The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-05-24
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

MONDAY Iay 12.-Ihe committee on judi
ciary was instructed to inquire into the facts
forming tie basis of the bill recently intro
duced by Mr.. Garland to amend the Thurman
act relating 10 the claim of the government
against the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
railroads. The Indian appro oriation bill was
debated at length. Adjourned.
TUESDAY. Nay 13.-A petition was received
deprecating any action that would lead to the
destruction of healthy telegraph compel tItion.
Considera ION of the Indian appropriation bill
was resumed. and the bill WAS p ssed. The
bill placing Gen. Grant on the army retired
list was taken up and passed. The bill gives
him the title and full pay Of general OF the
army. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14-The bill authorizing
the construction of pontoon bridge across the
Mississippi near Dubuque was passed. mo-
ton was agreed TO akIng the Interstate COM
merce bill the special Older for Wednesday,
MAY 81 The committee on foreign relations
reported upon the determinations against
American products by foreign countries AS be-
ing IN some -ases specific prohlbl ION. The
action of Brazil IN not reciprocatlng after being
benefited by the placing of coffee on the free
list was severely commented on. and the COM
ulittee advised retaiiatory and preventive meas
ures. Adjourned.
THURSDAY, May ia bill was introduced and
referred to prohibit bank Officers engaging In
stock or grain speculation. The bill to loan
the New Orleans Worlds Exposition $1,000
600 passed. The pension appropriation
bill was reported from the committee. Ad-
journed until Monday.
House.
MONDAY May 12.-Hewitt introduced bin to
amend the tariff and O'Nelll bill to place on
the free list sugar, molasses, salt, rice, rye
snd barley, potatoes, currants, ralslns, butter,
cheese and other articles, by which he estimates
the revenue would be reduced S57,000,000. A
bill approprlating $500, 900 to complete the sew
erage system of the District Of Columbia was
passed. The Senate bill to punish the coun-
terfeiting of foreign securities was passed. Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY. May 13.-The Senate bill to pro-
vide for a territorial government for Alaska
was passed. A biil was passed providing that
the territorial legislature of Dakota shall con-
sist of twenty-four members of the Council and
forty eight of the House. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 14.-Springer asked unani-
nous consent to put on passage the bill author
izlng the secretary of the treasury to purchase
about s42 600, 900 of bonds with greenbacks held
in the treasury for the redemption of retired
national bank circulation which would relieve
the money market to the exten of adding
S42, ,000,0 900 to the circulation. Objection was
made. and the matter went over The consular
and diplomatic Appropriation bill was taken up,
and motion was made by Robinson. of New
York. to abolish the office of minister to Great
Britain. Pending debate, the House ad-
jeurned.
THURSDAY, My Is. The diplomatic appro-
priatlon bill was taken up and the amend
ments increasing the salaries of ministers to
Austria and Italy from $40, 900 to S12, ,000 and
those providing for missions to Roumanla,
Servia and Greece, were rejected. Bills were
passed authorizing the construction OF bridges
over the Rio Grande and Missouri Rivers. Ad-
jouIned.
FRIDAY, May 16.-A bill authorizing bridges
across the Wisconsin, Chippewa and St Crox
Rivers in Wisconsin was passed. The dIplo-
matte appropriation bill was considered IN COM
mJtee of the whole, and an amendment p
prOpriating $4,000 for contingent expenses OF
consuls was lost. The bill was then favorably
reported to the House. The river and harbor
and army appropriation bills were also report
ed. At the evening session thirty-two pension
bills were passed.
SATURDAY, May IA bill passed grant
ing the consent of Congress for the construc-
ton of dam,across the Mississippi at st. Cloud,
MINI. The Senate amendments to the Indian
appropriation bill was non -concurred in. Other
bills passed: Extending until December 81,
1885, the duration of the court of commission
ers Of Alabama claims; to change the Eastern
and Northern Judicial Districts of Texas and to
attach part of Indian Territory to those dis
trlcts; to relieve the settlers of Duck Valley
Indian reservation, Elko County, Nev; for
the appointment of two additional associate
justices to the supreme court of dakota. Ad-
journed.