The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1882-02-18
FORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
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for this purpose. He avowed his opposition to
| the measure and favored tariff revision by
JOINT committee of the two houses. Fair and
| liberal trade, not free trade was the panacea;
ana Tor this, representatives of the people
| would contend IN their struggle with monopoly.
=. The senate then resumed consideration OF
| Ingalls, resolution, declaring the pension ar
rears law ought not to be repealed. Ingalls,
spoke thereon repeling the assertion of pen
| SION fraud, and stating that senator's were not
aware OF the proportion which the casualty list
reached during. the war. .. After an executive
| session the senete adjourned.
TUESDAY, February 7.-Garland introduced
| Dill TO grant to the Mississippi, Albuquerque
and Inter Ocean Railway Company the right of
way through Indian Territory Coke spoke on
! the tariff question favoring revision by joint
committee. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February S.-Blair introduced
| JOINT resolution proposing an amendment to
the constitution prohibiting the manufacture,
sale, importation and expectation of alcoholic
liquors and other poisonous beverages from and
after the year 1900. -. The senate resumed con-
| slderation of the resolution declaring the pen
sion arrears law ought not to be repealed, and
Blair in its favor made an argument to illus
| trate the correctness Of the principle upon
| which arrears are based. Some discussion fol-
lowed. participated in by Vest, Hoar, Allison,
ingalls, and Butler, upon the propriety Of MAX
ing the declaration IN regard to pensiouing
soldiers of the Mexican war more specific in
| view Of the existing provisions Of law. Ingalls,
finally assented to a suggestion by Butler to
| allow the resolution to lie over until tomorrow,
adding that he did so with the understanding
that vote would then be taken uponit The
remainder Of the day was occupied in the pas.
sage of senate bills not objected to-. After an
! executive session the senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 9.-Pendeton presented
! petition of leading men Of Pittsburg asking
| for system of competitive examination to be
followed III making appointments to subordinate
ollceS. and that nOremoVals DO made on partisan
! grounds. Bills were introduced for a bridge
! across the Missouri River at Omaha, and pro-
| Yldlh5 for the organization of the district Of
southern Alaska. The resolution declaring
the pension arrears law ought to be repealed
| was taken up. Call submitted an amendment
| providing pensions for needy and disabled sur
| Vlvors Of Indian wars pI1or to 1845, including
| the Blackhawk, Creek and Seminole wars. The
| discussion was interrupted by the arrival Of the
| hour fixed for eulogies upon the late represent
alive Michael p OConnOr, Of South Carolina,
and when these were delivered the senate adj =
| journed.
FRIDAY, February 10-The pension arrears
resolution was again taken up, and Maxey re-
! suned his remarks III support of the amend
ment declaring in favor OF the enlargement Of
! the Mexican war pension list. Beck said the
! principle had been announced that arreaTages
of pensions should be given to pensioners of
! all our wars, irrespective Of THEN circumstances,
! ana Lnat Il TINS was carried out IL would bank
| rupt the country. He would vote for properly
! guarded legislation to pension the needy and
| deserving Of our veterans, but not those Of
! them who did not need aid. The resolution
| was laid aside and Frye gade a speech on the
| tariff. He announced himself prOtectionist
/ from principle, and started out with a deelara-
/ ton that owing to the familiar aspect of the
subject and the well-settled conviction OF MS
| hearers upon 1t, he could not hope to enlghten
the senate either as to the benefits OF protec-
ton or the danger Of free trade and its twin
! sister, tariff for revenue only" When Frye
! had concluded his speech there was an execr-
| tive session, and the senate adjourned till Non
day.
| House
SATURDAY, February A resolution was
/ adopted to pay ex- Sergeant-at- Arms Thompson
IS, UUU for expenses incurred In connection wit h
the obsequies of the late President Garfield
| -. The house then went into committee Of the
whole on the postoffice appropriation bin. The
question was on the item of g, coo, 600 for let
| ter-carrers and on various amendments pend
ing thereto. Finally 1t was adopted in this
! shape Cunder the amendments offered by Blng-
| ham and CannOn), for the payment to the let
ter-caT1Iers and the incidental expenses of the
free delivery system of So, 100000. 100000 of
which may be used for the establishment of tie
| free-deliyery system where it is not now estab-
! lished. The balance of the day was spent
! debating amendments. djourned.
MONDAY, February 6.-Bilis introduced: To
authorize the withdrawal from warehouses
without tax of alcohol and other spirits to be
| used in the manufacture or manipulation of
| tobacco; 70 abolish custom house fees and for
the consolidation Of custom collection districts
for the appointment of an inter-oceanic COM
| mission to determine the best plan and route
for communication between the Atlantic and
Pacific; to increase the duty on iron ore; topay
the cost of carrying the mails in the southern
| states prior TO the 31st of Nav. 1851; to create
! a IN
Railroad. Burrows (Aiich.) moved to sus-
pend the rules and pass bill defining the
qualifications of territorial delegates in the
house of representatives. 1t provides that no
person guilty of bigamy or polygsmy shall be
eligible to a seat IN congress as delegate from
any territory. The house was in a very mat
tentive mood, and when the speaker put the
question there were few responses. He, how
| ever, declared the motion carried and the bill
passed. A burst of laughter only then ap-
prised many members of the measure which
was adopted. Joice (Vt.) moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill for the appointment
Of a commission on the subject of The alcoholic
liquor traffic. Bragg ,(Wis.) demanded a Sec
| Ond. The motion was seconded-72 to co. A
| vote was then taken upon the adoption of the
motion, which was lost--yeas 112, nays 98-not
| the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative
| This was a strict party vote except that Beltz-
hoover, Culberson, Jones (Ark.) Ladd. Simon
ton ard Vance, voted with the republicans in
the ALTERNATIVES; and Davis QIl), Young and
Guenther (Wis.), with the democrats in the
negative. Adjourned.
! TUESDAY, February 7.-On motion of Harris
the senate bill for the delivery of $50 pieces of
condemned bronze cannon to the secretary Of
| the army of the Cumberland for a Garfield
| statue in Washington. was considered. The
committee amendment substituting a provision
for the payment by the secretary of war to the
| society Of 500 out Of the proceeds of con-
demned ordnance. was agreed to, and the bill
as amended passed. The appointment bill
was then considered. Amendments were
| offered fixing the number of representatives at
1926, 365, 3l9, 324 and 800. Horn opposed the
bill as an outrage on common sense. Pending
discussion the house adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February 8-Kasson, from the
committee on ways and means, reported the
tariff commission bill. Referred to committee
of the whole. He stated he would ask its con-
sideration as early as the business of the house
permitted, probably within one week. Randall
gave notice he would at the proper time offer
an amendment providing that the commission
| shall consist of two senators, three representa-
| tives and four experts. . Consideration of the
| superintendent billwas then resumed, Mills sub
| hitting an amendment fixing the number of
| representatives at 307. Payne (Pa.), member
of the committee on census. defined the bill re-
ported by the committee, while Coerick Gnd.),
| also member of the census committee, offered
| measure and supported his own amendment,
| fixing the number of representatives at 316....
| The matter then went over for the present and
| the Sherman funding bill was taken from the
| speakers table and referred to the committee
on ways and means. FulOgies were then
pronounced upon the late Representative OCon
! nor, of South Carolina, and the usual resolu-
! lions adopted, and then the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, February 9.-Hewitt introduced
/ bill fixing the day for the meeting OF electors
/ of president and vice president and providing
/ For ayfAr 10 fIntr n