The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-05-03
xLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

was resumed of the army appropriation bill,
Bayard and Maxey addressing the senate
thereon ...After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, April Reconsideration
was resumed of the army billsand Garlands,
Davis of Illinois, and Allison, addressed
the senate AFTER an executive session an
adjournment was effected.
WEDNESDAY, April 23.-The entire
day was spent in debate on the army bill.
THURSDAY, April 24-Conkling ad-
dressed the senate at length on the army
bill. At the close Of his speech Blaine
moved to strike out the sixth section of the
| bill. Lost--Yeas %, nays 80. Blaine then
offered an amendment previously offered
/ and Withdrawn by him, which is as follows:
| At the end OF section 6, to add the follow
ing words: "And any military, naval or
| civil officer or any other person who shall,
except for the purpose herein named, ap-
pear armed with deadly weapon of any
| description, either concealed or displayed,
| within mile of any polling place where
! general or special election for representa-
! tiyes of congress is being held shall, on con-
| viction, be punished with fine of not less
| than $500, nor more than s., 700, or with i'm
| prisonment for a period of not less than six
months nor more than FIVE years, or with
| both fine and imprisonment, at the discre
| ton of the court" Reiected-Yeas % NAYS
80. Window offered the following amend
| ment, to be added at the end of the sixth
section: "And any person who shall, with
| intent to hinder, obstruct or prevent the
| free exercise of the right of suffrage, appear
| armed with q deadly weapon Of any descrip-
] ton, whether displayed or concealed, within
q mile of any polling place where an election
for a representative IN congress is being
| held, shall on conviction thereof be pun
| ished by a fine OF not less than $500 nor
more than 5000, or with imprisonment not
! less than six months nor more than five
years, or with both such fine and imprison-
ment, in the discretion of the court" Re
! jected-yeas q, nays 80. Window then
moved to strike out the word - civil :" On
page II, line 90 so that it would read no
military or naval officer, or other person
! engaged in The military or naval service OF
! the United States " instead of ain the civil,
military or naval service of the United
| States" Rejected-yeas %, nays 31.....
| Adjourned.
| FRIDAY, April 25.-Consideration of
| the army bill was resumed. Paddock aG-
dressed the senate on the subject of his
amendment to modify the existing law
which forbids any part Of the army from
| being used as a posse comitatus, so that
/ troops may be SO used for such purpose in
! Nebraska, Colorado, Oregon and other states
and territories, and in the Indian country
! generally. Eaton moved that the amend
ment of Paddock be laid on the table, ana
! the motion was agreed to by party vote
yeas 40, nays %. The sixth section of the
/ bill was read, es follows: "No military or
naval officer or other person engaged in the
civil, military or naval service Of the { nited
States shall order, bring, keep or have I'M
der his authority or control any troops or
armed men at place where any general or
special election is held, in any state, unless
ii be necessary to repel the armed enemies
| of the United States; provided, that moth
| ing contained in this section, as now
amended, shall be held or deemed to
abridge or affect the duties or power CT the
president of the United States, under Sec
ton 5,297, revised statutes, enacted under
and to enable the United States to comply
with section 4 of article of the constitu-
ton of the United States, on the appIica-
ton OF legislature or executive as pro-
vided for in said section" Edmunds PRO
posed an amendment, that nothing in this
section contained shsll be held to abridge
or affect the power of the president of the
| United States under sections 5,29S and 5,299,
revised statutes. Tabled--yeas 40 nays 80
Carpenter moved to strike out the ninth
section, providing that there shall be no pro-
motions or appointments in the army above
| the rank of captain, except in the corps of
engineers, etc. The amendment was laid
| on the table Other amendments were pro-
posed to the ninth, being the last section of
tie bill, but all were laid on the table
The president pro TEN. announced that the
bill was now on its passage as it came from
the house, no amendments having been
made. Edmunds made another effort to
amend the sixth section, but his amendment
was laid on the table by strict party vote.
The bill was then passed-yeas Al, nays 50
-Gs follows:
Yeas-Bailey, Bayard, Beck Butler, Call, Cock
reli, Coke, Davis Qll.), Eaton, Farley, Garland,
| Gordon, Groome, Grover, Hampton, Harris Here
ford, Hill (Ga.), Houston, Johnston, Jonas, Jones
! tFla.), Herman, Lamar, Mcdonald, Maxey, Nor
gan, PendIeton, Randolph, Ransom, Salisbury,
SIater, Thurman, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,, Walker,
NayS-Allison, Anthony, Bel, Blaine, Booth
Bruce, Burnside, Cameron (Pa.), Cameron Wis.,,
| Carpenter. Chandler, Conkling, Dawes, Edmunds
Kellogg, kirkwood, Logan, Mcmillan, Morrill,,
Paddock, Pia't. Plumb, Rollins, Saunders, Teller
The only pairs announced were the fol-
lowing: Davis wv. w. with Window, Hoar
with Mcpherson. Sharon was the only alb
sentee not paired ..... After an executive SEES
sion the senate adjourned till Monday.
House.
SATURDAY, April 19.-The subsidiary
silver coin bill came up as the unfinished
business of the morning hour. Warner
then moved to amend the third section,
which makes silver coin a Iegal-tender to
the amount of $40, by adding the words "for
ali debts, public and private" Mills offered
a substitute, the first section of which pro.
vides for silver dollar of 412H grains, half
| dollars OF 2O6A grains, quarters of 103L
| grains, dimes of Az grains and half dimes
| OF 202s grains, and that all of them shall be
legaltender for any sum whatever. An
amendment by Springer increasing the Ie-
| BARTENDER quality of the subsidiary silver
coin to $50 was agreed to-ayes 123; navs
lO3 The morning hour having expired,
various amendments making the trade dol,
lar legal-tender, for issuing fractional mo-
ney, etc, were offered, and then the bill
! with the pending amendments, including
Mills substitute, went over without action.
1.-The house then went into committee Of
the whole on the legislative approximation
bill and debated it until adjournment.
MONDAY, April 2l.-Under the call
of states the following bills were introduced
and referred: To prevent the further in
crease of the bonded Indebtedness of the
United States; for the issue of fractional
currency; for retiring trade dollars and for
| the redemption of fractional silver coin.
proposing constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the payment of claims of disloyal
persons for property destroyed during the
late war; extending the time for the com
pletion of the Northern Pacific railroad.
for he relief of the central branch of the
Union Pacific railroad; providing for the
circulation by national banking instltu-
tons OF notes of a less denomination