The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-06-21
xLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

leaves minor children, 10 SAID cnlQren DUR
ing their minority. Placed on the calendar.
49,. Eaton, from the committee on appro-
priations, reported back the house joint
resolution repeating certain clauses of the
sundry civil appropriation actpassed at the
last session, with the recommendation that
the senate non-concur in the house amend
ments. Agreed to 49, On motion of Harris
the Mcdonald bill, authorizing the employ
ment of militia and land and naval forces of
the United States in certain cases was taken
rp and Harris made speech in support of
the bill.......At the conclusion of Harris re-
marks the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 10.-Bayard, from the
committee On finance, reported bill relat-
ing to vinegar factories established and
operated prior to March l, 1879. The bill
provides that such factories may be oper-
ated for the manufacture of vinegar by
alcoholic vapor within six hundred feet of a
distillery, under regulations by the secre-
tary of the treasury. The bill was con-
sidered by unanimous consent and passed.
......Coke moved to take up and consider
| the resolution discharging the committee on
finance from further consideration of house
bill 564, the Warner silver bill, snd declar-
! ing it before the senate for action. The
| vote on taking up the resolution was, yeas
| 81, nays %. 49, The legislative, executive and
| judicial appropriation bill was received
| from the house and referred to the commit
| tee on appropriatiOns....The concurrent
resolution providing for adjournment on
| the 18th was also received and referred to
the committee on apprepriations......On mo-
ton of Voorhees, the senate took up the
house Joint resolution passed to-day prOvid-
ing tor the erection of a monument to mark
| the birthplace OF George Washington. The
yeas and nays were called and the resolution
| passed without dissenting voice-yeas 70,
| nays O....The bill for the removal of the
political disabilities of James Harrison, of
| Virginia, was passed, and after an executive
session the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, June n.-Considera-
| ton was resumed of the Mcdonald bill to
authorize tho use of troops in certain cases
and the repeal of certain election laws..
| Beck, from the committee on appropria-
! tons, reported back with sundry amend.
ments, the house legislative, executive and
| judicial appropriation bill. Ordered print
ed and placed on the calendar. The senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors re-opened the president pro tenn. laid
| before the senate the house bill making
| appropriations for certain judicial expenses
| of the government, which was referred to
the committee on ppropriations....Ad.
| journed.
| THURSDAY, June 12.-Beck offered an
amendment in the nature of a substitute for
the legislative, executive and judicial ap.
preparation bill. The substitute does not
change the amount appropriated but is in
| tended to improve the form of the bill.
| Ordered printed and referred to the com.
mittee on appropriations. Wallace, from
/ the committee on appropriations reported,
without amendment, the house bill making
| Apr opriations for certain Judicial expenses.
| Placed on the calendar. The bill continu-
| ing Gen. Shields pension of 800 per month
| to his wife and children was taken up. An
amendment by Dawes, granting pension
| of $50 per month to Mrs. Fletcher Webster,
was adopted. The bill finally passed with
an amendment increasing Mrs. Webster 8
| pension to 800 per month......The army
| appropriation bill was then received from
the house ... After an executive session the
| senate ad journed.
FRIDAY, June 13.-The army appro-
priation bill was read second time and re.
ferred to the committee on appropriations.
THE house supplemental post route bill
was taken up, amended and passed. The
senate then proceeded, in committee of the
whole, to consider the Legislative, executive
| and judicial appropriation bill as reported
| from the committee on appropriations.
After a spirited debate the bill was
| reported back To the senate and the amend
ments made In committee of the whole
agreed to. 1t was then read a third time
and passed. ....Adjourned. ..
| House.
SATURDAY, June 7.-House, from the
committee on Judiciary, reported joint
| resolution legalizing the action of the presi-
dent and secretary of war insending rations
and tents to the yellow fever sufferers.
Passed.....The house then went into COM
mittee of the whole, Reagan in the chair,
on the bill making additional appropria-
tons for the postoffice department. Mills
| moved to strike outthe third section, which
provides that letter-carriers may be en-
ployed when necessary for the free delivery
of mail matter in any city containing a
population of not less than $4,000. Agreed
to. The reading of the bill having been
concluded, Kiefer offered as a substi-
tute for the bill an amendment appro-
priating, in addition to the amount
heretofore appropriated, $353,00O for
the payment of letter-carriers for
the fiscal year ending June, 1880, and ST.
coo for the payment of the increased sala-
rles of letter-carriers for the fiscal year end.
ing June, 1879. Cox moved to increase the
appropriation from 1858, 900 to $415,0
| Alter discussion a vote was taken on the
amendment of Cox increasing the appro-
priation from 1858, 900 to $415,000, and it
was agreed to. The committee then rose
and the bill was reported to the house.
Keifer's substitute as modified by the Cox
amendment) was then adopted-yeas ia,
| nays 81. Sanford moved to lay the bill on
| the table. Defeated-yeas Sc, nays 119. The
bill then passed, and the house adjourned
until Monday.
MONDAY, June ga resolution offer
| ed by Acklen was referred, directing the
committee on Pacific railroads to inquire
whether the Union Pacific Railroad com.
pany has not violated it's charter in making
investments contrary to the provisions
thereof, and whether the two contracts en-
| tered into about April %, 1875 between the
Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific compa-
MES, was not in violation of their charters.
| atkins, chairman of the committee on
appropriations, reported back the substitute
for the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, which was reported and
| recommitted last week. He stated that it
was unanimous report, and moved that
the rules be suspended and the bill passed
Carried. Call for division necessitated
vote by ballot, which resulted in 1873 3as
and II Nays. Mcmahon, from the commit
tee on appropriations reported bill
making appropriations for the judicial exl
penses of the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1880. Ordered printed and
recommitted 80. Reagan moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill appropriating
$4,000 for the construction OF q marine
hospital Al Memphis. Agreed to. Ryan
moved to suspend the rules and pass the
army appropriation bill, precisely as it was
reported on June 6, from the appropriation
committee by Clymer......A motion to ad.
journ by Atkins, was here carried by
party vote-yeas los, nays 100.
TUESDAY, June 1O.-Morrison, from
the committee on ways and means, reported