The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-12-27
FORTY. SIXTH CONGRESS.


sailors, praying to bs paid in greenbacks,
the difference between the value OF the
greenbacks in which they were paid for
services to the government and the value
of gold at the time of payment. Laid on
the table ........ Butler Is. c. introduced An
amendment to the senate Joint resolution
introduced by Bayard Withdrawing the
legal quality of greenbacks. The resolution
as proposed to Re amended will read, "that
from and after January 1st $780, treasury
notes of the United States shall he receiv-
able for all dues to the United
States except duties on imports and
shall not be otherwise legal tender, and any
of such notes that shall hereafter be issued
shall bear this superscription." Referred. ..
Bills introduced and REFEREED To author.
ize the st. Paul and Chicago Shortline Rail
way company to construct bridge across
Lake ST. Croix, and to establish it as a post
route for the organization OF the territory
of Ckohoma out of the present Indian Ter
ritory; making appropriations for the i'm
provement of the Big Sandy and Tx rivers,
in West Virginia, and for the continuing
the Improvement of New River and Great
Kanawha river, w. Va......Adjourned.
TUESDAY, December ia bill to
donate twelve condemned bronze cannon to
the Francis P. B air monument association
in Louis, was passed, as was also the house
bill authorizing allowance for loss by leak
age or casualty, of st'irits withdrawn from
distllery warehouses for e&portdtion.
..... Window offered an amendment to Voor-
hees' resolution for the appointment of
commission of FIVE senators to investigate
the cause of the negro exodus. The amend.
ment instructs the commission ii 1t finds
that colored citizens have been deprived of
their rights to consider the expediency of
providing such territories as may be neces-
sary for the use and occupation of such per-
sons may desire to ennigfdte f,em their
| present homes in order to secure their en-
! joyment of constitutional rights. ftB:ed
| printed and laid on the table. Aftera Or,
exclusive session the senate adjourned,
WEDNESDAY, December 17.-Morgan
introduced a resolution instrUcting tie sec,
rotary of the interior to declare forfeited
and restore to the public domain all lands
which have been appropriated to railroad
companies that have slept on their rights
and privileges to the detriment Of the pub
lie welfare. In the list OF such dormant
railroad enterprises and appropriated lands
appear the following: Detroit and Milwau-
! kee, 355, APO; Houghton and Ontonagon,
| formerly Marquette and Ontonagan, 552,-
| 5l5; North Wisconsin, formerly St. CrOiX
and Lake Superior, and branch to Bayfield, (;
| Wisconsin Central, formerly Portage, Win
nebago and Superior, 100000; st. Paul
and Pacific, st. Vincent, Extension, for
merly branch TO Red River of the North,
100000; st. Paul and Pacific, Brainerd
branch, formerly branch to Lake Superior,
$50, 900; Hastings and Dakota, $4,000
Oregon Central, 100000; Atlantic and Pa
cifc, AZ, 100000; Northern Pacific, A..
100000. Referred ... Morgan introduced
another resolution declaring that the con-
Al
States treasury notes, with their legal tender
quality preserved, and the maintenance of
their equivalence in value with coin, is
demanded by the present necessities Of
trade, commerce and industry, and that he
full restoration of silver coinage to an
equality with gold is necessary to secure to
the people OF the United States a sufficient
and permanent supply of money to main
tain our national prosperity. Referred.....
After a short executive session the senate
passed among others q bill to authorize the
free entry OF competitive prizes won by
American citizens in foreign countries
...."Adjourped.
THURSDAY, December 1S.-Bills intro,
duced and referred: To provide for the
appointment OF commissioners TO ascertain
and report the losses sustained by citizens
of the United States by reason of Indian
depredations; for continuing the court OF
commissioners of the Alabama claims and
for the distribution of the moneys of the
Geneva award 1.-THE resolution OF Davis
CIV. Va instruchng the agricultural com
| mittees of both houses to consider the sub
jet Of agriculture and report what ought tc
be done by the government to promote agri
cultural interests was adopted. The pen
sion appropriation bill passed.. On motion
CT Voorhees, the senate took up the
resolution offered by him on Monday last
for the appointment of q committee to
| investigate the causes of the emigration OF
The blacks from the northe RI TO southern
states. An amendment by Window in.
structing the committee to inquire whether
it wes advisable for the government to pro-
vide separate territories for the blacks
| where they could exercise their constitu
tiOnal rights, etc, was rejected. After de
bate Voorhees, modified his resolution some
what and accepted an amendment by
Window so as 10 make it call for an investi
cation, by committee of five, into the
causes of the exodus. The resolution was
then adopted by q vote of q TO 12......Ad-
| journed.
FRIDAY, December 19.-After the
reading of the journal, Thurman said there
was evidently no quorum present and no
probability that one would be obtained and
moved to adjourn, but withdrew the motion
| temporarily to permit the transaction of
some unimportant business. This done,
| the vice president appointed voorhees,,
| Vance, PendletOn, Window and Blair q
committee to investigate the causes OF negro
emigration from southern to northern states,
and the senate adjourned until the 9th of
January.
| MONDAY, December 15.-Bills intro
! duced and referred: For the encourage
ment of American shipbuilding and manu-.
| features; for commission to ascertain and
report basis for reciprocity treaty be-.
tween the United States and the British
! provinces; to provide against "omnibus'
! legislation, or bill with more than one SUBJ
| ject; 10 amend the prison laws so as TO grant
| g pension to all surviving enlisted nen
| including volunteers ard all drafted in the
service of the United States in the late war
and their surviving widows and dependent
! fathers and mothers; requiring gold
ard silver certificates to be paid out
| in lieu of coin on demand therefor
| thereof providing that the redemption of
national bank notes under the act OF the
! Goth of June, 1874 may be IN United States
notes or in standard gold or silver coin, at
| the option of the secretary of the treasury;
| 10 establish an income tax; to remit duties
on salt when used in curing fish or in curing
and packing beef and pork; changing the
time for the meeting of congress TO the Sec
ond Monday in January: for a commission
on alcoholic liquor traffic; annulling and
revokiug the court martial findings and
sentence IN the case of Gen. FitZ John POr.
ter, restoring him to service as colonel in
the army and nrOVidiup for the Oayment OF