The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-02-11
FoRTY.sEvENTH CONGRESS.


Geneva award. he explained the committee
payment of losses by what are
known as exculpated cruisers and nothing else.
Several amendments were read, which, to-
gether with the bill, were ordered granted.
Ferry introduced bill to provide for water
route to facilitate transportation. The senate
then resumed consideration of the funding bill.
The question was upon the amendment offered
by Hawley allowing banks to retire their bonds
for circulation III amounts not exceed
ing $4,000, 900 per month and only upon thirty
days notice. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
TUESDAY, January 30.-Bils introduced: For
a bridge across the Mississippi River at Mem
phis; granting the right of way over public
lands In Alabama and lands in said state to aid
the Chicago Air Line Railroad Company. -.
The senate then resumed consideration of the
which Messrs. Hawley and ingalls, were the
principal participants, Vests amendment was
%, noes 80. Plumb's amend
ment was then taken up and agreed to-ayes
33, noes 29. 1t is as follows: "That the secre-
tary of the treasury shall use all Of the funds
now held in the treasury for redemption of
United States notes in excess of 500, 600 600 In
redemption Of bonds of the United States, such
redemption to be made in not less than three
installments and said sum of 800. 100000 so
left in the treasury shall not be increased or
diminished except in redemption Of United
OtdU6S AFTER an executive session the
senate adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February IA petition was
presented for the suppression or polygamy...
bill was repealed upon favorablv appropriate
ing $4,000 to enable the national board of
health to supply pure vaccine virus to the peo
pie at cost price. The senate took up tie 3
per cent. bond bill, and Morgan advocated, as
an additional section, an amendment as follows:
That the agreement made with holders of
hpr16G nf ha Tvifa1 Gtofn thn aI,
ment of the Forty-sixth congress, by which the
rate of interest on such bonds was reduced to
80 per centum per annum, is hereby fully rati-
fed and confirmed according to the terms of
said agreement" After long debate upon
the suggestion CT Ingalls, the amendment was
modified by the insertion of an express recogni-
ton Of the amendment as valid and binding
upon the government. The amendment was
then adopted without vote, as also the provision
offered by Davis CIV. Va declaring that moth
ing in the act shall be construed as to authorize
an increase of the public debt. The bill then
reverted to the senate from the comnittee of
the whole, and the question being upon agree
ing to the amendment as a whole. Sherman
asked for a separate vote on Plumbs amend
ment applying surplus revenues over to the re-
ducton of the public debt. He said if the
proposition was not stricken out, he and others
who had acted with him would be compelled to
vote against the bill >. The house concurrent
resolution fixing the 9th of February as the
day for the Garfield memorial exercises was
concurred in. After an executive session the
senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 2.-Ferry introduced
bill providing for the issuance of postal cards
with flexible cover to conceal the message
written thereon. The three per cent. bond
bill was then taken up the question being on
Plumb's amendment to supply surplus revenues
over 300, 900 600 to the reduction to the pub
lie debt. Bayard moved to amend SO as to re-
quire that the S100,0G0 900 to be retained in
the treasury shall be of standard coin value.
Adopted-ayes 81, noes IA. Plumb's amend
ment was rejected-ayes rs, noes 81. The
amendment by Hoar, declaring bonds bearing
80 per cent. interest to which the bill refers
are hereby declared legal, elected continuance
OF the discussion upon the ratification of the
funding of SIS and 6's by ex-Secretary Window
1t was finally adopted-ayes 43, noes TO-.
Adjourned
FRIDAY, February 3.-The bill extending the
northern boundary of Nebraska was passed
THE bill for the distribution by the ma
tional board of health of pure vaccine virus to
the people was passed, and the senate resumed
consideration Of the 8 per cent. bond bill. After
the debate and action on amendments the bill
was passed-ayes SO, DOes 10. The house bill
admitting free of duty goods in bond contrib
uted for the relief of colored emigrants from
southern states to Kansas, was passed .Ad
journed till Monday.
MONDAY, January 30.-Bills introduced: Pro
posing constitutional amendment prohi biting
state legislatures from voting on the ratIfica-
ton of constitutional amendments except at
the regular session held following the election
of the more numerous branch of the state leg
islatures; to regulate railroad fares (makes 1t
unlawful for any railroad company to charge
fare for the transportation of passengers in eX-
cess of the following rates per mile: Under 100
miles AZ cents, over 100 and under 300 miles
cents, over 300 miles 800; proposing a con-
stitutional amendment making the person hold
ing the Office of President ineligible for re-elec-
ton, and providing that at the end Of his term
of office the President shall receive pension of
Sc, 900 per annum, and declaring cabinet officers
ineligible for election to the presidency for the
term following that during which they held
such Office; an apportionment bill fixing the
number of representatives at 247; repeating
all laws granting lands to certain railroad COM
panles and states for the benefit of such com
panies and declaring the right and interest of
such railroad companies and states to said
lands forfeited (relates to a large number of
railroads, including the Atlantic and Pacific,
Texas Pacific and Northern Pacifc); authoriz-
ing the appropriation of land and material for
the improvement of the Mississippi and It's
uavigable tributaries; removing the duty of 25
per cent. ad valorem on newspapers, periodicals
and magazines; for the admission of Arizona
and Idaho into the union as states Ad-
journed
TUESDAY January 31.-The house resumed
consideration of the resolution reported from
the committee on foreign affairs requesting the
President to obtain list of American citizens
confined in English prisons. After an animated
and meaningless discussion the resolution was
adopted. After a session in committees of the
whole the annual post-route bill was reported
and passed .Ad journed.
WEDNESDAY, February mckinley offered
resolution setting apart Monday, the 9th of
February, for the memorial services upon the
late President Garfield. Adopted Hill in
troduced bill reducing the postage OH letters
and sealed packages to two cents for half an
ounce or under, four cents for over half an
ounce and under two ounces, and for each ad-
ditional two ounces or fraction thereof two
cents. Referred. The house went into COM
mlttee of the whole on the postoffice appropri-
alton bill. Caswell explained the provisions of
the bill. The amount of the appropriation was
S43, 529,300, only S7S7.578 Of which would
come out Of the general fund of the treasury,
since the estimated revenue of the postoffce
department amounted to $42, TAI, 1872. The
committee on appropriations had cut down the
estimates of the department in several partic-
ulars, the principal reduction being in the re-
fusal to appropriate more than $50, 000 for the
purpose of extending the free letter-carrer
system. Tue department asked Tor SLOT, QUO.
At the conclusion of Caswells remarks, three
hour debate followed. At the close of the de-
bate the committee rose and the house adj
journed without further action.
THURSDAY, February 2.-The house went into
committee of the whole on the postofice appro-
priation bill. Bingham (Pa. offered an amend
ment, increasing by 100000 the appropriation
for expenses of the free delivery system in ap-
proprlating that amount for the extension of
the system. He spoke in advocacy of his
amendment, which would give fair increase of
salary to auxiliary letter-carriers, many of whom
received but $400 per year, and were hard
working class of men. Lord mich. }, advocated
such an increase of the appropriation as would