The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-03-26
THE FORTY-SIxTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

MONDAY, February 21.-Garland, from the judi
cary committee reported adversely the house bill to
quiet title settlers the Des Moines river lands in
Iowa, and for other purposes. Indefinitely post
ponea, but by request admitted to the calendar.
Saunders spoke in advocacy of his resolution direct
ing the committee commerce to increase the APP
preparation in the river and harbor bill for the Mis-
souri, river between its mouth and Yankton Dak to
the sum of 81 ,138,000 The resolution referred
to the committee on commerce. Davis Ul) pre-
scented resolutions of the Illinois legislature in advo
cacy OF Gen. Grants retirement. The bill was read
tabled and ordered printed . Maxey, from the COM
mittee on postotces, reported fayoraUly with amend
1nents the house post route BILL Passed. at the
expiration of the morning hour the legislative ap-
preparation bill was taken up Davis stated that the
amount of estimates for 1882 exclusive of official
postage was over S174520 600, that additional esti
mates of $450,000 were submitted making the total
estimates 1902, 607 The amount of the bill as it
passed the house is ST $780, to which the senate
committee had added S710,O00 making the total as
reported to the senate 875 299 The aggregate as
reported was S25 642 less than the estimates this
being IL 57532 in excess Of the total appropriation
for 1881. The amendment reported by the senate
committee for the purpose of facilitating settlement
of pension claims and clearing up possible
the vast accumulation of unsettled cases gave rise 20
a discussion. Pending debate the senate took a
recess till evening. The evening session was con-
sumed by debate on the bill authorizing the construc
ton OF a building for the accommodation of the
congressional library. Adjourned
TUESDAY, February 22-Bayard, from the finance
committee reported, with substitute therefor the
senate bill to repeal all laws that impose taxes upon
capital of and deposits with banks and bankers and
and the bill as amended passed The senate bill to
authorize the issue and provide for the redemption
OF fractional notes was indefinitely postponed -.
After debate the house joint resolution amending
and re-enactng the joint resolution approved June
Is, 1872 providing for monument 10 mark the
birth place of George Washington INCREASING the
appropriation therefor from 50, 900 to $50 000)
passed. .. Pursuant to committee recommendation
resolution passed directing the secretary of the
senate to pay out of the contingent fund to Henry NJ
Spoford, claimant OF the seat from Louisiana, the
salary or compensation, without mileage he would
have been entitled to under the law senator from
the 4th of March, 1877 to the Goth of August, $780,
80. Consideration of the legislative appropriation
bill was then proceeded with. The committee recon-
mendaton to increase the clerical force adopted
after debate. The remaining amendments of
the committee were agreed to without discussion
and the bill was read a third time and passed.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 23.-Senate bills passed:
To extend the time for 1lling claims for horses and
equipments lost by officers and soldiers of the
United States {amended by extending the time two
years and thereafter barring all such claims whether
by civilians or soiders; to graduate the price and
dispose of the residue Of the Cherokee strip lands of
Kansas. The house bill the calendar to regulate
the practice in suits brought to recover damages for
infringement Of patents discussed. The debate
brought to notice vexatious and Matchmaking suits
to recover damages for of patented articles to
which the people of the west, and especially farmers,
were subjected, and the propriety or exemptng by
law the innocent purchasers Of patented articles
from all damage. The bin was finally laid aside
without action. The fertilization appropriation
| bill was taken up The amendments of tie senate
committee were agreed to and the bill read third
time and passed The senate bill for build
ing for the congressional library taken up, and
voorhees, explained the amendments proposed by
him. Amendments made in committee of the whole
concurred n and the bill passed-yeas 80. noes
10. The bill fixes the site for the new building upon
SIX squares the east front of the capital grounds
and limits the cost of lands and damages therefor to
100000 -. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, February A.-Immediately after the
reading Of the journal Cameron (Wis) announced
the death of his colleague, Matt H. Carpenter. A
resolution for the appointment Of the usual commit
tee funeral arrangements was adopted and the
senate adjourned out of respect for the departed
statesman. Senator Carpenters chair was draped in
mourning.
FRIDAY, February 25.-hIcDonald presented a res
outiOn of the Indiana legislature for canal between
Lake Erie and the navgable waters flowing into the
Mississippi. Mcmillan presented memorial Of the
Minnesota legislature calling attention to the opera
ton of the pension laws. Referred. %. Beck intro
duced a substitute for the bill presented by him
December 81, to authorize the issue of legal tender
notes to circulate money deposit, gold, etc
At the conclusion of morning business, the senate
took up the rclltural appropriation bill. Withers
who reported the bill, stated the present total
s330,50 of which S205C0 had been added by the
senate committee. The aggregate was S12,220 less
than the estimate and s7,720 in excess of the total
appropriation of 1881. The following the items
of increase made by the senate committee: Restoring
the salary of the commissioner, $1,000; examination
of and report on wool. S5,0G0 examination of
pleuro-pneumonia, $4,000. Among the provisions
made by the bill as compared with the appropriations
for 1881 are the following: Experiments in connec-
ton with the culture and manufacture of tea, So G00;
investigation Of the history and habits of insects
etc. injurious to agriculture, SO 600: experiments IN
the manufacture of sugar from sorghum, ETC., sl7
500, and of from beets SO 600; for building
the agricultural grounds for display of agricu-
| tufal implements, $lO,UUO. IN committee OF the
whole the bill was red and the amendments of the
/ senate committee acted upon reached. One re-
serving to congressman one-half instead of three
quarters of the seeds, etc, for distribution
adopted, with the committees proyiso for dstrbu-
ton by the Commissioner of seeds, ETC., uLcaed for
at the end of the fiscal year. The amendment strik-
ing out the provision for the publication of the work
of the chronological commission was rejected. The
remaining amendments Of the committee were
agreed TO without debate. The bill reported to
the senate and passed After executive session
! the senate adjourned.
House.
| SATURDAY, February 19-The house went into
! committee of the whole the agricultural appro-
/ priation bill. An amendment was adopted apprOpr-
atng $4,000 for the purchase, propagation and dis
tributon of Seeds etc, providing that equally pro-
portioned three-fourths Of all seeds shall at their
request be supplied to senator's and representatives
for distribution among their agricultural cCnsttu-
ents. The comuittee then rose without concluding
the bill, and the conference report the army ap-
! preparation bill was agreed to. Adjourned.
/ MONDAY, February 3l.-Warner introduced a
resolution TO create hoard of fiscal inspectors to
watch collections ard expenditures of the public
I treasury. Il provides that no one under the age
of 40 years So shall be appointed member of
said board and any member shall be entitled to be
retired at the age Of 20 On fun pay. Every member
and the board may empty secretary at salary Of
$4,000, and two clerks at $1,000 each. Chalmers in
PRODUCED resolution directing the secretary of the
treasury to ascertain and report the cost of producing
in foreign countries all articles which customs arc
now levied and the cost Of producing the article
in the United States and when the cost of producing
| any article which has been manufactured or pro-
duced in the United States for ten years shall be less
in any foreign country than the cost of producing
the article in the United States then the custom
duty tor such article shall not exceed sum equal to
the difference between wages paid aborers in foreign
countries where such article is more cheaply pro-
duced, and the wages paid laborers employed in pro-
ducing the article the United States, with the
cost of transportation added thereto. Warner in
trodaced resolution for the appointment Of COM
missioner to inquire into the justice of freight
| charges upon inter-s commerce and propose
remedy. The house Insisted on its amendments to
the Indian appropriation bill. and a conference
committee was appointed. Pursuant to committee
recommendations the rules were suspended and the
following bills passed: 70 ascertain the amount due
| the Choctaw Indians By the government; incOrpo-
rating the Cherokee ana Arkansas railroad company
ior the purpose OF constructing railroad from
Arkansas City, Ark, through the Indian Territory
to Fort Smith, Ark.: amending section 1926, revised
statutes, relating 20 suits affecting the title Of mining
claims. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 22-The conference report on
the pending appropriation bill was agreed to. The
house then went into committee OF the whole on the
agricultural appropriation bill. Martin (Del) offer
ed an amendment appropriating $4,000 for the
! tinuaton OF experiments in connection with the
manufacture OF sugar from beets and for tho cutva
/ ton Of beets fer that purpose AdOpted-91 to At.
| The committee rose and reported the bill to the
house. The amendment adopted in committee in-
creasing the appropriation for the reclamation of
arid and waste lands defeated. The bill was
then passed. The house then'went into committee
on the sundry civil appropriation bill. An amend
ment was agreed to appropriatng $780, goo for the
! erection Ct a postofice building at Baltimore.
( Several amendments were then ruled out of order,
and II OF 53 pages Of the bill considered, when the
/ committee rose. .. The resignation of W. A Field,
representative from the Third congressional district
/ Of Massachusetts, laid on the table. Senate
amendments to the post route bill were concurred
I in. Rec IS until Tomorrow.