The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-19
xLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

prlatlOns. 49,. Booth introduced a bill to re-
peal the Atlantic and Pacific railroad grant
except so far as the road shell be completed
by the 4th of July next, and for the restor-
alton to the market of all lands along the
line of the uncompleted road, 30 be dispos-
ed of in the same manner as other public
lands $50 ingalls, introduced q bill for the re-
lief of the central branch of the Union Pa
cific railroad company from all obligations
to the government of the United States
under the acts of 1862 and 1864, upon con-
d ton that it shall, within six months from
the enactment of this bill, execute and file
with the secretary of the interior, full re-
lease and discharge to the government from
all further claims under said act..... After
an executive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 8.-The army appro-
priation bill was reported back from com.
mittee without amendment. Blaine gave
notice of an amendment making it penal
ofense for any military, naval or civil officer
or any other persons except for the purpose
named in the bill, TO appear armed with q
deadly weapon of any description within a
mile of any Polling place where a general
or special election for represen tative is be-
ing held .... Bayard introduced bill to re-
neal sections $50 and 82l revised statutes
1t repeats the act passed in 1862 providing
test oaths and disgualifcations of jurors in
courts of the United States. Referred ...
Consideration Of the New Hampshire sena-
torial case was then resumed, and after de-
bate the senate without action adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-After debat-
ing the New Hampshire senatorial case for
some time the senate went into executive
session, and when the doors were reopened,
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 10-After debate
the vice president announced the question
to be on the pending amendment, viz: that
Hon. Charles II. Bell is entitled to seat as
senator by virtue Of an appointment by the
executive of New Hamps shire, and the
amendment was agreed to-yeas 50, nays
%. The resolution of the committee as
amended was then passed by precisely the
same vote-yeas So, nay AFTER an ex-
ecutive session the senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 10.-Hereford called
up Hoar's resolution declaring the Demo.
cratic programme for the passage Of the APP
preparation bills to be unconstitutional and
revolutionary, and made speech against il,
insisting that no such action was contem-
plated as would justify such s conclusion.
THE army appropriation bill was then
taken up and Withers explained its provis,
ions. No amendments were adopted, the
committee on appropriations having agreed
to resist all amendments and the majority
OF the senate seconded them, The clerk
reached tie sixth section, which prohibits
the presence Of troops at election places,
etc, when The senate adjourned until Mon
day-yeas 80, nays %.
House.
SATURDAY, April 5.-The amendment
to the army appropriation bill offered yes
terdaY by New, that a repeal shall not
abridge or affect the right and dutyot the
executive to respond to C call of state
Legislature or governor, was agreed to-S5
to 4. The Republicans did not vote. Lowe
moved to strike out the sixth section of the
bill and to instruct the committee to report
it to the house with the recommendation
that 1t be introduced as q separate bill Re.
jected-yeas 122, nays 1875. Baker submit |
ted an amendment making it q penal Of. |
fence for any person by menaces or threats |
to disturb any meeting assembled for lawful |
purposes in any campaign for the election |
OF members Of congress, or to endeav0r to |
procure by menaces 8 division of time on |
speaking. Ruled out on n point of order. |
Brewer submitted an amendment providing !
that nothing con tanned in the bill shall in any
way amt the night or power OF civil off, |
GERS of the government TO keep peace at
the polls at such times as are prescribed for |,
the election of members. Rejected-yeas, /
III; nays, 1876. Conger moved as a substi. |
tuta for Sec. 8 the following: "That Sees |
POOP and 1928 of the Revised Statutes be |
and the same are hereby repealed" Re. !
jected-yeas, 109; nays, 1856. CaswelI !
moved TO strike out the portion Of the Sec |
ton providing for penalties. Rejected. |
The committee rose and reported the bill |
and the amendments thereto we're agreed |
to without division. The bill was then |
passed-yeas, 1853; nays, 122-a strict party !
vote. The Greenbackers voted as follows
AffirmSdive-De La Matyr, Ford, Gillette, !
Weaver and Yokum. egative-Bsrlow |
and Fofsythe. The house then adjourned |
TIL Iue:day-yeas 154, nays l09
TUESDAY,, April 8.-The house went |
into Committee of the whole on the leg. |
islative bin, consideration to be under !
the five minute rule, and all general debate |
to bereserved until the political features of |
the blu are reached. After finishing the
consideration of sixty pages of the bill the |
committee rose and the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 9.-The house
spentthe entire day in debating and amend.
ing lis rules.
THURSDAY, April 10.-.The legislative
appropriation bill was taken up in COM
Mite of the whole. MacMahon offered an
Amendment repeating the section providing |
Tor Biennial examination o. pensioners, and !
concluding as follows: In order to pro- |
vide tor the payment of arrears Of pensions |
the secretary is directed to issue immediate.
ly in payment thereof IS they may be ad. |
justet the $1O,000,000 of legal tender curs |
reucyin the treasury kept as a special fund |
for the redemption of fractional currency"
1t was then further amended by provision !
offered by Cannon, that fractional currency
may be redeemed by any class of money in |
the treasury, and as thus amended was |
agreedto. Atkins submitted an amendment, |
which was adopted for the appointment of
deputy commissioner of pensions ST a
salary tf s., 400. On motion of DunnelI an
amendment was adopted making imme-
diately available $4,000 of the appropra-
ton for the general land Office" The CON-
mittee then arose and the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, April 1.-THE house in com.
mittee ofthe whole, Blackburn in the chair,
resumed consideration of the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill.
The amendment in creasing the clerical
force in the Postofice department was
adopted--yeas los, nays 60. Amendments
were agreed to: Directing the commits
sioner Of agriculture to supply reasonable
quantity of Seeds shrubs, etc., to members
of congress for distribution among their
agricultural constituents; to report the
quantity of seeds, etc, distributed and states
and counties sent, from whom purchased,
and quantities.. The appropriation for the
purchase and distribution of seeds, ETC.,
was increased from 500 900 to $780, 600. |
Hunter submitted an amendment inereas-
ing the appropriation for graduating in
fectioW diseases among domesticated
animals from $4,000 to S250,000. Without
disposng of the amendment the committee
rose, the committees were announced as
follows and the house adjourned: