The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-22
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
Senate.

allows all officers mustered out one wears
pay. 1t affected one line officer and twenty
six medical officers. Provision is made for
the admission of medical officers to the
medical corps OF the navy after examination.
THE house bill providing for the pay.
ment to officers and soldiers OF the Mexican
war OF the three months extra pay provided
for by the act of july 10, 1913, passed after
being amended to provide that the act shall
include the officers and men of the army.
navy, and marine service...."Adjourned.
MONDAY, February 10.-The creden-
tials of Senator Carpenter were placed on
FLEA resolution was submitted request
ing the committee on naval affairs to con.
slider and report upou the ACCESSIBILITY a
making q sufficient appropriation for the
completion OF the four double turreted
monitors, Puritan, Amphitrite, Monadnock
and Terror, now in process of construction
THE army appropriation bill was re-
ported from the house and referred TO the
committee on approprlations....Pa Paddock
called up the resolution submitted the 4th
of December last, by Davis, (W. Val, in
structing the commi tee agriculture TO
consider what can or ought to be done by
the general government to advance, encour-
age and foster agricultural interests Pad
dock made q brief speech, and the resolu-
ton OF Davis was agreed to......After an
executive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 1.-THE confer
ence committee on the naval appropriation
bill, submitted a report which was agreed
to, and the bill passed. The senate added
$4,000 to the house bill. The house con-
ferees receded from the disagreement TO the
amendments involving $1,000, and the
senate receded from an amendment inYolv-
ing $4,000 additional for provisions and
clothing. The bill, as agreed upon, appro-
priated Sl4,029, 968, being 1914 less than
the appropriation for the present fiscal year,
and 1914 less than The estimates for
next year, The committee on military
affairs, reported, with amendments the SEN
ate bill to provide for ascertaining and re-
porting the expenses incurred by the terri
tory of Idaho and the people thereof IN de-
Tending themselves from attacks and h0stil-
tiles of the Nez Perces Indians in 1877.
Placed on the calendar......The committee
on territories reported favOrably the bill to
establish a United States court in the In
dian territory, and for other purposes.
Placed on the calendar, with the written
report on the SUBJ DETERMINATION
WEDNESDAY January y. The senate
bill authorizing the establishment of anavaI
station and depot at Port Royal, South Caro-
lludy W DC lbuChHIbFly pOobpOdcO...s..h I6Bb-
luton providing for a select committee of
senators to examine into the circumstances
attending the escape of Indians from Fort
Robinson, their subsequent slaughter, etc,
was agreed to. The committee on Indian
affairs reported favorably on the senate bill
for the relief of the Winnebaeo Indians in
Wisconsin, and it was placed on the calen-
dar.......The house bill to restrict the immi-
grafton OF Chinese into the United States
was taken up, so it should be unfinished
business tomorrow. This motion was agreed
to by rising vote, 20 to 25.....Ad jOurned.
THURSDAY, February IA bill was
introduced and referred to secure the COM
pletion of line of railway from San An
tonic; Texas, to point at or near Eel Pase, on
the RIO Grande, to be known as the Mexi-
can and Pacific extension OF the Galveston
and San Antonio railway. The bill re.
ported from the committee O finance a few
days ago authorizing the conversion of ma
tional gold bonds was passed, but subse-
qUently motion to reconsider the vote by
which the bill passed was entered on ac-
count Of an error in the bill ...... The house
bill to restrict the immigration of Chinese
was taken up and debated until adjourn
ment.
FRIDAY, February 1.-THE creden-
tials of B. T. Jonas, elected senator from
Louisiana, and those of James 3. Groome,
elected from Maryland, were read and
placed on tle.....A motion was agreed to
requesting the house to return the bill to
authorize the issue of certificates of deposit
| in aid of the refunding of the public debt,
passed few days agO.....After considering
! bills on the calendar consideration was re-
sumed Of the bill to restrict Chinese immi-
! grafton and Blaine advocated it, as did also
:
lin and Bruce opposed the bill. Debate
was continued until adjournment, the pend
ing question being an amendment by Conk-
! ling requesting the president TO give notice
! to the emperor of China that so much of
| the existing treaty between the United
! States and China as permits the migration
of subjects of the Chinese empire and their
! domlclle IN this country IS unsatisfactory
to the government of the United States,
and IN It's judgment pernicous, and to
! propose such notifications of said
treaty as will correct the evils complained
| of-such notifications to be made in a new
| and supplemental treaty to be submitted to
the senate of the United States on or before
January l, 1880. Should the government of
| China refuse or omit to agree by change of
the existing treaty to such modification as
aforesaid, then the president of the Urited
States is further requested and he is author
the United States will proceed by laws of
It's own to regulate or prevent the immigra-
ton or importation TO it's shores of subjects
Of China, and after the LIST January, 1880,
to treat the obnoxious stipulation as at an
end
House.
SATURDAY, February S.-Beale took
his seat as the successor of the late Beverly
| Douglas, OF Nirginia,....The bill reported
yesterday from the committee on coinage,
weights and measures, was laid on the table
yeas, 127; nays, 104......The house then
went into committee of the whole on the
army appropriation bill. When the com
mittee rose the house agreed To amend
ments for the reorganization OF the army
and eXpunging authority to have troops at
the polls on election day to keep the peace;
also repeating the law which requires that
military headquarters in times OF peace be
established at points where the government
owns barracks. The bill then passed w
Adjourned.
MONDAY, February l0.-Acklin in
troduced bill to restore the ranking priv
ilege as to letters sent or received by
members of congress; also bill
to abolish the mileage OF the mem
bers of congress and to substitute the
payment of travelling expenses Referred
49,. The house then went into committee Of
the whole on the legislative. executive and
Indian appropriation bill. The BIZ appro-
PIRATES So, 154 AIS as against estimates of
$40, 069, 601, and as against an appropriation
last session of $15,351 ,29S. Atkins, chair
man of the committee on appropriation
made a statement in regard TO the bill and
the state of the finances. Discussion was
interrupted by adjournment.
TUESDAY, February 1.-THE confer