The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-02-14
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate

ate bill for medical examinations in certain pen
sion cases. Bills introduced and referred: A
jo nj resolution authorizing the secretary OF war
to fhrnlsh the grand army Of the republic with
tents and eqmpage for $4,000 men during the re-
union q soldiers at Milwaukee III June; tOauthor-
lie the cltyof Nmona, Mimi, to construct, oper-
ate ana maintain wagon bridge across the Nissls-
sippi at Nmona. A bill Wss passed providing
that wIlt ot error from tn Supreme Court OF
the United States to the Supreme Court Of any
territory shall liz III criminal eases where the
accused shall have been sentenced to capital
punishment. and in such case allowance
of such wit shah operate as super
scdeas, and all cases removed from
the supreme court Of any territory to the SUI
prtme court as provided by the act shall have
precedence of hearing in said court. The act
applies to all eases heretofore tIlcd ana deter
mined III which judgment has not been eNecut-
ed. In such cases defendant shall nave SIX
months from the passage Of tins act IN which 10
obtain and perfect such writ Of error. HE
senate then went INTO executive session. ana
Whcnt the doors were opened adjourned.
TUESDAY, Fs!ruary 3-Ihe Warner silver
llil was reported back from the committee adj
ycraely and placed on the ellendar. Several
petitions were presented asking for reduction
OF the duty on steel rails: als- a memorial ask
INK au appropriation to cOmpftG the double-tur-
retca monitor Amphityon. now upon the stocks
unfinished work having long since suspended
CoclIcll, from the committee on military
affairs, reported with amendment the mouse
bill to restore the domain part OF Fort ldpley
reservation, Minnesota Placed On the caleH-
dar. ON motion Of Teller, the blll granting
the right Of way through pullE lands to the
Cheyenne. Black Hills and Montana railroad
and Telegraph company, wa taken up but
after discussion II was renmmltted to the
committee on railroads Resolutions of
respect were then adopted and euloSics pro-
nOunced on the late Rush Clark, representative
Iowa, and the senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Februar~ 1.-The committee on
Indian affairs reported bill directing the sec
rotary Of the interior to negotiate with the
UmatilIa Warm Spring and certain other tribes
of Indians occupying reservations IN Oregon
fer the cXtjnguishmdlt of their title to land
now occupied by then and for their removal 10
other lands or reservations without the limits of
Oregon. Printed audrCconmittod. Saunders
from the same committee, reported a substitute
for the LII the provide f0r the sale Of the reser-
walton of the cOufGlerated OtOe and Missouri
Indians Placed q the calendar Kirkwood
introduced bill % provide for the payment Of
additional louut' to soldiers Of the army Of the
United States during the war Of the rebellion.
49,. The bill authorizing the conversion OF IA
tional gold hanls iltO national banks passed.
and the senate went into executive session, and
when the doors reupenod adjourned.
THraspAY. February Ga resolution was
adurtcd. that the senate shall each dav proceed
to the consideration Of the calendar Of general
orders. debate 10 be limited to five minutes, an
objection to carry over any bill. large num-
Der IF bills were then laid aside on objection
and Il nmmlI referred ISL. The bill to amend
the act to provide for taking tile tenth and sub
acquent cclsuscs, approved March 3, 1879, WIS
taken mp, Onmotlon Of Pendletou substitute
reported by the census committee was consider
ed instead and vas passed. After an eXccu-
tive session tl!e senate adjourned.
Fsousc.
SATURDAY. January ga petition Of JeIe
HARRISON relative to the contested election case
Of HARRISON against Shelley from the Fourth
district Of Alabama was ordered printed and re-
fclT2d f. the committee on elections Eulo-
gies ON the late Rush Clark, representative from
Iowa. were pronounced by Rice, Sapp. Ihom-
son. Carpenter, Coltroth Manning, Neal, Ben
nett and Henderson, after which the house adj
jouued as mark OF respect to the memory Of
the deceased.
MONDAY. February Bills introduced and
referred: AWromiatng S100.0O0 for the relief
Of Ireland H.vug i duty Of 80 per cent. al
rl'oreu ON ali hounets. hats or hoods imported
into the United States composed Of palm leaf,
chip, grass. willow, straw or other vegetable
substances or of hair. whalcbonc OF other ma
teIiaj not otherwise provided Tor; for the ap-
poHtment OF o commission Of military, naval
and evil engineers 10 examine and report on the
route OF Iuter-oeedmc communication; request
Gg the WCident to tender to Peru. Bolivia and
Chill the good Offices Of this government for the
restoration Of peace providing for the registry
countries granting pensions to soldiers and
sailor OF the late war Who were disabled while
III The military service; also increasing
the pcrsiJu- for loss Of lee or arm:
for tie delivery Of letters having insutii-
Client postage: for the benefit Of citizens
If states which did not 80 INTO the rebel
lion and which have claims against the govern
mcut: to facilitate transportation between Lake
Erie aIid the navlgable waters Of the Wabash;
proposing d constitutional amendment provId-
ITS that the house Of reprcs cmtatiyes shall be
composed Of three hundred members. To be ap-
pOrtionCd among the several states as provided
in section . ii article + Of the amendments to
the constitution fer the free coinage of standard
slivc] dollars authorizing the court Of claims 10
hear and determine al claims OF depredatous
~ Indians outside their reservations or foI
deprGdatious against United States officers and
employees resi- ling on the reservations; to put
certain articles imported and used III the man
utavtuc Of paper, glass and wooden fabrics, on
thcfrec Inst and t. reduce the duty on printing
paper used by books. rar] rhat:. magazines aud
newspapers. After session IN committee of
the Whole on revision Of the rules the house adj
jOurucd.
TUESDAY. February IA bill was reported
from tha Judiciary committee providing that no
person hail serve as petit juror IN any United
State count more than three weeks during any
one year. Passed. The rest Of the day until
adjournment was spent III committee Of the
whole on tho rules.
WEDNESDAY. February +.-.JLc house went
into committee Of the whole on the Joint resoIll-
ton introduced In DeH,tCr Of Wisconsin appro-
pIiaNnE S20, 600 to enable the commissioner OF
fish aud fisheries to represent the United States
at the international fishery exhibition III Berlin.
in April next. After debate the committee rose
and The house passed the resolution bv vote
Of 100 yeas TO 50 NAYS ... The house again went
INTO committee of the whole on revision Of the
rules and continued to debate the changes until
Adjournment.
THUBsDAY, February 5.-Ibt senate bill for
the conversion OF national gold banks was
passed. Ryan presented petition OF LOCO
citizens # Kansas in favor Of granting to the
great lines uf railway which are constructed or
may hereafter DC built near the Iudian territory
the right Of way through that territory. The
petitioners did not object to the presence of In
dams within the territory but asked that it
should no longer lie an obstruction to cOnmere.
Biils introduced: Making silver certificates
receivable at tic United States treasury in re-
Gempton OF circulating notes of the issue of
national banks; requiring the secretary OF the
treasury to pay current interest all registered
United States bonds without respect to date Of
assignment or transfer. The house then went
into committee Of he whole on rules, and when
the committee rose adjourned.
FRIDAY. February 6-BIlls introduced:
Appropriatlng $4,000 for the purchase Of
EIaye's statue OF Gen. Winfield SOFT; for the
relief OF settlers on public I4lli-. The reso-
buttons Of he Ohio legislature against the pas
rage OF the bid for the construction OF bridge
across Detroit river we've presented. The
speaker laid before the house letter from the