indian
territory. Agreed to without debate. The ques-
ton then required on the amendment of Maxey to
strike out the whole paragraph, and 1t rejected
yeas q, nays &c. After the adoption of several
amendments reported by committee, the senate
went into executive session, and when the doors
were reopened, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May S.-The commit
tee OF elections reported in the contested election
cases from the second district of South Carolina,
sixth district of Mississippi and Oregon, de-
claring the sitting members, Cain, Chalmers and
Williams entitled 10 seats. The report adopted
Wood moved to go into committee of the whole
on the tariff bill. a debate followed over an at
tempt by Conger to have the bill reported back TO
the house with the enacting clause struck out. The
effort was defeated whereupon Conger moved that
general debate be limited to two hours. Also de-
feated-yeas 107, nays 132. Woods melton to go
into committee of the whole was carried, and the
house resolved itself into such committee. After
listening to speeches from Tucker and Robbins in
support OF the bill the committee rose without ac-
ton, and the house took a recess until 1880, the
evening session to be for debate only,
Senate.
THURSDAY, May 9.-The senate went
into secret session the bill to provide for the dis
trbution of awards made under the treaty between
the United States of America and Mexico, con-
cluded July 4, 1868. An amendment by the judi
ciary committee amended and the bill was
read third time and passed. THE senate then
resumed consideration of the Indian appropriation
bill, and after various unimportant amendments
were agreed to- and the bill having been conside red
in committee OF the whole, it was reported TO the
senate. The amendments made in committee were
concurred in and the bill passed THE senate took
up the bill to repeal the bankrupt act and after de-
bate, adjourned.
| House.
THURSDAY, May 9.-The Joint resolu-
| ton reported from the committee education for
the enforcement of the eight hour law in all the de-
partments of the government gave rise to lively
discussion, and finally passed The senate
bill authorizing citizens of Colorado, Nevada and
| territories to fell and remove timber on public
lands for mining and domestic purposes was passed
| with the amendment offered by Fort that such
lands shall not be open to railroad corporations for
the cutting of timber. The bill subjec.ng the
Fort Wayne military reservation, Arkansas to EN-
try as other public lands of that state passed
ment under the homestead law was passed 49,. The
house then went into committee of the whole on