The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-02-17
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

Senate
MONDAY, February 6.-After an executive
session the tariff bill was taken up and con-
sldered until adjournment.
TUESDAY, February 6.-The pre- sident laid
before the senate a memorial from the Wis
consin legislature statIno that the piers of
railway bridges across the Mississippi are
dangerous to navigation and asking for the
construction of shear booms as soon as posi-
bic. The tariff bill wa considered for a
short time. The house resolutions in rela-
ton TO the death Of the late Representatives,
UPdegraf and Hawk were received AMI
Messrs. sherman and Pendleton spoke Of the
hfe and services of UpdegafT, and 1Tossrs.
Logan, Hampton and George Of Hawk. At
the conclusion Of their remarks the usual res
olutons were adopted and the senate ad-
jourued.
WEDNESDAY. February AFTER a brief ex-
ecut!ye session the tariff bill was taken up.
Debate consumed the remainder Of the day.
THURSDAY. February S-The taiff bill oecii-
pied the attention of the senate during the en-
tire day
FRIDAY, February "a remonstrance was
presented against placing lumber on the free
list. It states that $500, ,00O 900 are invested
and l,G.0,UU0 men employed in the lumber
business. The tariff bill occupied the re-
mainder Of the day.
SATURDAY, February 1O.-After a brief ex-
ecutive session ingalls, presented the creden-
tla!s OF Plumb, reelected as senator from Kan
sas. They were read and fled Plumb pre-
sented memorial from the legislature of Kan
sas asking that lumber be placed on the
free list, and another for legislation TO pre-
vent the spread of pleuro-pneumUnia. In pre-
seRtlng the latter Plumb said the necessity for
action or the subject was urgent. SAWYER
presented q remOnstrauce Of citizens of Wis
consIn against putting lumber on The free list
Logan called up the pension appropriation
Bill, which passed, with an additional section
designed. he said, to prevent the pledging Of
pension certificates III any way. The tariff
hlll was taken up. Becks amendment leduc-
ing the tax on snuff, smoking and manufac-
tured tobacco to cents per pound was agreed
to. On motion Of Williams the tax on cigara
was made 80 instead Of Il as ia The bin -.
Adjourned.
House.
MONDAY, February 6.-Grant moved to sus-
pend the IuIes and pass 4 hlll establishing the
territory Of North Dakota. and providing q
temporary government therefor. L0st-yeas
l5l, nays 10. Carpenter moved to suspend
the rules and pass the bill TO quiet the title of
settlers on the Dcs Moines River lands Agreed
to-l46 to 16... Converse moved TO suspend
the rules and pass the bill confirming and de-
clarIuS legal the act O: heiuteriOr department
making entries on lands granted to aid in the
construction of a railroad from Ontonagon,
Wis, to the state line, and declaring forfeited
to the United States so much Of said grant as
may be necessary to confirm and protect the
titles Of persons making such entries Lost
yeas 159, nays 81 Richardson 6. ca moved
TO suspend the rules and pass a bill 20 provide
4 civil government for the territory Of Alaska
Lost-yeas 100, nsys &C.. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, February G.-After the transaction
Of some uuimportant business the house went
into committee of the whole on the tariff bill
when the committee arose public business
was suspended and appropriate resolutions O4
the life and public services of the late Repre-
sentatives Updeuaff and Hawk were adopted
After remarks eulogistic of the deceased by
several members, the house, as 4 further mark
Of respect adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, February THE house spent
the day on the tariff bill.
THURSDAY. February 8.-A joint resolution
was passed to admit free of duty the monu-
ment 10 George Washington to be imported by
the Philadelphia Society of Cincinnati The
remainder of the day was spent on the tariff
and legislative appropriation bills. .Ad-
Journed.
FRIDAY, February 9.-Belford, from the com
nIittee on coinage, weights and measures, re-
ported resolutions which were referred, de-
clarng it eXpedicnt to discontinue the coinage
of silver under the existing law. and recon-
mending the committee on appropriations to
report a provision for additional vault room st
some point in the Mississippi Valley. The
tariff bill occupied the time until evening,
when the house passed a large number Of pen
sion bills and bills granting condemned cannon
for monumental purposes. Among them was
bill granting the widow Of the late congress
man, MAJ. Hawk, Of Illinois, pension OF $50
per month, and one granting bronze cannon
for a monument to Gen. VIM. II. Lytle, at
Cincinnati. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, February 10.-The house spent
the day IN committee on the tariff biil.