The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-06-22
FORTHWITH CONGRESS.



SATURDAY, June IA bill to provide
fre-proof building for the mechanical branches of
the treasury and other departments was passed -
Matthews from the committee on railroads, report
ed back the senate bill authorizing railroad COM
panes to construct and main tain telegraph lines for
commercial purposes, and to secure to the govern
ment the use Of the same for postal, military and
other purposes, with amendment in the nature
OF substitute Placed the calendar The con-
current resolution for adjournment June IL, was
passed-3S to 17after discussion After discus
sion the concurrent resolution, approving OF the
recommendations of the committee that the presi-
dent be authorized to pay the fishery award after
further correspondence with Great Britain If he shall
deem that the national honor demands it, was agreed
to as amended by Edmunds..-Adjou rned.
House.
| SATURDAY, Nav Harris, from the
committee on judiciary, reported bill giving cir
cult courts supervisory jurisdiction in certain GRIM
lnal cases. Passed.....The following bills were
passed. Changing the time for holding the district
court OF the western district OF Virginia; to pro-
vide Ter holding u. S. district and circuit courts at
Kansas City; dividing Colorado into three judicial
dstrets recognizing the judicial districts of Mich
igan; for holding terms of the U. s. district court
burg. The Geneva award bill was made the special
order for the first Wednesday of next session..
/ The house then resumed consideration OF the bill
amending internal revenue laws. Clymer offered
an amendment providing that any person who pur
ifes, refines manufactures less than 500 barrels
of spirits year, counting 40 gallons proof spirits
to barrel, shall pay license of 500 instead of
$500 as now. Adopted. After considering five of
the twenty five sections of the bill the house adj
journed.
MONDAY, June "a resolution by
Blaine that the president be required to communi-
cate all correspondence with the British government
in regard to inviting other maritime powers to &C
cede to the three rules prescribing the duty OF neu
trail governments forth in the sixth article OF
the treaty OF Washington, agreed to....Spencer
| submitted an amendment to the army appropria-
ton bill, approprating $4,000 for building mill
tary post garrison near the Black Hills. Re
ferred The house bill providing for the issue of
arms to territories passed .. Hamlin submitted
an amendment that the president and vice PRESIDENT
senators, Iepresen ayes and delegates in congress-
the secretary OF the senate and clerk of the house
| or representatives may send and receive free
| through tho mails written or printed communica-
ton not exceeding two ounces in weight, the name
OF president vice president senator representative
delegate, secretary of the senate clerk of the
house to be written on the envelope, etc. Quite
a lengthy discussion ensued as to the proprety of
| restoring the thanking privilege, and finally the
amendment of Hamlin was rejected by a tie vote.
IA After the adoption of amen dment providing
for semi-monthly mail communication between the
United States and Brazil the senate went into ex-
ecutive session, and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
! House.
MONDAY, June Bills were intro
duced and reported Enlarging the powers of ac-
counting officers of the United States in regard to
bounty claims; authorizing the issue of $50 600 000
in u 5. treasury notes for the improvement of the
Mississippi river from ST. Louis to the Gulf of Mex
leo; to restrain the secretary of the treasury from
paying outstanding $40 bonds except in legal ten
der treasury notes; authorizing the issue of $780,
COO U. 3. notes, to be known national money;
laying tax of Is cents pound on tea. On mo-
ton bill passed appropriating 900 for con-
tinuing the improvement OF Galveston harbor.....
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 4.-The president
pro tenn. announced that he had signed the bill
to repeal the bankrupt law. 1t now goes to the
president for his sgnature....The bill creating an
auditor of railroad accounts was passed The SEN
ate resolution granting the use of artillery tents
etc., to the soldiers reunion to be held in Centre
ville Ia, passed THE house bill supplementary
to the act of March 3, 1882 to carry into effect
ventlon between the United States and China, con-
| cluded at Shanghai, Nov. 8, 1859, and to give the
court of claims jurisdiction in certain cases. passed
The senate bill to provide for the construction
maintenance and operation of military telegraph
IN Dakota and Montana territories passed ..SPen-
Ger submitted an amendment to the army appro-
praton bill. appropriating 500 600 to construct
military post in northern Montana, ON Milk river
for protection against Sioux Indians. Referred $500
The senate insisted upon its amendments to the
legislative, judicial ana executive appropriation bill
| and conference with the house was requested $3.50
At the conclusion of the morning hour considera-
ton of the post route bill resumed, and Eus-
| It's spoke in favor of the amendment to su5sidize
the brazilian mail steamship line. Blaine report
ed the army appropriation bill with amendments.
Placed on the calendar. After executive ses-
sion the senate adjourned.
House.
TUESDAY, June 4.-The senate amend
ments to the legislative executive and judicial APP
preparation bill were non-concurred inAmong
the bills passed the following: Providing that
the election for all atives to the forty
congress from West Virginia, be held on the second
Tuesday in October; fixing the election for repre-
sentatlves in congress in North Carolina on the
Tuesday after the first Monday in November; also
one fixing the election for representatives from Col
orado on that date; exempting municipal and coun-
ty buildings used as such from levy and sale; the
bill for the appointment of district Judge for the
western district of Tennessee and for the division
OF the district: recognizing the lifesaving service
The house then, after quite long discussion went
into committee OF the whole on the tariff BILL gen.
eral debate being by vote of 129 yeas to Sc nays
limited to two hours. Wood called for the first
reading of the bill. Clymer, Kelley and others
moved to dispense with its first reading, but the
| chairman decided that that required unanimous
consent, and he directed the clerk to read the bill
After the clerk had commenced reading, Conger
moved to strike out all after the enacting clause
| but the chairman refused to entertain the notion
and reading of the bill proceeded with amid
great uproar and confusion. The reading was in
terrupted by the proposition of Butler to have a
square vote tomorrow at II O'Clock by yeas and
nays on the motion to strike out the enacting
clause. The proposition was assented to- the COM
nttee rose, and the house took recess, the even
ing session to be for debate only on the Mexican
award bill Adj Ourned.
Senate.
WEDNESDAY, June 5.-The senate re-
sumed consideration of the post route BILL and dis
cussion in regard to the Brazilian mail subsidy was
continued. The bill having been considered in
committee of the whole, it was reported to the
ate, a separate vote being taken on the Brazilian
| line subsidy which was concurred in-yeas o. NAYS
| 49, An amendment by Christiancy to restore the
| ranking privilege was rejected by tie vote. 1t
was then renewed by Paddock, and after being
amended by striking out the words and receive "
SO that they should send only communications not
exceeding 30 ounces through the mails, it
reed to-yeas 20, nays 10. The bill was then
read a third time and passed-yeas "a nays b..
! Sargent from the conference committee on pension
appropriation bill, made report which agreed
| to- and the dill passed. journed.
| House.
WEDNESDAY,, June Reconsideration
of the bill amending the internal revenue laws was
resumed, but when the appointed time for taking
up the tariff bill reached, the internal revenue
bill was laid aside, and without going into commit
tee of the whole, vote was taken striking out
the enacting clause and it was agreed to-yeas 1874,
nays 100 Kelley moved to reconsider the vote and
moved to lay the motion on the table, So ordered.
$500. The house considered the Mexican award bill,
and after slight amendment the senate bill pass
ed. fhe house resumed consideration of the in
ternal revenue bill, and after adopting amend
ment by Tucker, reducing the tax on tobacco to IL
cents, adjourned.
| Senate.
! THURSDAY, June 6.-The senate bill
| relating 10 telegraph communication between the
United States and foreign countries passed after
brief discussion The senate bill to amend the
act OF May e, 1872, to provide for furnishing
| trusses to disabled soldiers, was passed At the
expiration OF the morning hour the senate after a
long discussion, took up the army bill. After de-
bate the amendment of the committee appropria-
! yeas 80, nays 10. After the adoption OF several
amendments of no general importance, the senate
went into executive session, and soon after adj
| iourned.