The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-02-19

and to distribute them among the people, for pos
tai telegraph company. The Iowa contested cleo
ton cases were then disposed of. Sapp and Carpen-
ter retain their seats The bin relating the Utah
and Northern railroad company was passed 1t
authorizes that company to construct branches Of its
road in the territories of Utah, Idaho and Montana,
with the same grants powers, rights and privileges,
and upon the same terms and conditions provided
for its main line. Covert, chairman of the COM
mittee on agriculture, reported the agricultural
appropriation bill. Ordered printed and recommit-
ted. 1t recommends an appropriation of $3.50, 600.
Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 1.-The house spent the entire
day i'll committee of the whole, discussing the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill, and finally adj
journed without completing its consideration.
WEDNESDAY, February 3-The joint resolution
appropriating $4,000 for monument commemorate
ing the battle OF Bennington was adopted. A mes
sage was received from the president transmitting
the report Of the commission appointed to ascertain
the facts relative to the removal of the Ponca Indians
TO the Indian territory. Ordered printed and refer
red to the committee on Indian affairs. The post
route bill reported from the committee post
offices and post roads and passed. Townshend in
troduced BILL which referred to the committee
ways and means, amending the section of the
vised statutes, which fixes duty of 35 per cent. adj
Ualorem manufactured articles vessels and wares
not otherwise provided for of brass, iron or other
metals, "except gold, silver, platina copper and
STEEL of which either of these materials is
ponent or material chief value, by adding the pro-
Vlso that whenever any such manufactured ware
wouH pay less duty than is imposed the material
of chi value entered into the in the form it
etc., then such manufacture" ETC., 81 shall pay the
same duty as is imposed on the same material of
chief value in said last FORM The district of
Columbia appropriation bill then passed. =. A
message received from the president transmit
hitting for consideration and appropriate action
letter from the secretary of the navy recommending
appropriation of $780, 900 for the establishment Of
naval stations the American isthmus. Ordered
printed and referred to the committee appropria-
tons. The house then considered the apportion-
ment bill and Cox addressed the members in advocacy
OF the measure. Adjourned
THURSDAY, February The Indian appropriation
bin was reported with the senate amendments the
committee recommending concurrence in some and
non-concuTrence in others. Among the amendments
non-concurred in is that striking out the clause
abolishing the Indian commission. The report was
agreed to. The apportionment bill was then taken
up. Cox offered an amendment fixing the number
OF representatives at 307. Ordered printed and con-
sidered pending. Sherwin, a member of the census
committee. took the floor the bill. There was no
reason why the apportionment should not be made
this session, since all data in which to make
a calculation. Comparing various bills, which had
been proposed, he showed that 30l (the number
first suggested by Mr.. Cox Democratic states would
gain eight representatives and lose two, net gain Of
SIX; Republican states would gain ten and lose eight,
net gain of two. At the number selected by
the majority of the committee (31D Democratic
states would gain twelve and lose none; Republican
states would gain ten and lose four, net gain of six
At 3l9, the number recommended by the minority,
Democratic and Republican states would each gain
thirteen representatives. He argued in support of
the latter bill, contending that, automatically
well as politically, it melted exact justice to every
portion of the country. protracted debate ensued
lasting until adjournment.
FRIDAY, February AFTER session in committee
of the whole on the private calendar, during which
considerable discussion was had on the pension bill.
the house took up the bill for the relief of Mrs. E. p
Page, which aroused heated partisan discussion on
It's presental few days since Goode (who introduced
the bi asked to withdraw it. at the request OF Mrs
Page, accompanying his request with remarks that
again aroused discussion. Conger moved to recon-
NIT the bill with instruction to the committee on
naval affairs to report full statement of the facts
OF the case, pending which, motion of Goode, the
bill was laid on the table. Adjourned.