The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-07-05

cal debate on the question of honest admin
istration of public ffairs.....Adjourned.
THURSDAY, June 26.-On motion of
Paddock the senate proceeded to consider
the substitute reported from the committee
on public lands for the house bill extend
ing the provisions of an act entitled IAN act
for the relief of certain settlers on public
lands" until October /, 1880, which was
passed with slight After
debate on the joint resolution providing
extra pay for congressional employees the
senate went into executive session and
when the doors were reopened the presid-
| ing officer laid before the senate the Judicial
expenses appropriation bill passed by the
house to-day. 1t was read first and
second time and referred to the committee
on appropriations. ..... Adjourned.
FRIDAY, June 27.-Vests resolution
declaring in favor of free coinage and the
reconciliation of silver was taken up. AT
ter debate Vest offered the following as a
substitute for his first resolution, to obviate
any criticism as to its wording: ReS0tUed,
That the complete reconciliation of silver
| and its restoration to perfect equality with
gold, both as coin and bullion, are demand
ed by the dictates of justice and wise
| craftsmanship" The morning hour expir-
| ing the resolution went over and the jude.
isl expenses bill as passed yesterday by the
house was considered in committee of the
whole. Several amendments were rejected,
the bill was reported to the house and
passed-yeas 20, nays 16.....The presiding
officer laid before the senate message from
the president of the United States, trans.
hitting his veto of senate bill 500, tor the
relief of JOS b. Collins Referred to the
committee on military affairs Adjourned.
| House.
| SATURDAY, June 21.-Kenna, from
the committee ON enrolled bills, reported
the army appropriation bin, and it was
signed by the speaker.....The house then
resumed in the morning hour, consideration
of the bill prohibiting political assessments.
| lin the afternoon a debate was
| had on the senate amendment to the house
| bill relating to tbs Mississippi river commits
sion. Adjourned.
MONDAY, June 23.-Under the call of
states for bills for reference many were in.
troduced, mainly of private character. ...
| The presidents secretary delivered the
presidents message in writing, vetoing the
supplementary judicial bill; also an
nouncing that he had signed the army ap.
preparation bill. At the conclusion of the
reading of the veto message the house pro.
ceeded to vote on the question whether the
bill should be passed notwithstanding the
objections made by the president, and il
was decided in the negative-yeas 104, nays
78-pot the necessary two-thirds in the
affirmative. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June PA resolution for
final adjournment of congress on the 25th,
was defeated-yeas 80, nays 103. The So
called political assessment bill was taken
up, but the Republicans availed themselves
of parliamentary privileges to prevent ac-
ton and the bill went over 49,. The senate
amendments to the bill relating to the Mon.
| tana territorial assembly were concurred in.
THE senate bill for the benefit of the
widow and children of Gen. James Shields,
and an increase of the pension of Caroline
2. Weber was passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June 25.-Upson offered
a resolution, which was adopted, calling on
the secretary of war for information as to
| the number of massacres which have been
committed by Mexicans and Indians in
Texas since the first of January, and also
as to the number and class of troops under
the command OF Brig. Gen. ORD ......Ad.
journed.
THURSDAY, June 26.-The bill pro-
hibiting political assessments came up as
the business of the morning hour, but the
time was all consumed by roll calls the
| Republicans resorting to dilatory tactics
THE house then went into committee OF
the whole on the bill making appropria.
tions for certain judicial expenses, and the
bill was Immediately read by sections for
amendment. After the rejection of several
amendments the committee rose, reported
the bill to the house, and it was passed
yeas SO, nays 67.....Adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 27.-The morning
hours private business was dispensed with
and the house went into committee of the
whole on the bill aprropriating 5000, 600 to
pay the fees of United States marshals and
their general deputies. After debate the
bill was reported to the house and passed
yeas So, nays Co.,. Morrison, as a question
of privilege, offered a resolution for the
final adjournment of congress on Monday,
June 80, at P. NJ. On division the vote
stood so to 45, and the point of "No
quorum " was made on the Republican side.
The yeas and nays were then ordered and
resulted--yeas SO, nays 70, This was strict
party vote with the exception of Aeklen,
who voted in the negative djourned.