The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-02-07
FORTY-SKTH CONGRESS.
SfEiR

FORTY-SKTH CONGRESS.
Senate.
MONDAY. January 26-The vice-presldent laid
before the senate communication from the sec
retary of war recommending an appropriation
of 500, 900 for the erection of headquarters
building for the department of Dakota, on Fort
Smelling military reservation. referred.
Petitions. etc. presented: Against the pro-
posed Detroit river bridge; for the continuance
of the coinage of tie silver dollar and the legal
tender capacity Of the greenback: for the pas
sage of the Reagan Interstate commerce bill:
for the suspension OF coinage of the silver dollar
until silver and god dollars have the same
value: for the abolition of the legal tender quail
ity of greenbgcks Edmunds, from the COM
mittee on judiciary, reported adversely on the
memorial of the legislature of Missouri asking
congress to repeal tie existing laws for the re-
moval Of causes from state to federal courts, SO
as to confine the jurisdiction of the latter to
cases arising under the constitution aid laws of
the United States, and the committee was dis
charged from its further consideration After
an executive session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 27.-Ma jority and minority
reports on the bill for the relief of FitZ John
Porter were presented by the committee on
military affairs and the bill was placed on the
calendar. Petitions were presented from ex-
soldiers and sailors for the passage Of the
Weaver bill for t4e payment of the difference
between gold and greenbacks Bills intro
duced and REFEREED 70 incorporate the COsm0-
American Colonization and General Improve
ment bureau: to increase the pension of all
wounded soldiers of the war of 1912 who now
receive less tlan SO per month; to regulate In
dian affairs Consideration was then resumed
of the iolnt resolution introduced by Bayard to
withdraw he legal tender power of United
States notG, and Bayard spoke III favor Of the
resolution Adjourned
WEDNESDAY,, January 23.-No business was
transacted, the day having been set apart for
the delivery of commentaries upon the life and
characterof the late Senator Chandler. Eulo-
gies were pronounced by Ferry, Bayard, Blaine
Logan, Abrlll, Cameron and Baldwin, and reso-
lutions OF respect and sorrow for the late sena-
tor were adopted. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January EXHIBITIONS presented:
Against any reduction of the duty on sheet
zinc; against the passage of the senate bill for
examinations III pension cases. "A resolution
was adopted for the appointment Of q commit
tee of mne senators to take into consideration
the subject of canal to connect the Atlantic
and Pacific oceans. Bailey, from the commit
tee on pCstoffices and postroads reported with
amendments the senate joint resolution to APP
ply the amount appropriated by the act Of
March 30, 1877, to pay certain mail contractors
Placed on the calendar. 1t authorizes the sec
rotary Of the treasury to pay southern mail
contractors for carrying the mails prior to May
81, 1851, upon their presenting satisfactory
evidence that they had received no pay for
such services from either the confederate or
United States government. Bayard, from the
committee on finance, reported with amend
mCuts a bill authorizing the conversion of ma
tional gold bonds. Placed on the calendar
Bills introduced and referred: For the relief of
the StOckbrldge and other Indians in Wisconsin:
to provide for celebrating the one hundredth
anniversary OF the treaty of peace and ecogni-
ton OF American independence by an exhibition
of arts. manufactures and products OF mines III
New York, in 1888; to amend the act granting
railroads the night of way through public lands
III the United States. !. Adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, January 21.-Clark presented the
credentials of j. f. Phillips, representative
elect from the fifth district Of Missouri, and
Phillips took the iron-clad oath Bills intro
duced and referred: For the appointment of q
commission to ascertain and report the losses
sustained by citizens on account of Indian dep
relations: for monument TO I. $. Key, author
of the Star Spangled Banner to incorporate
the CosmO- American Colonization and General
Improvement bureau, the object of which is to
DC the encouraging, promoting md conducting
of emigration from the over-crowded
cities and other districts of the United
States and from all parts of Europe
to the states Of the United States needing set
tiers and for other humane and commercial pur-
poses; to increase the number of justices of
the United States Supreme Court to twenty-one:
to abolish the court of claims The morning
hour having expired. the question REQUIRED on
suspending the rules and adopting the resolu-
ton offered last Monday by Kelley, of Pennsyl-
wanna, the roll call on which had been interrupt
ed by district business, declaring that the negO-
tiation by the president of a commercial treaty
fixing rates of duty IL III violation Of the cOnsti-
tuition. The vote resulted, yeas It's, nays 62.
no +ha
was adopted. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 27.-Bills passed. Appro-
priating 500, 600 for monument at Yorktown,
and $40 600 to enable the committee on celebra-
ton to make all necessary arrangements for
such celebration Of the centennial anniversary
Of the battle Of Yorktown as shall betit the his
tOrical significance of the occasion: setting
apart for park purposes certain lands IN CalifOr-
mia on which are grown the red wood or - big
tree" ... After a session IN committee Of the
whole on revision Of rules the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 2S.-Bills were passed
granting a pension to the widow of Lieut.. Hiram
Benner, and appropriating "a, 100 for a monu-
ment to Gen. Herbimer. A bill imposing tax
on smoking opium was introduced and referred.
"A message was received from the senate
transmitting the resolutions adopted by that
body relative to the late Senator Chandler.
Speeches were then made in eulogy of the late
senator by NewbeIry, Williams, Of Wisconsin,
HubbeIl, Brewer, Robson, Burroughs Hawey,
Dunmcll, Stone, Keifer, Conger Briggs, Grape,
Barber, Willets, and Garfield. . At the close of
the addresses the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 29.-The bill declaring all
public roads and highways post routes was
passed. Several bills were reported back from
committee and referred, after which the house
went into committee Of the whole on revision of
rules . When the committee rose the house
adjourned.
FRIDAY. January 30.-Orth offered a resolu-
ton, which was referred, instructing the COM
mittce on railways and canals to inquire
into the cxpediency of providing for survey to
ascertain the practcabilitv of constructing a
ship canal from Toledo. Ohio, to the navigable
waters of the Wabash river at Lafayette Ind
After the passage of number of private bills
the house adjourned.
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