The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-02-16
FoRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Senate.


asked by the secretary of the treasury to provide
10000 for sinking fund, and directino tIe
I;svrtsaiy not 10 purchase any bonds for the
liquidation of public debt until directed to do so nv
congress. Laid over. Cameron (WisA presented
resolution of the Wisconsin legislature asking an
appropriation to complete the Sturgeon Raw and
Lake Michigan ship canal m Bills were introduced.
authorizing the coinage of the standard silver
uolaf and providing that gold and silver Jointly
ana not otherwise Shall be legal tender to establish
mail service between the United States and the
Umpire OF BRAZIL the expiration of the morn
Ing hour consideration was resumed of Matthew's
SILVER resolution and Jones and Cockerel smoke in
favor thereof....T senate then went into execu-
1--WE session, and when the doors wera reepened ad
journed
MONDAY, January 2l.-Bills intro
duced: Proposing an amendment to the constitu-
uoh providing that no claim against the United
states shall ever be paid unless the same shall have
been presented to the proper tribunal within ten
years from the time the claim shall have accrued
authorizing the coinage of the silver dollar and de-
carng gold and silver coin and not otherwise to be
1uii legal tender; for the establishment of a
mail steamship service between the United
states and Brazil; to incorporate a national
structing railway from the Atlantic seaboard to
chicago, ST. Louis and Council Bluffs proposing
an amendment to the constitution providing for the
issde OF legal tender notes, and regulating the
amount thereof; granting lands to aid in the con-
struction of a railroad from Bismarck to the Black
HIS Southland moved to suspend the rules and
duties in legal tender notes after January1 1879
After motion to ad journ was defeated Southland
motion was also voted down-yeas 154, nays So
not two-thirds in the affirmative Ad iourned.
Senate.
TUESDAY, January 22.-Morrill, from
the committee on finance, reported with amend
ment in the nature of substitute, the bill to re-
| NIT taxes in cases of insolvent savings banks.
Placed on the calrndar The report of the select
committee Chinese immigration, was referred to
| the committee foreign relations The house
Bill Tor the payment to officers and soldiers of the
Mexican war three months extra pay provided
| Tor by the act of July 49, 1S49, reported back
from committee and placed on the calendar But
Ter introduced bill to repeal section I'D of the
! uenal bank act, imposing tax Of ten per cent.
upon circulation of state banks....The vice presi-
| dent lali before the senate communication from
the secretary OF war in regard to reimbursing Texas
Tor expenses incurred in repeling invasions by In
dams and MeXicans. Referred AT the expira-
tlon OF the morning hour the statue of King, con-
! trlbuted by Maine TO the national statuary, was
accepted and Messrs. Hamlin and Blaine made adj
dresses.......Jhe senate then went into executive
session, and when Ike doors were reopened, adj
! journed
House.
TUESDAY, January 22.-Ewing, from
| the committee on banking and currency, reported
resolution instructing that committee to ascertain
the amount OF gold and silver coin and bullion
owned by the United States, the amount of bonds
which have been sold by the secretary of the treas
ury Tor coin, the amount of gold and silver coin
DdDk notes ana legal tenders held by banking lDSti
| tutlons, and such facts will tend TO inform the
mouse when and by what method it viii be practi-
cable and consistent with the public welfare to
sumo specie payments. Adopted THE bill to
equip an expedition to the Arctic seas was recon-
mltted.; The house then took up the bill to amend
| existing laws concerning commerce and navigation
and the regulation of steam vessels but after dispos
ing OF twentysx pages laid it aside and passed the
senate joint resolution accepting from the state oil
Maine the statue of William King, to be placed in
the Old nall OF the house OF representatives.. AID
journed.
Senate
WEDNESDAY, January pa large
number OF petitions were presented from working
men in various parts of the country, demonstrating
against the reduction OF duties certain goods
and the restoration OF the duties tea and coffee
| AT the expiration of the morning hour, the
senate resumed consideration of the Matthews sill.
yer resolution, and COckrell continued his remarks
in favor thereof. Blaine introduced bill to coir
silver dollar Of so many grains the director Of
the mint shall from time TO time prescribe to be
legal tender in sums of five dollars in common with
gold Ordered printed.....Sargent presented pc
tition 81 5000 citizens of California in favor OF
government aid to construct the Texas Pacific rail
road, so as to have competing line from the Pacific
10 the Atant1c......At the conclusion of CockrelPs
remarks on Matthews resolution, Conkling stated
that the debate was occupying too much time, and
suggested that the vote be taken Tomorrow. OBJ
lectons were raised because OF several speeche.
| which yet to be delivered. Blaine suggested
| that Matthews postpone his resolution until after
action on the silver bill. This Matthews declined
TO do stating that if msj ority OF the would
stand by Ei1, he proposed TO have the session
tinued on Friday until the resolution and pending
amendments be disposed of.....The senate ther
went into executive session, and when the door
were reopened, adjourned.
House.
WEDNESDAY, January 23.-EllswOrtf
introduced bill relieving bank deposits from inter
| nal tax......The house then considered the steam
| boat bill, but after dsposing OF all but feu
pages laid it aside, and the speaker presented tn
resolutions 2dODted by the senate honor of th
late Senator Bogy. Eulogies were pronounced b,
Hatcher, Waddell, Phillips, Knott, Sparks, Throck
morton, Clark, Ellis and Crittenden, after which
the resolutions adopted and the house ad
journed.
THURSDAY, January 24-Howe anC
Cameron, of Wisconsin, presented re olutions o
| Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce in favor of ex
tending the time for completing the Northern Pa
| ctc railroad on certain conditions Beck gave no
tlce that he would tomorrow, during the Inornins
hour. call up for discussion the resolution sub
mitted by him lew days ago. in regard the sink
ing fund Tor the payment OF the public deir .... A
the expiration OF the morning hour the senate re
sulned consideration of Matthews silver resolution
and Lamar look the floor. Conkling spoke briety
in favor oil the amendment making the resolution
| Joint, instead Of concurrent one. Thurman op
! posed the amendment. Debate was continued in
colloquial manner by Edmunds, Thurman, and
Herman until adjournment
Senate.
THURSDAY, January 24.-The house
proceeded to the consideration of the bill amending
the laws concerning commerce and navigation, an6
the regulation of steam vessels. After considerable
argument and the proposal of several amendments
the section fixing the liability of owners of vessels
for damages incurred by accident to their vessels
was amended so as to make owners OF vessels liable
for damages or injuries sustained by property OF
| passengers if the accident is occasioned by non
compliance with the provisions OF the bill. But il
such casualty occurs without fault of the owner o.
totol a in pasa
an amount equal to the value of their interest III
the vessel at the time. Masters pilots and engineers
also made liable to suit by persons injured, and
upon conviction of negligence, may be imprisoned
| for period not exceeding three years Pending
discussion over an amendment classifying salaries
of steamboat inspectors from 81, 200 year at New
York and New Orleans, down to 500 at Puget
Sound, Apaachicola, Oswego, ETC., the house adj
journed.
FRIDAY, January 25.-After the post
ponement of the bill to remit the taxes of insolven
savings banks Rollins submitted an additional Soc
ton providing that no savings banks without CAPT
tai stock shall, on account of mercantile or bust
ness deposits heretofore received which inter
| est has been allowed depoSitors, be denied ex-
emptions allowed to savings banks having no capital
| stock AT the expiration of the morning hour
consideration was resumed of Matthew's resolution
declaring the right of the government TO pay bonds
in silver The amendment by Conkling making
the resolution joint Instead of concurrent was re-
| iected-yeas 80 nays 90. Edmunds then spoke in
Opposition to the resolutions and favored the amend
ment offered by himself After some debate the
amendment was reiected-yeas IS, nays A. The
question then required on the amendment of Nor
rill submitted the 18th inst te the effect that il
would be detrimental to the commercial interests Ct
the government and people to pay the bonds in sill
YER and Morrill, spoke in favor thereof. The amend
ment was rejected-yeas IA, nays A. After an
explanation Chatfee withdrew an amendment sub
/ mi;ted on the 18th of December. A
! motion by Edmunds TO indefinitely post
pone was also rejected-yeas o. nayr 43. The next
question being the passage of the resolution as
! submitted by Matthews, on December Sth it was
agreed to-yeas IS, nays 22, as follows: