The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-06-28
xLvIth CONGRESS.


SATURDAY, June 14.-The army APP
bill was reported back from the
committee on appropriations, with sundry
and was placed on the calen.
dar. The committee strick out the fifth
section, which provides that each member
of the graduating classes of the military
academies of 1879 and 1880 may elect to
receive $3.50 and mileage to his place of
residence and thereby become ineligible
to an appointment in the army, except in
the event Of war, until two years after his
graduation, and clause is inserted in the
bill by the committee to repeal the existing
law, which prohibits any promotion of the
corps of engineers to FL vacancy above
the rank IF colon 1.-The house bill au-
thorizing the secretary of war to use certain
moneys appropriated by the act of March
5, 1879, "f0r the protection of high sand
banks on the Chippewa river" in compile.
ton and protection of the Improvements in
and near the mouth of said river, was
passed Mcdonald, from the committee
on public lands, reported favorably on the
senate bilr to grant additional rights to
homestead settlers on public lands within
the railroad limits of Missouri and Arkan-
sas, and was passed. 1t provides that in
certain cases where railroad companies have
taken even numbered sections of land set
tiers may take odd sections. ..... At the ex-
piration Of the morning hour the senate
considered the supplemental judicial appro-
priation bill in committee of the whole. A
long debate was had on the sections relating
to the method of drawing jurors and repeal
ing the test oath. djourned.
MONDAY, June 16.-The supplement
al judicial appropriation bill was again
taken up and considered in committee of
whole. After action on several amend
ments the dill was reported back to the SEN
ate and the amendments made in committee
of the whole agreed to. The bill was then
read a third fine and passed-yeas 81, nays
ia strict party vote.."...Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 1.-THE president
pro tenn. announced his signature to the sup
Elemental judicial appropriation bill, which
now goes to the president. The army
appropriation bill was then taken up and
debated. The committee amendment, to
strike out the section providing that grad
yates of the military academy in 1879 and
1880. shall elect to receive $3.50, in which
case they shall be ineligible to appointments
in the army for two years, was agreed to.
Carpenter moved to add the following to the
8th section: provided, further, that all
laws which forbid promotion in the army
are hereby repealed" Adopted. Debate
on the bill was continued until adjourn.
ment.
WEDNESDAY, June 18.-The Missis-
sippi improvement bill was taken up and
passed. The senate adopted the report OF
the conferente co nmittee on the disagree.
ing vote of the two houses on the amend.
ments to the legislative, executive and judi
cial appropriation bill, receding from GER
| tain minor amendments...... The army ap
| preparation dill was then taken up and
| debated unit adjournment.
THURSDAY, June 19.-Tbe entire day
was wasted ia flibustering 10y Republicans
| to secure time for debate on the army bill
Finally motion by Carpenter that the
senate adjourn to get sleep and rest was
| carried, the understanding being that 8
vote should be reached tomorrow.
FRIDAY, June 20.-Rollins presented
the credentials of Henry w. Blair, o. New
Hampshire, and he was sworn in......C Con.
sideration was then resumed of the army
appropriation bill. An amendment by
Conkling, to add the words Except in the
aid of civil authorities at the end of section
5 (the prohibitory clause was rejected
yeas 10, nays %. Conkling also offered the
following amendment: To strike out the
words GAS a = and insert {" Instead of an
ordinary civil so that the clause would
read "To be used instead of an ordinary
civil force to keep the peace" etc. Re-
jected-yeas 16, nays %. Conkling offered
the following amendment: At the end OF
section insert the words "provided
nothing herein skall be construed to affect
the right 10 employing part of the army
to execute the laws in such cases and under
such circumstances as such employment of
force may be expressly authorized by the
constitution or by act of congress. This is
the language ofthe posse cOn,itatLS clause of
the act Of 1873. Rejected-yeas ID, nays
II. Conkling moved to amend by adding
to section the following words: provided
that nothing in this section shall be con.
strued to effect he power of the president
to employ such parts of the land and naval
forces of the United States as he
shall deem necessary to enforce the
faithful execution of the laws of
the United States, or to suppress
such rebellion in whatever state or
territory thereof where the laws of the
the execution thereof forcibly Distracted"
(Ihis is the acts of congress of 1892, 1895
and 1907, standing in 529S revised statutes }
ReJected-yeas Is, nays so. He also moved
to add to the section-"except when neces-
sary in aid of the civil authorities, and then
only upon application of the civil authori.
ties" Rejected-yeas Is, nays 90. Blaine
offered his amendment to punish any per-
son approaching the polls carrying deadly
weapons openly or concealed. Rejected
yeas Is, nays 80. Window offered the fol-
lowing amendment at the end of section 5
Add the words Except as authorized by the
constitution ofthe United States" Rejected
Is to 20. Conkling moved to strike
out the fifteenth section. Rejected-18 to
81. The bill was then reported to the SEN
ate and the amendments made in commit
tee of the whole were non-concurred in.
The bill was then passed-yeas 33, nays 10.
......Adjourned.
SATURDAY, June 14.-Bennett Cd.
T.), from the committee on public lands,
reported bill extending until October 1,
1880, the provisions of the act approved
March 3, 1877, in regard to the grasshopper
sufferers. Passed. 49,. The legislative appre-
prlatlon bill was received from the senate,
and, together with the senate amendments,
was referred to the committee on appropri.
atlons......The pleuro-p eumonia bill was
recommltted to the committee on agricul-
ture..-..The senate amendments to the sup
Elemental postroute bill were concurred in
......Adjourned
MONDAY, June 16.-Bills introduced:
To protect certificates of naturalization;
prohibiting the boarding of money in the
treasury, and prohibiting the increase of
the Understanding debt of the United
States; granting pension OF $50 per month
to the widow of Lieut.. Hiram Benner
Bills passed: For the relief of settlers on
the Usage trust and diminished reserve
lands IN Kansas; allowing presumption set
tiers twelve months after date of filing their
entries to complete their residence.....
Springer, from the committee on elections,
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
following bill to prohibit military interior.