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

lands in Kansas, granted the Pacific Railroad COM
pany: petition signed by 10000 persons on the
subjest of Interstate commerce. Nearly all the
Indiana representatives presented resolutions of the
state legislature the subject of peeuro pneumonia
Speaker Randall announced the death of Fernan-
do Wood who had entered the house forty years ago.
stating that had he lived to fill the next term for
which he was chosen he would have served twenty
years. Tucker, of the ways and committee, of
which wood was chairman, presented the customary
resolutions and moved an adjournment. After
short address by Cox the resolutions adopted
and the house adjourned as a mark of respect.
TUESDAY, February 15.-Calkins, from the COM
mittee on elections, submitted a unanimous report
of that committee upon the contested election case
of McCabe VS.. Ortiz from the Ninth congressional
district OF Indiana confirming the right of Ortiz to
the seat which he now occupies. The report was
agreed to-. The morning hour having been dis
pensed with, the speaker proceeded to the call of
states in order to enable member of each state
to ask consent for the passage of any BILL Requests
were made as follows: By Blake-To regulate the
collection of taxes weiss beer. The bill provides
that in lieu of tax of 81 per barrel of thirty
gallons tax OF three cents per gallon shall be paid.
Dibrell offered an amendment providing that from
and after the first of July the tax brandy distilled
from fruit shall be 80 cents per gallon. To this
ToWnshend Oily offered an amendment providing
that the duty salt shall be reduced to cent per
ton. Conger raised point of order that the chair
must under the rule call for five objections to these
amendments. The speaker overrued the point of
order, and from this decision Conger appealed.
Townshend moved to lay the appeal on the table, but
Conger claimed the floor and sharp colloquy, some
times bordering on acrimony, ensued between him
ard the speaker to his right to debate the appeal
Confusion and noise in the chamber was very great
and various parliamentary questions were proposed
to the chair with little effect. The hour expired
without any disposition Of the question After a
few brief addresses had been presented to the house
on the acceptance by congress of the statue of Jacob
Colamer. of Vermont the house went into commit
tee of the whole upon the river and harbor bill All
amendments offered were rejected and the house,
amid much confusion on account of illibustering
tactics by opponents Of the bill, took until
10 O'Clock tomorrow.
WEDNESDAY, February 16.-The house went into
committee of the whole the river and harbor BILL
large number Of amendments were offered, but all
were rejected and the committee rose. The house
then took a recess until 1880.
THURSDAY, February 1.-THE speaker announced
the regular order to be consideration of the amend
ments to the river and harbor bill which were agreed
to in committee of the whole Robson moved to
commit the bill to the committee ON Judiciary with
instructions to report it back with an amendment
combining expenditures thereupon appropriated to
rivers, harbors and streams within the maritime and
admiralty jurisdiction of the United States. The
motion was defeated-yeas IS, nays 152. The bill
passed-yeas 163, nays 81. The river and harbor
appropriation bill as originally reported to the house
appropriated So 800, The only monetary change
made by the house to sr-ike the clause
appropriating $4,000 for operating and maintaining
the Louisville and Portland canal $50 900 for ope-
rating the st. Mary's Falls canal, and $40 900 for
operating the Des Moines Rapids canal, and provid-
ing in lieu thereof for perns appropriation for
these purposes There is therefore substantially no
increase diminution in the amount originally
recommended. .Hdbbel reported back the pension
appropriation bill with the senate amendments
recommending concurrence in some and nor-con-
crrrence in Others The report was agreed to and
the house adjourned.
FRIDAY, February ia motion to proceed to
business on the house calendar for the purpose of
taking up the Fitz John Porter bin was defeated
yeas l41, nays III. Atkins reported resolution
granting the family of the late Representative Farr
the balance OF salary which would be due him as
member of the Fortysixth congress, and requesting
the Fortyseventh congress to appropriate 900 in
lieu OF salary due him as member of that congress-
Adopted. The senate bill passed granting pen
sion to the widow of Commodore McCauIey 49,. The
house then went into committee of the whole on the
agricultural appropriation bill, which was read by
secuons Tor amendment. Anderson offered an
amendment to the clause relative to distribution of
seeds, etc., providing that in making such disribu-
ton the commissioner of agriculture shall apporton
three-fourths of the seeds among the several con-
gressional districts of states and territories repre-
sented in congress according to the number and ac-
cordlng to the demands of climate and soil. After
some debate, but without action the committee rose
and the house adjourned until tomorrow.