The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-01-27
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.


MoSDAY, January ia large number Of
petitions and remOnstrances were presented
and a number Of bills introduced and referred.
... The bill for the relief of Ben Holiday was
taken up. the question being on Plumbs mo-
tion to substitute for the bill the one to enlarge
the powers and duties of the department Of
agriculture. Davis (W. Va. spoke in favor of
the agricultural bill. At the conclusion OF his
remarks Morrill, spoke in opposition to the
Holiday bill and was followed by Cameron
tNK.). who demanded tie Tead dug OF the RI
port of the committee on claims Ia the Ifolh-
day case. While the report was being read the
morning hour closed and the tsrf Fl bIll came
up as unfinished business and occupied the at
tentlOn of the senator's till adj0urnmeut.
TUESDAY, January l6.-The tariff bill occu-
pied the attention Of the senate all day.
WEDNESDAY, January 1.-THE conference
report on the agricultural appropriation ill
was agreed to-. Discussion OF the post0lice
appropriation bin and the tariff bill consumed
the remainder OF the day
THURSDAY, January l8-After the transac-
ton of a little uuimportant business, the post
Office appropriation bill came up, the pending
question being on the amendment anpropuating
41S5 0O0 for necesssay and special faciiitie5 ol
trunk lines. The amendment apprOpIatlng
&lS5.OpO for fast maIl service was agreed to by
vote OF y to 20. The death Of i(eOrGsenta-
tive Shackelford was announced and the senate
adjourned out Of respect to his memory.
FRIDAY, January 19.-The Fostoffice apprc-
prlation bill was taken up and debate was had
ON the clause proposing a reduction of letter
postage to cents o.. Fhe tariff bill occupied
the attention of the senate for the remainder
of the day.
SATURDAY., January go Rollins introduced
a bill for the relief Of Emma De long. The
postOihce appropriation bin was taken up IN
A.. ! 4 IL II
beng on the amendment changing the date
when the reduction of letter postage from 8
cents 10 2 cents takss effect, from January l,
1884 to the 1st Of july next Ejmunds
moved to strike out as new legislation the pro-
vision III the bin for the reduction of letter
postage to cents. he motion 10 strike ont
was l0st-ayas IS, noes 10 The bill was then
reported TO the senate, and the amendments
made in committee agreed to. " including that
fixing the date July next whel the reduction
III letter postage snail take effect The bill
passed and the tuItf bill was taken mp and
considered until ADJOURNMENT.
House.
MONDAY, January 15.--Joseph Wheeler was
sworn IN as representative from the Eighth
District Of Alabama Gibson Ia presented
q bill, which was referred. TO convene The
foTty-elghth congress on the first Monday in
March, 1888 .... Geddes introduced a bill al
lowing newspapers to be sert through the
mails free to actual subscriLas.. .Rice Mo-.
fiOm the committee on. pensions. moved to qrg-
pend the rules aud adopt resolution making
the bili granting pensions to survivors of the
Mexican and certain Indian wars the special
order for the first Tuesday in February
Adopted-yeas I57, nays The speaker
presented a letter from the secretary Of the
navy with the report of the naval advisory
board as to the wisdom and expediency Of com
plati.g the ironciads Monaluock. Puritan.
Amphltrlte and Terror. .8d iuuTned.
TUESDAY, January 1G.-Joseph L Taylor was
sworn in as representative from the Sixteenth
District of Ohio, TO succeed J. [. Updegraff,
deceased. Carpenter Ia.) submitted the
conference report on the agricultural appro-
prlation blll. 1t was agreed to. The Total
amount appropriated Is S405, $40. The bill
for the removal Of causes from STATE to federal
courts was then pAssed-yeas f94, nays ST..
Hammond (Ga.), from the committee on Judi
clary, submitted report ON the matter of the
contingent member Of Nebraska The report
states that Thomas J. Majors the contingent
member, IS responsible for the misiuformatiou
which induced the committee TO make q report
ON April l. 1882, IN his favor; that he was aided
| therein by :. J. Alexander, secretary of state
Of Nebraska, Pat o. HaWes. contingent mem
Der to the forty-fourth congress, DR.. p.
Schwenk and George H. Roberts, the attorney
general of Nebraska. and that the testimony
Of ". X. Davis. OF Nebraska, Majors private
secretary, IL false, The committee recon-
mends that legal action be Instituted against
the persons named. The report exOnerates
Representative Valentine, Of Nebraska, from
any knowledge or completely in the fraud.
Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January 17.-Chas. T. Doxey
was sworn in as the member from the Ninth
Indiana District, to succeed the late Repre-
sentative Orth. J. 7. Caine, delegate from
Utah, was aIsO sworn ma JOINT resolution
WAS passed requesting the President to open
correspondence with the government of Eeue-
Zueia with the view OF the appointment OF q
new commission TO sit in Washington to con
slider evidence submitted to the former com
mission and directs that the moneys now in
charge Of the department Of state received
from Venezuela on account of awards be die
tributed pro rata IN payment Of the same.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY, January 18.-On motion Of
Robson the house went into committee of the
whole on the naval appropriation bill Robe
son explained the provisions of the bill, and at
the conclusion OF his remarks the house ad-
Journcd out Of respect to the memory OF the
late Representative ShaCkelford.
FRIDAY, January 19.-Moore (Teun.) intro
duced JOINT resolution proposing a constitu-
tionaI amendment granting congress the power
to provide by appropriate legislation for the
legal enforcement of the obligations of contracts
entered into by any state of the Union The
post route biz was reported from committee
and passed. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, January 20.-Consideration of the
naval blll in committee Of the whole, was re
sumed. When the committee rose it was or
dered that general debate be limited to one hour
on the 2ad-...J. D. Taylor (Ohio} gave notice
that on February 6tb. at o'clock P. NJ, be would
ask the house to take suitable action relative
70 the death Of his predecessor, J. T. Upde-
GRAFT Adjourned