The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-22
fORTY-SiXTH CONGRESS.
Senate.


TUESDAY, May Consideration was re-
sumed Of the Kellogg-Spotford resolutions and
Hill spoke III their advocacy. At the conchl-
sion Of Hills remarks the senate went into cx
cculye session and soon adjourned
WEDNESDAY, May 12-IIiL concluded his re-
marks IN support Of the resolution unseating
Kellogg After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY. May 13.-The senate took ND the
bill abolislng all tolls on the Louisville and Port
land canal after July /, 1880, and authorizing
the secretary of war to draw upon the treasury
for the actual expenses Of operation and re
pairing the same. 1t was read third time and
passed AT the expiration of the morning
hour the kellogg-SpOfford resolutions were
taken up, and Hampton spoke III opposition to
Spotfords claims. Carpenter followed on the
same side, and at the close OF his remarks the
senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, May 14-A:large number of petitions
Of manufacturers for the passage Of the Eaton
tariff commission bill was presented, among
them one by Burnside, representing capital
amounting to 500, 100000 III the manufacture
of cotton. -. Consideration of the Kellogg-Spof-
ford resolution was then resumed and Pendlc-
ton spoke IN favor of unscating Kellogg. Cam
eron, of Wisconsin, followed i'll opposition.
After an executive session the senate adjourned
till Monday.
House.
submitted the conference report on the consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill and it was
agreed to. The result Of the agreement is TO
add $1,000 to the bill as it passed the house,
$1,000 Of which IS for a consul general at
Bucharest and g. 600 for an increase in the ap-
preparation for the expenses of the commission
appointed to act Ill connection with the min
ster to China. a.. Smith, from the committee ON
patents reported a bill TO amend the patent
laws. It provides that any person who intro
duces from a foreign country any secret art, i'll
yentOn or process useful and important to the
public. and not patented there and at the time
of application not understood in this country
may upon due proceeding obtain q patent
therefor, and any art, invention or process
which has been used OF practiced unpatcnted
for fifty years exclusively III the country where
obtained shall he deemed secret III the meaning
Of the act The house then took up the con-
tested election case of Curtin Vs. lOcum from
the Twentieth district Of Pennsylvania. The
majority resolution declares the election to have
been null and void, and the minority resolution
that lOcum, the sitting member, Is entitled T.
the seat Adjourned.
MONDAY. Nav 1O.-Undcr the call Of states
the following bills were introduced and rcfcucd:
To extend the time for completing the Northern
Pacific railway; appropriatiug 600 to rebuild
Memorial Hall, Dayton, o.; TO reclaim waste
and and lands; to regulate commerce by rail-
WAYS between states: allowing tobacco manu-
facturers to import liquorice and liquorce paste
in bond, and eXempting the same from duty.
" Consideration of the Curtin-I Ocum case
was resumed and COlcrich argued in support Of
the ma Ority report, when the matter went over
until tomorrow The house took a recess.
the evening session to be for debate only.
TUESDAY, May 1.-The Curtin-Yocum cleo
ton case was then called up. The first vote
was taken on the amendment offered by Spring
CT to the minority resolution, declaring that
Seth II. GOcum is not entitled to the seat. Re
iected-yeas IS. nays is. The negative vote
was east by Republicans and Cfrcenbackers to-
gcthcr with the following Democrats: Aiken,
BRIGHT, FELTON,, Mills, Richardson o. G.. SIN
gleton CMi9s.). Tiilman. Wright. Berry. Cald-
well, Heuhlc. New. Richmond, Stephens. Eoucl,
Chalmers, Hostetter, O'Eeilly, Singleton Qll.),
Stevenson. The question then REQUIRED upon
the minority resolution, declaring Seth II. Io-
cum il entitled t. the seat and that Andrew g..
Curtin j. not entitled thereto. Tie minority
resolution was adOpted-yeas 1913, nays D..
After a session in committee of the whole on
the legislative. executive and judicial appropri-
/ alton bill the house took recess, the evening
session to be for the conSidcratIOnof the steam
boat bill
WEDNESDAY,. Nav IA resolution was III
troduced from the committee on naval affairs.
authorizing the secretary Of the navy to take
necessary steps to secure adequate cOalng sta
tons and harbors for United States naval forces
h. ,,rc,5,.r r,rift, u, the AfIautlc ana Pacific
]
mus A blu was int Oduccd and referred Gbol-
/ ishiug the Indian commission. The house
/ then went into committee OF the whole Oh the
/ legislative appropriation BILL Pending debate
Z the morning hour expired and the bill went
/ over. The legislative portion Of the bill having
( been agreed 70 without the addition of amy
I important amendment, the executive clauses OF
the bill were taken up for consideration. sam
/ ford submitted an amendment reducing the sal
I airy of the president after the LIST OF March,
3 !.
! pages Of the bill, which contains seycnty-clght
pages, the committee rOse....Ihe house theT
7 took recess. the evening session to be for con
! sideratiCn Of the District Of Columbia bill.
! THURSDAY May 13.-The house went int,
committee of tic whole on the legislative. exec
! utiye and judicial appropriation bin. DhIel
/ offered an amendment providing that the sala-
Iies of storekeepcrs and CANCERS at all distiller
/ les that mash less than sixty bushels Of grair
per day shall not exceed $50 per month while
distitleIic> are in operation, and 135 while they
are not in operation, and at all other distllcre,
storekcepcrs and gaugCrs shall not receive eX
| cecding $50 while distilleTies are not in opera
4 zion. Agreed to-yeas 81, nays 60. An amend
ment striking out the appropriation for the pay
I meut of infolmCrs was rejected. After having
! concluded consideration of forty Of the eighty
pages Of the bill, the committee rose. Cobb
4 introduced bill appropriatinS 39,0OO,0OO tC
supply deficiencies in appropriations for the
] l.
! Referred. The house then took recess, even
/ ing session to be for consideration Of report
| from the committee on Indian affairs.
FRIDAY, May 14.-Gibson reported q lesou
! ton for the final adjournment Of congress
/ Nav 81, and stated that he would call it up fol
action when the lending appropriation bin wat
4 disposed of, The bill making appropriation
1 for the support of the agricultural department
/ was reported. Ordered printed and .eCommt
/ ted. 1t recommends an apprO prlatiOn Of S2l3
4 coo, being @13G, $50 les, than the estimates -.
/ The house then went into committee of thu
1 whole on the legislative, executive and iudCia
. appropriation hill. Consideration being con
Guided, the committee rose and reported thu
bill to the house The first amendment OF
/ which separate vote was demanded was tina
providing that the salaries of storekeepers anC
gaUgers at all distilleTies that mash less than
. sixty bushels Of grain per day shall not eXcec,
$50 per month while the distileIies are III op
Grafton. and $50 while the distileries are not il
operation, and that all other distillery store
I keepers and gaugers shall not receive exceeding
$50 per month when the distlleries are not il
4 operation. The vote resulted, yeas 102. nay
1G0, a strict party vote. with the exception o
the following Democrats who voted in the neg
( alive: Aiken, Deuster, Evans, Frost, Phelp
( and Filman. White changed his vote to tn
affirmative for the purpose of moving reconsid
1 Grafton. and the yeas and nays were ordered o.
the motion to lay the motion to reconsider o.
the table. The motion to reconsider was tableC
/ yeas 10S, nays 100. No other amendment o
I Importance was voted upon separately. and tn
/ bill was passed as amended-yeas 1S9, nays L
Adjourned.
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