The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-04-12
XLVIth CONGRESS.
Senate.

Senate.
MONDAY, March 31.-Numerous bills
were introduced and referred, among them
the following: Extending the time for the
construction OF the Northern Pacific rail.
road; to authorize the National Board of
Health to investigate and report Oh infec-
tiOus and contagious diseases of animals;
joint resolution relative to requiring @ court
of inquiry into the case of Col. Worthington
10th Ohio Regiment volunteers; to repeal so
much of the bill making appropriations for
the sundry civil expenses of the government
for the year ending June 80, 1880, as author
ICES the secretary OF war to release the
Moline Water Works, Rock Island, Illinois.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, April 1.-The bill appro-
priating 100000 for the disinfection of
vessels by the yellow fever commission was
passed. The senate went into executive
session pending motion by Edmuuds to
take up resolution heretofore offered by
him declaring that the business and other
interests of the country required that legis-
lation should be confined TO the objects for
which the extra session was called. When
the doors re-opened the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, April 2. Various bills
were Introduced, among them one provid.
ing for a treaty with Mexico. ..... Hoar's
resolution condemning as unconstitutional
and revolutionary the Democratic pro-
gramme of legislation was laid on the table,
yeas 80, nays Majority and minority
reports for and against the admission Of
Bell as senator from New Hampshire on
appointment of the governor, were present
ed The senate then went into executive
session and when the doors were reopened
adjourned.
THURSDAY, April 3.-The rePort of
the committee on privileges and elections
on the credentials of Charles II. Bell, APP
pointed by the governor senator from New
Hampshire, was taken up at the opening of
the senate. Hoar argued in favor of adj
uniting Bell, saying there is an unbroken
line of precedents for so doing. .Foor-
hees introduced a bill to uthorize the pres
ident to appoint James Shields, Of Missouri,
brisadicr general il the army on the re-
tiredlist. After the executive session the
senate adjourned until Monday.
House.
SATURDAY, March 29.-The house
occupied the entire time in political dis
cussion over the appropriation bills The
debate will be resumed on Tuesday.
TUESDAY, April 1.--Atkins, of Ten
nessee, reported the legislative appropria-
ton bill. 1t appropriates between $l5,000,-
600 and $f6,00G,000. The bill contains pro-
visions repeating the last clause of section
800, revised statutes, which applies to Penn.
sylvania, and sol and S21, revised statutes,
and providing that all Jurors, grand and
petit, shall be publicly drawn from box
containing the names of not less than 800
persons possessing the necessary qualifCa-
tons, which names shall have been placed
therein by the clerk Of the court and COM
missioner to be appointed by the Judge, the
commissioner to be q citizen residing in the
district, and well-known member OF the
principal party opposing that to which
the clerk belongs. 1t also repeats sec
tons 2,0l6, 2,0iS, 1920, and all the succeed
ing sections down to and including 2,027,
and also 1922. 1t also strikes out of section
2,Ol9 the words, " For the purpose of en-
gaging III the work OF canvassing ballots"
and strike out Of section 2,028 the words
" or a deputy marshal" and the words
" city, town, county and parish" 1t re-
peals section 2,03l, except such part of it as
relates to the pay OF supervisors of elections.
1t repeats all other sections and laws author
ling the appointment of schief supervisors
of elections and special or deputy mar
shals of elections. The house went into
committee of the whole on the bill and
debated it until adjournment.
WEDNESDAY, April 2.-After discus
sion it was decided that general debate on
The army appropriation bill should close at
3 O'Clock on Friday, leaving five minutes
debate still OPEN. The house then went
into committee of the whole and debated
the bill until adjournment.
THURSDAY, April 3.-The debate on
the army appropriation bill continued
throughout both day and evening sessions,
and the house took recess until to-mor-
row.
FRIDAY, April 4.-The general debate
on the army appropriation bill closed to-day
and the measure is now being considered
under the five minute rule. New offered
an amendment providing that nothing in
the section shall be construed as abridging
or affecting the duty or power of the presi
dent of the United States under the c0nsti-
tuition to send troops on application of a
legislature or executive of a state Baker,
of Indiana, offered an amendment to the
amendment making il unlawful for any one
to have on his person fire arms, bowie
knives, clubs or bludgeons in the vicinity
of place where an election is being held.
The chairman, in running out Bakers
amendment as not germane to an army bill,
encountered q good share Of opposition
from CODger, against whom he threatened
to call in the services of the sergeant.at-arms,
to which COnger replied with defiance.
Finally, however, the angry passions SUBJ
sided, the committee rose and the house
after ordering all debate on the bill and
amendments to close at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow, took recess until II tomorrow.