The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-10
xLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

| WAphINdlON, ApIu GNU DuelucSS
of Importance was transacted in the senate
to-day.
WEDNESDAY, April 30.-The senate
considered the bill to prevent the introduc
ton of contagious or infectious diseases
into the United States and Hamlin, Ker-
man, Hoar and Conkling opposed the meas
ure....After an executive session the SEN
ate adjourned.
THURSDAY, May BELL offered the
following resolution, which was agreed to /:
"That the secretary of the treasury be
directed to inform the senate Of the amounts
due and unsolicited, if any, under section
8 of the act of August 5, 1871, entitled An
act to provide increased revenue from i'm
ports to pay interest on the public debt,
and for other purposes Ind to state the
reason, II any exist, why the same have not
been collected agreeably to the provisions
of said act" .....Saulsbury, from the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, reported
a resolution instructing that committee to
inquire into the matter of the contest of III
NJ. Spoford, against VIM. P. Kellogg, regard
ing seat in the senate, with power to send
for persons and papers, and to employ a
stenographer to take testimony in Wash
ington or in New Orleans by subcommittee.
......Adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 2.-Johnson introduced
bill amendatory of and supplementary to
the act to aid in thr construction of the
Texas Pacific railway. It authorizes the
company to extend its line from its present
western terminus to Ell Paso, there to unite
with the Southern Pacific railway. The
lands granted to the former are transferred
to and vested in the latter, extending
along its portion of the road east. The COM
pany is required to complete its road within
six years. Referred......Aft an executive
session the senate adjourned till Monday.
House.
SATURDAY, April 26.-After debate
on the legislative bill in committee of the
whole the committee voted on the amend
| ments. Weaver moved to strike out all the
proposed legislation except the provision in
| resart tn the test oath. Defeated without
| division. GarneId offered an amendment
striking out all the proposed legislation
Defeated by vote of tellers-yeas, 1913 ;
nays, $50. The committee then rose and
reported the bill and the amendments to the
house, and all the amendments were agreed
to without division. The bill was then
passed-yeas, 40; nays, 119..n..Adjourned
until Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Prior to
reading the journal the president message,
vetoing the army appropriation bill, was
received......The house then adjourned as q
mark of respect to the late representative
Clark, of Iowa. The speaker appointed a
committee to accompany the remains OF the
deceased to his late home.
WEDNESDAY, April 30.-Immediately
after the reading of the journal the speaker
presented the veto message of the president
upon the army appropriation bill and it was
hu oil On 81 IL.
reading of the message Sparks offered an
order "That the message of the president
just read, be entered at length ON the journal
as required by the constitution of the
United States, and that the house will to-
morrow proceed to consider said message,
and thereafter to reconsider the bill making
appropriations for the support of the army,
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1880, and
the said message be printed" Adopted .....
The following bills passed: Appropriating
the requisite amountsto pay ]. B. Eads the
sums due for constructing the jetties at
South Pass; amending the section of the
revised statutes prescribing penalty for
conspiracy against the United States A
bill extending for two years from October
9TH the time for payment of pre-emp tors on
certain public lands in Minnesota was
passed. 49,. Warner, from the committee on
coinage, weights and measuresreporteda bill
amending certain sections of the revised
statutes relating to coinage and coin bullion
certificates He also reported resolution
making the foregoing the special order for
Saturday next, and from day to day until
disposed of. Vote was taken on the resolu-
ton and resulted 1903 yeas to 102 nays, the
speaker casting the deciding vote. Yeas
and nays were ordered, pending which the
house adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 1.-Sparks called up
the order made yesterday to reconsider the
army appropriation bill. vote was taken
on the question, no debate being allowed,
whether upon reconsideration the house
will pass the army appropriation bill not.
withstanding the objections of the presi-
dent. The house refused to pass the bill
over the presidents veto, the vote standing
yeas 120 nays ITO, not the necessary two.
thirds in the affirmative. 1t was strictly
party vote. Only of the Greenbackers
voted for the bill and against itAd-
| journed until Saturday.