The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-03-29
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.

Senate.
MoNDAY, March 17.-Three petitions were
presented asking for a constitutional amend
ment providing for female suffrage. bill
was reported and placed ou the calendar ixlng
the salaries of i0dges OF United States district
courts ct IS 00O. Tue bill to provide two ad-
d tional iusilc9s of the supreme court of Dakota
was repUted upon adversely by the judiciary
committee, and further action on it postponed
The JOINT resolution for the suppression of the
foot ind.moutn disease WAS taken up. and after
considerable debate the appropriation was in
creased to $4,000 and the bill passed. A bill
was passed extending the term Of the court of
Alabama claims until December 1884. Ad-
journed.
TUESDAY, MARCH, 18.-A petition was pre-
sented from the Chamber of Commerce of
Denver, for the retiren ent OF the small treas
urv notes A bill was introduced authorizing
the offer of a reward of S25, 900 for rescuing or
ascertaining The fate of the Greelv party.
The bill to aid in the Establishment aud tenn
porary support of the common schools was
taken up. II approprlstes the first wear SIS
0co,900; tfe second yesr, S14 000. 900; the third
year. sl3 900, 900, and so on for n wears. de-
creaaug s ,000, 600 yearly, the same to be ex-
penied in common school educatIOn-tbe ex-
penddure in each state to be on the basis of
ilIiteracv. After a short debate the Senate
went il TO executive sc sion and soon ad-
journed.
WEDNESDAY, March 19.-The committee on
Indian affairs reported that it was inexpedient
to'estRblish a military academy west of the Mis-
sissippi for the training Of Iudisn youths for
soldiers. Most of the session was occupied iu
discussing the district judge salary bill. which
finally went over, and the bill in aid of the es
tablishment of public schools. Adjourned
THURSDAY March 20.-Loug debate was had
4I,n -ia If n Ctrin ind but tl,a
went over without action. The report of the
committee of conference on the military acad-
emy appropriation bill was taken up and agreed
TO.
FRIDAY, March 21.-The bill to fix the
salaries of circuit judges was debated at some
length, but finally went over to Monday. A
bill was introduced to admit the state of
Tacoma: also to grant pension to the widow
of Gen. T.. &. Ord. The deficiency appropria-
ton bill was taken up and after adopting the
amendments of the Senate committee it was
passed. After executive session the Senate
adjourned.
House.
MONDAY. NJ rch 17.-Bills introduced: Re
quiiipg star route contractors to live in the
state in which the route Is located: to admit
free duty articles intended for the Cincinnati
Industrial exposition; to suspend the silver
coinage for two years. After debate special
deficiency bill spproprlating Sl,679,000 was
passed under suspension of the Iules. A bl
appropriatiDg $1,000 for the Jeanette invest.
CATION was PISSED. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, March ia bin was reported
from the committee on commerce appropriate
ing $780, 900 for the construction of a vesse
for the r. venue marine and steam launch fol
the use Of Alisksn waters. Other bills report
| ed From the committee on Indian affairs fol
| the sale of the iowa Indian reservation in Kan
sas ard Nebraska: granting the right-of-wa,
| through the Sioux Indian reservation, Dakota
| to the Chic igo, Milwaukee Il st. Paul ard Da-
| kots Central Railroad companies. At the ex
plration of the morning hour the House wen
| into committee tire Postoffice Appropria-
| ton bill, and after extended debate the brl
| was reported to the House and adopted Ad
| journed.
WEDNESDAY, March l9.-The committee OF
elections reported the contested election cas-
| of Garrison vs.. Mayo of Virginia, decaI in,
| Garrison entitled to the seat The matter wa
| postponed until to morrow. The followin.
| committee reports were submitted: For tb
| special an uniform instruction of the stat
| militia; limiting the coinage of double eagles
| AID to discontinue the coinage of certsir
| United States coins; the committee on appro
| p-iations. reported the Indian appropriation
| bill which was referred to the committee OF tn
| whole The lasker resolutions we're adopted
after debate. as reported, and the remsinder o
| the session was consumed in debate on tb
bonded whisky bill. Adjourned.
| THURSDAY, March 20.-The report on tn
Virginia contested election case, declaring
Mayo entitled to the seat was called up, an
after listening to Garrison in his own bobal
the report was adopted and Mayo sworn il