The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-01-17
XLVI CONGRESS.
Senate.

senate.
TUESDAY, January BILLS intro.
duced: Providing that no person on the re-
tired list OF the army or navy, or marine
corps shall draw a pension appropriating
100000 for continuing the work of con-
strucung locks at the Cascades, Oregon
making an Appropriation for the improve.
ment of the Little Kanawha river: also
making an appropriation for continuing the
improvement of the Monongahela river in
West Virginia and Pennsylvania; fixing the
compensation of district attorneys, United
States marshals and deputies for the con.
pletlon OF the work OF improving the Mis-.
souri, river at or near Kansas City. Peti.
tons were presented: demonstrating
against the passage of senate bill providing
for medical and surgical examinations and
the taking OF testimony in pension cases.
against the erection OF swing bridge over
Detroit river for equalization Of bounties;
for a reduction of tariff oil steel rails and
sheet zinc......As mark of respect to the
late Senator Houston the senate adjourned
till tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY,, January 7.-Pendleton
gave notice of the following amen dment to
the senate joint resolution, known as the
Bayard resolution: At the end of the res
olution add the words a" and said notes shall
not be available for any of the reserves re-
qulred to be kept by national banks, and
all such reserves shall be kept in COIN"
Ordered printed and referred TO the finance
committee..... Several communications were
received from the secretary of the interior
relative to the Ute Indian troubles and two
messages from the president, one on Dis.
trict of Columbia affairs and the other ABOUT
moneys paid the Utes......A bill was in.
troduced to establish United States
court in Indian territory ..... Window sub
mitted a resolution instructing the commit
tee on appropriations to consider the ezpe-
diency of establishing an additional execn.
tive department Of the government, to be
| called the department of agriculture and
commerce, which shall embrace in its juris
| diction agriculture, domestic and foreign
| commerce, manufactures, mines and min
| ing, public lands, geological and other sur
| veys and railroad statistics. Ordered print
ed and laid on table...."Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 8.-Bills intro
duced and referred: To create an addi
tional law district in Kansas; to repeal the
| 22d section of the act to incorporate the
Texas Pacific Railroad company and to ale
the construction of its road, and for othel
purposes, and to declare the rights, priv
leges and lands granted in said section t.
| the New Orleans Baton Rouge and Vicks
| burg Railroad, forfeited, and that the sec
| ton be re-enacted in favor of the New Or
| leans and Pacific Railroad company The
military academy appropriation bill was re
| ported back from committee and placed OF
! the calendar......A After a short executive ses
sion the senate adjourned uatil Monday.
house.
TUESDAY, January GA re8o lutio1
was adopted directing the committee on
Indian affairs to investigate and repor
upon the origin OF the recent outbreak 0
Ute Indians at White River agency, Color
| ado. After q short session IN committe
Of the whole on the report o the committe
on rules, formal announcement Wes mad
OF the death of Senator Houston, and tn
house, as mark of respect adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 7.-Resolution
introduced: Instructing the committee Oh
foreign affairs TO inquire into the expedien
cy of abolishing. all ENJOYS extraordinar,
and ministers resident from the Unite
States to foreign countries; to request tn,
president to invite Mexico and Brazil t.
enter into treaty; to restrict the immigra
ton of the Chinese Bills introduced an
referred: To regulate coin certificates; t,
prevent and punish the sale of fire
arms and ammunition to uncivilZet
| Indians ; to prevent the use of the United
States flag for advertising purposes; author
iZing the recoinage of the trade dollar
directing the secretary of the interior Il
pay TO Mrs. n. c. Meeker and others Ger
tain sums Of money out of the Indian an
nuity funds extending the land laws to tn,
territory of Alaska; to establish the terri
| tory of Pembina; for reduction of dute
on imported merchandise; to reduce tn
duty on steel stevenson, chairman
of the committee on mines and mining, re
ported back the senate bill amending sec
tons 1924 and 1925, revised statutes, in re
gard to mineral lands. Passed. .....Ad
| journed.
THURSDAY, January 8.-The bill con
corning the location of mineral lands wa
ported back from committee and referre,
to the committee of the whole; alos the bill
to apply the proceeds of sales OF publ
lands to the education of the people,.
After lively session in committee OF tn
whole on the report of the committe o.
rules, message was received from III
president recommending the pass of tn
bill for the reclamation of the harbors 0
Washington aud Georg etown 49,. AID ourned
FRIDAY, January 9.-Bills Introduce
and referred: Admitting free of dut
clothing and other articles destined for tn
relief of colored emigrants; granting pen
sion to each SUI vivOr of the Mexican va
who was not engaged IN the late rebellion
or who did not abet the same. djourne
till Monday.