The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-05
XLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, March pa long debate
was had over the election ofsecretary, chief
Ily between Hill and Blaine. Burch was
| then elected over Gorham and WAS imme
diately sworn in. taking the modified oath
The vice president then laid before the sen.
ate the final report Of the retiring secretary
Richard J. Bright was elected sergeant-at
arms, f. E. Shober chief clerk, Henry B.
Peyton executive clerk and j. c. Bullock
chaplain. add ourned.
TUESDAY, March 25.-Davis intro.
duced joint resolution for q special com.
mittee to consider the best means of pro
noting agriculture.....The resolution OF
Hoar was taken up declaring unconstitu
/ tional and revolutionary the Democratic
programme of legislation announced by
| Beck at the close of the late congress. -.
| Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, March 26.-Cox offered
resolution for the reappointment of the
special committee on the census, yellow
fever epidemic, reform in civil service and
| declaration in result of election of president.
Referred Several resolutions having
| been objected to, Conger moved to recon.
slider the vote by which Cox's resolution
was referred. Cox moved to lay that motion
on the table, pending which the houce ad.
| UNI COdo 1OOJ L. AIA'
THURSDAY, March 27.-Numerous
bills were introduced. .Hoar's resolution
of Tuesday, declaring the vote OF the ma
| jority revolutionary, etc, was taken up and
| discussed, but was not disposed Of as the
senate went into executive session, and
when the doors were reopened adjourned
until Monday.
| House.
TUESDAY, NJ rch 25.-Harris and Cox
asked leave to introduce resolution, but
! Conger stated that he would object to the
introduction OF anything unless il had refer
ence to the appropriation bills......Ad-
| jOurned.
WEDNESDAY, March o. After the
| introduction of q number of bills an execu.
| tive session was held, and when the doors
were opened the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 27.-Sparks intro
duced the army bill which he stated is sub.
stantially the bill which passed the last
| house with the reorganization feature
| stricken out. Ii retains the clause prehib.
| Ting the use of troops at the polls. The
| bill was referred to committee of the whole
and the house resolved into such committee.
A motion to reduce the army TO 1900 was
rejected-58 to 119. The provision in re.
| gdTu 10 FdfIEOdu COM pah1eb uDIHg SeH6Eal
| telegraph business passed without discus.
sion. The provision in regard to appropri-
atoms for regular supplies" Incidental
| expenses" "barracks and quarters" and
army transportation, was stricken out.
Section g. relative to the use of troops at
| the polls having been reached, was passed
over for the present. The section author
| izing the secretary Of war to issue small
arms, etc, to any college or university
which may desire them, and which have $50
male students, was stricken out. The com
mittee then rose, having disposed of all but
two or three of the ordinary provisions of
the bill......Adj 0urned.
FRIDAY, March 2S.-Springer pre-
scented a memorial from J. J. Wilson, claim
ing to be elected from the Ninth Congress
sional district of Iowa, on the 9th of Novem-
Der, and offered a resolution to refer the
memorial to the committee on elections.
..... The house went into committee of the
whole on the army appropriation bill. The
consideration Of the bill having been con.
Guided with the exception of section g.
repesling the statutes allowing the military
to preserve peace at the polls, that section
was read. A warm debate ensued, continu
! ing until adjournment.