The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-03-13
FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.


pose. On motion of Mcdonald the bill for the
relief of John j. Key and w. G.. NJ. Davis paw
ing them for certain captured and abandoned
property. was passed. The bill for the relief
of Fltz John Porter WAS taken up and Randolph
spoke in favor of the substitute for the commit
tees bill authorizing the president TO nominate
Porter as a colonel of infantry, his commission
to date from January, 1868. and to retire him
according to law. At the conclusion of Ran
dolphs remarks Logan obtained the floor
for the purpose Of speaking tomorrow. Adj
lourned.
TUESDAY, March "A resolution by Hoar
was adopted instIucting the committee on
Judiciary to inquire and report whether any
American citizens have been arrested or inn
prisOned for the exercise Of their constitutional
right to petition this body concerning matter
of grand public interest, namely, the title to
seat III this body as senators from the states of
which they are citizens. with power to send for
persons and papers and administer oaths.
The tltz John Porter bill was then taken up, the
question being on Randolph's amendment in
the nature of substitute, and Logan spoke in
opposition to the BILL continuing his remarks
until the senate went into executive session,
after which an adjournment was taken.
WEDNESDAY, March 3.-On motion of Bay
ard the house bill to amend section 1920 of the
revised statutes was passed. 1t allows a rebate
to exporters of manufactured goods when the
imported material used III the construction Of
such goods exceeds one half of the value of the
material. and when cans manufactured in
whole or in part of imported material are filed
with products Of the United Statcs-lf the
value of the material in the cans il not less
than seventy per centum of the value of all the
material used III the manufacture thereof. 80.
The bill restoring to public domain part of the
Fort Ripley, Mimi, military reservation was
passed. At the conclusion of the morning
hour Logan took the floor and spoke against
the bill for Their of FItZ John Porter until
adjournment.
THURSDAY, March 4.-Vest, from the commit
tee ON territories, reported bill 10 establish
United States court i'll Indian Territory. Placed
on the calendar. Bills introduced and refer
red To provide for the payment OF pensions
to widows and minor children upon the death of
pensioners totally disabled from wounds in the
service; to make the crime of rape punishable
with death Morgan introduced Joint resolu-
ton setting forth that az the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution declares that all per-
SONS born or naturalized III the United States
and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citi-
zens of the United States, therefore Indians
born IN the United States are subject to the jul
radiction thereof are persons within the mean
ing of the constitution Of the United States
and such persons and citizens of the United
States and of the states wherein they reside.
and are subject to the jurisdiction of the gov
eminent Of the United States. Referred to the
judiciary committee. The house bill making
3 auulConaI apliOIlEtllOl Oh SI0O.pUU lOI inc
support of certain Indian tribes for the year
ending June 80, $780, was passed The morn
! ing hour having expired, the senate resumed
consideration of the bin for the relief of Fitz
John Porter, Logan continuing his remarks in
opposition to the bill. Adjourned.
FRIDAY. March 5.-The bill to amend the
statutes relative to the importation of neat cat
tie was reported upon adversely by the commit
tee on commerce, and indefinitely postponed
At the expiration OF the morning hour LC-
gan took the floor and concluded his remarks in
OPPOSITION 10 the FitZ John Porter bill. Adj
journed.
House.
MONDAY, March bills introduced and re-
ferred Providing that after the LIST Of July
next duties OH carpeting and Carpeting rugs Of
every description shall be limited to 50 per cent
al vaorem in cases where higher duties are
now imposed; to encourage the cultivation of
the tea plant: repeating all acts granting lands
in Indian Territory 10 railroads conditioned on
the extinguishment of Indian titles; extending
for ten years the time for the completion Of the
Texas Pacific railroads; abohshing all tariff du-
ties on printing type, trace chains and agrcll-
tuTal implements; authorizing the secretary Of
the treasury to issue land warrant to each and
every officer and private who served IN the army
and navy of the United States during the late
war; placing wood and straw pulp and the
chemicals used III the manufacture OF paper on
the free list; placing printing type and paper
. II.
ID. G.. Of monument to Gen. Il. y Custer and
the officers and priyates Of the Seventh cavalry
who were killed III the battle Of the Little Big
Horn; prescribing six years from the time an
action Is approved as tho time within which
claims III favor Il OF against THIS government
shall be prosecuted; admitting steam plough
machinery free of duty; repeating the duty on
grain bags and grlnny cloth: to abolish the tax
on brandy made of apples, peaches and other
fruits: TO return the cotton tax collected under
the acts of congress which have since been de-
claTed illegal and void; to repeal the tax dis
tiled spirits to 20 cents per gallon: toreorganiZe
the militia OF the United States Adjourned
TUESDAY. March 2.-The amendments to the
rules agreed to IN committee of the whole were
read by the clerk and a demand for the previous
question being seconded without division the
house began voting on amendments. All of
them were adopted. The yeas and nays were
then ordered. and the revision was adopted as
q whole-ycas 122 nays SO. A resolution by
Garfield that the new rules so into effect next
Monday was adopted. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY. March 3.-The senate resolutions
relative to the late Senator Houston, of Ala
bama. were taken up. Euloeies were pro-
nounced 10y Messrs. Wright, Fernando Wood,
Cox, Fonev Love- Williams, Herbert, Hem
don, Lewis, Sanford, Shelley, House. Atkins
and Harris. The house then, as mark of res
pect, adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 4.-The speaker announced
the regular order to be the consideration of the
bill regulating the removal of causes from state
to federal courts. After the adoption and
rejection of several amendments the bill was
passed by vote of 100 to 10. The house
then went into committee of the whole on the
funding bill and was addressed by Wood, of
New York. At the conclusion of Woods speech
tie committee rose and the house took 4 recess
until evening, the session to be for the consider
alton of pension bills only Adjourned.
FRIDAY, March 5.-Carlisle introduced bill
fixing duties on sugar as follows: On all sugars
not above number Il, Dutch standard, in colon,
2.40 cents per pound; above number IS and not
above number Is 2.25 cents per pound; all over
number 16 cents per pound. Provided, that
nothing herein contained shall be construed to
alter or AMEND the act of August Is, 1876, to
carry into effect the convention between the
United States and the king of the Hawaiian
islands, Referred :. The memorial of mer-
chants, manufacturers and consumers Of chrome
iron and bi-chromate of potash, urging the re-
moyal of the prohibitory duties on those arti-
cles. was referred .. On motion of Ryan the
senate amendments to the house bill for the re-
lief of certain settlers on the Usage trust and
diminished reserve lands in Kansas were con-
Cured in. 800 At the expiration of the morning
hour the house went into committee of the
whole on the private calendar. .Ad jOurned.
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