The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-03-10

its consent for cesslOn Of Ireland to the
United States by purchase or otherwise.
TUESDAY. February 27.-Mr. Hammond rose
to a question of privilege and offered a resolu-
ton declaring that the action of the senate III
substituting for the house bill to reduce inter
nal revenue taxation a proposition imposing
both import duties and internal taxation, was
III conflict with the true intent and purpose Of
the clause of the constitution which requires
that all bills for raising revenue shall originate
in the rOuse of representatives, and declaring
further that the bIll with the sena amend
ments should lie upon the table. Haskell Of
fered as Q substitute resolution recitiDg the
constitutional question substantially as raised
by Hammond and declaring If the bill shall be
referred TO a committee Of conferences the
constitutional question shall be testified 10 the
committee which shall submit the findings TO
the house. The substitute was adopted after
a warm debate On motion of Kelley II was
agreed to suspend the rules, take from the
speakers table the internal revenue bill with
the senate bill, non concur IN these amend
ments, and appoint a conference committee Of
five members on the part Of the house.
WEDNESDAY, February 28.-The river and
harbor bill was taken up in committee of the
whole. After vranglng debate the commit
tee found Itself without a quorum and rose.
The hoRse then adjourned.
THURSDAY, March 1.-The river and harbor
bill was taken up and passed.
FRIDAY March 2.-In the contested election
| case of Buchanan against Manning (Missis-
! sipiD, a resolution was adopted confirming the
right of Manning to the seat. Bingham
moved TO suspend the rules and pass the bill to
adjust the salaries of postmasters. He ex-
| planned that the object Of the bill was to ad-
| just the salaries OF 47,000 postmasters. This
| action had been rendered necessary by the
action Of congress in reducing the rates Of
postage, to take effect October next. The
| measure met with the approval Of the depart
| ment, and was considered by the postofice
| committee as the best and fairest proposition
| that could be drawn. The bill retained
| the present classification Of pOslmas-
| ters. As to the first class II carried 912, 600
| additional conversation The salary of the
| poStmasters at st. Louis Chicago, Boston and
| Philadelphia was increased from $4,000 to
| St, SEQ and at Cincinnati, Baltimore, San Fran
| cisco and Washington from "A, 500 to $500.
| The compensation to second and third class
| postmasters remain as at present. The rate
| the commission granted fourth class postmas-
/ ters had been changed Sd they would receive
! about the same compensation under the two
/ cent law as they did under the Scent law. The
! motion was agreed 10 and the bill was passed
/ 49,. Flower moved TO suspend the rules and
! pass the JOINT resolution proposing a constltu-
| tional amendment granting the President
| power to veto specific items IN bills making ap-
| Dr0pIldtlOub OF money, WDle approving VI luc
remaining items in such bills. Lost, 10l to 58
not the necessary two-thirds in the afhrma-
| tive In the ost-SessiEghaus contested
! election case q resolution was adopted declar-
ing Sessinghaus entitled 20 the seat. Sessing-
haus was then sworn in taking the ironclad
oath. Adjourned.
SATURDAY, March 3.-After the transaction
| Of some miscellaneous business the house pro
| ceeded to vote upon the resolution IN the Cook
| Cults contested election case which delares
| the contestant elected to a seat. The resOlu-
| ton was adopted-yeas 155, nays S1--and Cool
| appeared at the bar of the house and took the
| oath of Office After much debate the con
/ ference report on the tariff and revenue bill
was passed by vote Of 152 to 116-The house
! proceeded to the consideration Of the contested
election case Of Lee against Richardson, in the
| First District of SoEth Carolina. The con
testants submitted their claims Ia brief speech
es after which 4 resolution was passed declar
ing Lee entitled to the seat. At 2;O5 A. NJ
Sunday. the 4th inst.) the speaker announced
tue enrolment Of the tariff and revenue bill
| and affixed his signature. At 6:20 the house
| took recess until $50. A resolution wa
passed expressing sorrow over the death o
GOV. Stephens Of Georgia. The usual com
| mt -"itof the Dresident and reported
| that he had nothing further to communicate tC
congress. The speaker then made the closing
speech and announced the adjournment SIM
| de-.