The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-06-26
fORTf-SlxTE CONGRESS.
Senate.

SATURDAY. June 5.-The bill for the sale of
Detroit arsenal was passed The bill appro-
priating S250,O00 tOreimburse the Creek orphan
fund was passed. The senate bill to promote
the civilization of WinncbagO Indians in Wis
consin granting them their pro rata proportion
of annuities to the WinnebagOs Of Nebraska and
Wisconsin for the purpose of securing home
steads) was passed. .. The house bill granting
to the corporation Of Council Bluffs, Ia, for
public purposes a meandered lake near that city
was passed. Adjourned.
MONDAY. June THE house bin prohibiting
government suits against timber trespassers on
public lands prior to March /, 1879, and
enabling defendants in suits now pending t.
settle them by acquiring title to the lands under
existing laws. was called up. The section re-
ducing from Il. 30 to II. % Per acre lands whose
price was raised more than twenty years before
the passage Of this act on account Of grants OF
alternate sections for railroad purposes was
stricken out Thus amended the bill passed.
Other blls passed: Refmding duties on amin
rortcd altar TO Notre Dame University. st.
Joseph County, Indiana; abandoning Fort Sedg-
wick, On. o. military reservation and restoring
il to the public domain; authorizing the pur-
chase of ground and erection Of public build
ing at Detroit j.. Herman spoke in favor of
the resolution unseatiug Kellogg. Adjourned.
TUESDAY. june 8.-Aftcr debating the civil
appropriation bill the senate went into executive
/ session and then adjourned.
the committee on appropriations reported back
1 the house concurrent resolution providing foI
4 the adjournment Of congress June 10, at noon.
I with an amendment substituting June Is. The
amendment was agreed to and the resolution
then unanimously coneuTed IN. The sundry
/ civil appropriation bill was then taken up. Va
rious amendments reported from committee
were adopted, and the senate went into eXecu-
+ tive session and soon after adjourned.
THURSDAY. June 10-The house Lii admit
ting classical antiquities free of duty passed
with amendments offered by kmkwood remit
ting the duties paid on imported salt in curing
meat for expectation. Consideration Of the
sundry civil appropriation bill was resumed II
committee of the whole After action on scy'
Cral amendments the committee rose and report
ed the bill to the senate. The amendments
adopted in committee were adopted and the
bill passed. Adjourned
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE senate bill aUthoriz
ing the county of Winona, Mimi, to construct
wagon bridge across the Mississippi river pass
ed ~. The Spofford-Kellogg resolutions wer,
debated for a short time and then postponed
until tomorrow After an executive session
the senate adjourned.
House.
SATURDAY. june 5.-A number of bills of
private nature were adopted. Also bills amend
ing the statutes relative to affdavits OF home
stead and presumption settlers: authorizing ia,
st. Paul and Chicago Short Line Railroad com
pamy to construct bridge across Lake st. CroiX
Adjourned
MONDAY. June THE senate bill ratifyine
the Ute agreement tWcnty-eght amendments OF
. the house committee thereto passed-veas III
/ nays Is. On motion to suspend the rules anC
pass the bill for the erection Of public building.
at Rochester, 10 quorum voted and the house
adjourned.
TUESDAY, June 9.-A bill was passed granting
a pension to Mrs. Elizabeth Upright of Iowa
who had eleven sons in the Union army during
the rebellion. The news Of the nomination Of
Garfield by the Republican convention a.
Chicago vas received at this iuncture and til,
house adjourned. The Republicans mmediatcI,
held a ratification meeting and sent congratula
tons to their colleague
WEDNESDAY. June "a joint resolution wa,
introduced by Rice looking to the abrOgation d
the fishery clauses in the treaty Of 1911 witt
Great Britain. Placed on the calendar. 80. KeI
lev then moved that the house concur in thu
senate amendment, which fixes June 10 as thu
day Of final adjournment. Ageedto-ycas 1876
nays Adjourned.
THURSDAY June 10.-Thc senate resolution
proposing Joint rule for counting the electOra
vote for president and vice president was de
bated until adjournment.
FRIDAY, June 1.-THE senate bill regulating
the appointment of deputy marshals was de
bated at length. An amendment authOrizin.
the several circuit courts Of the United State
to open their respective courts at any tine fO
the purpose of appointing deputy marshas wa
adopted. The bill was then passed-yeas 116
nays S5-a party vote. The senate bill eStab
fishing post routes was passed. Adjourned.