The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-31
XLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

SATURDAY, May 17.-Consideration
of the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill was resumed. Among
the amendments agreed to was one offered
by Mr.. Voorhees,, from the joint committee
on library, appropriating $1,000 for the pur-
chase OF works of art. The amendment
recommended by the committee on finance,
appropriating $4,000 for the diplomatic
and consular service, to be expended at the
discretion of the president of the United
States, was agreed to......After a short exec.
utive session the senate adjourned.
MONDAY, May Reconsideration was
resumed of the legislative executive and
judicial appropriation bill, and Blaine spoke
thereon. Logan offered an amendment in
effect that persons honorably discharged
from the military or naval service of the
| United States because of disabilities re-
sulting from wounds or disease incurred
therein, shall be preferred for appointment
to civil offices and positions in the govern
ment departments, if qualified for the dis.
charge of the duties of such positions.
This amendment was ruled to be not in or
der, as changing an existing law. Teller
offered an amendment intended to secure
| pensions, when allowed, out of the money
directed by the bill to be used for that pur-
pose. The amendment was ruled out of
! order as new legislation. The bill was then
| reported back to the senate and the amend
ments made in committee of the whole
| agreed to, except that authorizing the en-
| ployment of three additional clerks in the
postotfice department., which was disagreed
to-yeas 25 nays 26. 1t was agreed that
vote ON the so.called political part of the
| bill should be taken tomorrow. After
executive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, May DEMONSTRATION of
the legislative, judicial and executive APP.
preparation bill was resumed and Saunders
and Whyte addressed the senate. The de.
bate was continued in colloquial form be-
tween Whyte, Hoar, Dawes, Window,
Conkling, Edmunds and Kellogg. After
discussion pro and con, the senate decided
to adhere to the previous understanding,
and proceeded to vote. Edmunds' motion
to strike out the clause repeating the statutes
relative to the test oath, was lOst-yeas 26,
nays 81. Edmunds then moved to strike
out the clause establishing the mode OF
| drawing United States Jurors. Lost-yeas
! 81, nays 81. He then moved to strike out
the clause repeating the statutes relating to
| United States deputy, marshals and supervis-
ors of elections. Lost-yeas 81 nays 81.
He then moved to strike out the clause re-
pealing section 5522, revised statutes, which
! furnishes interference with or obstruction
of deputy marshals and supervisors of
elections in the performance of their duties.
Lost-yeas 81, nays 81. The bill was then
read third time and passed-37 yeas, 81
ays......Adjourned until Thursday.
THURSDAY, May 22.-Bills intro
duced: Regulating the use of the army
to provide for the construction and COM
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railway and for other purposes. ...At the
expiration of the morning hour Harris
called up the senate bill to prevent the in.
PRODUCTION and spread of contagious dis
eases, and it was debated until adjourn.
ment.
FRIDAY, May 23.-The senate in com.
mittee of the whole took up the bill pro.
viding measures against the introduction OF
contagious diseases, and debated it al
length. 1t was finally reported back to the
senate, and the amendments made in com.
mittee agreed to. 1t was then read second
and third time and passed-yeas "a, nays
| r.. After an executive session the senate
adjourned till Monday.
| House.
SATURDAY, May Reconsideration
was resumed of the bill to amend the stat
ues relating to gold and silver coinage, and
the coin and bullion certificates, the ques.
| tion being on the third section and the
amendments thereto. The first amendment
was one offered by Bedford, combining the
privilege of free coinage to silver mined in
the United States. Rejected-yess 81, nays
lZ0. Ewing offered an amendment to
| Springer's amendment 1t provides that
the secretary of the treasury shall issue and
deliver to the depositor of silver bullion
certificates TO an amount equal to the value
of such bullion, and that silver dollars
coined from such bullion to the extent of
| 40 per cent. of such certificates shall be
held for redemption thereof, and the re-
mainder applied to the payment of interest
and principal of the public debt. Certif-
Gates so issued are to be received at par for
all dues to the United States, and to be
used in payment of current expenses of the
| government, and are to be redeemable in
standard silver dollars. Adopted-yeas
106, nays 105, the speaker casting the de-
Gliding vote. Springer's amendment, as
amended by Ewing, was then rejected-yea as
| SO, nays III, and the house then adjourned
until Tuesday.
TUESDAY, May 20.-The business of
the morning hour was the bill to amend the
laws relating to the transfer of cases from
state to federal courts. Frye moved to lay
the bill on the table. Defeated-yeas 9S, nays
liz. Subsequently a motion to reconsider
was tabled by vote of III to 97...... Consid-
| Grafton was then resumed of the Warner
silver bill, the question being on the third
section allowing deposit of bullion at any
| mint, and its being coined for the benefit of
the owner. Conger moved to lay the Sec
| ton on the table. Defeated-yeas 112, nays
lie. The effect of the adoption of the
motion would have been to kill the bill.
Forts amendment was then received
| and voted upon. 1t substitutes for
| the third section of the bill provision
that the owner of the silver bullion may
| deposit the same in quantities of 20 ounces
| and over at any mint at its actual market
value in the United States mot exceeding
! par) which values shall be ascertained by
and under regulations to be prescribed by
the director of the mint, and approved by
| the secretary of the treasury; that such
owner shall be entitled to receive standard
silver dollars in payment therefor, and such
| bullion so received shall be coined into
standard dollars. Rejected-yeas 104, nays
118. The question then REQUIRED on the
| third section, and it was agreed to-yeas
113, nays 10. The question then REQUIRED
on the fourth section, which merely pro-
| vides that charges for melting and refining
shall be fixed by the director of the mint.
Marsh submitted an amendment that the
charges shall be the difference between the
market value of bullion and legal tender of
coin. Agreed to-yeas III, nays 105. A
motion to reconsider and to lay that motion
on the table (the parliamentary formula of
making vote fnal) was then agreed to
yeas III, nays 10......Adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, May 21.-The legisla-
tive appropriation bill was received from
the senate and referred to the committee on
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