The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-02-26
THE FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.


be vain to do 80 at this late stage of the session.
and the committee would therefore abandon the
pending measure before them. The bill to amend
section 9,089. revised statutes, 80 to extend its
provision to all officers of the United States in per-
manence of official acts to which the United States
is party has interest passed. 1t e1tendstO
officers other than collectors and revenue officers
pecuniary protection for official accounts where the
court certies there probable cause The post
al appropriation bill was considered, and Ham
Inns amendment for 81, 100000 appropriation in aid
of American ocean mail service was discussed. A
point of order that the amendment was in conflict
with the twentytifth rule was ruled out by the SEN
ate-17 to Is. Morgan moved to amend Pughs
amendment by adding thereto the following: "When
vessels built in other countries are so accepted and
employed the shall be entitled to all the rights
and privileges reserved by law to vessels built in the
United States, except the privilege of engaging in
coastwise trade The point of order regarding the
twenty-fifth rule renewed by Wallace. Morrill,
moved to lay Morgan's amendment on the table, A
vote showed no quorum present, and after call Of
the senate and several attempts to reach vote the
senate adjourned.
MONDAY, February I4.-An extraordinary large
number of petitions frcn temperance organizations
of many states, for constitutional amendment to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beYer
ages, were presented. =. voorhees, presented Joint
resolution of the Indiana legislature for the sup
preston of contagious diseases of domestic animals
Read and referred. Preliminary to vote a mo-
ton by Wallace to take up the postal appropriation
BILL Kirkwood and Johnston made strenuous but in
efectual efforts for the immediate consider alton of
the cattle diseases bill. The postal appropriation
the pending motion to table the subsidy amendment
being withdrawn and various propositions to perfect
original amendments reported from the committee
on postofhces being overrued not in order under
the rule. The votes these propositions ranged
as follows: 18 to - IA to 81 and 16 o24. An amend
ment by Morgan to allow steamships to be of steel
as well as iron agreed to ON q uiDa uOce vote
Teller moved to lay the subsidy amendment on the
table to avoid further discussion. Agreed to-ayes
-, nays IA. The committee then reported the bin
to the senate, when the amendments were agreed to
and The bill passed "A message was received from
the house announcing the death of Representative
Fernando Wood, and, as mark of respect for the
memory OF the deceased, the senate adjourned
TUESDAY, February 15-Hereford presented
joint resolution of the West Virginia legislature ask
ing for law regulating interstate railroad traffic
Referred to the committee railroads. Mcdonald
offered resolution on the subject of equality of
taxation. Laid over -. On motion of Bayard the
senate took up the house funding bill. Bayard then
addressed the senate thereon, advocating the per
cent rate and 5.20 bond as modification of the
two propositions of the secretary of the treasury and
the house. and opposing the compulsory feature of
the provision of the house in the fifth section which
compelled banks to exchange bonds of higher
rate for those of lower rate. After discussion I'D
on the question whether the bond should be a long
or a short one, the amendment by the finance COM
mlttee to make the clause read, the secretary of
the treasury hereby authorized to issue bonds to an
amount not exceeding $500 000, 000" was agreed to-
The next amendment of the finance committee was
to insert the words, ''in denominations of $50 or
some multiple of that sum-" Adopted. The next
amendment OF the finance committee was to make
Tdle OF interest 80 instead or cent Eaton
moved the rate of interest be fixed at - per cent
Kirkwood offered an amendment making it the duty
of the secretary of the treasury to authorize public
subscriptions to be received at all government de-
positories and national banks for the bonds and
treasury notes authorized in the bill for thirty days
before giving any award to or making contract
with a syndicate or individuals bankers, and to
award the full amount of such subscription. With
out action on the amendment, or either amendments
offered thereto, the senate adjourned leaving the
funding bill to come up tomorrow unfinished
business.
WEDNESDAY, February 16-Eaton, from the COM
mltee on foreign relations reported resolution de-
caring that the interests of the people of the United
States and the welfare and security of their govern
ment involved IN the subject of the construc-
ton of the ship canal and other ways for Transports
ton of seagoing vessels across the Ishus that the
government asserts that it will insist that its consent
is necessary condition precedent to the execution
OF any such project, and also to the rules and
regulations under which other nations shall partici-
pate IN the use OF such canal or other ways either
in peace or war; Tabled temporarily and ordered
printed. .PenGeton reported bill TO regulate and
improve the civil service of the United States
Placed on the calendar. Mcdonald then addressed
the senate upon the subject of equality of taxation
After briefly considering the calendar the SEN
ate took up the funding bill and debated it until ad-
journnent.
THURSDAY, February 17.-voorhees offered reso-
luton, which was agreed to- instruciing the judi
cIary committee to inquire into the best method of
protecting purchasers from the npostions practiced
by fraudulent vendors of patents and patent rights
and report by bill or otherwise. The senate re-
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of the whole. The following amendments
agreed to: Making the bonds payable semi-annualy:
creating $40 instead of 80 loan; substituting
the terms treasury notes" for Certificates az ap-
piled to short time; inserting the words spot ex-
ceedng" before the amount of $780, 000 900 of such
notes; providing for their issue in denominations of
$40 or some multiple of that sum, not exceeding
$1,000; fixing the expense of preparing advertising
and disposing of the loans at one-half of one per
cent. allowing the secretary of the treasury from
time to time to assist the process of refunding by
the purchase or paying off maturing bonds from
funds in the treasury t provides this shall be done
temporarily and that the resumption fund of gold
and silver coin shall not be permanently reduced):
relating to the payment of the loan in amounts to
be determir ed by the secretary of the treas
ury; making the bonds receivable for circulation
and providing that only Understanding securities
of the United States shall be receivable collateral
for government deposits; making it the duty of the
secretary Of the treasury, under such rules and
regulations as he may prescribe, to authorize public
subscriptions at not less than par to be received at
all repositories of the United States and all ma
tonal banks for the bonds and for treasury notes
herein provided for thirty days before he shall con-
tract for award any portion of said bonds or treas
ury notes to any syndicate of individuals or bank
ers, or otherwise than under such public subscrip-
on and provi ling if it ahall happen that more than
the entire amount of said bonds and treasury notes.
or of either of them, has been subscribed within
thirty days, he shall award the full amount SUBJ
scribed to all persons who shall have made t0na fde
subscriptions for the sum of - thousand dollars
or less, at tho rates most advantageous to the United
States, and the residue rataOy among subscribers in
proportion to amount by them respectively sub
scrbed at the rates advantageous to the United
States Hing the time at when the new bonds shall
be receivable as security for circulation, ETC., as
stated in the restored fifth section of the act of LIST of
July, instead of May 1st The committee of the
whole then rose and reported the bill to the senate
1t was ordered printed and the senate adjourned
FRIDAY, February 18.-Yest introduced bill to
incorporate the inter-oceanic railway company
Consideration of the funding bin was resumed and
al amendments made in committee were agreed to
as reported. At the request of Plumb question was
taken on the first half of the section making the
per cents the only bonds receivable as secur-
ity for national bank circulation security for
government deposits. etc. The senate voted not to
strike ont the section-ayes %, noes 81. The re-
mainder of the section agreed to. The new sew
enth section, reported from the finance committee,
making the bonds receivable for circulation at the
option of banks was stricken out. Bayard asked
for vote upon the amendment of the finance COM
mittee for 81 rate instead of 3 per cent on the
bonds. Not agreed f. ayes 26, nays SO. The bill
was then read third time and passed-ayes A. nays
30 All the Democrats voted in the affirmative; also
Plumb and Saunders. The bill now goes to the
house for concurrence in the senate amendments
namely: go instead of so bond compensation
of y instead of 4 of / per cent. for placing the
loan; provision for popularizng the loan in the
verbal alterations. The district appropriation bill
was taken up and passed. 1t appropriates nearly
S35O0,000 The cattle disease bill was taken up and
the amendments of the senate committee adopted.
without further action the senate went into ex-
ecutve session, and when the doors re-opened ad-
jorrned until tomorrow.
House.
SATURDAY, February 12.-The bill reported by the
Inter-oceanic canal committee in aid of the Tehaun
tepec ship railway (Eads' scheme) gave rise to
noisy and dsorderly struggle over the question
whether the report had been authorized FINALLY
on motion of Cox, the whole subject was laid on the
table by almost unanimous UiUd Uoce vote "A bill
coming over from yesterday regulating the mporta-
ton OF raw material used in the construction or re-
pairs of vessels engaged in the foreign trade, in
Guiding trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports
or built on foreign account, motion of FRYE
amended to provide that COPPER and spelter of
foreign growth used in the construction, equipment
and repair Of vessels to be employed in the foreign
trade or built on foreign account may be imposed in
bond under such regulations the secretary of the
treasury NAV nrescrihe and proof that