The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-12-24
FORTY-SEvENTH CONGRESS,


the abolition OF tax on bank checks. bills IN
troduced To defray extraordinary expenses in
CURED in consequence of the assassination OF
President Garfield, provided the aggregate does
not exceed 100000; to puaish polygamists; for
the delivery to The Society of the Army of the
| Cumberland of condemned cannon to aid in the
erection of a statue to Gen. Garfield; for the
| sale of portion of Fort LeavenWorth military
reservation The tariff communication bill
was then taken up and Garland and Beck spoke
| thereon. At the conclusion of Beck's remarks
all bills on the subject were referred to the COM
mittee on finance. After a short executive
! session the senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, December 13.-Hoar, from the
committee on rules, reported back resolution
for a select committee of seven to be appointed
by the chair on the extension of suffrage to wo-
men or the removal of their legal disabilities
| He asked unanimous consent to present consld-
Grafton of the resolution. Vest objected AT
| the close of the mornings business, Pendleton
| took the floor and addressed the senate at
| length on the bill to regulate and improve the
civil service. Dawes and Hill followed with re-
marks on the same subject. Bills introduced:
To incorporate the inter-oceanic ship railway
company; authorizing the construction of the
north branch of the Union Pacific Railway; for
a second circuit judge for the seventh judicial
circuit of the United States. After an execu-
| tive session the senate adjourned.
| WEDNESDAY, December 14.-Jones (Fla.),
| submitted a resolution, which was laid over,
CdiilllS OlilCC
| to the construction of ship canal across the
Florida peninsula, its cost and the surveys
made. AT the close of the morning business
the subject of presidential disability was brought
up and Beck addressed the senate to illustrate
| the urgency of legislative acton, after which
the senate adjourned.
| THURSDAY, December 15.-Bills introduced
| To regulate interstate commerce and prohibit
| unjust discrimination by common carriers; to
| repeal taxes on deposits with banks, banking
associations and bankers: TO authorize the issue
of silver certificates and standard silver dollars
on deposit of silver bullion: granting the right
| of way through Fort Bliss military reservation
| to the Rio Grande and Ell Paso Railroad Com
| pany; granting the right of way through Fort
| Selden military reservation, New Mexico, to the
| Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad-..-
| Garland, Coke and Jones then discussed the
presidential disability bill After an executive,
| session the senate adjourned.
| FRIDAY, December 16.-Bills were introduced
| for the prevention of pleuro- pneumonia in neat
| cattle and for the erection of statue of Chief
Justice Marshall The following assignments
| III the Encouragement of committees conse-
quent upon recent vacancies were announced
| Window is substituted for Edmunds as chair
man OF the committee on foreign affairs and
takes the place of Aldrich on the same COM
| mlttee. He is also assigned to the committees
| on patents and education and labor to fill va
| cancies. and to the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboaTd, IN place of Blair. Har-
dian affairs and Sawyer on territories. Aldrich
takes the place of Hawley on District of Col
unbia. Sewell is assigned to the Craftsmanship,
OF committee on enrolled bills, in place of Rol-
| Inns; Sawyer to the select committee on census,
| IN place of Cameron, Wis; Miller, =. Y, to
epidemic diseases. in place of Miller, CAL: Hill,
Col, to select committee on Ncaraguan
| claims, IN place of Hawley; Dawes to civil SER
| vice and retrenchment, in place of Hill, Col;
| Saunders to the select committee on civil SER
| in rNio a pI1 Uo,
to I'LL vacancy. Adjourned till Monday.
House.
| TUESDAY, December 13-Taylor offered q
resolution, which unanimously adopted,
for the appointment of a select committee of
! eleven members to audit all claims for services
| and expenses growing out of the illness and
! burial of the late President Garfield; also to
consider what allowance of pension OF privilege
| be granted to the widow and family of the late
President. Bills introduced: For the settle
ment OF the Nicarauguaun claims; to repeal the
| internal revenue tax on matches. bank checks
| snuff, cigars and spirits distilled from apples
| and other fruits; to reduce existing tariff duties
on imported goods 10 per cent; 10 graduate
| and reduce the price of public lands to actual
settlers; torestrict Chinese immigration; assert
ing the constitutional prerogative of the house
of representatives to originate all revenue
| measures and providing for revision of the
/ tariff and internal revenue laws of the United
States; for the importation of free duty ON
material or manufactures produced abroad
necessary IL the construction or equipment or
repairs of any vessel built equipped or re-
paired IN the United States, engaged III either
| foreign or domestic trade; making the trade
| dollar legal tender; abolishing the tax ON de-
posits in savings banks; to equalize bounties:
| to tax manufacturers of oeOmaTgarine: to ap-
portion the representatives III congress accord
| ing to the tenth census, (it fixes the number of
representatives at 225); also to regulate the ex-
portation OF oleomargarine; prohibiting the
! admission of territories as states until their
| population is equal to that required in con-
! greSslonal district; fixing the time for the
assembling of congress on the first Monday III
| November; proposing a constitutional amend
ment for the election of postmasters by the
| people; proposing constitutional amendment
| liking the number of representatives in the
| house at $50; proposing q constitutional
| amendment fixing the term Of office of civil
officers at four years; reducing the rate Of
| postage on letters and other matter to two
! cents; for the allotment of lands IN severalty to
| Indians; to establish an educational fund for
| the education of the peorle abOlishing the duty
on salt; to permit tobacco growers to sell 81. 900
worth of their own growth free from internal
revenue tax; to abolish the duty on trace chains
aud on all agricultural Implements to repeal
| all laws imposing a tax on tobacco products
| within the United States; authorizing the Mis-
sissippi River commission to make survey and
report as to the best routes by water and the
method of connecting the lakes with the Mis-
I
] spirits at 80 cents per proof gallon; appropIiat-
| ing $4,000 600 for the Improvement of the
! Mississippi River in accordance with the plans
| and recommendations of the Mississippi River
| commissions; for retiring the trade dollar; its
recOlnage into the silver dollar; for the redemp
ton of fractional silver coin. =. Adjourned.
FRIDAY, December 16.-Bills introduced: 70
amend the act to reduce duties on imports and
to reduce internal revenue taxes; to regulate
suffrage 10 territories and to fix certain quallIi-
cations for office; to provide for oaths for jurors
IN trials for bigamy in territories; relative to
the crime of blgamy and the proof thereof; to
provide for the registration of voters in Utah
Territory; to reorganize the legislative powers
OF Utah; granting pension to the father Of
the late Gen. Custer: to repeal the internal
revenue tax on medicines, perfumes. ETC.; to
pay the public debt and stop the manufacture
of money by corporations; for the free coinage
of the silver dollar; to reduce letter postage
from three to two CENTS to donate condemned
bronze cannon to Society of the Army of the
Cumberland, to aid in the erection of the statue
III Washington, ID. c., of President Garfield:
approprlatlng $4,000 for the relief of the
widow of President Garfield: to prevent ner-
SONS living II blgamy from holding any Office
Of trust or emolument in territories of the
United States; also regulating marriage in
territories; for the erection of a statue of the
late General Custer; for the exchange of the
trade dollar for the standard silver dollar: to
abolish the tax on brandies made of apples
peaches and grapes; to reduce letter postage
to one cent; fixing the rate of duty on barley
matt at 80 cents per bushel; to promote the
efficiency of the life saving service: to establish
a court of pensions. Dibble announced the
death OF his predecessor, M. 2. O'Connor. The
usual resolutions of regret were adopted. and
the house, out Of respect to the memory of tire
deceased, adjourned until Monday