The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-29
fORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
senate.

MONDAY, May 1.-THE joint resolution
authorizing the secretary of war to furnish
artillery tents, etc, for use at the soldiers and
sailors reunion at Columbus, O., III August.
1880, was passed The morning he II expired,
the pending order (being the Kellogg-Spofford
resolutions) was laid aside informally and the
pOstoifce appropriation bill was taken up. The
bill was read for action on committee amend
ments and passed. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May Reconsideration Of the
kcllogg-Spofford resolutions was resumed and
Salisbury spoke iii their favor. Morgan fol-
lowed III the same strain, after which the rcsoil-
tons were lali aside. Adjourned
WEDNESDAY, May 10 Consideration was re-
sumed of the Keogg-Spolford case and Butler,
of South Carolina spoke i'll favor of the COM
nittees resolutions :. AT the conclusion of
Cutters remarks Bayards deputy marshal bill
was taken up. An amendment by Carpenter
providing penalty for ntnlldaton and one by
Teller providing against the leyying of political
assessments was rejected Pending further ac-
ton ON the hll the senate adjourned.
TIT RsDAY, Nav 2O.-The bill to establish a
retired list for non-commlsslOncd army officers
WAS taken mp and after the adoption of an
amendment providing that when an enlisted
man has served as such fifteen consecutive
years iii the amy hunorably and faithfully and
the last five wears thereof as a non-cOmmission-
cd officer, he shall be eligible for appointment
second lieutenant i'll the army corps III the
line IN which he had served, the btu was read a
third time and passed. The Legislative, exec
utlvc and Judiciary appropriation Dill and the
agricultural approplIa bIli wercreportcd back
from their respective committees and pllccd on
the calendar. The bill for the relief of set
tiers upon the Usage tIust and d'miulshed re-
serve lands in Kansas and for other pun poses
was passed The Kellogg resolutions then
came up but were laid aside and the bill rcgu-
latlng the pay and appointment OF deputy mar
shals taken ml, the pending question being on
Mr.. COnkiing's amendment to insert the words
.'appointed only" SO the bin would refer to
deputies appointed only to serve i'll connection
with elections. The yeas and nays showed
no quorum on account of number of pairs,
and the senac adjourned.
FRIDAY, Nay 2l.-'lhc calendar was post
pOncd and he marshals bill taken up. A ror
being AMENDED somewhat, the bill passed by a
stlict party NOtC-yca %, nays 1.-THE bin
loauing tents to the soldiers reunion at Musca-
tive, Iowa, Sas passed legislative, eXecu-
tive and juilclal appropriation bI' was then
taken up. The amendment increasing the APP
preparation or senate employees from -61, 10 to
@93, 1927, anC various minor amendments, were
concurrcd u, and after accepting the va ,Ous
amendment, made by committee of the whole
the bill passed Morgan moved thesenate pro-
cccd to consider the electoral vote rcsOlu on.
HOar objected because he thought the senate
ought first to take up and dispose of the
Kellogg resolutions. After debate vote was
taken on Aurgan'S motion, resulting yeas Is,
nays Ia party vote-thc Democrats voting
yea and the Republicans nay After aneXecu-
tive session. the senate Adjourned.
House.
SATURDAY May 15.-The house deter mine L
yeas l2j, NAYS S5--to consider the adjournment
resolution. Tucker moved to lay the resolution
on the tabh. Defcatcd-ycas 81, nays 1913
The previous question was then seconded and
the MAN question ordered. debate OF hall
an hour was then had and the concurrent rcso-
luton for adjournment on the 3lst inst. was
agreed to-Jeas 12l, nays 80. ~. Adjourned.
MONDAY May 17-Iiills introduced: TO tax
and regul;te the manufacture and sale of
glucose or grape sugar: proposing conStltu-
tiOnal amendment prohibiting congress from
passing bills approprlatlng more than $4,000
except by vote of a majority of the members
elect; for the adoption of a suitable metre TO
accurately measure the quantity and test grav-
ity of distilled and malt hquOr, and approprl-
ating 9250,t00 for the purpose of placing i'll
use in distillries After a short debate the
motion to suspend the ldcs and pass the river
and harbOr III was agreed to-yeas l79, nays
Al Adjourned.
TUESDAY. Nav 19.-The pension deficiency
bill was passed without amendment. The
house then went into committee of the whole on
the agricultural appropriation bill, but after
action on several amendments the committee
rose and the house took a recess the evening
session to be for the consideration of the court
of claims bill.
WEDNESDAY Nav 19-Loring introduced a
bill relating to cert-ju provisions Of the treaty
of WASHINGTON. Referred to the committee on
foreign affairs The bill imposes customs
duties all Canadian tIsh and fish oil and APP
propl atcs 1925, 600 to compensate fishermen
driven from Fortune bay The agricultural
appropriation bin was passed with several
amendments and then, by vosc of 100 against
o. the house went into committee of the whole
and took up the funding bill, but rose without
action. -. A recess was thentakeu until Cycring,
the session to be for consideration of a code for
the District of Columbia.
THLGsDAY, May Reconsideration was re-
sumcd of the bill to regulate the municipal
code of the District of Columbia. A separate
vote was demanded ON the amendment rcquir-
ing Is per cent. of the appointments to the po-
lice force of the ID strict mior TO January, 1885,
to be made from persons who seriCd III the
United States amy or navy dU'.ng the -tc
war. and were honOraby discharged. The
amendment was adopted, yeas 50, nays 70. The
remaining amendments were agreed to n bulk
and the bin passed. The house decided &c
consider reports of the committee on public
lands, and went INTO committee Of the whole
Sparks III the char, on the state of the union.
AT r discussion and amendment, the II was
laid aside for favorable rcpoIt to the house.
Adjourned.
FG ,AY May 21.-The b''t MAX Ug approplia-
tions for the payment of ccitain claims reported
allowed by the accounting officer of the trca..
ury was t,kcn up. An amendment provo 'ug
that AGENTS apPoited by The qual eInastel-
general to iuye5tG2 { ella MS shaH !. we notice q
ticking testimony w;3 agreed to, yeas %, nays
r. and the b5'' passed .... The senate b.'l fol
the rc'icf OF Johl p. Dcfrcc3, public printer
passed. Tee resolution calling on the pres
dent for IIfo. nation i'll regard to the expulsion
of l. ac'Nc CT zens of the United States from
st. Pee ,bU"g by the Russian goveI nment wa.
repol ed back from the committee and adopt d
-. The l. Us reported yesterday from the com
mittcc of the whole relative to public lands
were then considered and the VARIOUS bis a,
agreed TO by the committee passed. Tn,
house went into committee of the whole Dur
rows in the CHI" } on the p waite calendar, hu
shortly arc and reported one | 9nsion BIZ
wi ch passcd .AdJoU sncd.
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