The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-03-08


stead of the 1st of January, 1880, as pro-
posed by the committee, after that date the
pension to commence from the filing of the
application. Adopted. After disposing
of the financial amendments the senate pro-
ceeded to vote on the amendments hereto
fore made in committee of the whole. An
amendment was agreed to that the law
granting pensions to soldiers of the war of
1912, approved March 9th, 1873, be made
applicable to soldiers and sailors in the war
with Mexico in 1916. Question was then
taken on the bill, and it was passed-yeas
SO, nays 21......The senate then considered
the sundry civil bill for awhile and aa
journed.
SATURDAY, February 22.-By a non
party vote-yeas Is, nays 64-was laid upon
the table the bill reported from the
committee on war claims reimbursing
Magill, Baron and others, of Tennessee, for
supplies taken by the Union army during
the war. The house bill for the repeal of
the resumption act as amended by the SEN
ate, providing that after the passage of this
act United States notes shall be receivable
the same as coin in payment of four per
cent. bonds, which after October /, 1873,
shall be receivable for duties on i'm
ports, came up for consideration. Ewing,
acting under authority from the committee
on banking and currency, submitted the
following amendments: First, strik-
ing out October list, 1873, so as to
make United States notes immedi-
ately receivable for the payment of
customs duties. The second amendment
offered by him is as follows: Provided that
money hereafter received for any sale OF
United States bonds shall be applied only
to the redemption of other bonds bearing the
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and provided that whenever from time to
time the proceeds of the sales of bonds
shall aggregate 100000. the secretary of
the treasury shall issue q call for that
amount of bonds, and interest on bonds,
called for redemption shall cease in thirty
days from date of such call; and all United
States notes received into the treasury shall
be reissued and kept in circulation without
change in the aggregate amount of the sew
eral denominations existing on May 1st,
1873; and it shall not be lawful to issue legal
tender notes of larger denomination than
one thousand. A discussion ensued result.
ing in tabling the bill and amendments.....
After disposing of several bills on the table,
the bill was reached restricting immigration
of Chinese, with the senate amendments
thereto. The senate amendments were then
concurred in without division. The bill
now goes to the president for his approval.
.Ad ourned till Monday.
MONDAY, February PA committee
of conference was ordered on the disagree
ment of the houses on the tobacco bill ......
Bills introduced: Directing the president
to institute inquiry as to the disposition of
funds belonging to the so called confederate
states remaining at the end Of the war in
the Bank of England or in the hands of
English citizens, in order that such funds
may be used for the relief of citizens of the
confederate states who incurred disabilities
during the late war; for the relief of settlers
on the Hot Springs reservation to prevent
the Introduction of contagious diseases,
and to establish a national board of health
THE rules were suspended and the
sundry civil appropriation bill passed. 1t
appropriates $16,9S6, 000... ..Adj ourned.
TUESDAY, February 25.-The house
went into committee of the whole on the
legislative appropriation bill, the question
being on the amendment repeating the law
creating the office OF electoral supervisors.
After a hot debate vote was taken and the
amendment was adopted by vote of 135 to
10. The committee then rose and the bill and
amendments were reported to the house.
All amendments were agreed to and the bill
as amended was passed after an unsuccess-
full attempt to fllibuster by the Republicans.
...... Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 26.-The
house went into committee on the senate
census bill, which has been so amended as
to vest the appointment of supervisors in
the president by and with the consent of
the senate. After the committee rose the
bill passed the house with the amendment
mentioned retain ed ......T The sugar bill was
then taken up and Robbins addressed the
senate in favor of the measure. Garfield
| opposed him.....The conference committee
| here presented report on the in
ternal revenue bill with an explana.
ton thereon. a sharp colloquy ensued be-
tween several of the members regarding
the tax on matches, which the committee
recommended should be retained .....Ad.
journed.
THURSDAY, February 27.-The con-
ference report on amendments to the to.
bacco bill was agreed to-147 to Ia. The
tax on matches remains as now. After de-
| bate the resolution for the arrest of Geo. F.
Seward as a contumaciOus witness was
adopted by a vote of los to 44The COM
| nllttee on ways and means reported bill
amending section 1897, revised statutes of
the United states, so that interest on bonds
| called upon the provisions of said section
or surrendered under the provisions of the
act to facilitate the refunding of the ma
tlonal debt shall cease and determine after
| the expiration of 40 days from the date of
surrender or date of notice required to be
| given by the secretary of the treasury.
Passed. IA bill to allow imported marble
In blocks to be bonded in open yards was
reported and passed The bill for the re-
lief of Albert u. Wyman, late treasurer of
the United States, passed, and the house ad-
journed.
FRIDAY, February 2S.-The postoffice
bill was reported from committee with a
recommendation, which was agreed to, that
the senate amendments with two exceptions
brazilian subsidy and classification of mail
matter) be non-concurred in. The commit
tee also recommended thatth two excepted
amendments be non-cOncurred in also, but
desired that they should be voted upon
separately and some time allowed for de-
bate, which was then begun ... Pending
action, the sergeant-at-arms appeared at the
bar or the house, having in custody Geo. +.
| Seward. The speaker having informed Mr..
Seward of the cause of his arrest, asked him
IT he was ready to take the oath rendered by
the chairman of the committee inyestigat-
Ing the management of his affairs and to
produce his books according to the request of
the subpoena. Seward answered that so long
as persons who were his personal enemies
pursued him before the committee he
should hold the books and papers; whenever
the state department or treasury depart
ment wanted his books it should have them.
but not at the instance of his enemies
Springer thereupon submitted a resolution
declaring Seward in contempt of the house.
Bundy submitted an amendment, re erring
the matter to the judiciary committee, to
report what action should be taken. After
scene of great confusion and uprosr the
house refused (l07 to 100 Springer's motion
for the previous question (which would